lighting

    Nanlite launches its new PavoBulb 10C high CRI RGBWW LED light for practical light replacement on set
    Mar 23, 2022 John Aldred

    Nanlite has released their new PavoBulb 10C. It’s an RGBWW colour-mixing LED light designed to replace practical bulbs on-set when you need to get a…

    4 ways that using grids will take your images up a notch
    Mar 19, 2022 Alex Baker

    Do you use grids on your light modifiers? Well, if you don’t, you might be missing out. In this video from Adorama fashion and beauty…

    Remember this ad from 12 years ago? This is why you don’t use on-camera flash for sports photography
    Mar 18, 2022 Alex Baker

    Are you sitting comfortably? Great! Now, think back 12 years ago. Yes, that would be pre-multiple political upheavals, pre-pandemic and pre-full frame mirrorless cameras. It…

    Here’s how I 3D-Printed these hinges to make a sturdy studio V-Flat
    Feb 28, 2022 Daniel Schweinert

    I made some sturdy VFLATs for my studio from thick Styrofoam boards and 3d printed parts without using any tape – LOL. They came out…

    Watch: Comparing small vs large softboxes to help you decide which you should buy
    Feb 26, 2022 John Aldred

    There’s a moment that comes to everybody who eventually starts breaking away from using solely natural light and moving towards artificial lights to give you…

    Lighting setup: Textured fashion lighting with coloured gels
    Feb 23, 2022 Jake Hicks

    I spent many, many years working in a busy studio that focused on quantity over quality. As photographers working there, we did our best to…

    Why filmmakers love lamps – should you use one in your next video?
    Feb 18, 2022 John Aldred

    This is a rather interesting observation that I’ve never picked up on before but I’ll sure be on the lookout for in the future. Have…

    Hard light vs soft light and how it applies to still life, food and product photography
    Feb 10, 2022 John Aldred

    The concept of hard vs soft light comes up all the time, particularly on YouTube, but it’s typically in relation to portraits and other photographs…

    The BBC’s 2022 Winter Olympics commercial shows off amazing 3D printed stop motion animation
    Jan 28, 2022 John Aldred

    Whenever the Olympics come around, the BBC always comes up with some fantastic promotional sequences for it – you know, just in case a single…

    Lighting Technique: How to photograph people with top-down sci-fi lighting
    Jan 19, 2022 Jake Hicks

    I’m sure you’ll all be pleased to hear that it’ll be a short and sweet one this week ;) Nothing mind-bending or buried in lighting…