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Studio Tour: John Gress’s Chicago Portrait Photography Studio

John Gress 01/07/2023

Gear / Pre-Production

Come along as I give a tour of my new studio! Including a lot of the gear I have in the space!

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.