lighting

    This is how high your light source should be for photographing portraits
    Oct 15, 2018 John Aldred

    One of the questions I often hear from people who are new to photography, particularly when using flash is “How high should my light be?”….

    This scene of time passing in a room was shot as a single long take and it’s beautiful
    Oct 5, 2018 John Aldred

    If you didn’t know better, you’d swear this almost-two-minute sequence from new TV show, Kidding, was multiple takes with motion controlled cameras and some nifty…

    The Godox XPro-P flash trigger is a “game changer” for Pentax photographers
    Oct 5, 2018 John Aldred

    I’ve reviewed the Godox XPro trigger before, a little over a year ago. Normally, I wouldn’t review the same product again just because it comes out…

    Here are all of the popular Godox portable strobes compared for size
    Oct 4, 2018 John Aldred

    Since posting my AD400 Pro review a few days ago, I’ve had a lot of people asking me how it compares to other lights. Most…

    The Godox AD400 Pro is the best value for money strobe Godox has ever made
    Oct 1, 2018 John Aldred

    The Godox AD400 Pro is the newest portable all-in-one strobe from Godox. It’s basically a 400Ws version of the AD600 Pro. It has a few…

    How to light two interview subjects with only three lights using cross key lighting
    Sep 27, 2018 John Aldred

    Interviews can be a fun lighting challenge, especially when you need to go back and forth between two subjects; The interviewer and the interviewee. There…

    Light modifiers compared: when to use beauty dish, softbox or umbrella
    Sep 18, 2018 Dunja Đuđić

    There are different ways to modify studio lights and adapt them to your shooting needs. In this video, Manny Ortiz compares three popular modifiers: a…

    Why and how to shoot portraits in bright sunlight with flash using high speed sync
    Sep 14, 2018 John Aldred

    Light is vital to photography. Without it, we wouldn’t have photographs. Our sensors would just be recording blackness. Personally, I’ve always been a fan of…

    Konseen Photo Studio is a pop-up light tent with built-in lighting for photographing people
    Sep 12, 2018 Dunja Đuđić

    Photographers mainly use light tents for capturing product shots. But have you thought of fitting a human into a portable light tent? Konseen Photo Studio…

    Profoto launches the new small and portable B10 250 AirTTL strobe
    Sep 12, 2018 John Aldred

    The new portable Profoto B10 250 AirTTL strobe has officially been announced. It’s a tiny 250Ws strobe, about the size of a 24-70mm f/2.8 lens…