The Academy with John Gress

Exclusive training Videos

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

In this months member exclusive videos were going to explore fresnel looks with our model Jason. For the first look we created a series of images that showed him falling in every pose with one layer of clothing coming off with each shot.

Member Exclusive: Jason Looks 1-3

02/01/2023

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

After working with Abena in Colorado, she came to my new studio to Chicago for a portfolio shoot. In the second half of the video I use my new set for the first time.

Member Exclusive: Helping Abena build her commercial portfolio

12/12/2022

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 start off my creating some images with movement, then I blend natural light with flash and finally I create new headshots for Derrick's portfolio.

Member Exclusive: Moving Forward with Derrick

10/11/2022

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 moody image using blue gels and two soft boxes. Adding color to your images can change the way viewers experience your work.

Member Exclusive Lighting Tutorial: Setting the mood with blue gels

09/02/2022