Tag:photoshoot

WPPI 2021: Speaking and attending this year’s convention in Las Vegas

John Gress 08/22/2021

Business / Lighting Technique

In this VLOG I take you along with me to this year’s convention in Las Vegas, including taking you behind-the-scenes and introducing you to some of my dear friends.

Why you shouldn’t use continuous LED lights for portrait photography

John Gress 11/29/2020

Lighting Technique

I actually think the AF in this camera works quite well. And I have owned a 1, 1n, 1VHS, 1D, 1D II, 1D III, 1DX2 and every 5D camera, and I’ve used many of them to shoot sports at a very high level.

How to set up the Hasselblad X1D II 50C medium format mirrorless for studio portrait photography

John Gress 10/14/2020

Gear

I tested Hasselblad’s 50MP mirorrless camera in the studio and put it though its paces for about a month. Here is how I set it up.

Hasselblad X1D II 50C Full Review: how the medium format mirrorless camera preforms in the studio

John Gress 10/04/2020

Gear

I tested Hasselblad’s 50MP mirorrless camera in the studio and put it though its paces next to the 45 megapixel Canon EOS R5 while shooting portraits and flowers.

6 Portrait Photographers shootout in Las Vegas with the same model & Elinchrom ELC 500 / 125 lights

John Gress 09/17/2020

Lighting Technique

To celebrate the launch of the new ELC 125 and ELC 500 compact studio strobes, Elinchrom gathered together six amazing photographers and challenged them to shoot the same model in the same studio using the new ELCs.Elinchrom’s new studio flashes add High Speed Sync (HSS) and TTL to the manufactures compact monolight plug-in-the wall line-up.