Tagged Spiderlite TD6

Portrait photographer Jim Schmelzer is a advocate for continuous lighting in photography. Continuous lighting gives photographers the ability to see exactly how their final image will appear. This allows photog...

Bruce Dorn & the Asymmetrical Stripbank

Bruce Dorn

Gear Guides, Lighting Tips

As a Westcott Top Pro Elite photographer, Bruce Dorn has designed multiple innovative lighting tools for photographers. The Bruce Dorn Asymmetrical Stripbank was the first self-feathering softbox available in t...

Studio Lighting Fundamentals Part 5: Camera Settings

Join Top Pro Jim Schmelzer as he uses the Westcott Spiderlite TD6 lights to discuss basic studio lighting fundamentals. During part five of this five part series, Jim discusses camera settings, camera placement...

Saffir's Final Image with the Spiderlite TD5

Macro Photography: Spiderlite TD5 Review

Lighting Tips, Reviews

This review of the Spiderlite TD5 is courtesy of photographer David Saffir of Los Angeles, California. Saffir's Final Image with the Spiderlite TD5 I have had the Westcott Spiderlite TD-5 lighting system...

Live Portrait Shoot with the Spiderlite TD5

Scott Kelby

Scott Kelby from the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) gives us his take on the Spiderlite TD5. Scott takes us through what he likes about the lights and does a live portrait shoot with the...

Studio Lighting Fundamentals Part 2: Softboxes

Join Top Pro Jim Schmelzer as he uses the Westcott Spiderlite TD6 to discuss basic studio lighting fundamentals. During part two of this five part series, Jim walks viewers through softbox set up and placement ...

Studio Lighting Fundamentals Part 1: Spiderlite

Join Top Pro Jim Schmelzer as he uses the Westcott Spiderlite TD6 to discuss basic studio lighting fundamentals. In the first of this five par series, Jim demonstrates light placement and how it can drastically...

Fun Comic Art Using Green Screen

Dave Cross

Watch how Top Pro Elite Photographer Dave Cross uses a Westcott Green Screen and our PhotoKey 5 Software to create a fun comic art photo of a single subject, multiple times in the frame. Dave will begin this...

Cell Phone Photography: It’s All About the Light!

Terry White

Join Top Pro Elite Terry White for a cell phone photography fashion shoot using the Westcott Spiderlite TD5s. Terry starts off the shoot with his Nikon D700 DSLR and then to prove the point that with a great su...

Lighting for Portrait Compositing

Photographer Mark Johnson has created some amazing composites in the last few years and today he is sharing some education on how to make composites look so nice. In this video, Mark illustrates exactly how to ...

Photographer Feature – Lighting for Composites by Mark S. Johnson

Photographer Mark Johnson has created some amazing composites in the last few years and today he is sharing some education on how to make composites look so nice. In this video, Mark illustrates exactly how to ...

Continuous Lighting Tips with the Spiderlite TD6

Terry White

Terry White, Professional Photographer and Westcott Top Pro, talks about one of his favorite products - the Westcott Spiderlite TD6 which offers a continuous lighting solution. He walks through how he uses the ...

Between the Sheets with Jennifer Rozenbaum: The Spiderlite TD6

Jen Rozenbaum

Lighting Tips, Reviews

This summer has been incredible busy here, and I know I have not been blogging as much as I should. The good news is I have a ton of blog posts that I am working on about posing real women and some fun lighti...

Attaching an Adapter Ring to a Spiderlite TD3

Gear Guides

Here’s a quick tip video on how to mount an adapter ring to a Spiderlite TD3. First, remove all screw and bolt components from the ring placing each of them off to the side. You will notice metal springs whi...

Wedding Portrait Shoot Using Spiderlite TDs

Wedding portrait shoot by photographer Jim Schmelzer using multiple Westcott Spiderlite TD6 units, 36" x 48" Softbox and a 16" x 22" Softbox. The Spiderlite TD6 features 1200 watts of continuous lighting and...

Composite Photography Lit by the Spiderlite TD6

In this photo 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 ...

Soft Portrait Lighting Setup for Painterly-Effect

Rod Evans

Capturing precise, soft portrait lighting can be difficult. Proper lighting techniques and quality tools are essential in creating images that your clients will adore. To achieve this beautiful family portrait,...

Tribute to Hollywood Divas

Joao Carlos

Joao Carlos writes, "I was commissioned in January by the fabulous team at Noble Salon and Sebastian Hair Products to shoot a series of images inspired by Hollywood Divas. Everyone at Noble was involved - from ...

Precious Baby Portraits using Spiderlite TD

Dawnn Wiesinger

Take a look at this lighting setup for baby portraits by photographer Dawnn Wiesinger using a Westcott Spiderlite TD5 and a The Spiderlite TD5 features 900 watts of continuous light and the photographer can c...

Portrait Shoot using a Modern Vintage Backdrop

Hernan Rodriguez