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Learn how to shape light with flags in under ten minutes

Apr 20, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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Flags, nets, and silks can help you control lighting in a variety of ways. You can shape, cut and diffuse light, and get much more control over your images. In this great video tutorial, Jay P Morgan shows you all the tricks you can do with different flags in order to shape light in your photos.

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Bring Your Lighting Game To The Next Level: The Power Of Shaping Hard Light

May 1, 2015 by Tiffany Mueller 6 Comments
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There’s a lot to be learned about lighting, even for the professionals. No one knows everything there is to know about it, but with a little experimentation and awesome video tutorials like the one we’re about to share with you, there’s no reason we can’t learn.

In the clip, Shane Hurlbut, walks us through the lighting setup he used to create the window-like shadows you see behind the model in the photo above. As you can see, the way Hurlbut controls the light, helps him add more contrast, and thus, more dimension to the scene.

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Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.netUdi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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Dunja Djudjic: from diyphotography.netDunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

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