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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...
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Emily Soto is an internationally renowned fashion photographer based in New York City, New York. Emily's style focuses on romanticism and high-fashion, with dreamy lighting that she creates with a simple Rapid ...
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Orlando, Florida-based action sports photographer Chris Garrison is a pro at photographing on location. Because he often finds himself shooting in fast-paced environments outdoors, Chris uses quick and compact ...
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Octabanks (or octaboxes) are one of the most popular styles of light modifiers. These large octagonal softboxes are an awesome tool for creating soft, even lighting in the studio. While shooting in his home st...
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This article is courtesy of Atlanta-based portrait photographer and designer Alex D. Rogers. Whenever the situation allows, I love to use a simple one-light setup for portraits and fashion shoots. It’s a quick...
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The Essential Guide to Photo Umbrellas

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Photo umbrellas are a portable and inexpensive way to modify a light source. But because there are so many sizes and color options, choosing one can be a bit intimidating. Photo umbrellas are a portable and in...
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This article on photographing Kenya and it's people is courtesy of 18-year-old travel photographer Kole Purdy.  My Journey to Professional Photography In June of 2014, my Dad quit his 20-year career. In Novem...
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Oregon-based senior portrait photographer Alycia White created this tutorial to help budding photographers make the transition to off-camera flash. By modifying a single off-camera speedlite, you can open up th...
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This Real Deal Review of the Rapid Box Beauty Dish is courtesy of Jamie Boler of Red Elephant Studios in Scottsville, Kentucky. World­-renowned photographer Joel Grimes designed the new Rapid Box Beauty Dish. ...
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Yousef AlMasoud is a Saudi Arabian portrait photographer with a knack for capturing beautiful and dramatic portraits. In this behind-the-scenes video, we go in the studio with Yousef as he captures action photo...

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In the lesson above, photographer and educator Kevin Kubota uses the new  to capture beautiful senior portraits outdoors. When shooting outside on bright days, artificial lighting is necessary to properly ex...
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This article is courtesy of Santa Barbara-based photography educator Tim Meyer. True parabolic modifiers reflect light from a single point into parallel or collimated beams of light. The question is how this...
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Lighting can separate you from the pack, using light to define your style and elevate the quality of your work is as important now as it was back in the day when you had to light to capture an image. Today the...
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For photographers new to photographing food, food styling may seem a bit daunting. People can make a successful career out of styling food for magazines and blogs. Luckily, Seattle-based food photographer Steve...
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While shooting on a roof top in Ottawa, Canada, Top Pro lifestyle photographer Justin Van Leeuwen experiments with diffusion and modification options to best overpower the sun to capture the best portraits of h...
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Creating Awesome Senior Portraits with Only One Light Source

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Kentucky sports and senior portrait photographer Matt Hernandez is known for capturing dramatic, awesome senior portraits with relatively simple lighting setups. To capture these dramatic images of Cash, a h...
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In Westcott Top Pro photographer Craig Beckta's latest behind-the-scenes video, he gives us a fantastic view of his studio fashion photography setup. For this photo shoot, Craig utilizes a 35" Zeppelin Deep Par...
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"I got the green light from OhYeah! Nutrition to shoot their upcoming campaign featuring “weekend warriors” having an OhYeah! moment. To say these athletes are weekend warriors is a bit misleading, considering ...
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Real Deal Review: Quick Portraits with the Rapid Box Duo

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Chillicothe, Ohio photographer Matt Dat reviews the Westcott Rapid Box Duo speedlite modifier in the latest Real Deal Review. The Rapid Box Duo is an easy-to-use speedlite modifier for photographers that...
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This review is courtesy of Canadian portrait photographer and digital artist Nikki Harrison. This is something I have been dying for - for a really LONG time.  I use under light reflectors all the time, espe...
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Canon 5D3, Canon 100 f/2.8 L IS Macro, ISO 200, 1/200th f/5.6 – Rapid Box Duo, 28” Apollo Softbox, 50” Apollo Softbox It's a documented fact that I'm a big fan of the 26” Rapidbox, so when I realized they h...
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