studio photography Archives

Lighting Technique: How to photograph people with top-down sci-fi lighting

Jan 19, 2022 Jake Hicks

I’m sure you’ll all be pleased to hear that it’ll be a short and sweet one this week ;) Nothing mind-bending or buried in lighting…

Lighting setup: Combining hard and soft light

Dec 9, 2021 Jake Hicks

Trigger Warning: Yes these shots are of a young lady in her underwear and no that is certainly not necessary for this setup to work….

$33,000 Hasselblad vs iPhone comparison shows the importance of lighting over camera

Aug 27, 2021 John Aldred

We often see the “expensive camera vs smartphone” comparisons, but they’re not typically performed with this level of attention to detail. Especially when it comes…

What the heck is an optical snoot and how do you use one?

May 25, 2021 John Aldred

There are two different types of snoot out there when it comes to flashes. You’ve got your regular snoots, which essentially act like a cylindrical…

Godox sets its sights on high end flash with the new P2400 pack & head system

May 15, 2021 John Aldred

Godox has announced their new P2400 pack and head system. It’s the most powerful strobe system they’ve produced to date, which Godox describes as “a…

Here’s why you should upgrade your speedlight to a studio strobe

May 5, 2021 Jake Hicks

I’d argue that nearly all of us owned a speedlight at some point before we owned a studio strobe. When we’re looking to dip our…

Watch: What it’s like to use the world’s (almost) blackest material as a backdrop

Apr 27, 2021 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Ever since I heard of Vantablack, I’ve been amazed by the world’s “blackest black.” There have been some darker substances invented since, and some are…