The Academy with John Gress

Lighting Techniques

Mastering Cinematic Lifestyle Photography Lighting: Behind the Scenes of a Magazine Cover Photoshoot

Mastering Cinematic Lifestyle Photography Lighting: Behind the Scenes of a Magazine Cover Photoshoot

07/03/2023

Senior Portrait Photoshoot Lighting Tutorial - Mixing LED continuous light with flash

Senior Portrait Photoshoot Lighting Tutorial – Mixing LED continuous light with flash

06/12/2023

Lighting Handbook Tutorial - Breaking down a black and white 4 light portrait setup using hard light

MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: VINCENT IN B&W PART 1

05/24/2023

When you hear the word lighting, most photographers are going to think about adding one light to a scene. Some might even think about adding two or three lights. But most of us aren’t going to think about a key aspect of lighting, and that’s because for many of us this might not seem like lighting at all. That’s probably because when it’s there it might go unnoticed, and when it’s missing it might not be identifiable. And this missing element is what’s holding many photographers back from doing well in completions, enjoying the look of a print or feeling like there’s a level of refinement they can’t achieve. But for most of us, it’s hard to put a finger on it.

Chasing Your Shadow: The Secret Sauce You’ve Been Missing

04/10/2023

In this video I go over the six seacrets to composing and lighting black and white portaits.

The 6 Secrets to Black & White Portrait Photography

03/03/2023

In today's video I breakdown a a one light setup that will help you get a perfect silhouette with only on light!

Exploring Rim Light – Breaking down this one-light studio setup from my Lighting Handbook Vol. 2

02/13/2023

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

Learn how I built this set step-by-step and then watch as I use it for the very first time during a photoshoot.

How to build this set from scratch!

12/02/2022

Professionals need to own 18 lights if they want to have gratuitous silly fun!

Why a 3 light kit won’t cut it!

11/26/2022