Lighting Techniques
The Academy with John Gress
Lighting Techniques
How to build this set from scratch!
Learn how I built this set step-by-step and then watch as I use it for the very first time during a photoshoot.
Why a 3 light kit won’t cut it!
Professionals need to own 18 lights if they want to have gratuitous silly fun!
Posing Men: the head to toe guide to posing for photographers AND models
This video with male model Jason Cates will taking your male poses from dreadful to dynamic whether you're a model, a groom, a photographer...
Beauty Dish vs. Softbox – which one is better for beauty photography?
in this head to head shootout I am going to test 6 different modifer options that you can use in your next beauty shoot....
They have been lying to you about negative fill!
In countless videos and classes I have seen people misrepresent this key lighting concept. Negative fill doesn't suck light out of the shadows, it...
Have you been using the wrong fill?
In today's video I am going to share the results of 4 different fill sources so you can decide which one is best for...
Lighting Tutorial: Setting the mood with blue gels
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...
Clamshell Lighting Tutorial
In this week’s video I am going to breakdown how I lit this cinematic portrait using a softbox which I controlled (flagged) with a...
Why you need a Fresnel for Portrait Photography
In today's video I am going to discuss what a Fresnel is, and how it shapes light. Long a staple of the film industry,...
How to create three different types of light with only one soft box!
In today's video I am going to show you how you can get three distinctive looks out of one softbox - a Elinchrom Rotalux...
Lighting Tutorial: breaking down this 4/6 light setup
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: how to control soft light using flags and a V-flats
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