‘National Geographic Style’ Lighting Tips from a World-Class Photographer
Pin It Travel photography master Bob Holmes is back in the studio with the folks at Advance Your Photography talking about how to shoot that ‘National Geographic style’. In the last interview he was...
View ArticleTransient Eclipse: Experimenting with Aerial Lighting
Pin It Photographing movement and action has been a passion of mine since I first picked up a camera in 2003 and although my techniques and craft have changed my subject matter has held true to...
View ArticleUsing Creative Lighting Techniques to Mimic Natural Light
In this useful little tutorial, wedding photographer Bob Davis demonstrates how, with just a small amount of kit, you can combine speedlights with basic light modifiers to mimic two totally different...
View ArticleThis is What a Lighting Assistant Boot Camp Looks Like
Pin It The Bangkok, Thailand-based production company VS Service recently held a training camp for interns. Among the things the trainees were tasked with was setting up C-Stands with a flag. This...
View ArticleVideo: Top 5 Portrait Lighting Tips For Beginners
Here’s a short 5-minute video from photographer Ed Verosky focusing on lighting portraits. In 5 minutes, he walks through his top five tips to help beginners improve their portrait lighting. 1: Start...
View ArticleHow to Shoot Shampoo Bottles in Pleasant, Soft Lighting
Here’s a 7-minute lesson by photographer Dustin Dolby of workphlo on how to improve your product photography shots by giving them a silky, soft, pleasant light. The workphlo channel is known for its...
View ArticleHow to Add Creative Lighting to Plain Backdrops Using a DIY Cucoloris
This short 2-minute video from photographer Svitlana Vronska demonstrates some clever lighting tricks you can use to add some creative flair to your images with an otherwise uninteresting backdrop....
View ArticleA $60 DIY Photo Ceiling Rail Lighting System
Pin It What started off as a quick lighting test in my garage has turned into a full investigation and installation of my own DIY photography ceiling rail system. My shooting space measures 7×10 feet...
View ArticleWhy Umbrellas are the Most Under-Appreciated Lighting Modifier
In this short tutorial, well-known portrait and fashion photographer Lindsay Adler will show you how to use “the most inexpensive and under-appreciated” lighting modifier to capture beautiful studio...
View ArticleDynaLite Shuts Down: 50-Year-Old Lighting Company Files for Bankruptcy
Pin It DynaLite Inc.—a trusted professional lighting brand that has been around for over 50 years—has shut down. In a statement posted to the company’s website, CEO Peter Poremba announced that the...
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