Using Apollo Orb to Control Light with Speedlites
Levels Aimed At: Simple lighting setup with a little practice. One light source (Key light), setup. Controlling background exposure to render your creative results. Anything I should know?
Large Octabank Alternatives for Portability
Most photographers love Octabanks. The light quality if amazing! Unfortunately, they are not easy on the wallet or easy to transport either.
Portrait Shoot using an Apollo and Stripbanks
This portrait shoot by photographer Erik Valind is set up with a Westcott 50-inch Apollo as the main light source, and two 12" x 36" Pro Stripbanks acting as rim lights, coming in from the side.
Outdoor Football Portrait using a Scrim Jim
This lighting setup and final image was provided by photographer Jim Schmelzer. Jim used the Westcott Medium Scrim Jim overhead his subject so that there were no shadows on the football player, and that he...
Behind the Portrait with Strobist Rick Nunn
This behind the portrait blog is courtesy of strobist photographer and design Rick Nunn. Last Saturday I headed to Tokyo to do a shoot for a friend.
Behind the Scenes: Strobist Portraits in a Warehouse
This article is courtesy of designer and strobist photographer Rick Nunn of Lincoln, England. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve done a lit portrait, so I text my friend Leah & arranged something for today.
Understanding Catchlights
The specific shapes of light modifiers come into play in how they shape light and how we apply them to our subject or scene. If we zoom into the eyes of our subjects and take note of the shape of the...
Using Shoot-Through Photo Umbrellas
Umbrella are a quick and easy - not to mention affordable - way to produce soft light. One of the main differences between an umbrella and a softbox though, is their ability to control where that soft light...
Joel Grimes’ Dramatic Composites with Blake Griffin
When renowned Canon Explorer of Light Joel Grimes photographed Detroit Piston's basketball star Blake Griffin, he knew he wanted to create a grungy, dramatic set of images despite their pretty standard gym...