Lighting Techniques
The Academy with John Gress
Lighting Techniques
Lighting 101: Flags, Silks, Nets, & Scrims
In today’s video we go over “flagging," including solids, silks, scrims, double nets and full solid flags, all of which shape and control light....
How to recreate the lighting from inspiration images in three easy steps
Whether you're just experimenting or needed to recreate a specific look for a client, deciphering someone else's lighting is a key skill every photographer...
3 key positions for your main light
Portrait lighting doesn't have to be hard. In fact you can get a lot of variety with one light so long as you know...
Lighting 101 – Three Point Lighting Tutorial
In this video I walk you through 3-Point Lighting and surprise 4-point lighting!. Covering Key, Fill, edge / kicker and hair lights.
How to Freeze Motion In the Studio Using Flash
Action freezing examples include a dancer jumping and long hair blowing with a fan as we examine flash duration and how much you need...
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE Tutorial: Lighting for Black & White
In this months member exclusive, go behind-the-scenes with me during my photoshoot with professional dancer Fernando. I was focusing creating contrast for Black &...
Studio Lighting Tutorial: The Battle of the Hard Lights!
I wanted to compare three set-ups using hard light. So I set up a shoot with our models Kasan and David plus stylist Pablo...
Lighting Handbook Tutorial – Breaking down a three light setup to show off the model’s physique
Lighting Handbook Tutorial - Breaking down a three light setup to show off the model's physique
ReadyLightMedia va. JohnGressMedia Photo Critique: Fashion & portrait photography tips
So I sat down with professional photographer and lighting expert Jeff Carpenter (of Ready Light Media fame), to go over 5 images from multiple...
Member Exclusive Tutorial: A gelled background series with model Christopher Marrs
In this months member exclusive, go behind-the-scenes with me during my photoshoot with Christopher. I was focusing on using gels and different techniques for...
Three ways to light a background in the photo studio
In this video, you will learn three key strategies for lighting backdrops in the studio and see the results from a test and in...
Member Exclusive: Speaking at and attending WPPI 2021 in Las Vegas
In this VLOG I take you along with me to this year's convention in Las Vegas, including taking you behind-the-scenes and introducing you to...
