This lesson shows a very effective method for shooting a full-length fashion shot in the studio using strobe lights and large soft boxes. This shot was lit with a 5-foot OctoDome3 and strobe as the main light, a large LiteDome and strob ...

In this lesson, we will look at how the efficiency of a light reflector works. To illustrate this, we will employ the line up of umbrellas from Photoflex: the RUD, a white translucent umbrella, the RUT, a white translucent umbrella with a rem ...

Outdoor portraits can offer a sense a drama or romance that can be hard to achieve in a studio setting. The early morning or evening sky can serve as a stunning backdrop for a portrait. The trick is in lighting your subject properly. T ...

"When shooting portraits outdoors, it is often necessary to control or modify the natural light in order to achieve the most flattering results. In a high contrast, outdoor lighting situation, many photographers resort to using fill flash to ...

"In portrait photography, it helps to have a sense of imagination, vision, composition, and at times, a sense of humor. Interaction with your subjects is paramount and maintaining that interaction while simultaneously juggling the technical a ...

" One of the most common approaches in portrait lighting is to use the softest possible light and to maintain good detail in both the highlight and the shadow areas of the photograph. This kind of lighting usually involves more than one light ...

Inspired by the Nick Turpin street portraits (that have been inspiring a whole hell of a lot of us lately) we at N Maxwell Lander Headquarters set out to find a cheap boom arm option. i had read that a lot of people took apart light stands to ...

This week we are going to look at using one speedlight with no modifications… no umbrellas or softboxes to modify the light, just the bare strobe. This can sometimes seem like pretty harsh light, but there ways to use the single light that can ...

In this lesson we show how to set up and shoot the perfect portrait every time. With a few simple tips and tricks, you can rig your portrait gear to save time and make those school portrait jobs a snap. The concept of the string ...

A contest which seems to be almost eternal is the photographers war on zoom vs. prime lenses. A few commonly asked questions are which is best, which should I use, which is the most affordable, and which will give me the best image quality? S ...

In the world of fashion and high-end portrait photography, lighting is the key to professional-looking images. Having the ability to control the light that falls on your subject allows you many different ways of expressing an idea photographi ...

The FlexDrop is a fast and easy backdrop you can take anywhere. Even outside the reversible chroma-key green/blue fabric prevents light from coming through and contaminating your shot. Here we'll show you an example of using the Flex Drop ...

When it comes to photographing jewelry, there are different approaches to consider with regards to how each particular piece will come across. Your choice of background is one consideration. Another is whether or not to include props withi ...

"Have you ever sat down to a plate of food and thought, "This would make a great photograph"? When the food, setting and lighting all come together, the combination can make for a beautiful scene worth photographing. Some photographers are so ...

"The concept of diffusing light to control image contrast is the focus of this lesson. This is where the birth of the soft box came from. By controlling the raw light with a large fabric reflector then applying levels of diffusion material in ...