lighting
How to build your own heart and star shaped DIY ringlights
Dec 1, 2016
John Aldred
It’s December. So it’s safe to talk about Christmas now, right? While the technique isn’t specifically related to Christmas, these videos obviously are. The music kinda…
Fake Sunshine Glow – Warm Up Your Fall Photos With Strobe Sunlight
Nov 26, 2016
JP Danko
I was just raking up the last of the fall leaves and though that I’d like to get some photos of the kids jumping in…
Repurpose a stroller as the ultimate mobile location lighting assistant
Nov 23, 2016
David Hall
For those of us that work solo and generally have no assistant, it’s always difficult to move around town with a lot of gear. I’ve…
This modifier comparison shows off over 100 different lighting setups
Nov 23, 2016
John Aldred
Flash modifier comparisons can be extremely useful things. Without having to get up out of the comfort of our chair, we can very quickly and…
How cubes react to the laws of light
Nov 18, 2016
John Aldred
Understanding how light and shadow falls on different shaped objects is pretty important. It gives us the ability to be able to quickly recognise problems…
How to get cinematic lighting without electricity
Nov 7, 2016
John Aldred
Most of my shoots, whether for stills or video, are out on location. Often, those locations are out in the middle of nowhere. So, I…
Finding locations with great light with the King of the urban jungle!
Nov 6, 2016
Joseph Parry
Today I’m here with Kyle Cong running through his approach on shooting out on location with strobes and how he finds them!
Creating stylish cinematic portraits with the Light Blaster
Nov 2, 2016
Clinton lofthouse
I recently got my hands on a Light blaster. The Light Blaster Is a strobe-based image projector. Basically it’s a slide projector. You can select…
How to shoot portraits on location with outdoor flash
Oct 31, 2016
John Aldred
Using flash on location is one of the best things you can to really push your outdoor portraits. Often, the natural light might give you…
The laws of light cannot be broken but they can be controlled
Oct 14, 2016
John Aldred
Without light, there would be no such thing as photography. But simply having light isn’t enough. Cameras turn our three dimensional world into a two…