Tag: beauty dish
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The ONE LIGHT Setup Every Portrait Photographer Should Know
Learn to capture dramatic portraits using a single light source. I will walk you through my exact setup, editing, and color grading process. This tutorial is for photographers looking to achieve a moody aesthetic using basic equipment. You will see how a single light, specifically the Godox AD600BM, paired with a beauty dish, creates high-contrast…
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How to Choose the Best Lighting Modifier for Portrait Photography
Gear Used: FJ80 II: FJ400 II: FJ800: FJ-X3 Wireless Flash Trigger: Standard Umbrella – Optical White Satin Diffusion (32”): ProGrip 2 Handheld Off-Camera Flash Mount: Joel Grimes Beauty Dish (24”): Manny Ortiz Beauty Dish (36”): Deep Focus Reflector: Rapid Box Switch 1×3: Rapid Box Switch 2×3: Choosing the right light modifier for outdoor portraits doesn’t…
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Hard Light Portraits Made EASY! | Take & Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
Most portrait photographers start out with soft light, and for good reason! It’s forgiving, flattering, and easy to control, but if you’re ready to take things to the next level, hard light (or lighting that produces hard-edged shadows) can deliver portraits with bold contrast, a cinematic style, and seriously eye-catching results. In this photography lighting…
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RapiDome by Photoflex – Speedlight Modifier for Location Lighting and Studio Portrait Photography
The RapiDome by Photoflex is a multipurpose Speedlight Modifier for Location and Studio Portrait Photography. It is perfect for on-location photography because it is lightweight and portable and it also works great in a studio setting for photographers who are shooting with speedlights. And for me that’s a big selling point. As speedlight technology is…
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Flash Photography For Portraits: BEST ND Filters for Bokeh Outdoors
Learn the differences between some of the most popular ND filters available for flash photography! Check it out and tag me on IG with your results! Products Used Godox AD200 Pro II Godox Trigger Magmod Beauty Dish Tilta Mirage VND Kase Filter Kit A9 III Sony 50mm f/1.2 GM Lens Join this channel to get…
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How Mark Seliger Lights His Portraits
Are you famous? If so, you probably had your portrait taken by Mark Seliger. If not, you have most definitely seen his iconic portraits. Perhaps it was the one of Kurt Cobain, Barack Obama, Angelina Jolie or P Diddy, to name just a few examples. We recently had the privilege of meeting this master of…
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How I Took Portraits in the Rain! BTS Photoshoot!
Finally got around to editing this behind the scenes video from a shoot I did around February. Had been wanting to do a rain photoshoot for years!🔥 .. 💡Lighting Used💡 XPLOR 600 Pro Manual: XPLOR 300 Pro (AD300 Pro): Stand: Modifier: .. 📷Camera Gear for Photo📷 Sony A7RIII: Sigma Art 35 f/1.2: Sigma Art 105…
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The 9 types of portrait lighting photographers need to know-whether they're on location or in studio
Types of studio lighting in photography: In this video you will learn one of the keys to mastering lighting! The term “lighting pattern” is just a fancy way of describing how shadows fall on your subject. It’s fundamental knowledge that all of us need to have when choosing how to light our subjects. And if…
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Why the Beauty Dish Still Reigns Supreme in Portrait Photography
Discover why the beauty dish remains one of the most powerful tools in a photographer’s lighting kit. In this video, I demonstrate how this affordable modifier can sculpt light for stunning beauty, fashion, and portrait shots, rivaling even more expensive options. We’ll explore behind-the-scenes setups, positioning tips, and compare it to other lighting modifiers like…
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The Height Of Your Light Source For Portrait Photography
Soon gone: FREE posing guide when you join our FB group “Tips for Photographers” Choosing the right height for your portrait main light is simple. I want you to think about two basic options as starting points. Both work fine for indoor portraits. You can adjust from there according to your taste.