Why you need a Fresnel for Portrait Photography
In today’s video I am going to discuss what a Fresnel is, and how it shapes light. Long a staple of the film industry, a Fresnel a great choice the next time you want to create hard light that resembles sunlight, yet is more forgiving – making it the perfect choice for a beauty photoshoot.
How to create three different types of light with only one soft box!
In today’s video I am going to show you how you can get three distinctive looks out of one softbox – a Elinchrom Rotalux Deep Octabox (100cm / 39”)
Can the Nanlite Forza 720 blow the 500 out of the water?
Watch as I explore how bright these LED lights are when paired with a Fresnel and a 90cm Parabolic Soft box. I’ll compare them to the Arri Sun 5 andd the M8 / 1.2k HMI, plus I will share light meter photometrics for each light with each modifier.
Review: Why you should buy Pro Light Mods
This simple cover for your soft boxes will help you create dramatic images that look like they were taken with a Maxi Brute, Audience Blinder or Mole Richardson Fay circular continuous lights.
The 10 worst purchases I have ever made!
In today’s video I am going to share the 10 worst photo and video purchases I have made over the course of my 20 plus year career.