Tight vs. Wide Angle Lens Portraits
The lens you choose will greatly impact your final image.
For this conceptual photo shoot, photographer Sal Cincotta wanted to take advantage of his incredible location to capture images with different looks.
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How to Create Cross Lighting Like Joel Grimes
Renowned photographer and Canon Explorer of Light Joel Grimes is known for creating impeccably clean and stylized lifestyle portraits. His signature style of Rembrandt cross lighting involves feathering two lig...
Creating Environmental Portraits on the Street
Shooting in the city or on the street can make creating professional lighting and finding locations for environmental portraits extremely difficult. In busy areas, it can be especially difficult to find somewha...
Fashion Photography with Sal Cincotta and the Rapid Box Switch
Renowned wedding photographer Sal Cincotta is a noted industry writer, author, educator, and publisher of Shutter Magazine, which industry pros turn to for cutting-edge technical and business insights from lead...
Creating Dynamic Lighting for On-Location Bridal Portraits
Sometimes the best portrait settings and backgrounds are found on location. But shooting on location, especially on the street, can make creating dynamic lighting extremely difficult. In busy areas, it can be e...
5 Tips to Quickly Improve Your Portraits
Halifax-based photography educator Craig Beckta offers an array of useful tips and tricks for capturing amazing images through his successful YouTube channel. Recently, Craig shared with us his top five tips to...
Using Long Exposure for Creative In-Camera Effects
There are tons of ways to spice up your images with unique and eye-catching effects created in-camera. This summer, Team Westcott explored playing with sparklers, gels, and long exposure in the Westcott Soundst...
Creating Lifestyle Portraits with the Rapid Box Switch
Renowned photographer and Canon Explorer of Light Joel Grimes is known for creating impeccably clean and stylized commercial portraits. In this video tutorial, Joel utilizes the new with the and a single spee...
Behind the Scenes with Emily Soto and the Rapid Box XL
Emily Soto is an internationally renowned fashion photographer based in New York City, New York. Emily's style focuses on romanticism and high-fashion, with dreamy lighting that she creates with a simple Rapid ...
Capturing Dramatic Portraits with a Beauty Dish
Joel Grimes is renowned for creating clean and dramatic portraits. In this video, Joel demonstrates his two favorite dramatic portrait setups. These are both created with a strobe that is softened and directed ...
Essential Tips for Shooting Engagement Photos with Speedlites
Shooting engagement photos midday at the Red Rock Amphitheater in Colorado, Zach Gray knows that he'll need to use speedlites to properly expose his subjects and their stunning background. Zach also knows that ...
Essential Loop Lighting Technique for Speedlite Shooters
Loop lighting is an essential lighting technique for portrait photographers. It is easy to create with just a single light source and is flattering on most subjects. This lighting pattern will create a shadow t...
Capturing Unique Outdoor Engagement Portraits with Flash
To capture eye-catching engagement portraits , photographer Zach Gray heads to a sunny open field with a stunning backdrop. With the Flatiron mountains in the distance, Zach wants to focus on his beautiful subj...
Underexposing the Sky for Dramatic Portraits
Kentucky sports and senior portrait photographer Matt Hernandez is known for capturing dramatic senior portraits with relatively simple lighting setups. To emphasize the drama in these shots, Matt typically sho...
How to Create Soft but Powerful Lighting
If you are shooting outdoors though, maintaining powerful lighting is key for overpowering the sun.
For this particular shoot, renowned photographer Zach Gray wants to photograph his subject outside on a...
How to Capture a Shallow Depth of Field in Sunlight
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
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...
Using Backlighting for Interesting Portraits
In most cases, working photographers are not able to choose their preferred photoshoot location. Even when your wedding, senior, and engagement clients choose locations that offer a perfect background, there is...
Location Lighting Using The Rapid Box: Share The Light
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...
Maximize Your Senior Portrait Session
As part of Summit Online's team of photography instructors, Westcott Top Pro Matt Hernandez takes a senior portrait session outdoors to offer tips on capturing professional images for your clients.
A key to ...
Capturing Professional Portraits in a Tiny Studio
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...