lighting

    Super-soft lighting in small home studios
    Mar 10, 2021 Jake Hicks

    In this article I’ll explain a beautifully soft lighting setup that can be achieved in almost any sized space – In fact, this setup actually…

    Watch and learn the difference between “YouTube lighting” vs “cinematic lighting”
    Mar 2, 2021 John Aldred

    I thought this was quite an interesting video. It’s an interesting take on how we light for different subject matter. It isn’t saying that one…

    New “Hasselblad’s Home” documentary series reveals the X-series camera design philosophy
    Feb 22, 2021 John Aldred

    It wasn’t until I watched this that it struck me that the Hasselblad X1D was announced almost five years ago now, back in 2016. It…

    Watch how to create the split-lighting coloured gel look in Photoshop
    Feb 12, 2021 John Aldred

    The two-tone gelled split-lighting look is quite popular for portraits and fashion photography. Thanks to photographers like Jake Hicks, there are lots of tutorials out…

    Watch to learn the how and why of lighting male portrait subjects
    Feb 9, 2021 John Aldred

    Lighting human subjects can be pretty tricky sometimes, especially when you’re used to photographing people of one gender and you try to photograph somebody of…

    Check out this amazing one-light portrait setup you’ve probably never even considered
    Jan 29, 2021 John Aldred

    Portrait photographer Jiggie Alejandrino is a big fan of shooting with just a single light for portraits. He’s already shown us some pretty cool and…

    Vaccinated: So that others may live
    Jan 19, 2021 Blair Bunting

    One week before what would be my only photoshoot of 2020, I received a phone call that broke me emotionally. My producer, friend and all-around…

    Understand the difference between high and low key portraits and how to shoot them both
    Jan 15, 2021 John Aldred

    There seems to be a lot of confusion as to exactly what high and low key portraits are and the differences between them. At least,…

    How to create lighting gradients in your shots with coloured gels
    Jan 14, 2021 Jake Hicks

    Using coloured gels can be a little unforgiving, especially if you’re new to using strobes. But one of the biggest reasons using gels can be…

    Friends brought together by an automotive campaign
    Jan 12, 2021 Blair Bunting

    If there was a theme in automotive advertising photography for 2020, it would be minimalism. This not only applies to aesthetics, but also (and more…