lighting

Why a white backdrop is the only portrait background you’ll ever need

Sep 28, 2017 John Aldred

I often see people asking what colour they should paint their new studio, or what backdrop should they get. My advice, if you only have…



6 ideas to help you start using color gels

Sep 28, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

The use of color gels expands the possibilities and helps you create plenty of different looks. If you’re just discovering color gels, Ted Sim of…



5 important things for lighting bald people

Sep 27, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

It’s always fun and useful to learn skills, tips and tricks about lighting, and Caleb Pike of DSLR Video Shooter has shared tons of them…



Spekular is the light that does it all for photographers

Sep 24, 2017 Joe Edelman

Spekular is spectacular! Hmmm – a little over the top? Not really. I recently had the opportunity to put this new LED lighting system from…



How to create low key Rembrandt light portraits in the studio

Sep 22, 2017 John Aldred

Rembrandt had a wonderful way of simulating light in his paintings. So much so, that there’s a whole photography lighting technique named after him. Not…



7 ways to improve your portraits with a reflector and white foamcore

Sep 22, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

5-in-1 reflector is a super-handy tool for both bounding and diffusing the light. Arron Nace from Phlearn shows you seven different setups you can create…



The Strobist offers up some advice for those starting out with flash

Sep 21, 2017 John Aldred

David Hobby is the man who started off the whole strobist movement. He literally is the Strobist. It’s been a while since we’ve seen him on…



See the pros and cons of using natural light and off camera flash outdoors

Sep 16, 2017 John Aldred

Before the proliferation of speedlights and portable strobes over the last few years, people always asked me why I’d take flash out in the daytime….



Lessons on properly lighting dark-skinned actors from “Insecure” director of photography Ava Berkofsky

Sep 15, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

How to properly light the model depends on several aspects, and one of them is skin color. Insecure’s director of photography, Ava Berkofsky, makes the…



How to fire your strobes 3 different ways and when to use each one

Sep 13, 2017 John Aldred

All the time, I see new flash and strobe owners ask “How do I fire these things?, which isn’t an unreasonable question. For speedlights, it’s…