lighting

    This short video shows how one soft light can make a huge difference in final result
    Jun 8, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    There is a lot of power you can master once you go from available light to even using one strobe. Photographer Manuel Ortiz demonstrates it in…

    How to shoot video with a white seamless background on the cheap
    Jun 7, 2016 John Aldred

    There are countless ways of setting up and lighting a white background for stills or video, but sometimes you just need to get it done…

    Using CTO & CTB Utility Gels for Creative Effect
    Jun 1, 2016 Jake Hicks

    As a lot of you may know, I like to use the occasional gel in my shots to add a bit of interest. Sometimes these…

    Use a prism, gels, and camera movement for more dramatic portraits with flash
    May 30, 2016 John Aldred

    Getting your flash away from the camera is the obvious way to start moving from snapshots towards portraits, and there are many techniques to add drama…

    Studio portraits: What modifier for what light?
    May 10, 2016 Felix Barjou

    Santa Claus has you spoiled this year by offering you the studio of your dreams?  A kit of flashes, a backdrop support and even more rolls…

    Sony shooters need wait no more, the Godox X1 triggers for Sony are now available
    May 9, 2016 John Aldred

    Sony’s decision to go with a hotshoe design that no other camera system in the world supports has meant that Sony shooters have typically been…

    Alex Watanabe: An Eggcellent display in lighting
    Apr 30, 2016 Joseph Parry

    Lighting is often a serious point of conversation; soft, hard, broad, short, high and low key etc… it can really go on extensively, so when…

    The StrobiStrip is the slimmest speedlight strip light adapter available and it’s collapsible
    Apr 20, 2016 John Aldred

    Strip lights have become quite popular over the last couple of years, and we’ve seen numerous options released compatible with both speedlights, as well for continuous…

    How to take ghosted portraits using a mix of gelled lights and strobes
    Apr 19, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    Some people prefer to use continuous light and some prefer strobes, but if you combine the two you get a certain kind of magic. The…

    Make your own 3D printed speedlight grids
    Apr 1, 2016 John Aldred

    As somebody who owns what some would describe as a ludicrous amount of speedlights (although, nowhere near as bad as Joe McNally), and regularly grids some of…