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Lighting Tutorial: Cinematic Hard Light Portraiture using hard reflectors, a beauty dish & a softbox
In this week's video I am going to breakdown how I lit this cinematic portrait of Dyren. I'll cover everything from light placement, to...
Kicker 101 – The 3 Secrets You Need to Know!
Part of making a refined image in the studio is separating your subject from the background. In today’s video, I will teach you the...
Live: Q&A and Critique June 4, 2022
This this critique video we go over refining portrait lighting and I also use the tail of a model air plane to represent a...
Review: The Synology 1821+ is the perfect partner for the Mac Studio
Why I switched from Drobo to Synology. Protecting our data is one of the most important things that we do as photographers, videographers and...
Member Exclusive: Product & portrait photography in one shot
In this month member exclusive video, i create two stunning looks for my friend Paulo featuring gear for his FPV drone. The first one...
Review: Why you should buy Pro Light Mods
This simple cover for your soft boxes will help you create dramatic images that look like they were taken with a Maxi Brute, Audience...
Live: Q&A and Critique May 24, 2022
In addition to the critique, we did a deep drive on hair lights, clam shell lighting and more.
The 10 worst purchases I have ever made!
In today's video I am going to share the 10 worst photo and video purchases I have made over the course of my 20...
8 common portrait lighting mistakes that every new photographer makes
Everyone makes mistakes, weather your a beginner or a seasoned professional. The goal is to practice and to make fewer of them as you...
Lighting Handbook Tutorial – Breaking down a hard light outdoor portrait & a soft light studio setup
In today's video I breakdown a TTL HHS outdoor hard light portrait and a soft light Rembrandt setup in the studio.
Live: Q&A and Critique April 28, 2022
In this live video we go over several critique images and retouching in photoshop.
Member Exclusive Review: Is the Canon EOS RF 70-200mm f4 or RF 28-70mm f2 a better choice at 70mm for R5 studio photographers?
After I bought the Canon EOS R5, I switched over almost all of my lenses from the EF mount to the RF mount. But...
