The Academy with John Gress

100 Level

John Gress's new Lightroom Presets - Color & Black and White Film Emulation Presets

New Lightroom Presets – Color & Black and White Film Emulation Presets

03/30/2023

In this first video were going to use hard light to show off Danny's muscles.

Member Exclusive: Danny Look 1

03/01/2023

Follow along in this months member exclusive tutorial as I work with Derrick to update his portfolio with new body shots and suit pics.

Member Exclusive: Updating Derrick’s Portfolio

01/03/2023

In this video I break down three unique one light setups step-by-step.

Learn 3 One Light Setups in Only 10 Minutes!

12/24/2022

In today's video I share the 6 things every photographer needs in their lighting kit besides lights and modifiers.

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

11/07/2022

Photographers have a lot of misconceptions when it comes to flash, LEDs and modeling lights. So in today's video I am going to touch on what each of these things do and in general how you can use them. I will touch on Why you would use LED continuous lights or flash, types of flashes, Flash duration, how many watt seconds you need, LED brightness, why you would use a light meter and the inverse square law.

What you have gotten wrong about studio lighting

09/18/2022

In this month's member exclusive video, I creat multiple looks with our model Eric, all with only a 100cm Deep Octabox

Member Exclusive: working with one light

08/16/2022

8 common portrait lighting mistakes

8 common portrait lighting mistakes that every new photographer makes

05/18/2022

In today's video I breakdown a TTL HHS outdoor hard light portrait and a soft light Rembrandt setup in the studio.

Lighting Handbook Tutorial – Breaking down a hard light outdoor portrait & a soft light studio setup

05/14/2022