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What the hell is a kicker? What's a key light? The names photographers use for studio lights.

What the hell is a kicker? What’s a key light? The names photographers use for studio lights.

Everyone has a name for every position where they place a flash on location and in the studio. But not everyone agrees on every name and this jargon can be sort of confusing.

11/23/2020Info for PhotographersBy John Gress

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

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

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.

10/14/2020Info for PhotographersBy John Gress

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

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

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.

10/04/2020Info for PhotographersBy John Gress

Choosing between Capture One 20 and Lightroom Classic as studio portrait photographer

Choosing between Capture One 20 and Lightroom Classic as studio portrait photographer

After upgrading to the Canon EOS R5 I ran into problems in Lightroom Classic so I decided to try Capture One. So far I am loving the results. This video will compare and contrast the two programs from my perspective as a commercial studio photographer.

09/28/2020Info for PhotographersBy John Gress

https://youtu.be/ZlLeI2gVc9U

Lighting Ratios: Why the power of your light is irrelevent

People always want to ask what power my lights were set at when I took the picture and I also see that people like me reporting this information on their BTS diagrams. Here is why!

09/09/2020Info for PhotographersBy John Gress
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