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]
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What kind of lighting do you use as a portrait photographer? Softboxes are great and popular, but that also makes them potentially overused and boring. If you want to spice up your portrait lighting, you can look into expanding your toolbox beyond the softbox and into other kinds of lighting. Why You SHOULD Use a […] petapixel.com »
2022-01-08 19:00
Lighting is one of the most important but also challenging stuff to master for studio portrait work. Apart from setting the mood, feel, and emphasis of a portrait, it also opens up photographers to various creative techniques. thephoblographer.com »
2019-09-03 10:00
Here’s a short 5-minute video from photographer Ed Verosky focusing on lighting portraits. In 5 minutes, he walks through his top five tips to help beginners improve their portrait lighting. 1: Start with one light As the name implies, the key light is vital to your portrait. This sets up the whole foundation for how […] petapixel.com »
2017-06-22 16:53
Commercial photographer Blair Bunting shares his tips for adding colored gels to your portraits. The post How to Get Started with Split Color Portrait Lighting appeared first on 500px ISO. iso.500px.com »
2017-03-07 18:17
Are you guilty of these portrait lighting mistakes? Photographer Jake Hicks shares his favourite tips to master portrait lighting. The post 5 Tips to Avoid Common Lighting Mistakes in Portrait Photography appeared first on 500px ISO. iso.500px.com »
2017-01-23 17:21
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]
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.