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    How to photograph dolls with this Barbie Dreamtopia behind the scenes video
    Jul 11, 2016 John Aldred

    Photographing dolls and action figures is something a lot of people ask me about. Sometimes it’s just product shots for classifieds or auctions, sometimes it’s…

    How to create dramatic short-light boudoir with just a single speedlight (NSFW)
    Jul 7, 2016 John Aldred

    When you think of the popular boudoir photographers out there at the moment, Lindsay Adler’s name is one of those that immediately springs to mind, and…

    This is how you take a soft light group shot
    Jul 4, 2016 Joseph Parry

    Forget Mr.White, today we’re Breaking Clay! I am a long time follower of Clay Cook, and one thing that always amazes me is his softly lit…

    One flash is all you need to make amazing portraits
    Jul 4, 2016 John Aldred

    If you’ve only got one flash, or you’re about to dive into flash, and aren’t sure how many lights you need, or which lights to…

    Creating the Perfect Gelled Background
    Jun 29, 2016 Jake Hicks

    At first glance this seems like an easy thing to achieve, how hard can it be to get a great looking gelled background in your…

    Video showing the power of High Speed Sync in a bright environment
    Jun 21, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    We have probably already established that just one soft light can make a huge difference in how a picture looks, but many times it is…

    This deep 24″ collapsible beauty dish folds down to just 6″
    Jun 16, 2016 John Aldred

    Designed by portrait photographer Joel Grimes, the new 24″ Rapid Box Beauty Dish from Westcott seems to tick all of the boxes when it comes to…

    If you can only get one backdrop for your studio, grey is what you want and here’s why
    Jun 15, 2016 John Aldred

    When setting up a studio, one of the more difficult decisions that a newer studio shooter must make is which backdrop to get.  More often…

    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…