Lighting Techniques
The Academy with John Gress
Lighting Techniques
Why I don’t like to be on camera. Plus three great interview lighting setups for video using Nanlites
Three ways to light an interview and finding the best lighting for your subjects face.
Photo critique with James Quantz Jr.
There are two ways photographers can grow and improve -- practice and critique. But the feedback we get online is often all positive and...
How many watt-seconds do you need for portrait photography?
In today's video I explore how many watt seconds you may need in each situation so that you can make the right choice when...
The 10 things I thought I knew about photography, but I was wrong
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MEMBER EXCLUSIVE – Lighting Tutorial – Gels – Part 1 & 2
This 40 minute class will cover everything you need to know about color effects gels!
Photo Critique with Gary Hughes
After doing a critique for Gary's YouTube channel a few weeks ago, we decided to record one for mine, which I will post publicly...
Transitioning from window light to flash – a beginners guide to portrait lighting
This video will help you learn essential techniques with basic equipment to create and control artificial light, so that you don’t have to worry...
Soft boxes, parabolic modifiers and umbrella shootout! Which modifier for perfect portrait lighting?
Over the last 20 or so years, I have acquired about 20 different softboxes, but I have never actually sat down and tested them...
Are grids worth the money? When and why should you use them in the the studio and on location?
Watch as I unbox my new Billingham 445 (https://amzn.to/32igLwq) camera bag and move out of my old Think Tank Photo Retrospective 30 2.0 (https://amzn.to/2QrsweN)...
Hair Light 101. Everything you need to know about hairlights.
Part of making a refined image in the studio is lighting your subject to preserve details in their hair or operate them from the...
Behind-the-scenes and lighting tutorial – four looks from my photoshoot with Justin
In today’s lighting tutorial, I’m going to breakdown four looks that I created with our model Justin.
4 amazing one-light set-ups in only 10 minutes!
What’s my motivation? is a refrain that we often hear from actors, but that phrase can mean a lot to photographers, too. Especially when...
