studio photography

    The beginner’s guide to using grids with softboxes
    Feb 16, 2018 John Aldred

    Every day I see people posting in Facebook groups asking about softboxes and whether or not they should buy one with a grid. Personally, I…

    Use lighting gels to get a pastel light wrap around your subject
    Feb 11, 2018 Jake Hicks

    Good news! This is actually a relatively easy JHP lighting setup to play with and it produces some pretty great looking results too. It’s easy…

    See every Godox X system studio strobe in this side-by-side comparison
    Jan 31, 2018 John Aldred

    People make a big deal about the AD600 (now AD600 Pro) and AD200 strobes when it comes to Godox. They offer a lot of power…

    This photographer turns his models into iconic people, and resemblance is stunning
    Jan 30, 2018 Dunja Đuđić

    For the past two years, French photographer Etienne Clotis has worked on a project named ICONIC. This interesting series of photos depicts the iconic people:…

    Here’s a tutorial on how to get great studio results with just one light
    Jan 10, 2018 Dunja Đuđić

    If you’re new to studio photography, you may want to take it one step at a time. Or literally one light at a time. You…

    7 common studio portrait lighting mistakes and how you can avoid them
    Jan 2, 2018 John Aldred

    We all make mistakes in photography. All of us. But these are things which help us learn and grow as photographers. We make mistakes, we…

    A simple technique for faking subtle shallow depth of field in Photoshop
    Dec 29, 2017 John Aldred

    I’m not a massive fan of faking optical characteristics in post. I prefer to shoot it the way I’d like in the first place. But…

    Tips on lighting with single coloured gels when shooting with a Lensbaby
    Dec 28, 2017 Jake Hicks

    Often a scene can be visually confusing, especially if there are multiple colours and objects in focus that are fighting for our viewer’s attention. This…

    When Photoshop goes way too far… (NSFW)
    Dec 23, 2017 John Aldred

    There are so many Photoshop horror stories out there from badly done HDR and selective colour to terribly “smoothed” skin in portraits. But none of…

    Make the most of natural light in a small in-home studio
    Dec 18, 2017 John Aldred

    There’s a big belief surrounding portrait and fashion photography that you always need to have an elaborate lighting setup. While having a bunch of flashes…