lighting

Watch: How to truly make the eyes “windows to the soul” in your portraits

Feb 8, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Catching the mood and the spirit of the moment may be one of our primary tasks as photographers or videographers. Yet, we may also be…



Sekonic’s new L-858D light meter finally lets you meter for High Speed Sync flash

Feb 8, 2017 John Aldred

Ever since high speed sync was introduced to speedlights, I’ve seen questions about metering it. Up until now, it’s pretty much been impossible to judge…



Make your own light tent out of a cardboard box and household items

Feb 7, 2017 John Aldred

Light tents can be a wonderful thing. They’re certainly not going to get your best product photos, but they’re a great way to photograph a…



Introducing Omega Reflector 360 – the world’s first 15-in-1 reflector

Feb 7, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

If you are searching for one reflector to rule them all, this may be the one. Westcott has introduced the new Omega Reflector 360, which…



If you can only have one light, strongly consider a big octabox

Feb 5, 2017 Tom Saimon

Well, of course, it won’t be just one type of light, you will also have a bare flash to play with. But if you can…



How to use split color lighting in your photography

Feb 2, 2017 Blair Bunting

There is a progression that takes place in the journey that is our lighting knowledge. At first it is learning the ways of ambient light…



Build your own DIY ceiling mounted lighting rail system for under $100

Jan 31, 2017 Barry Mountford

What started off as a quick lighting test in my garage has turned into a full research and installation of my own DIY photography ceiling…



Hard light vs soft light. What’s the difference and how do you do it?

Jan 30, 2017 John Aldred

Following on from our earlier post about different types of light comes this one from Curtis Judd. The other video spoke about the various positions…



These are the basic lighting techniques you need to know for photography and film

Jan 30, 2017 John Aldred

Whether you’re a photographer or a filmmaker, understanding the principles of light and how it will affect your subject are important. It doesn’t matter if…



100 megapixels: the new standard in photography

Jan 27, 2017 Blair Bunting

A career in commercial photography is a progression in learning. One that wains when complacency creeps in and thrives when pursuit of knowledge lives at…