The Academy with John Gress

400 Level

In this months member exclusive videos were going to explore fresnel looks with our model Jason. For the second look we created a cinematic portrait of Jason posing as a detective interrogating the viewer. For the third look I created a cinematic portrait of him rolling up his sleeves.

Member Exclusive: Jason Looks 2 & 3

02/05/2023

Greating commercial portfolio images and a special gels look for Jakes new portfolio.

Member Exclusive: Tasting the rainbow with Jake

11/22/2022

In this Member Exclusive tutorial, I create two distinct looks with Josiah. The first one uses 6 lights with gels to paint a rainbow on the model, and the final look is a fun lifestyle image where he is photographed on white with shaving foam and a razor.

Member Exclusive: Portfolio Building with Josiah Part 2

09/14/2022

member exclusive lighting tutprial

Member Exclusive: Portfolio Building with Josiah Part 1

09/07/2022

In this week's video I breakdown how I created this full body portrait using 4 flashes and two Mole Richardson constant lights.

Lighting Tutorial: breaking down this 4/6 light setup

08/01/2022

In this months member video, follow along as I try to chase the rainbow with model Haley and my friend Diana Robles.

Member Exclusive: Problem Solving On Set with Haley Part 1

06/30/2022

Member Exclusive Product & portrait photography in one shot

Member Exclusive: Product & portrait photography in one shot

05/29/2022

Member Exclusive: Jr. Gels Tutorial

Member Exclusive: Jr. Gels Tutorial Part 2

01/23/2022

Member Exclusive: Jr. Gels Tutorial

Member Exclusive: Jr. Gels Tutorial Part 1

01/22/2022