The 10 things I thought I knew about photography, but I was wrong
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MEMBER EXCLUSIVE – Lighting Tutorial – Gels – Part 1 & 2
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This 40 minute class will cover everything you need to know about color effects gels!
Photo Critique with Gary Hughes
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After doing a critique for Gary’s YouTube channel a few weeks ago, we decided to record one for mine, which I will post publicly next week.
Transitioning from window light to flash – a beginners guide to portrait lighting
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This video will help you learn essential techniques with basic equipment to create and control artificial light, so that you don’t have to worry about the weather or the time of day.
Soft boxes, parabolic modifiers and umbrella shootout! Which modifier for perfect portrait lighting?
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Over the last 20 or so years, I have acquired about 20 different softboxes, but I have never actually sat down and tested them out in the studio, one at at a time, to determine the quality of light produced by each modifier when shooting portraits.