Behind-The-Scenes with Rick Nunn
The following article is courtesy of English portrait photographer Rick Nunn.
She and I spent a few days at the cabin in the woods over the weekend. In between coffee on the balcony & trips to the beach, ...
Inspired Photography with George Deloache
Westcott Top Pro Elite George Deloache discusses his lighting set up behind this Prince-inspired photo shoot with the Strobelite Plus:
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to acquire a new studio space in a...
Modern Beauty Photography with Lou Freeman
Lou Freeman has practiced the art of fashion, glamour, fine interior and product photography for three decades. Her clients are among the most respected and recognized names in America and Europe. Her work is b...
Behind The Scenes with Hernan Rodriguez
When I saw the Zepplin showcased at this year’s WPPI Convention, my creative juices began brewing on what project I could create to give this bad-boy a run. As I unpacked my Zepplin, just by looking at the silv...
Cinematic Photography with the Skylux LED (Part Three)
Join Top Pro commercial photographer Eric Eggly behind the scenes of this cinematic photography shoot using Westcott’s continuous LED light, the (part three of the four part series). Here, Eric utilizes five S...
Joel Grimes in the Studio with the Zeppelin Deep Parabolic
Westcott Top Pro Elite photographer Joel Grimes has worked as commercial and advertising professional for over 26 years. Specializing in bold, eye-catching photography, Joel has been the recipient of a vari...
Shooting Luke Bryan for Rolling Stone with Drew Gurian
This article is courtesy of celebrity and music photographer Drew Gurian.Rolling Stone just asked me to photograph country star, Luke Bryan, for the new issue of the magazine (with Justin Beiber on the cove...
Perfecting Maternity Portraits with a Stripbank
As most of you know, I’m kind of obsessed with studio lights. I spent my first 3 years in business as a “natural light snob”, terrified of lights/flash only because I was completely intimidated by it’s complexi...
7 Tips for Getting Great Camera Flare
This article is courtesy of Jody Gray and first appeared on Zach and Jody's blog.Getting great flare can be a little tricky and take a bit of practice and tweaking, so we will share some tips that will give...
Newborn Lighting Do’s and Dont’s
This article on newborn lighting techniques is courtesy of renowned newborn portrait photographer Amber Scruggs of Little Moon Photography in Virginia.I always aim to feather my light so that I get nice lig...
Shooting a Fashion Editorial with the Apollo Orb
Starting fresh with a brand new blog in 2014. Over Christmas, my friend and fantastic model Mike Socozza, who was most recently on Americas Next Top Model cycle 20, and I wanted to collaborate on a shoot. F...
Lighting Active Children
This article is courtesy of Westcott Top Pro photographer Dawn Weisinger.It has been my pleasure to photograph some of the most adorable children over the last 9 years. I have spent a great deal of that...
Dance Photography with the Strobelite Plus
This article is courtesy of Westcott Top Pro portrait photographer George DeLoache of Los Angeles, California.Dance is a phenomenal art form incorporating, music, movement, color and compositional forms. I ...
Shooting in Sunlight with Rick Nunn
This article is courtesy of English photographer and designer Rick Nunn.When you are shooting with the sun, the time of day, location & your positioning are very important. Believe it or not THE SUN...
Stripbank Lighting for Dark, Dramatic Portraits
This article is courtesy of renowned portrait and architecture photographer Thierry Dehove.Lea Vendetta is this kind of model you dream to capture due to her energy and her personality. I like her very muc...
Shooting a Nighttime Portrait with a Softbox
New Hampshire portrait photographer Sid Ceaser previously discussed his preference of Westcott's Apollo line of softboxes. Sid uses a 28" Recessed Medium Apollo when shooting one or two subjects and a large ...
Sid Ceaser’s Favorite Modifier: The Westcott Apollo
This review of the Westcott Apollo is courtesy of portrait photographer Sid Ceaser of Ceaser Photography in Nashua, New Hampshire.The Apollo, for those who have never seen one, is a softbox lighting mod...
Safe Lighting for Newborn Portraits
This article is courtesy of premier newborn photographer Amber Scruggs of Little Moon Photography in Leesburg, Virginia. I spent 3 years only shooting natural light, studio lights scared me. Once I got my...
Behind-the-Scenes of Rick Nunn’s Goodbye Gravity Series
This article on using the Apollo for creative lighting in a portrait is courtesy of photographer and designer Rick Nunn of Lincoln, England. Photographer and designer Rick Nunn of Lincoln, England discusses his...
Macro Photography: Spiderlite TD5 Review
This review of the Spiderlite TD5 is courtesy of photographer David Saffir of Los Angeles, California.Saffir's Final Image with the Spiderlite TD5I have had the Westcott Spiderlite TD-5 lighting system...
Halloween Portraiture by Tim Breaseale
This photography blog post was originally written by photographer Tim Breaseale of Tim Breaseale Photography located in South Florida.Final Image
The past few weeks have been my photographer’s paradise fo...