lighting
How to create a vibrant portrait using simple full cover gelled lighting
Oct 27, 2022
Jake Hicks
Controlling gelled lights can be tricky. We all struggle with washed-out or even muddy colours occasionally and the core reason for this, is your coloured…
What it’s like to photograph football players
Oct 24, 2022
Blair Bunting
Photographing football campaigns in one of the most aggressive and intense types of commercial photography there is. While some photoshoots will have a sushi chef for craft services,…
The easiest way to balance flash with ambient light when shooting outdoors
Oct 14, 2022
Alex Baker
If you’ve been a predominantly natural light shooter then the prospect of adding a flash or strobe to your images could feel a little daunting….
Lighting Setup: Pastel Colored Light and Gobos
Sep 7, 2022
Jake Hicks
Ever since I started to use colored lighting, I’ve always battled with the issues that many of us face when combining multiple colors and if…
Annie Leibovitz under fire for “poorly lit” photos of Black skin… Again
Aug 22, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Vogue recently hired famous photographer Annie Leibovitz to take photos of the United States Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. As perhaps we could have…
How to shoot portraits in natural light and enhance them with LED lights
Aug 3, 2022
Jake Hicks
The vast majority of us learn photography with the aid of natural light. Whether we started years ago with our parent’s film camera, or whether…
How to recreate the lighting setups for six scenes in Stranger Things 4
Jul 31, 2022
John Aldred
I don’t know about you, but I find movies and TV shows a great source of inspiration. And I don’t mean the story, but the…
How to make two DIY foldable V-flats for $150
Jul 20, 2022
Jake Hicks
I’ve used poly-boards, bounce-boards, and even white sheets and white walls as lighting modifiers to soften the light in the past, but arguably the quickest…
How to use a ring light with colourful backdrops for amazing portraits
Jul 6, 2022
Jake Hicks
I share a lot of lighting setups on here and every time I do, not only am I trying to share something unique, but I’m…
How to create studio lighting setup for these futuristic neon portraits [mildly NSFW]
Jun 20, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
When you start using artificial lighting, it’s like a door to a whole new world opens up in front of you. There are so many…