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The Academy with John Gress
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03/24/2018
Gear
What ARE those lights I keep putting in my photos…
One of the most popular questions I am asked is: what are those lights in the background of my portraits? Aside from the one...
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03/08/2018
Lighting Technique
Making a custom Cucoloris to create dramatic portraits
After being inspired by Sophie Palmer's portrait depicting boredom with a Catholic priest inside the confession booth, below, I decided to try my hand...
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03/08/2017
Advertising , Headshots , Lifestyle , Portrait , The Academy , Video
Steady Focused Interview: Going Full Circle
A few weeks ago I had the great pleasure and honor of spending the lunch hour chatting with Simeon Hendrix, and recording an interview...
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01/16/2017
Lighting Technique
Should photographers care about modifier color temperatures when shooting portraits?
After buying three new softboxes I had two questions: 1. What are the color temperatures of all of my modifiers? 2. Do Kelvin temperature...
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