lighting
Here is how the position of light changes your portraits
The position of light in relation with your subject can significantly affect the atmosphere of your shots. Depending on where you place the lighting, you…
How to make your own DIY beauty dish for less than $10
The beauty dish has become a staple of portrait and fashion photographers. When used well, they offer a pleasing and flattering look to your subject….
6 Light Beauty and Fashion Lighting Setup
I know it’s extremely trendy right now to say that ‘one light is all you need’, and although in certain situations this is true, a…
Four ways to recreate moonlight in your photos and video
There is more than one way moonlight appears in photos and videos. Sometimes it’s blue, sometimes it’s silver, and sometimes it’s just white. Nerris Nassiri from Aputure shows…
Comparison of six different Cheetah softboxes
In my newest video I compared the 6 different softbox options available from Cheetah. This includes the Quick SoupBowl (QSB-26, QSB-34, QSB-42), Quick RiceBowl (QRB-36,…
Objective & Subjective Lighting – What it is and how to do it
Like many things in life, there’s no right or wrong way to learn photographic lighting… but I do believe there are easy ways and hard…
How to construct the world’s most well built and best looking DIY light box
It’s always interesting to see how those who have some kind of actual construction skill tackle photography related projects. For example, if any of us…
The five steps set-up for a perfect TTL Strobe photo
OK. Hands up to it. I am a huge fan of TTL flash on speedlights. Why? Because it means I can pretty much nail the…
Flash Duration: what you need to know and why you need to know it
Flash duration. Sounds a simple enough concept – but is it? Yes…and no. When I decided to write about this subject, I wrestled with how…
This easy trick will turn any lamp into versatile, dimmable LED light
If you need a lamp in your shot, the regular bulbs have their downsides. They get hot, you can’t dim them, and LED bulbs have…





































