Emphasizing Details in Bridal Portraits
Regardless of your client's budget, you can be assured that the wedding dress has been meticulously selected. The bride wants to look as beautiful as possible for this extremely special occasion.
How to Perfect Natural Light for Stunning Wedding Portraits
In this video tutorial, Nikon Ambassador Jerry Ghionis utilizes a collapsible reflector to perfect natural light for stunning wedding portraits outdoors.
Run-and-Gun Wedding Lighting
While shooting on-location in a beautiful cathedral in Ohio, celebrity photographer Bob Davis knew he wanted to make the venue a part of the story.
Creative Lighting for Groom Portraits
Brides are often a major focus at a wedding shoot. The bride is typically the hero of the story on their special day. However, experienced photographers know that groom portraits can be equally as fun to...
Lighting for Modern Wedding Portraits
Chicago-based celebrity wedding photographer Bob Davis discusses his take on modern wedding portraits in our new wedding photography tutorial series. Traditional wedding portraits can often be bland.
Improving Wedding Prep Photography with Portable Lighting
In this two-part tutorial, professional wedding photographer Bob Davis discusses how to improve wedding preparation shots (for both brides and grooms) with surprisingly portable lighting setups.
The Importance of Capturing Quality Detail Shots
Images courtesy of Toledo-based photographer Brooks Clayton of Swatch Studios. Photographing a wedding is stressful. Photographers are pressured to capture every precious candid moment and still find the time...
Wedding Photography on a Budget
For wedding photographers, nothing is more important than using gear that is both portable and easy to use. Wedding photographers are constantly on the move and always need to be ready to capture those special...
Reflecting Natural Light for Senior Portraits with the Omega Reflector
Capturing professional senior portraits doesn't require expensive lighting equipment, especially when your client wants to shoot on location.
The Basics of Off-Camera Flash for Portraits
Oregon-based senior portrait photographer Alycia White created this tutorial to help budding photographers make the transition to off-camera flash.
Real Deal Review: The Rapid Box Beauty Dish
This Real Deal Review of the Rapid Box Beauty Dish is courtesy of Jamie Boler of Red Elephant Studios in Scottsville, Kentucky. World-renowned photographer Joel Grimes designed the new Rapid Box Beauty Dish.
How to Photograph Day for Night with Speedlights
Westcott Top Pro portrait photographer Kevin Kubota demonstrates how to shoot with an ND filter to gain the effect of high speed sync, allowing you to shoot day for night with speed lights.
How to Perfectly Light Couples with Speedlights
In this video from SPTV, Bob Davis demonstrates how to perfectly light a couple during a real-life engagement session. Chicago portrait and wedding photographer Bob Davis is a 25 year veteran of photography,...
Ice Light 2 Master Series with Jerry Ghionis
Join renowned photographer Jerry Ghionis on this 20-part behind-the-scene video series with the Ice Light 2. Nikon Ambassador Jerry Ghionis is widely regarded as one of the top wedding photographers in the...
Balancing Sunlight with the LunaGrip
In the lesson above, photographer and educator Kevin Kubota uses the new to capture beautiful senior portraits outdoors. When shooting outside on bright days, artificial lighting is necessary to properly...
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.
Environmental Portraiture vs. Location Portraiture
In this informative article and video, New York environmental photographer Benny Migs discusses the differences between environmental portraits and location portraits.
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.
Inspiringly Easy High School Senior Portraits
Westcott Top Pro photographer Kevin Kubota heads to a park near Westcott HQ to capture effortless high school senior portraits with the speedlite modifier.
Capturing Memorable Wedding Cinemagraphs with the Ice Light
Westcott Top Pro photographer Jim Schmelzer utilizes multiple Westcott Ice Lights to capture beautiful wedding cinemagraphs in this video tutorial.
Real Deal Review: Andrew Foord and the Eyelighter
New Jersey portrait photographer Andrew Foord shot with the innovative Eyelighter reflector in this latest Real Deal Review. The Westcott Eyelighter is the first curved reflector available for portrait...