lighting

    You can now get pre-cut corrective and creative gel kits for your Godox AD400Pro and AD600Pro strobes
    Feb 7, 2019 John Aldred

    Using gels is often a problem when working with strobes. Getting them to fit around the bulb can be a pain, and trying to cover…

    Bowens is back from the dead, and they’ve brought a 500Ws Lithium Ion powered TTL strobe with them
    Jan 31, 2019 John Aldred

    When we first heard that Bowens was going into liquidation, and then the official announcement that came a few days later, it was the end…

    This photographer designed and 3D-printed his own dimmable LED softbox
    Jan 25, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Availability of 3D printers has opened new possibilities for creating all sorts of gadgets for photography. So, New Zealand-based photographer Nicholas Sherlock took advantage of…

    Healthy skin tones – The Lighting Series #12
    Jan 20, 2019 Stefan Kohler

    The name of this installment is meant to be a joke, but anyone who follows the blog knows that I’m a little bit color-obsessed. This…

    Soft fashion light – The Lighting Series #11
    Jan 19, 2019 Stefan Kohler

    Sometimes, you want a hard light to make a statement, but sometimes, you want a soft light, a light that draws little attention to itself….

    Take a look behind the scenes and watch the breakdown of this magical Christmas film
    Jan 18, 2019 John Aldred

    Where I am in the UK, each year, there’s a big battle between the supermarkets over who makes the best Christmas ads. Much of the…

    The Black and White Portrait – The Lighting Series #10
    Jan 13, 2019 Stefan Kohler

    Taking a 180-degree turn from our color-bursting portrait, here is a very soft black-and-white portrait and how to build a great setup for it.

    Stylized portrait, right out of the camera – The Lighting Series #9
    Jan 12, 2019 Stefan Kohler

    In some portraits, you just want to be beautiful, not after retouching, but when you’re taking them, right out of the camera. That’s how this…

    Multiple lights, Multiple colors setup – The Lighting Series #8
    Jan 6, 2019 Stefan Kohler

    There is one genre of photography that is black and white. There is another genre that is exactly the opposite and it is full of…

    How to photograph glass like a pro
    Jan 1, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Photographing glass can seem tricky and difficult to do right. But in this video from Adorama, photographer David Bergman shows you that it’s easier than…