Tag: Elinchrom
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Four Light Portrait Photography Setup and Session Walkthrough
Check out the full gear breakdown here: Become a member or my full time photography class here: www.photognation.com Yo, what’s up, creators! It’s Josh Russell, and today, I’m geeking out about portrait lighting – the kind that’ll make your photos pop like crazy. We’re diving into a slick four-light setup using some Westcott legends –…
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How many watt-seconds do you need for portrait photography?
What the hell is watt second and how many do you need? In today’s video I explore how many watt seconds you may need in each situation so that you can make the right choice when you’re purchasing lights for your studio and on location. To signup for a three day free trial for my…
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Studio Tour: John Gress's Chicago Portrait Photography Studio
Come along as I give a tour of my new studio! Including, a lot of the gear I have in the space! I am really excited to get to work in this vintage loft space located on Chicago’s west side. Click here for a full list of all the gear I use in the studio…
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#Portrait & #behindthescenes from my #photoshoot with tbodfit during my lighting workshop in Orlando
#Portrait and #behindthescenes from my #photoshoot with @tbodfit during my lighting workshop in Orlando hosted by @yuliya.panchenko.photography. Thanks @craigcapellophotography for contributing to the BTS! Soon I’ll be teaching lighting workshops in Chicago and Boston. To sign up please visit the link in my bio. Lit with @elinchrom_ltd flash lighting with an assist from @vflatworld #orlandomodel…
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Portrait Photography & Lighting Photo Critique with John Gress & Gary Hughes
To sign-up for access to my exclusive tutorials, please visit This video is full of portrait and lighting tips and tricks! 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. Gary is a fantastic commercial portrait and headshot…
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Why you need a Fresnel for Portrait Photography
In today’s video I am going to discuss what a Fresnel is, and how it shapes light. Long a staple of the film industry, a Fresnel a great choice the next time you want to create hard light that resembles sunlight, yet is more forgiving – making it the perfect choice for a beauty photoshoot.…
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Which focal length is best for portrait photography?
In today’s video were going to examine how a models face appears in the based on our lens choice. Testing a 25mm, 50mm, 70mm, 85mm, 100mm and a 135mm lens. I will also break down a film noir headshot lighting setup! More info about my photography workshops – Model Christian – set.a.light 3D software Use…
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Improve your Portrait Photography with Color Harmony
Please check out my online learning platform! I can’t stress the importance of this topic enough, because coordinating all of the elements in your shot is ultimately one of the most important things you will do on set as a photographer. So today’s video will examine color theory and using a color wheel calculator to…
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How to Shoot a Family Portrait – BTS Shoot
Here’s some behind the scenes footage of a recent shoot I had with the Criss family. It shows the process from start to finish. If you like what you see please subscribe for more content. You can view more of my work here: www.juliovillaphotography.com Follow me on Instagram @julio.villa.photography facebook: *Portraits *Photoshoot *Behind the scenes…
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Ideasrbulletproof – Child photography behind the scenes (single light portrait)
This is the ninth video podcast from Ideasrbulletproof…. this time its a behind-the-scenes (BTS) look at a child portrait session…. we’ve arranged the session for the sake of doing a BTS video…. but the outputs turned out to be cozy enough to share… 🙂 check the outputs from the shoot at the end of the…