When you are ready to move into working in your own studio, you will, of course, have to bring in your own lighting. Lighting can run a huge gamut of price and features, however, and it can be tricky to know what you need to get started. If you are looking for some decent lighting… Continue reading Good Lighting Kits for Beginner Studio Photographers
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Could You Save This Messed-up Footage?
No doubt, modern cameras and editing software have allowed us to push edits to extremes we would never have dreamed of previously, but still, to ensure the best image and video quality and significantly reduce our work at the computer, getting things right in camera is best. That being said, there will be times when… Continue reading Could You Save This Messed-up Footage?
Why You Should Avoid Using Rembrandt Lighting on Women
In the history of visual art, few figures loom as large as Rembrandt. His influence on photography is so great that “Rembrandt lighting” has become a staple method for portraiture. But Rembrandt Lighting is often a poor choice for photographing women, especially when working with corporate clients. [ Read More ]
The Best One-Light Portrait Photography Setup for Beginners
If you ever watch videos of professional portrait photographers at work, you might them using two, three, or even more lights in complex and intricate setups. And while those certainly have their place, you can still create fantastic images using only one light, and if you are new to artificial lighting, this is actually the… Continue reading The Best One-Light Portrait Photography Setup for Beginners
How to create 30 different interview and portrait lighting setups in less than 15 minutes
While understanding how light actually works is a much more reliable way to figure out how you’re going to light your subject, when you’re just starting out, it helps to rely on some tried and trusted lighting setups and techniques to get you up and running. The more different setups you try, the more you… Continue reading How to create 30 different interview and portrait lighting setups in less than 15 minutes
How to Mix Flash with Ambient Light: A Step-by-Step Method
Can you think back to a time you were taking photos in a dinner scene and they just look “flash-y”? Why does flash never look natural? Well, in order to make flash look natural, you have to make flash part of the natural lighting scenario. Here’s how. I admit, when I bought my first flash,… Continue reading How to Mix Flash with Ambient Light: A Step-by-Step Method
Beauty Dish Photography: The Essential Guide (+ 5 Lighting Setups)
The post Beauty Dish Photography: The Essential Guide (+ 5 Lighting Setups) appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Gary Detonnancourt. The beauty dish is one of my absolute favorite light modifiers – but it can be intimidating for beginners, and can even confuse serious portrait shooters. That’s why, in this article,… Continue reading Beauty Dish Photography: The Essential Guide (+ 5 Lighting Setups)
How Filmmakers Recreated and Parodied an Iconic ‘Matrix’ Scene
With a new Matrix movie coming out this month, Unplug Productions and its creative director Isaac Alvarez decided to recreate the iconic “red pill, blue pill” scene with a fun twist, and share how they made it all come together. Founded in 2019 by Isaac Alvarez, Unplug Productions is a full-service creative production company that’s… Continue reading How Filmmakers Recreated and Parodied an Iconic ‘Matrix’ Scene
The Best Lighting for Photographers Under $1,000 (We Reviewed Them!)
Light is everything in photography, and we believe that every photographer should know how to use it. Portrait photographers, wedding photographers, photojournalists, and others need to learn lighting. And for the most part, you’ll get more from a light when you get a strobe or a flash vs an LED. You’ll spend a lot less… Continue reading The Best Lighting for Photographers Under $1,000 (We Reviewed Them!)
What’s the Advantage of Having Studio Setups Logged In Your Metadata?
Imagine you can open up Lightroom and browse through the lighting setup (a graphic from top down) that shows you what you did during your shoot, where each photo has its lights, and the setup of these lights, all embedded. Would that be beneficial? [ Read More ]