The new iPhone X has a number of Portrait Lighting looks that allow users to “fake” professional lighting styles. Here’s a 4-minute video by photographer Daniel DeArco that compares the iPhone X’s Portrait Lighting with the real studio lighting setups they’re designed to mimic.
All the images in these comparisons are taken with the iPhone X, with […]. 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
While everyone was waiting with anticipation for the iPhone 8, it turned out Apple was also getting ready to serve up something a little more special. . . the iPhone X. The name comes from X meaning ten, and the product is called the iPhone 'ten', rather than iPhone 'ex'. digitalrev.com »
2017-09-12 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.