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Posing Men: the head to toe guide to posing for photographers AND models

John Gress 11/14/2022

Lighting Technique

This video with male model Jason Cates will taking your male poses from dreadful to dynamic whether you’re a model, a groom, a photographer or the everyday guy. Includes standing and seated poses, working with the light plus specific advice for heavy set plus sized subjects.

They have been lying to you about negative fill!

John Gress 10/03/2022

Gear / Lighting Technique

In countless videos and classes I have seen people misrepresent this key lighting concept. Negative fill doesn’t suck light out of the shadows, it blocks light from entering. Watch as I prove it to you in three demonstrations.

ReadyLightMedia va. JohnGressMedia Photo Critique: Fashion & portrait photography tips

John Gress 09/23/2021

Exclusive Training Videos / Fundamentals / Lighting Technique / Posing

So I sat down with professional photographer and lighting expert Jeff Carpenter (of Ready Light Media fame), to go over 5 images from multiple genres (submitted by their makers) to give suggestions on how the photos could be improved.

11 must haves that every photo studio needs!

John Gress 06/18/2021

Gear

11 Studio must haves, oops I forgot about a clothing rack, steamer and speaker.

Photo critique with James Quantz Jr.

John Gress 05/29/2021

Lighting Technique / Posing 2

There are two ways photographers can grow and improve — practice and critique. But the feedback we get online is often all positive and unqualified or destructive and also unqualified. So in today’s video, James Quantz Jr. and I will go over 6 images, submitted by their makers, and give suggestions on how the photos could be improved.

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