Flags Archives — Westcott University https://westcottu.com/topic/flags Lighting Education for Photographers and Filmmakers Wed, 24 Jan 2024 21:25:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://westcottu.com/wp-content/uploads/icon-university.png Flags Archives — Westcott University https://westcottu.com/topic/flags 32 32 3 Point Lighting Setup for Bold Commercial Photography https://westcottu.com/3-point-lighting-setup https://westcottu.com/3-point-lighting-setup#comments Fri, 04 Oct 2019 16:58:07 +0000 https://westcottu.com/?p=152221 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 publishing as an editor, but making pictures never left him. Since re-entering the photography industry, Ian has mastered the commercial portrait and 3 […]

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]]> https://westcottu.com/3-point-lighting-setup/feed 1 152221 2 Ways to Reduce Lens Flare https://westcottu.com/reducing-lens-flare-with-joel-grimes Fri, 04 Nov 2016 17:38:26 +0000 https://westcottu.com/?p=149130 In this video, commercial photographer Joel Grimes demonstrates 2 simple solutions for reducing lens flare during in-studio and on-location portraiture. Lens flare is an issue most photographers encounter. Lens flare occurs when non-image forming light enters the lens and hits the camera’s sensor. This can subsequently lower the contrast of the photograph and create an undesired […]

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]]> 149130 Creative Lighting for Food Photography https://westcottu.com/creative-lighting-for-food-photography https://westcottu.com/creative-lighting-for-food-photography#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2016 20:36:39 +0000 https://westcottu.com/?p=148900 Seattle-based food photographer Steve Hansen shows photographers how to use creative lighting for professional food photography in this video tutorial. Creating an interesting image can be difficult when shooting overhead and on a flat surface. A majority of food photography shots are photographed from overhead on a flat surface. To add dimension and interest to food photographs, precise lighting and […]

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]]> https://westcottu.com/creative-lighting-for-food-photography/feed 1 148900 The Essentials of Motivated Lighting for Cinematography https://westcottu.com/the-essentials-of-motivated-lighting-for-cinematography https://westcottu.com/the-essentials-of-motivated-lighting-for-cinematography#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:32:03 +0000 https://westcottu.com/?p=147649 In his second part of the ‘Storytelling with Cinematography’ series, DSLRguide‘s Simon Cade focuses on the way that filmmakers can use lighting to tell a story. He takes a deeper look at the different aspects of lighting, and how they affect an audience. Lighting Setup 1 Here I used just one light, an LED, and literally […]

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]]> https://westcottu.com/the-essentials-of-motivated-lighting-for-cinematography/feed 1 147649 Beauty Portraits with Terry White and the Skylux LED https://westcottu.com/terry-white-skylux-led Mon, 06 Oct 2014 14:24:32 +0000 https://westcottu.com/?p=141732 Adobe expert and photography educator Terry White takes us behind-the-scenes of a beauty photo shoot in his Detroit studio. For this beauty shot, Terry utilizes 3  LEDs to light his subject. The Skylux LED by Westcott is a daylight-balanced continuous LED light source. The Skylux’s output can be adjust from 30% to 100% for precise control. The first Skylux is […]

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]]> 141732 Bruce Dorn: Portraits with Speedlites (Part 5) https://westcottu.com/bruce-dorn-on-speedlites-5 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:05:16 +0000 http://fjwestcott.com/?p=123669 Explorer of Light and Westcott Top Pro Elite Bruce Dorn has been teaching Speedlite techniques around the country for years through Canon Live Learning and his own workshops. With the Canon Digital Learning Center’s exclusive tutorials series on Environmental Portraits with Speedlites, now an even larger amount of photographers can watch and learn. The series was designed […]

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]]> 123669 Using Diffusion Fast Flags for Portraits https://westcottu.com/using-diffusion-flags-for-portraits Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:31:04 +0000 http://fjwestcott.com/?p=123327 Lan and I decided to shoot a couple of new avatars for ourselves today since the ones we have been using are 3 years old and we don’t really look the same (I’m now a little fatter and a LOT balder, but Lan is mostly just older). For fun, and because we were curious, we […]

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