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...
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...
Using Flour and Speedlites for a Warehouse Photo Shoot
The following lighting diagram and blog is courtesy of photographer Taryn Truese of Art Factory Studios in Paterson, New Jersey.First ShotOne of my favorite hobbies in photography is to "test" with ne...
Painting with Light Using the Ice Light
This article is courtesy of photographer and software designer Andrew Funderburg of Fundy Software.Light painting with the is a lot of fun, and gives you a look you can't get anywhere else. It's a sim...
The Art of the Portrait Photography: Part 1
Portraits were some of the first images to grab my attention and draw me into my lifelong love affair with photography. The portrait work of Richard Avedon, with their stark black and white imagery, many shot o...
How I Captured This Image at Boot Hill Cemetery
Photo by: Bruce Roscoe
This image was taken in Tombstone at Boothill Cemetery following the Tombstone Trolley Ghost and Murder Tour with Parson George and Lee. The cemetery is one of the stops during the tour...
Full-Length Outdoor Portrait
A full-length outdoor portrait by photographers Zach and Jody Gray using a 24" x 32" Westcott Pro Signature Softbox, a 12" x 36" Westcott Pro Stripbank and .Westcott Softboxes are backed by 7 and 5-year war...
Lighting the Dress with the PocketBox
It is of course crucial that you shoot the bride wearing the dress so she looks absolutely amazing in it, but it is also important these days to get a great detail shot of the dress before the bride puts on the...
Composite Photography Lit by the Spiderlite TD6
In this composite of a mountain biker in Boulder, Colorado, Mark S. Johnson's goal was to capture the feeling of hopping off the bike after an epic (and muddy) ride. To accomplish the effect, he employed his st...
Black-and-White Action Shot Lighting Setup
Black-and-White Action shot by photographer João Carlos using aThe Medium Scrim Jim Kit is a useful photography tool that allows photographers to diffuse, reflect, cut down, or completely block light. Wit...
Shooting Outdoors: Headshots in the park
Shooting Outdoors Rocks
When given the choice between shooting in a studio or shooting outdoors in the world, I'll drag my camera gear and subject out that door any day of the week. The sheer volume of differe...
Directing Speedlites for Portraiture
For this portrait shoot, Bob Davis had two speedlites in Group B manual mode 1/8th power with the flash heads manually zoomed to 200mm. One camera left and one camera right. The main speedlite was in Group A wi...
Using Apollo Orb to Control Light with Speedlites
F11, 1/500th, ISO 200
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 k...
Commercial Shoot: Sushi Photo Setup
Commercial shoot by photographer Eric Eggly using a Westcott Strobelite plus, , Scrim Jim with 1-1/4 Stop Diffusion Fabric, and a 10' Light Stand.The Westcott Strobelite Plus allows photographers to previe...
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.The 50″ Mega...
Outdoor Portrait Shoot using a Scrim Jim
Outdoor Portrait shoot by photographer Erik Valind using a Westcott Large Scrim Jim.The Large Scrim Jim Kit is a useful photography tool that allows photographers to diffuse light, reflect light, cut down l...
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 cou...
Product Shoot: Super Bowl Ring Shot with Strobelite Plus
Take a look behind the scenes at this product shoot of a Super Bowl ring shot by photographer Hernan Rodriguez using two Westcott Strobelite Plus units, two Westcott Scrim Jims with 1-1/4 Stop Diffusion Fabric ...
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. This first set up needed to be super dramatic so I had two...
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 ...