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member exclusive lighting tutprial
09/07/2022
Exclusive Training Videos

Member Exclusive: Portfolio Building with Josiah Part 1

In this Member Exclusive tutorial, I create two distinct looks with Josiah. The first one Fresnels to creat a hard light heashot and then...

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In this week's video I breakdown how I created this moody image using blue gels and two soft boxes. Adding color to your images can change the way viewers experience your work.
09/02/2022
Exclusive Training Videos , Lighting Technique

Member Exclusive Lighting Tutorial: Setting the mood with blue gels

In this week's video I breakdown how I created this moody image using blue gels and two soft boxes. Adding color to your images...

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In this week’s video I am going to breakdown how I lit this cinematic portrait using a softbox which I controlled (flagged) with a V-Flat and a cucoloris. To complete the image, I used a Mole Richardson 407 movie light and a strip soft box.
08/22/2022
Lighting Technique

Clamshell Lighting Tutorial

In this week’s video I am going to breakdown how I lit this cinematic portrait using a softbox which I controlled (flagged) with a...

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Why you need a Fresnel for Portrait Photography
08/19/2022
Gear , Lighting Technique

Why you need a Fresnel for Portrait Photography

In today's video I am going to discuss what a Fresnel is, and how it shapes light. Long a staple of the film industry,...

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In this month's member exclusive video, I creat multiple looks with our model Eric, all with only a 100cm Deep Octabox
08/16/2022
Exclusive Training Videos

Member Exclusive: working with one light

In this month's member exclusive video, I creat multiple looks with our model Eric, all with only a 100cm Deep Octabox

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How to create three different types of light with only one soft box
08/14/2022
Gear , Lighting Technique

How to create three different types of light with only one soft box!

In today's video I am going to show you how you can get three distinctive looks out of one softbox - a Elinchrom Rotalux...

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In this video we go over strategies for shooting outside and masking in post.
08/10/2022
Live

Live: Q&A and Critique August 6, 2022

In this video we go over strategies for shooting outside and masking in post.

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6 Ways You Can Improve Your Business in Only 1 Hour
08/08/2022
Business

6 Ways You Can Improve Your Business in Only 1 Hour

After looking at several photographers websites and Instagram profiles, I noticed several areas where people are falling short and missing opportunities to connect with...

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In this week's video I breakdown how I created this full body portrait using 4 flashes and two Mole Richardson constant lights.
08/01/2022
Lighting Technique

Lighting Tutorial: breaking down this 4/6 light setup

In this week's video I breakdown how I created this full body portrait using 4 flashes and two Mole Richardson constant lights.

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Infinite tools plugins skin retouch photoshop tutorial
07/23/2022
Post-Production

Beauty Retouching Tutorial With Infinite Skin & Infinite Retouch Photoshop Plugins

In today's video I will show you how I retouched this beauty image in Photoshop. I will liquefy, clone and heal. Then I will...

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Watch as I explore how bright these LED lights are when paired with a Fresnel and a 90cm Parabolic Soft box. I’ll compare them to the Arri Sun 5 andd the M8 / 1.2k HMI, plus I will share light meter photometrics for each light with each modifier.
07/15/2022
Gear

Can the Nanlite Forza 720 blow the 500 out of the water?

Watch as I explore how bright these LED lights are when paired with a Fresnel and a 90cm Parabolic Soft box. I'll compare them...

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In this week's video I am going to breakdown how I lit this cinematic portrait using a softbox which I controlled (flagged) with a V-Flat and a cucoloris. To complete the image, I used a Mole Richardson 407 movie light and a strip softbox.
07/13/2022
Lighting Technique

Lighting Tutorial: how to control soft light using flags and a V-flats

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