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Go-To High-Volume Headshot Lighting Setups

Team Westcott
Lighting Tips
8289
In this portrait photography video, Yaneck Wasiek, Westcott Top Pro and Founder of Wasio Faces, explains how he approaches individual headshot sessions and how to capture high-volume photos at business events a...

Using Photography Gels On Location with the FJ80 Touchscreen Speedlight

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
6798
When it comes to using color gels for photography lighting, there are two main reasons why you would want to create a setup with this simple strobe accessory. The first reason is technical, allowing you to bala...
Purple Skies with FJ400

Couple’s Portraits On Location Using One Light with Sal Cincotta and the FJ400 Strobe

Team Westcott
Lighting Tips
5505
Professional photographer, Sal Cincotta guides us through this couples portrait using a one-light flash set up located at the mesmerizing Salt Flats in Bonneville, Utah. Demonstrating his knowledge and years of...

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

Eli Infante
Gear Guides, Lighting Tips
9810
Top Pro and photography educator, Eli Infante, walks us through a Texas-based photo shoot in midday sun using the FJ200 strobe to capture high-speed sync (HSS) portraits. Eli finds the FJ200 strobe’s exposed fl...

Capturing Product Photography With The DigiTent Light Tent

Team Westcott
Gear Guides, Lighting Tips
7988
Created with e-commerce and marketplace sellers in mind, the DigiTent Light Tent provides a perfect compact diffused space to photograph jewelry, handheld items, and craft supplies. With the DigiTent Light Tent...
HurleyPro ProBoard with subject

How to Set Up the HurleyPro ProBoard with Light Stands

Peter Hurley
Gear Guides
11369
Headshot master and award-winning photographer Peter Hurley is well known for creating high-quality portraits with beautiful lighting. Shooting stunning portraits takes pristine lighting along with the perfect ...
The fresnel feature on the Learning Light

Using the Learning Light When Teaching Photography Lighting Principles

Scott Kelby
Lighting Tips
4473
For many years, Top Pro photographer, designer, and award-winning author, Scott Kelby was determined to help educators teach photography principles using a convenient and efficient handheld device. Capturing po...

Capturing Individual and Family Portraits Indoors and Outdoors with Michele Celentano

Michele Celentano
Lighting Tips
7647
In this portrait masters video, photographer Michele Celentano explains her lighting techniques for individuals and family portrait photography. Michele begins with photographing a family of four with the Westc...

Improve Your Lighting During Video Calls at Home Using the Ring Light Kit

Team Westcott
Gear Guides, Lighting Tips
8288
Have you been using window light as your main source for video conferencing and virtual interviews? The Bi-Color Ring Light Kit is complete with features to make your work from home virtual meetings stand out. ...
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Benefits Of Off-Camera Flash Vs Natural Light For Outdoor Portraits

Ashley Boring
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6412
As a portrait photographer, it’s important to be aware of the lighting conditions that you face in natural environments. Whether you are looking to use natural light or off-camera flash when shooting outdoor po...
outdoor portrait with Ice Light 2

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

Jerry Ghionis
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5601
Westcott Top Pro photographer, Jerry Ghionis, set out to design the revolutionary Ice Light 2 for rendering beautiful consistent light quality for photographers and filmmakers whether you’re shooting indoors or...

Freezing Motion with Precision: FJ400 Freeze Mode Explained

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
6600
When working in the studio in most situations, 1/280th of a second flash duration is more than enough to freeze your subject. But sometimes you need to photograph something that is moving much faster; a spinnin...
Using Flash - Behind the Scenes

Using Flash to Mimic Any Time of Day in Portraits

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
7388
As photographers, we all know that you don't always get to shoot at the exact time of day you would like to. However, thanks to off camera flash, you are not tied down by mother nature. Using flash can convinci...
Portrait Lighting with Ian Spanier (1)

How to Create Portrait Lighting to Help Tell a Story

Ian Spanier
Lighting Tips
8389
Celebrity commercial photographer Ian Spanier began taking photographs at six years old when his parents gave him his first point and shoot camera. After majoring in photography in college, Ian worked in publis...
Behind the Scenes: Flash Photography

Flash Photography: Front Vs Rear Curtain Sync

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
16255
In flash photography, mixing the light trails from constant lighting with the freezing power of a strobe can create a sense of motion and get really cool effects in-camera. One of the most important things to c...
One Light Portrait

How to Create an Easy One Light Portrait

Ian Spanier
Lighting Tips
10930
Celebrity fashion photographer Ian Spanier began taking photographs at six years old when his parents gave him his first point-and-shoot camera. After majoring in photography in college, Ian worked in publishin...
Photography Style - Final

How to Find Your Photography Style

Glyn Dewis
Lighting Tips
7898
Renowned photographer Glyn Dewis is a master at capturing beautiful portraits. His images have a unique style - one that feels all his own and, yet, has been inspired by some of his favorite photographers. In t...
Leading Lines - Will Cadena (2)

Using Leading Lines to Create Better Compositions

Will Cadena
Lighting Tips
6940
Leading lines are important compositional tools that help photographers draw viewers’ eyes to the main subject in their images. This framing technique is easy to master (especially outdoors) as long as you pay ...
Photo Compositing with the FJ400 - Matt Hernandez (3)

How to Simplify Photo Compositing with the FJ400’s Mask Function

Matt Hernandez
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16430
The original FJ400 strobe's Mask Function is an excellent tool for creating in-camera cutout masks of foreground objects for easy photo compositing. Photographer Matt Hernandez combines his background in graph...
Jermain Horton - Restoring Confidence Portrait (2)

Jermaine Horton is Restoring Confidence with Photography

Jermaine Horton
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4944
When Chicago-area photographer Jermaine Horton first saw WILX News 10’s story about 8-year-old Marian Scott’s school photo session, he was furious. “The first thing I thought about was the impact of what this w...
Glyn Dewis - Male Portraits (4)

How to Create Rembrandt Lighting For Male Portraits

Glyn Dewis
Lighting Tips
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Rembrandt lighting is a classic lighting setup that most portrait photographers can master with a little practice. Rembrandt lighting creates a pretty dramatic, timeless look and it can be created with just a s...
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