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Learn these five basic one-light patterns to improve your studio portraits

Aug 30, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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You don’t have to be new to photography to be new to studio lighting. In this video, Jeff Rojas will help you learn some of the basics fast. He discusses five essential studio lighting patterns, and knowing them will help you improve and add versatility to your studio portraits. And the best thing is – you can achieve all of them using just one light.

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Here’s a cheap and easy way to fake sunlight indoors

Jul 9, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments
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The sunlight on an overcast day is a soft light ideal for photos and videos. And in this video tutorial, George and Kevin of Filmora will teach you how to emulate the look of sunlight when shooting indoors. It takes very little time, it’s a pretty affordable setup, and you can use it for both video and stills.

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6 Light Beauty and Fashion Lighting Setup

May 30, 2018 by Jake Hicks 2 Comments
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I know it’s extremely trendy right now to say that ‘one light is all you need’, and although in certain situations this is true, a of the time extra lights will likely look better, or at the very least make your life easier.

Now before you rush to the comments section to proclaim the purity and simplicity of a black and white headshot being lit by a single light as being the very essence of great photography, I’ll just add that I agree. Sometimes, complicated lighting and over-lit portraits can certainly get in the way of a subject but conversely, a more visually interesting shot can also be achieved with the addition of more lights to draw in and engage a viewer.

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Four ways to recreate moonlight in your photos and video

May 29, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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There is more than one way moonlight appears in photos and videos. Sometimes it’s blue, sometimes it’s silver, and sometimes it’s just white. Nerris Nassiri from Aputure shows you four different ways to recreate moonlight in your shoots and how to keep it realistic.

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Objective & Subjective Lighting – What it is and how to do it

May 24, 2018 by Jake Hicks Leave a Comment
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Like many things in life, there’s no right or wrong way to learn photographic lighting… but I do believe there are easy ways and hard ways to not only understand it, but more importantly get better at it.

I think every creative discipline evolves, but photography sees more significant jumps in its evolution due to it being so uniquely tied to technology. Every frame we capture is taken with a camera and that camera technology is evolving on a daily basis. Every frame we then have to develop is primarily produced through software and that too evolves on a daily basis. The tools that we use to create our work are constantly changing but I feel that the way we learn some of the techniques associated with these tools do not.

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5 important things for lighting bald people

Sep 27, 2017 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments
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It’s always fun and useful to learn skills, tips and tricks about lighting, and Caleb Pike of DSLR Video Shooter has shared tons of them so far. In his latest video, he shares important things to consider when lighting a bald subject. There are five tricks which will help you light hairless people properly, and since Caleb decided to shave his head, he demonstrates them on himself as the subject.

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How photograph white products on white background like a pro

Jun 6, 2017 by Dunja Djudjic 6 Comments
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Shooting items on a white background is a commonly used technique for product shots. However, it gets tricky when you need to photograph a white product on white background. In this situation, you can have a problem exposing for one or the other. Photographer David Patino from PDN Video shows you the lighting setup you can use to take professional shots of white products on white background.

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Four lighting setup for a dynamic fashion / sports shoot

May 31, 2017 by Udi Tirosh 1 Comment
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A while back Tom Saimon and I took the Godox AD600 for a spin. It was an awesome shoot of a sports trainer, and the results were quite satisfying. We got some great feedback on the shoot, along with some lighting questions, so we created these four lighting diagrams to help fellow photographers understand each scenario. Watch the movie, then hit the jump to see how each shot was created. Of course, when making your own, don’t just copy those, instead use them as a base for creating your own exciting work.

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Lighting tips: How to give your photos the famous National Geographic style

May 8, 2017 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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National Geographic photos are a synonym for exceptional photography. In this video from Advancing Your Photography channel, you will learn how to achieve this kind of shots. Award-winning photographer Robert (Bob) Holmes teaches you how to master the techniques that will give your photos the National Geographic style. He shares some secrets of recognizing and catching the perfect moment and light, and these can help you make your travel shots NatGeo worthy.

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How to make 3 point portrait lighting setup on a budget

May 8, 2017 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments
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If you are not a professional and don’t own your own studio, taking portraits (or self-portraits) at home is something you’ll most likely do. The Lighting Channel has already presented us with a short and fun video where they suggest ten ways of lighting yourself. In this one, you’ll get a great idea how to create a classic 3 point lighting setup on the cheap. You probably even have some of these items at home if you’re into DIY stuff. Even if not, they’re easily available and you can get them all for the total of $25-30.

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