Tag: monolight
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Senior Portrait Photoshoot Lighting Tutorial – Mixing LED continuous light with flash
In this video I breakdown how I captured this sports portrait of a high school golfer while blending LEDs and flash together during a two second exposure. Use this link to get $25 off your PPA membership Click here for a full list of all the gear I use in the studio – LEDs Camera…
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#Portrait from my lighting workshop in Chicago featuring @model_jasoncates
#Portrait from my lighting workshop in Chicago featuring @model_jasoncates . I’m teaching single day lighting workshops in Chicago 2/4, New York 2/17, Los Angeles 2/25, Phoenix 3/9, Atlanta 3/17, Washington D.C. 5/5 plus a two day advanced lighting workshop in Chicago on May 18-19th. To sign up please visit the link in my bio. Lot…
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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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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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Outdoor flash portrait photography in FULL SUN
Tony shows you how to use flash (or a strobe or a monolight) outdoors in full sun. You can either balance the sunlight as fill flash (to create a nice catchlight in the eyes) or you can completely overpower the sun and make the background completely black. Here’s the strobe Tony is using: