Here’s something not everyone thinks about: the intensity of light that you shoot your portraits in doesn’t just affect the exposure, but it also affects the pupil size of your model. This might seem like a really small detail, but pupils that are too small or large look really, really weird. According to a number of studies highlighted […]
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Profoto has announced the Pro-D3 monolight, a professional-grade light designed to be durable and performant enough for even the most demanding, high-volume photographers. [Read More]
Fotodiox has announced the DLX Parabolic Focusing Softbox, a new hybrid softbox/reflector that provides photographers extensive control over the direction and quality of their light. [Read More]
Product photography is often considered one of the most complicated and challenging genres. Besides having the right lenses and props to decorate the shot, you'll need a variety of light shaping options to create the best looking photos.
Broncolor has announced the new Satos power packs that use a unique dual-power system that can be equipped with conventional power supplies for studio use or with high-performance batteries for on-location use -- or a combination of both. [Read More]
Loop lighting is a very common style of portrait lighting that is seen very often in portrait photography. In fact, if you’ve spent much time at all shooting in a studio, you’ve probably employed loop lighting without specifically trying to. [Read More]
Dog photographers don't truly get enough credit. Their job can be kind of ruff. Sorry, I had to make that pun. But working with dogs is personality work; except that sometimes you haven't met the client at all beforehand.
Powerful, compact, and wireless are the top three things I look for in lighting equipment. All too often, manufacturers focus on one or two of those features and skimp on the other to keep the price down.