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Canon EOS R5 Adorama https://howl.me/cjCnaWpm8UM Amazon https://amzn.to/3vPGmeb B&H https://bhpho.to/3VbPdUw Canon BG-R10 Adorama https://howl.me/cjCnaWADdkp Amazon https://amzn.to/2OUmRQY B&H https://bhpho.to/3niVtNI Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.0 Adorama https://howl.me/cjCnaWOwhRU Amazon https://amzn.to/3vkEWbE B&H https://bhpho.to/426bKEM
12/02/2023
Post-Production

Evoto.Ai adds fly away removal, new contour features & clothing de-wrinkle to retouching software

Capture One adds AI Masking features which Are going to have a huge impact on your work!
11/30/2023
Post-Production

Capture One adds AI Masking features which Are going to have a huge impact on your work!

Lighting Breakdown: Creating this dramatic hard light look with female fitness model Colleen
11/21/2023
Lighting Technique , Post-Production

Lighting Breakdown: Creating this dramatic hard light look with female fitness model Colleen

Member Exclusive - Colleen Look 1-3
11/16/2023
Exclusive Training Videos

Member Exclusive – Colleen Looks 1-3

10/23/2023
Fundamentals

How to Get Past What’s Holding You Back in Photography

Member Exclusive: Digitals and more with Jason
10/19/2023
Exclusive Training Videos , Lighting Technique

Member Exclusive: Digitals and more with Jason

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EXCLUSIVE TRAINING VIDEOS

Member Exclusive - Colleen Look 1-3
11/16/2023
Exclusive Training Videos

Member Exclusive – Colleen Looks 1-3

Member Exclusive: Digitals and more with Jason
10/19/2023
Exclusive Training Videos , Lighting Technique

Member Exclusive: Digitals and more with Jason

Using continuous LED lights: Elizabeth Parts 1 & 2
09/08/2023
Exclusive Training Videos

Using continuous LED lights: Elizabeth Parts 1 & 2

How to Create Twins During a Fashion & Beauty Photoshoot, including Posing & Lighting
08/24/2023
Exclusive Training Videos

How to Create Twins During a Fashion & Beauty Photoshoot, including Posing & Lighting

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LIVE SESSIONS

We had a great discussion this week about cropping, fill, the rule of thirds.
02/05/2023
Live

Live: Q&A and Critique January 30, 2023

11/22/2022
Live

Live: Q&A and Critique November 20, 2022

In this video we go over strategies for shooting outside and masking in post.
08/10/2022
Live

Live: Q&A and Critique August 6, 2022

In this video we go over strategies for shooting outside and using short lighting to make your subjects look thinner.
07/10/2022
Live

Live: Q&A and Critique July 9, 2022

07/02/2022
Live

Live: Q&A and Critique June 24, 2022

This this critique video we go over refining portrait lighting and I also use the tail of a model air plane to represent a persons nose!
06/06/2022
Live

Live: Q&A and Critique June 4, 2022

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GEAR

Unboxing the new Elinchrom THREE a 250ws battery powered compact monolight with TTL and HSS
10/23/2023
Equipment Review

Unboxing the new Elinchrom THREE a 250ws battery powered compact monolight with TTL and HSS

in this video I’m going to unbox the new Elinchrom THREE, a 261 watt-second compact battery powered flash unit. The Elinchrom THREE is a...

Comparing the new Elinchrom THREE to the Profoto B10X / B10
10/18/2023
Equipment Review

Review: Comparing the new Elinchrom THREE to the Profoto B10X / B10 250ws battery powered monolight

In this video I’m going to review the new Elinchrom THREE, a 261 watt-second compact battery powered flash unit! Elinchrom vs. Profoto Elinchrom THREE...

10/08/2023
Gear , The Academy

Great Gear Purchases Under $100 that Portrait Photographers Can Use in Their Studios and on Location

You are unauthorized to view this page. Please login or visit the Academy home page for more information. Monthly memberships start at only $16,...

The 10 Best Gear Purchases of my Photography Career
08/25/2023
Gear

The 10 Best Gear Purchases of my Photography Career

You are unauthorized to view this page. Please login or visit the Academy home page for more information. Monthly memberships start at only $16,...

