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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 ...

Easy Lighting Setup for Action Sports Photo Shoot

Chris Garrison

Lighting Tips

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 ...

Fashion Photography with Octaboxes

Jerry Ghionis

Lighting Tips

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...

Creating Modern Portraits with a Deep Umbrella

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Lighting Tips

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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Behind the Scenes: Outdoor Fashion Photography with Flash

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Lighting Tips

During a recent trip to Denver, photographer Zach Gray sets out to capture eye-catching fashion photography in the mountains. Zach (alongside his wife Jody) manages an successful photography business back in Na...

The Essential Guide to Photo Umbrellas

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Gear Guides

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...

How to Create Soft but Powerful Lighting

Zach Gray

Lighting Tips

If you are shooting outdoors though, maintaining powerful lighting is key for overpowering the sun. For this particular shoot, renowned photographer Zach Gray wants to photograph his subject outside on a...

Photographing Kenya with Kole Purdy

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Lighting Tips

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...

The Basics of Off-Camera Flash for Portraits

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Lighting Tips

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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Real Deal Review: The Rapid Box Beauty Dish

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Reviews

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. ...

How to Direct Light for Moody Action Shots

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Lighting Tips

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...

Balancing Sunlight with the LunaGrip

Kevin Kubota

Lighting Tips

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...

Parabolic Modifiers vs. Traditional Octabanks

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Gear Guides

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...

Location Lighting Using The Rapid Box: Share The Light

Bob Davis

Lighting Tips

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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Food Styling Tips for Tasty Images

Steve Hansen

Lighting Tips

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, Portland-based food photographer...

How to Overpower the Sun with Only 1 Softbox

Justin Van Leeuwen

Lighting Tips

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...

Creating Awesome Senior Portraits with Only One Light Source

Matt Hernandez

Lighting Tips

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...

The Must-Have Modifier for Studio Fashion Photography

Craig Beckta

Lighting Tips

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...

Behind the Scenes with Clint Davis - Final 3

Behind the Scenes of a 6 Hour Athletic Photo Shoot

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Lighting Tips

"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 ...

Controlling Your Studio Lighting for Versatile Portraiture

Eric Eggly

Lighting Tips

Parabolic modifiers are the essential studio lighting addition for photographers who are looking for a versatile setup. With the ability to mount a light source facing both toward the back and the front of the ...

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Real Deal Review: Quick Portraits with the Rapid Box Duo

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Reviews

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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