studio photography
How to use light, shadows and highlights for dramatic portrait lighting – Part 2
Feb 15, 2020
Barry Mountford
Hey guys! In episode 2 from my Light, Shadow, and Hi-light series, I will take you behind the scenes of the image below. I will…
How to shoot black products on a black backdrop using two lights
Feb 7, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Photographing black products on a black background can give you elegant and dramatic shots. However, it can be tricky to separate your product from the…
How to use light, shadows and highlights for dramatic portrait lighting – Part 1
Jan 21, 2020
Barry Mountford
Hey, folks! Its a brand new year and one I am pumped for! 2020 is gonna be another great year! To kick this new decade…
How to shoot atmospheric photos of glass with just a couple of speedlights
Jan 6, 2020
John Aldred
Photographing glass can be a very tricky topic if you don’t know how to approach it. It doesn’t react to light the way that most…
How I built this low budget DIY set for my recent photography project
Nov 21, 2019
Nicki Panou
For my latest project, “we are the dead“, I decided to build a room in which to shoot my pictures. I had absolutely no idea…
How to create the “Corona” lighting effect on your subjects
Nov 20, 2019
Jake Hicks
I’m just gonna come clean here and say that I just made up the name ‘corona’ for this lighting setup. In fact, the word corona…
How and why you might want to use High Speed Sync flash in the studio
Oct 17, 2019
John Aldred
High speed sync flash is typically associated with shooting outdoors. You’re in the bright light, and you need to take your shutter past your camera’s…
Three one-light setups using V-Flats with three very different looks
Oct 8, 2019
John Aldred
V-Flats are one of those most underrated studio accessories, but one of the most useful and versatile. At their core, they can do two things….
Here’s how to light a product with only one or two lights
Sep 27, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Light is one of the key elements of photography, and product photography is no exception. If you’re just starting out, it’s certainly good to learn…
How to deal with tricky reflective surfaces and create stunning product photos
Sep 23, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
When doing product shots in the studio, reflective surfaces could be very tricky to handle. But of course, there are methods to deal with them…