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3 Ways to Use a Beauty Dish Switch by Manny Ortiz

Manny Ortiz
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6495
In this video, portrait photographer Manny Ortiz breaks down three ways to use the Westcott 36” Beauty Dish Switch. The beauty dish was designed to capture both pristine beauty headshots and full-body portraits...

Getting Creative with White Balance

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
4619
Top Pro Photographer, Ashley Boring has an incredible eye for stylizing portraits. In this tutorial, she creates two very unique portraits by changing only the white balance on her camera. White balance plays a...

Create Depth and Control Light with Softbox Grids

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
4981
In this video, Top Pro Ashley Boring breaks down the benefits of using softbox grids to help you create more impactful images and deeper shadows. A common way to use grids is to isolate your subject from the...
BTS of the FJ400's, deep focus reflector and FJ80 inside the prism

Stylized Portraits Using the FJ Wireless Flash System

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
5684
Stylized portrait shoots open the door for photographers to really use their creativity. In this tutorial with Top Pro and Westcott’s in-house photographer, Ashley Boring, we’ll watch her breakdown a playful di...

Lighting Model Portfolio Portraits Outdoors with Ian Spanier

Ian Spanier
Lighting Tips
7157
Top Pro Photographer Ian Spanier has spent many years shooting on-location and capturing strong images that tell a story. We teamed up with Ian in Denver, Colorado to see his process for on-location shoots duri...

Creating a Sense of Environment with the Optical Spot by Lindsay Adler

Lindsay Adler
Lighting Tips
3799
Creating textures and patterns of light on your subject or a blank surface can add new life to your photos. If you’re looking to step out of your comfort zone and mundane routine of shooting on plain solid back...

The Essential Guide To The FJ Wireless Flash System

Team Westcott
Lighting Tips
11284
With the expansion of our flash photography gear, choosing the right strobe or speedlight may feel overwhelming. Our FJ Wireless Flash System with multi-brand compatible transmitters allows you to capture incre...
Flash Photography For Beginners

Flash Photography Lighting Video Course for Beginners

Team Westcott
Lighting Tips
8587
Join Westcott’s Brandon Heiss in this deep dive on flash photography using the FJ Wireless Flash System. In this free photography lighting video course, you’ll learn about on-camera lighting vs off-camera ligh...

Go-To High-Volume Headshot Lighting Setups

Team Westcott
Lighting Tips
8283
In this portrait photography video, Yaneck Wasiek, Westcott Top Pro and Founder of Wasio Faces, explains how he approaches individual headshot sessions and how to capture high-volume photos at business events a...

Professional Lighting with Food Photographer Joanie Simon

Team Westcott
Lighting Tips
4199
Commercial and editorial food photographer, food blogger and educator Joanie Simon, iconically known on social media as, “The Bite Shot”, captures captivating images of cuisines covering the entire food pyramid...
Purple Skies with FJ400

Couple’s Portraits On Location Using One Light with Sal Cincotta and the FJ400 Strobe

Team Westcott
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5481
Professional photographer, Sal Cincotta guides us through this couples portrait using a one-light flash set up located at the mesmerizing Salt Flats in Bonneville, Utah. Demonstrating his knowledge and years of...

Capturing Individual and Family Portraits Indoors and Outdoors with Michele Celentano

Michele Celentano
Lighting Tips
7638
In this portrait masters video, photographer Michele Celentano explains her lighting techniques for individuals and family portrait photography. Michele begins with photographing a family of four with the Westc...
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Benefits Of Off-Camera Flash Vs Natural Light For Outdoor Portraits

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
6379
As a portrait photographer, it’s important to be aware of the lighting conditions that you face in natural environments. Whether you are looking to use natural light or off-camera flash when shooting outdoor po...

Freezing Motion with Precision: FJ400 Freeze Mode Explained

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
6592
When working in the studio in most situations, 1/280th of a second flash duration is more than enough to freeze your subject. But sometimes you need to photograph something that is moving much faster; a spinnin...
Using Flash - Behind the Scenes

Using Flash to Mimic Any Time of Day in Portraits

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
7383
As photographers, we all know that you don't always get to shoot at the exact time of day you would like to. However, thanks to off camera flash, you are not tied down by mother nature. Using flash can convinci...
Portrait Lighting with Ian Spanier (1)

How to Create Portrait Lighting to Help Tell a Story

Ian Spanier
Lighting Tips
8381
Celebrity commercial photographer Ian Spanier began taking photographs at six years old when his parents gave him his first point and shoot camera. After majoring in photography in college, Ian worked in publis...
Behind the Scenes: Flash Photography

Flash Photography: Front Vs Rear Curtain Sync

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
16249
In flash photography, mixing the light trails from constant lighting with the freezing power of a strobe can create a sense of motion and get really cool effects in-camera. One of the most important things to c...
Photography Style - Final

How to Find Your Photography Style

Glyn Dewis
Lighting Tips
7888
Renowned photographer Glyn Dewis is a master at capturing beautiful portraits. His images have a unique style - one that feels all his own and, yet, has been inspired by some of his favorite photographers. In t...
Leading Lines - Will Cadena (2)

Using Leading Lines to Create Better Compositions

Will Cadena
Lighting Tips
6929
Leading lines are important compositional tools that help photographers draw viewers’ eyes to the main subject in their images. This framing technique is easy to master (especially outdoors) as long as you pay ...
3 Point Lighting Setup - Behind the Scenes

3 Point Lighting Setup for Bold Commercial Photography

Ian Spanier
Lighting Tips
17213
Celebrity commercial photographer Ian Spanier began taking photographs at six years old when his parents gave him his first point and shoot camera. After majoring in photography in college, Ian worked in publis...
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