lighting

    Learn these five basic one-light patterns to improve your studio portraits
    Aug 30, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    You don’t have to be new to photography to be new to studio lighting. In this video, Jeff Rojas will help you learn some of…

    How to build your own giant Roger Deakins style DIY ring light
    Aug 20, 2018 John Aldred

    Ring lights are a big love-hate thing in the world of photography. Some people are actually quite passionate about the catchlight it can present in a…

    How to fix colour banding with gel modifiers
    Aug 1, 2018 Jake Hicks

    For those of us that have dealt with colour in any way digitally in the last decade, we are unfortunately all too familiar with the…

    Here’s how to get five different looks using just one light
    Jul 16, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Having only one light available doesn’t seem like it will give you many options for shooting. But in this video, Nerris Nassiri from Aputure will…

    How to create a classy portrait look with DIY lighting kit for under $100
    Jul 10, 2018 John Aldred

    When you start to break out of using only the available light and start looking towards adding your own lights, it can get quite expensive…

    Here’s a cheap and easy way to fake sunlight indoors
    Jul 9, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    The sunlight on an overcast day is a soft light ideal for photos and videos. And in this video tutorial, George and Kevin of Filmora…

    The Godox AD400Pro is official, here’s what you need to know
    Jul 9, 2018 John Aldred

    A few days ago, some photos leaked out of a new strobe claiming to be the Godox AD400Pro. It seems the photos were accurate, as…

    Introduction to three-point interview lighting
    Jul 4, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    The three-point lighting is the basic and the best-known setup for portraits, but it’ also the bread-and-butter of interview lighting. Coming to you from Spiffy…

    How to effectively light black & white shots for a dramatic look
    Jun 25, 2018 John Aldred

    Lighting scenes for shooting in black & white is a little different from working with colour. For a start, you don’t have to worry about…

    3 easy and inexpensive setups for shooting product videos
    Jun 22, 2018 John Aldred

    Product videos are a lot of fun to shoot. As is product photography. Coming up with different unique ways to show off a product is…