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FUNDAMENTALS

10/23/2023
Fundamentals

How to Get Past What’s Holding You Back in Photography

10/13/2023
Fundamentals

The 9 types of portrait lighting photographers need to know-whether they’re on location or in studio

In today's video I share the 6 things every photographer needs in their lighting kit besides lights and modifiers.
11/07/2022
Fundamentals , Post-Production

The 4 secrets that every new photographer needs to know in order to become a successful professional

Learn why shutter speeds often don't have a lot of impact when you're shooting with flash in the studio. However, it's a whole different situation when you're on location.
11/01/2022
Fundamentals

Why shutter speeds don’t matter when you’re using flash

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BEFORE THE SHOOT

Set A Light 3D Review: Can you learn lighting in a computer?
05/11/2023
Pre-Production

Set A Light 3D Review: Can you learn lighting in a computer?

Come along as I give a tour of my new studio! Including a lot of the gear I have in the space!
01/07/2023
Gear , Pre-Production

Studio Tour: John Gress’s Chicago Portrait Photography Studio

Learn how I built this set step-by-step and then watch as I use it for the very first time during a photoshoot.
12/02/2022
Lighting Technique , Pre-Production

How to build this set from scratch!

In today's video I wanted to give you three quick tips that will help you master set design the next time you are choosing props in the studio for a photoshoot.
09/26/2022
Pre-Production

3 Quick Tips To Help You Master Set Design!

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BUSINESS

How I provide video services to my clients.
05/02/2023
Business , Exclusive Training Videos

Commercial Photography 2: My business model for video services

Commercial Photography Business Model
04/10/2023
Business , Exclusive Training Videos

Commercial Photography 1: My business model for photography

6 Ways You Can Improve Your Business in Only 1 Hour
08/08/2022
Business

6 Ways You Can Improve Your Business in Only 1 Hour

Photographers love to tag their work before posting them online. However, they will come back to haunt you and bite you in the ass! Unless of course the watermark is on a proof.
01/17/2022
Business

Why watermarking your images for social media is a bad idea

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LIGHTING TECHNIQUES

Lighting Breakdown: Creating this dramatic hard light look with female fitness model Colleen
11/21/2023
Lighting Technique , Post-Production

Lighting Breakdown: Creating this dramatic hard light look with female fitness model Colleen

Member Exclusive: Digitals and more with Jason
10/19/2023
Exclusive Training Videos , Lighting Technique

Member Exclusive: Digitals and more with Jason

Nanlite PavoTube II 30C Fashion Photoshoot Lighting Tutorial
09/23/2023
Lighting Technique

Take your portraits to the next level!

Lighting Tutorial: Fashion & Beauty Hair Photoshoot
08/21/2023
Lighting Technique

Lighting Tutorial: Fashion & Beauty Hair Competition Photoshoot

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POSING & MORE

In today's video I set out to critique five portraits and headshots. After pointing out the positives I share my advice on how the images could be improved. So basically, this video is full of portrait and lighting tips and tricks!
03/28/2022
Exclusive Training Videos , Lighting Technique , Posing

Member Exclusive: Portrait Photography & Lighting Photo Critique

09/23/2021
Exclusive Training Videos , Fundamentals , Lighting Technique , Posing

ReadyLightMedia va. JohnGressMedia Photo Critique: Fashion & portrait photography tips

There are two ways photographers can grow and improve -- practice and critique. But the feedback we get online is often all positive and unqualified or destructive and also unqualified. So in today's video, James Quantz Jr. and I will go over 6 images, submitted by their makers, and give suggestions on how the photos could be improved.
05/29/2021
Lighting Technique , Posing

Photo critique with James Quantz Jr.

photo critique with gary hughes
03/27/2021
Lighting Technique , Posing

Photo Critique with Gary Hughes

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AFTER THE SHOOT

Canon EOS R5 Adorama https://howl.me/cjCnaWpm8UM Amazon https://amzn.to/3vPGmeb B&H https://bhpho.to/3VbPdUw Canon BG-R10 Adorama https://howl.me/cjCnaWADdkp Amazon https://amzn.to/2OUmRQY B&H https://bhpho.to/3niVtNI Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.0 Adorama https://howl.me/cjCnaWOwhRU Amazon https://amzn.to/3vkEWbE B&H https://bhpho.to/426bKEM
12/02/2023
Post-Production

Evoto.Ai adds fly away removal, new contour features & clothing de-wrinkle to retouching software

Capture One adds AI Masking features which Are going to have a huge impact on your work!
11/30/2023
Post-Production

Capture One adds AI Masking features which Are going to have a huge impact on your work!

Lighting Breakdown: Creating this dramatic hard light look with female fitness model Colleen
11/21/2023
Lighting Technique , Post-Production

Lighting Breakdown: Creating this dramatic hard light look with female fitness model Colleen

Stop what you're doing right now and use AI to retouch your portfolio!
09/09/2023
Post-Production

Stop what you’re doing right now and use AI to retouch your portfolio!

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