lighting

Creating in fear of an oncoming wildfire

Aug 12, 2021 Blair Bunting

It was a quiet evening with a brilliant red sunset visible through the tall pines of Flagstaff, Arizona. I was sitting with my neighbor in…



Elinchrom ONE is a 131Ws portable lens sized strobe

Aug 10, 2021 Dunja Đuđić

Elinchrom has just announced ONE, a tiny, but powerful strobe. The 131 Ws off-camera flash is the company’s first battery-powered moonlight, and it’s the size…



This DIY setup gives you trippy lighting effects on a budget

Jul 13, 2021 Dunja Đuđić

If you like trippy and unusual lighting for your shoots, TheBuffNerds have a perfect suggestion for you. In the shortest video tutorial ever, they will…



Hard vs soft light – 5 portrait lighting setups broken down to show you when to use each

Jul 13, 2021 John Aldred

When shooting portraits, the difference between hard and soft light on your subject makes a massive difference to the final result. There are so many…



Here are 21 lighting setup with one light in under six minutes

Jul 5, 2021 Dunja Đuđić

You probably already know that a single light can give you several different looks. You can make five, six, ten different setups? Actually, you can…



How to fake that gelled split lighting look in Photoshop

Jul 3, 2021 John Aldred

Using multiple differently coloured gels to light your subject and their environment has become a very popular subject over the last few years – and…



Ring light: You’re using it wrong

Jul 1, 2021 Allen Murabayashi

At some point during the history of the influencer, the ring light became an accessory de rigueur, fueled by the availability of cheap Chinese-made devices. The…



Lighting setup: Classic editorial portrait lighting

Jun 23, 2021 Jake Hicks

There will always be ‘classics’ in any industry. Sure these classics may not turn heads or make the headlines and they may even take a…



Have you tried this unusual way of using a beauty dish?

Jun 18, 2021 Dunja Đuđić

One of my favorite things to do is using gear, props, or arts & crafts materials in unconventional ways. It often gives unexpectedly good results…



A lighting 101 course using affordable tube lights

Jun 13, 2021 Adam Frimer

Our latest edition of DIY Photography educational content is about lighting. We put together a little production to show the dos and don’ts of lighting….