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The Academy with John Gress
The Latest
Member Exclusive: Model Portfolio Building Part 1
This lighting tutorial will cover how to design and light a modeling portfolio.
Live: Q&A and Critique December 20, 2021
We cover clam shell lighting in general and also how burning can help lead the eye to the subjects face.
What does diffusion do anyway? How to soften your light by adding diffusion to your softbox
Some people call it double diffused, triple diffused or quadruple diffused. But regardless of what you call it, adding diffusion can soften your light...
Is the Nanlite Forza 500 significantly brighter than the FS-300?
Is the Nanlite Forza 500 significantly brighter than the FS-300?
Live: Q&A and Critique December 4, 2021
We cover kickers for sports images and in general and also this weeks critique images.
Review: Is the Canon EOS RF 70-200mm f2.8 or f4.0 a better choice for studio photographers?
Review: Is the Canon EOS RF 70-200mm f2.8 or f4.0 a better choice for studio photographers?
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.
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: Lightroom and Photoshop B&W Tutorial
Step-by-step Black & White retouching using Lightroom Classic, Photoshop, and Neural Filters for Skin Smoothing. I also mask out the backgrounds and replace...
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...
