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Modifier test

Soft boxes, parabolic modifiers and umbrella shootout! Which modifier for perfect portrait lighting?

Over the last 20 or so years, I have acquired about 20 different softboxes, but I have never actually sat down and tested them out in the studio, one at at a time, to determine the quality of light produced by each modifier when shooting portraits.

02/27/2021Leave a commentLighting Technique, The AcademyBy John Gress

Canon RF and EF 35mm lenses

Review: The Canon EOS RF 35mm f1.8 Macro v. the Canon EF 35mm f1.4L II USM for R5 Mirrorless Camera

I wanted to see how my new RF 35mm f1.8 Macro STM compared to the EF 35mm f1.4 L II USM. So I tested out the Bokeh, Chromatic aberration, Detail rendering, close focus, AF speed and image stabilization while shooting with my R5. Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro STM https://amzn.to/2ZyHyUj Canon Canon EF 35mm…

02/20/2021Leave a commentGearBy John Gress

Are grids worth the money

Are grids worth the money? When and why should you use them in the the studio and on location?

Watch as I unbox my new Billingham 445 (https://amzn.to/32igLwq) camera bag and move out of my old Think Tank Photo Retrospective 30 2.0 (https://amzn.to/2QrsweN) messenger bag.

02/13/2021Leave a commentLighting TechniqueBy John Gress

R5 follow-up review

Canon EOS R5 Six Months Later – Follow-up and Updated Review

After owning the Canon EOS R5 mirrorless camera for six months, I wanted to update you on my experience with the camera as a commercial studio portrait photographer and an occasional videographer.

02/06/2021Leave a commentGearBy John Gress

hairlight basics for photographers

Hair Light 101. Everything you need to know about hairlights.

Part of making a refined image in the studio is lighting your subject to preserve details in their hair or operate them from the background. In today’s video, I will teach you everything you need to know about hair lights. Including which modifiers to use, where and how to mount them plus how bright your lights should be.

01/30/2021Leave a commentLighting TechniqueBy John Gress
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