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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.
Do parabolic soft boxes make a difference? Do they create narrower, more focused soft light?
For the last few years, often times, I have used a parabolic style soft box as a main light. Last year I mentioned in...
How Depth-of-field affects sharpness in the studio
Today we’re going to talk about depth-of-field, not scientifically speaking, but practically speaking.
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...
Which Mola for your moolah? Comparing three different beauty dishes during a portrait photoshoot
Three years ago I bought a Mola Setti and Rayo 15" beauty dishes, because I wanted to upgrade from my Profoto Silver Softlight. While...
My 2020 holiday photography gift guide
I wanted to share with you guys my top 10 favorite pieces of cool gear that I added to my kit in 2020!
Sharpest 85mm lens for Canon R5 RF 85mm f2 Macro v RF 1.2 L USM v EF Sigma Art 1.4 EOS Review
After watching several YouTube Reviews where people only shot these lenses at f2, I decided to make a review where we test everything from...
The 10 portrait lighting mistakes that every new photographer makes
Whether your new to lighting or you have been doing it for over 20 years, everybody started off in the same place and everybody...
Why you shouldn’t use continuous LED lights for portrait photography
I actually think the AF in this camera works quite well. And I have owned a 1, 1n, 1VHS, 1D, 1D II, 1D III,...
What the hell is a kicker? What’s a key light? The names photographers use for studio lights.
Everyone has a name for every position where they place a flash on location and in the studio. But not everyone agrees on...
Ten Stupid Model Excuses When Canceling Photoshoots
Setting-up a test photoshoot is a great way to try out new ideas and hone your craft, but like many of my friends I...
