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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!

MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: How to mount a canvass backdrop to a tube and then a background stand

John Gress 04/24/2021

Today were going to go over how to mount a canvass backdrop with gaffer tape to a PVC tube so you can easily hang it from a background stand.

MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: Elinchrom Litemotiv 120 review, Parabolic softboxes are truly better

John Gress 04/10/2021

Exclusive Training Videos / Gear

I bought this modifier 2 years ago and I didn’t really know what I had until I tested it against my other modifiers and proved it has unique capabilities. Especially, when I removed the diffusion and put in a deflector disc, turning it into a giant beauty dish.

TRIGGER WARNING BOKEHOLICS: Three reasons why prime lenses are not just for bokeh.

John Gress 11/10/2020

Fundamentals / Gear

In today’s video we’re gonna talk about why prime lenses are not just for bokeh.

Need some wood (flooring)?

John Gress 04/09/2020

Pre-Production

How I complete my photography portrait sets using wall paneling and tongue and groove flooring from hardware stores