The Academy with John Gress

Lighting Techniques

Why you need a Fresnel for Portrait Photography

Why you need a Fresnel for Portrait Photography

08/19/2022

How to create three different types of light with only one soft box

How to create three different types of light with only one soft box!

08/14/2022

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 week's video I am going to breakdown how I lit this cinematic portrait using a softbox which I controlled (flagged) with a V-Flat and a cucoloris. To complete the image, I used a Mole Richardson 407 movie light and a strip softbox.

Lighting Tutorial: how to control soft light using flags and a V-flats

07/13/2022

In this months member video, follow along as I work with model Haley and my friend Diana Robles.

Member Exclusive: Problem Solving On Set with Haley Part 2

07/07/2022

In this week's video I am going to breakdown how I created extremely soft light in the photography studio using an Elinchrom Indirect softbox, diffusion and a V-flat.

Lighting Tutorial: how to create extremely soft light using a soft box, diffusion & V-Flats

07/02/2022

In this week's video I am going to breakdown how I lit this cinematic portrait of Dyren. I'll cover everything from light placement, to ratios, to fill, to flagging, and freezing action in this lighting tutorial.

Lighting Tutorial: Cinematic Hard Light Portraiture using hard reflectors, a beauty dish & a softbox

06/19/2022

Part of making a refined image in the studio is separating your subject from the background. In today’s video, I will teach you the three secrets to using a edge light, including why you would use one, where you should place it and how bright it needs to be.

Kicker 101 – The 3 Secrets You Need to Know!

06/10/2022

8 common portrait lighting mistakes

8 common portrait lighting mistakes that every new photographer makes

05/18/2022