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Three creative treatments with color gels

3 Creative Ways to Use Gels in Portrait Photography

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
196
When you want to capture bold, dramatic portraits, gels unlock a world of creative possibilities. Few tools are as effective or as fun for transforming the mood of an image. In this session, Westcott Top Pro As...

Creating Moody Portraits: Studio Lighting Breakdown

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
2345
When it comes to studio photography, one of the most powerful tools you have is the ability to create a scene, even in a blank studio space. In this video, photographer Ashley Boring shares how she transformed ...

Mastering Flash Photography: 5 Lighting Principles for Beginners

Panoptic Photography
Lighting Tips
4001
Photography is often described as painting with light, and for good reason—light is the foundation of every photograph. Whether you’re shooting in natural light or using artificial sources like flash, understan...

High Fashion Maternity Portraits

Karen Dominguez
Lighting Tips
3197
In our latest video, we dive deep into the art of maternity portrait photography with a high-fashion twist! In this video, Karen Dominguez shows the transformative power of lighting to elevate your maternity ...

How to Capture Dramatic Portraits with High-Speed Sync

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
4744
In this video, portrait photographer Ashley Boring goes on location to show how High-Speed-Sync on the FJ200 can help create some incredible portraits. Along with the strobe, she is using the Rapid Box Switch O...

Learn How To Capture Beautiful Earth Tones In Your Portraits

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
3200
In this video, Top Pro portrait photographer Ashley Boring breaks down a recent photo session where she captured earth tone portraits. Ashley works with FJ200 Strobe and FJ-X3m Trigger. She is also using the Me...

How to Create Depth with Color Gels on the Pro Light Mods

James Quantz, Jr.
Lighting Tips
2725
In this video, James Quantz uses color gels and Pro Light Mods to create depth and contrast in this photo shoot. Pro Light Mods are designed to fit the Westcott Rapid Box Switch and third-party softboxes. The ...

How to Easily Control the Light and Color Tone on Your Backdrop

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
3613
Photographer Ashley Boring explains how to use the Inverse Square Law to control the color shade of her backdrop. Take a deeper look into the video to see how the shade of the backdrop changes with the light 3 ...
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How to Use a Speedlight for Portraits

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
3752
There are a lot of great benefits to using a speedlight  on camera. It's a quick and easy way to add light to your scene. Using a speedlight on camera is ideal for situations where you are constantly on the mov...
FJ200 with the 24" Beauty Dish and FJ-X3 Trigger

Retro Photo Shoot using High-Speed Sync with the FJ-X3 Trigger

Eli Infante
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4187
In this video, Top Pro Eli Infante walks you through a retro-themed photo shoot using the FJ-X3 Trigger. At this on-location portrait shoot, Eli demonstrates how quick and convenient communicating with an FJ Wi...

4 Pin-Up Portraits using Portable Flash Photography

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In this video, Top Pro Eli Infante travels all the way from Texas to capture vintage portrait photography in Bowling Green, Ohio. Go behind the scenes to learn about helpful gear and some lighting tips for on-l...
FJ80 Speedlight Off Camera Night Portrait

5 Quick Tips for Capturing Night Portraits

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
5392
Portrait photography at night can be tricky, especially when balancing the ambient light with off-camera flash. Here are a few quick tips to easily accomplish on-location lighting at night. Tip One: Examine th...
Behind the scenes using the FJ200 and 24" Deep Umbrella

Blending Flash with Ambient Light

Ian Spanier
Lighting Tips
4884
Portable Flash Setups for Portrait Photography In this portrait photography video, Ian Spanier uses portable lighting for on-location photography to blend his flash with ambient light. When you’re photograp...
Behind the Scenes Location Two With the Beauty Dish Switch by Manny Ortiz

Capturing Creative Portrait Photography On-Location

Manny Ortiz
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4829
Portable Flash Photography Photoshoot with the Manny Ortiz Beauty Dish In this 5-minute outdoor photoshoot, portrait photographer Manny Ortiz demonstrates how to capture on-location beauty portraits using off-...
indoor portrait photography blending artificial lighting with ambient light

How to Balance Flash With Ambient Light for Portraits

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
7245
Blending Ambient Light and Flash Indoors and Outdoors Lighting for both indoor and outdoor portrait photography doesn't have to be complicated. In fact, the lighting can be very similar with the correct exposu...

Portrait Lighting in Challenging Locations

Ian Spanier
Gear Guides
6579
In this video, Top Pro Ian Spanier is photographing a fly fisherman on location in two on-location settings with challenging lighting conditions. His mission is to showcase the different ways to use portable li...

Colorful & Creative Lighting for Portraits

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
5087
In this lighting breakdown, photographer Ashley Boring works with a colorful three-light setup using portable flashes and the for a portrait shoot. In collaboration with her model, the shoot is designed to mim...
Portait Photo With FJ400 Closer And 6x6 Scrim

Comparing Light Patterns Using Scrim Jim Cine Diffusion

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
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Scrims are often considered one of the most versatile modifiers. Because they have convenient removable fabric, scrims can be used as a diffuser, a black block for negative fill, a reflector, or even a net fo...
Optical Spot by Lindsay Adler with a blue/violet gel on key light and a yellow/orange gel on the backlight

The Power of Color Theory in Photography with Lindsay Adler

Lindsay Adler
Lighting Tips
5933
In this video, professional portrait and fashion photographer Lindsay Adler discusses the power of color theory and how she implements color theory into her portrait work. The use of color can be one of the mos...
Behind the scenes medium portrait shot

3 Ways to Use a Beauty Dish Switch by Manny Ortiz

Manny Ortiz
Lighting Tips
6510
In this video, portrait photographer Manny Ortiz breaks down three ways to use the Westcott 36” Beauty Dish Switch. The beauty dish was designed to capture both pristine beauty headshots and full-body portraits...

Getting Creative with White Balance

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
4636
Top Pro Photographer, Ashley Boring has an incredible eye for stylizing portraits. In this tutorial, she creates two very unique portraits by changing only the white balance on her camera. White balance plays a...
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