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Westcott Top Pro Elite photographer Jerry Ghionis is widely considered to be one of the best wedding photographers in the world. Along with his wife Melissa, Jerry shares his expertise on posing, creative frami...

Maximize Your Senior Portrait Session

Matt Hernandez

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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 ...

Inspiringly Easy High School Senior Portraits

Kevin Kubota

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Westcott Top Pro photographer Kevin Kubota heads to a park near Westcott HQ to capture effortless high school senior portraits with the speedlite modifier. Designed by Kubota, the LunaGrip is a unique g...

Real Deal Review: Flex 10″ x 10″ LED Mat

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In the latest Real Deal Review, Los Angeles-based filmmaker Marcus Johannes discusses the versatility of the Flex 10" x 10" Daylight LED Mat while shooting in the Eastern Sierra Mountain Range. The Westcott ...

How to Overpower the Sun with Only 1 Softbox

Justin Van Leeuwen

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While shooting on a roof top in Ottawa, Canada, Top Pro lifestyle photographer Justin Van Leeuwen experiments with diffusion and modification options to best overpower the sun to capture the best portraits of h...

Capturing Professional Portraits in a Tiny Studio

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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...

Creating Awesome Senior Portraits with Only One Light Source

Matt Hernandez

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Kentucky sports and senior portrait photographer Matt Hernandez is known for capturing dramatic, awesome senior portraits with relatively simple lighting setups. To capture these dramatic images of Cash, a h...

How to Pose for Portraits in Small Spaces

Jen Rozenbaum

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In Part 2 of Sigma's boudoir photography series, Westcott Top Pro photographer Jen Rozenbaum discusses how to pose your client in a small location or studio. While scouting for portrait locations at a historic...

Capturing Memorable Wedding Cinemagraphs with the Ice Light

Jim Schmelzer

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Westcott Top Pro photographer Jim Schmelzer utilizes multiple Westcott Ice Lights to capture beautiful wedding cinemagraphs in this video tutorial. Cinemagraphs, often called "living photos", are a contempor...

The Must-Have Modifier for Studio Fashion Photography

Craig Beckta

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In Westcott Top Pro photographer Craig Beckta's latest behind-the-scenes video, he gives us a fantastic view of his studio fashion photography setup. For this photo shoot, Craig utilizes a 35" Zeppelin Deep Par...

The Essentials of Motivated Lighting for Cinematography

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In his second part of the ‘Storytelling with Cinematography’ series, DSLRguide's Simon Cade focuses on the way that filmmakers can use lighting to tell a story. He takes a deeper look at the different aspects o...

Rapid Box Duo Real Deal Review: Matt Day 9

Real Deal Review: Quick Portraits with the Rapid Box Duo

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Chillicothe, Ohio photographer Matt Dat reviews the Westcott Rapid Box Duo speedlite modifier in the latest Real Deal Review. The Rapid Box Duo is an easy-to-use speedlite modifier for photographers that...

Continuous Lighting with the Skylux - Wine Shoot

Capturing Food & Beverage Photos with Continuous Lighting

Steve Hansen

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The Westcott is a superb solution for photographing beverages. In this video, I will demonstrate my go-to lighting setup for photographing glass bottles. I prefer this method when photographing any glass or bo...

How to Add Dimension to Food Photography

Steve Hansen

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Award-winning Seattle food photographer Steve Hansen captures stunning food photography images with amazing depth and dimension. This can be extremely difficult when working with flat surfaces, as the camera is...

The Advantages of Shooting with 2 Speedlites

Craig Beckta

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The Rapid Box Duo features the same instant setup and durable framework as the original Rapid Boxes, with the added ability to mount dual speedlites to the rear of the box. The Rapid Box Duo's fully-adjustable ...

Modern Pin-Up Photography

Benny Migliorino

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The shoot starts with the Yaphank Garage, a restored 1930's-era gas and service station that these days is a museum. It's about 15 minutes from my home in Long Island, New York, and I pass it countless times, e...

Modifying a Key Light with a Parabolic Umbrella

Modifying a Key Light on a Budget

Craig Beckta

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Canadian portrait photographer Craig Beckta used a wraparound key light setup for this portrait. While it can often be expensive to create large key light source in-studio, Craig decided to use an affordable We...

How To Balance Daylight On-The-Go

Erin Manning

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When photographing children outside, it is often hard balancing daylight midday. Children are constantly on-the-go, making it hard to place typical modifiers and light stands in a single place. To fill in shado...

Creating Soft Cross-Lighting with Joel Grimes

Joel Grimes

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Successful commercial photographer Joel Grimes is known for creating dramatic lighting setups for eye-catching portraits. One of Joel's go-to setups is soft cross-lighting. Cross-lighting is created by bouncing...

Using the Ice Light as a Key Light for Portraits

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Dutch portrait photographer and educator Frank Doorhof creates key light Ice Light portraits in this behind-the-scenes video. Frank begins his photo shoot by having his assistant placing the as a key light ...

Thomas Interview Still - The Handmade Movement

On-Set of the Handmade Movement Series

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The Handmade Movement, a Montana-based film and photography collective, recently introduced “The Makers” online film series dedicated to the celebration of craftsmanship in the modern world. This series of ...

Learn How Jerry Ghionis Shoots Outdoor Portraits with the Ice Light 2

3 Creative Ways to Use Gels in Portrait Photography

Getting Started in Volume Photography

Creating Cinematic Portraits with LED Continuous Lighting

Creating Dramatic Portraits with One Light

Getting Started with Studio Lighting

Portrait Lighting & Posing Techniques: An In-Depth Guide with Jerry Ghionis

Using the Omega Reflector as a Shoot-Through

Easy Portrait Lighting Setups with One, Two, and Three Lights

How to Create Window Light in Studio

Square Softboxes vs Octa Softboxes

Portrait Lighting in Challenging Locations

High-Speed Sync Portraits in Full Sun Using the FJ200 Strobe

Capturing Product Photography With The DigiTent Light Tent

How to Light Faces with Jerry Ghionis

Maximize Your Senior Portrait Session

Inspiringly Easy High School Senior Portraits

Real Deal Review: Flex 10″ x 10″ LED Mat

How to Overpower the Sun with Only 1 Softbox

Capturing Professional Portraits in a Tiny Studio

Creating Awesome Senior Portraits with Only One Light Source

How to Pose for Portraits in Small Spaces

Capturing Memorable Wedding Cinemagraphs with the Ice Light

The Must-Have Modifier for Studio Fashion Photography

The Essentials of Motivated Lighting for Cinematography

Real Deal Review: Quick Portraits with the Rapid Box Duo

Capturing Food & Beverage Photos with Continuous Lighting

How to Add Dimension to Food Photography

The Advantages of Shooting with 2 Speedlites

Modern Pin-Up Photography

Modifying a Key Light on a Budget

How To Balance Daylight On-The-Go

Creating Soft Cross-Lighting with Joel Grimes

Using the Ice Light as a Key Light for Portraits

On-Set of the Handmade Movement Series