Want to get started with shooting portrait photos with studio lighting? Here’s a helpful 8-minute video by Adorama with photographer Mark Wallace that introduces the different types of studio lighting and the specific job they each perform.
Key Light A key light is your main light. It’s “the cornerstone of your lighting setup,” and you’ll most often […]. petapixel.com
Apple has just released two brief video tutorial through its YouTube channel, explaining the operation of the new Portrait Lighting feature on the iPhone 8 Plus. The function, which was introduced with the iPhone 8 generation and the iPhone X, lets the user add a variety of simulated lighting effects to portrait images. dpreview.com »
2017-10-25 18:27
Polaroid today announced the Polaroid flexible LED lighting panel, a lightweight, bendable light source for photographers and videographers. photographyblog.com »
2017-09-26 18:00
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2017-08-31 21:27
In this useful little tutorial, wedding photographer Bob Davis demonstrates how, with just a small amount of kit, you can combine speedlights with basic light modifiers to mimic two totally different natural light ‘looks’ in seconds. petapixel.com »
2017-06-06 17:58
Light & Motion and Elinchrom have announced a technical collaboration two years in the making. The announcement coincides with the release of the Stella Pro 5000 RF and Stella Pro 8000 RF lights. Read more and comment » photographyblog.com »
2017-04-24 12:00
A new series of tutorials explaining the fundamentals of photographic lighting are now available on the Slanted Lens YouTube channel. Entitled “The Laws of Light”, the first episode explains the subtle techniques involved in lighting spherical shapes. digitalrev.com »
2016-10-17 03:00
It's no secret that most photography equipment is expensive and typically highly specialized. But that doesn't always need to be the case. In the above video from Adorama, photographer Gavin Hoey walks viewers through how to create studio portraits using a simple sheet of cardboard and some studio lights. [Read More]
iFootage has announced a new flat panel LED that it claims has the best spectrum in its class with minimal blue light. The new light has the company's "Sun Spectrum" which it says allows for lighting that looks more natural. [Read More]
In the two-plus decades I’ve been a photographer, finding the right light modifiers for the varied work that I did was a challenge. In the small community I lived in, my subject matter ranged from commercial photography to weddings and portraits.
Parabolic light has become increasingly popular among fashion and portrait photographers. With so many options to choose from, a photographer may get lost or not understand the modifiers at all. Parabolic softboxes, umbrellas, reflectors, and so more.
When it comes to headshots, there is perhaps no better source of information and guidance than the man who has made an empire out of the practice. In this five minute video on the, Peter Hurley quickly breaks down his favorite tips to light the perfect headshot. Tip 1: Peters’s most important tip comes from […]
The beauty dish is one of the most commonly used light modifiers for beauty and portrait work, but being popular doesn’t mean that it’s an easy-to-use modifier without any quirks and intricacies. In fact, you can only harness the true magic of the beauty dish if you know the principles behind it inside-out. In this […]
If you’ve wanted to photograph more than one person with the popular ring light look, you’re going to want to take a gander at Smith-Victor’s Saturn Pro, a 48-inch bi-color LED ring light that outputs a whopping 1200 watt incandescent equivalent.