Author: John

Lighting 201: Flags, Silks, Nets, & Scrims

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. I even threw in a cucoloris for good measure. (What’s the plural of cucoloris?)

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 needs to know. In this video I will take you through my process for recognizing the modifiers, to evaluating the positioning and determining the ratios.

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 needs to know. In this video I will take you through my process for recognizing the modifiers, to evaluating the positioning and determining the ratios.

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 where to position it. In this video, I I show you three killer one light setups that will help you make your studio portraits pop!

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 where to position it. In this video, I I show you three killer one light setups that will help you make your studio portraits pop!