When using studio lights and off-camera flashes, things can get complicated pretty quickly. Mastering artificial lighting is a tough challenge in photography, and one that takes a lot of your time. Below is a video describing how to you flash zones (or groups) to streamline your lighting setup and get multiple shots without the hassle […]
If you’ve ever attempted to get your speedlights working with studio strobes, chances are you you encountered some problems along the way. One of the biggest problemsis getting both lights to sync without the speedlights preflash triggering the strobe too early. In the following video, Mark Wallace explains what causes this and offers up a couple simple […]
Timelapse fans will enjoy the new video that was released recently by Ben Wiggins. Very Little Stars takes viewers on a 2:30 minute exploration of various timelapse techniques such as hyperlapse and tilt-shift. There is something for everyone in the footage, which ranges from sweeping cityscapes, bustling pedestrian traffic,and the natural beauty of rolling clouds, sunsets, […]
While shooting outdoors can give you affordable dramatic backgrounds for your portrait photography, making sure the lighting is right can be a challenge. Sasha Leahovcenco shows us the setup he used on a recent outing while shooting a few portraits of a musician for an upcoming release. As you can see in the video below, Leahovcenco […]
The challenges of photographing large architectural structures are many; however, one of the most time consuming parts of the job is lighting. The process Mike Butler uses to light large structures, such as the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami, requires individual sections of the structure to be lit using various lighting equipment then photographed before reassembling the setup on another […]
Using grids to accent and smooth out imperfections on a model’s face is something professional photographers have been doing for quite some time. With a little instruction and practice, the technique isn’t all that hard to do and the results can save you a fair amount of time in editing. Take a look at the […]
Lighting for a mountain bike photo shoot can be tricky without the right equipment. Luckily, Trevor Sherwin is here to show us what he uses to take his best shots. In the following video, Sherwin shows us how he uses a TritonFlash with an octodome in combination with an additional TritonFlash with a medium light dome, […]
In this video, Lindsay Adler presents a segment on studio lighting essentials. Everything you need to know from the equipment itself to the different uses of specific lighting, fill cards, and other various tips and tricks from the trade—you can find it here. The video is over an hour long, but it’s full of useful […]
Just because the photo shoot is casual doesn’t mean the team behind Blinq Photography took things less seriously. When photographing a pair of Ironman athletes, Blinq gave it their all to make sure that not just the subjects were well lit, but also the surrounding atmosphere. Paying attention to even the finest details, the team went […]
Sometimes the situation calls for mixed use between strobe lighting and continuous lighting. Doing so may take a little practice and know-how, but it isn’t impossible. Let’s take a look at the following video tutorial by professional photographer Jay P. Morgan. In this shoot he’s photographing NFL’s Beneath the Helmet host, Rebecca Grant, using various beauty photography […]
