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Portrait with Shallow Depth of Field by Joel Grimes

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Many photographers struggle with overpowering the sun when shooting on bright days. This becomes even more difficult when a shallow depth of field is desired. To maintain a proper exposure with a shallow depth...

Understanding Beauty Lighting with Joel Grimes

Joel Grimes

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World-renowned photographer Joel Grimes knows a thing or two about beauty lighting. And that's why he designed the new Rapid Box Beauty Dish. Grimes' 24" Rapid Box Beauty Dish is a collapsible, travel-frie...

Perfectly Light Couples Outdoors - Final Outdoor Image 2

How to Perfectly Light Couples with Speedlights

Bob Davis

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In this video from SPTV, Bob Davis demonstrates how to perfectly light a couple during a real-life engagement session. Chicago portrait and wedding photographer Bob Davis is a 25 year veteran of photography,...

Final Image captured with the Book Light Kit (1)

5 Ways to Use the Book Light Kit

Jem Schofield

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Featuring Westcott Page! a high-end customizable design, provides the ultimate light control for narrative and interview video productions. This is a must-have kit for filmmakers, directors of photography, run...

Ice Light 2 Master Series with Jerry Ghionis

Jerry Ghionis

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Join renowned photographer Jerry Ghionis on this 20-part behind-the-scene video series with the Ice Light 2. Nikon Ambassador Jerry Ghionis is widely regarded as one of the top wedding photographers in the wor...

Lighting On the Fly with Dixie Dixon

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This article is courtesy of renowned beauty and fashion photographer Dixie Dixon. As a Commercial Fashion and Beauty Photographer, I am always focused on bringing out the real raw beauty and personality of m...

Dramatic and Effective Lighting for Team Portraits

Matt Hernandez

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Renowned sports photographer Matt Hernandez has had years of experience capturing professional and high school team portraits. Through years of shooting in a variety of locations, he has perfected the group lig...

Timeless Fashion Portraits with the Zeppelin

Team Westcott

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This image is from fashion portraits I shot recently while testing out the incredible . This modifier is fantastic for full body fashion portraits because of its large size. This helps to maintain even, soft li...

SNL Video Production with Westcott Lighting

Using a Silver Bounce Umbrella on Major Productions

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As the Director of Photography for Saturday Night Live's Film Unit, Alex Buono has had the ability to "play" with lots of different lighting equipment, finding the best options for illuminating a massive variet...

Location Lighting Using The Rapid Box: Share The Light

Bob Davis

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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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Food Styling Tips for Tasty Images

Steve Hansen

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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...

How to Light Faces with Jerry Ghionis

Jerry Ghionis

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Westcott Top Pro Elite photographer Jerry Ghionis is widely considered to be one of the best wedding photographers in the world. Along with his wife Melissa, Jerry shares his expertise on posing, creative frami...

Capturing Professional Portraits in a Tiny Studio

Team Westcott

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While some photographers may be fortunate enough to own adequate or large studio space, many photographers and photography enthusiasts must learn to shoot in whatever space is available. This space may often be...

Creating Awesome Senior Portraits with Only One Light Source

Matt Hernandez

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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...

The Essentials of Motivated Lighting for Cinematography

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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 o...

Behind the Scenes with Clint Davis - Final 3

Behind the Scenes of a 6 Hour Athletic Photo Shoot

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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 ...

Experimental Lighting Setups for Dynamic Band Portraits

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I must admit, I’ve never photographed a band before. Especially for something as important as official promo images that’ll be used for almost everything a band can think of (posters, album art, show banners, w...

Continuous Lighting with the Skylux - Wine Shoot

Capturing Food & Beverage Photos with Continuous Lighting

Steve Hansen

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The Westcott is a superb solution for photographing beverages. In this video, I will demonstrate my go-to lighting setup for photographing glass bottles. I prefer this method when photographing any glass or bo...

Subtle Cinematic Lighting

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This article on cinematic lighting is courtesy of lifestyle and celebrity portrait photographer Haoyuan Ren. When my client came to me about this shoot, he asked for raw, cinematic photographs that captures...

How to Add Dimension to Food Photography

Steve Hansen

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Award-winning Seattle food photographer Steve Hansen captures stunning food photography images with amazing depth and dimension. This can be extremely difficult when working with flat surfaces, as the camera is...

Modern Pin-Up Photography

Benny Migliorino

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The shoot starts with the Yaphank Garage, a restored 1930's-era gas and service station that these days is a museum. It's about 15 minutes from my home in Long Island, New York, and I pass it countless times, e...

Creating a Large Light Source On-Location

Capturing Generational Family Portraits with Off-Camera Flash

Pro Tips for Large Family Portraits: Lighting & Posing Group Photos

Flash Power vs. Portability: Comparing FJ400 & FJ200 Strobes

Mastering Flash Photography: 5 Lighting Principles for Beginners

Mastering Family Portraits: Pro Tips Posing, Lighting, and Location Scouting

Master Light Control: A Guide to Using Scrims on Set

Comparing Large vs. Small Photo Umbrellas

Easy Portrait Lighting Setups with One, Two, and Three Lights

How to Create Window Light in Studio

Square Softboxes vs Octa Softboxes

Portrait Lighting in Challenging Locations with Ian Spanier

High-Speed Sync Portraits in Full Sun Using the FJ200 Strobe

Capturing Product Photography With The DigiTent Light Tent

How to Capture a Shallow Depth of Field in Sunlight

Understanding Beauty Lighting with Joel Grimes

How to Perfectly Light Couples with Speedlights

5 Ways to Use the Book Light Kit

Ice Light 2 Master Series with Jerry Ghionis

Lighting On the Fly with Dixie Dixon

Dramatic and Effective Lighting for Team Portraits

Timeless Fashion Portraits with the Zeppelin

Using a Silver Bounce Umbrella on Major Productions

Location Lighting Using The Rapid Box: Share The Light

Food Styling Tips for Tasty Images

How to Light Faces with Jerry Ghionis

Capturing Professional Portraits in a Tiny Studio

Creating Awesome Senior Portraits with Only One Light Source

The Essentials of Motivated Lighting for Cinematography

Behind the Scenes of a 6 Hour Athletic Photo Shoot

Experimental Lighting Setups for Dynamic Band Portraits

Capturing Food & Beverage Photos with Continuous Lighting

Subtle Cinematic Lighting

How to Add Dimension to Food Photography

Modern Pin-Up Photography

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