Tag: studio lighting for beginners
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One Light Portrait Photography: 6 Looks with a Small Softbox
Learn how to shoot portrait photography using just one light and one small softbox. In this studio session, I step in as the model while we explore how a single softbox can create multiple portrait lighting looks — from Rembrandt and butterfly lighting to split lighting, direct flash-style lighting, and dramatic backlight. This tutorial is…
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Soft vs. Hard Light: Best Lighting for Portrait Photography Explained
Soft vs. Hard Light isn’t just a lighting style—it’s a decision that defines your portraits. In this video, you’ll see how soft light creates flattering, painterly portraits and how hard light adds drama and edge—plus when to use each for maximum impact. Whether you’re shooting in a studio or on location, with flash, continuous light,…
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Crafting Timeless Male Studio Portraits | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
A timeless portrait can mean many things, there are no rules in photography, but the chances are it will have the perfect balance of styling, lighting, and post-processing. So in this video photographer Gavin Hoey covers all three. It all starts (or fails) with the styling. Gavin keeps it simple with a pared-back color scheme…
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How ONE Flash Can Help You Master Portrait Lighting | Take & Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
Single flash portraits are a great way to master the basics of studio lighting. Limiting yourself to just one flash can make getting the exact lighting style you want harder. With one flash you have to compromise on the look but along the way, you’ll learn a lot about how to light portraits in different…
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Film Photography in the Studio | Mamiya RZ67 Pro II Portraits
In today’s video, I head to Sheffield to visit my friend @AndrewMcleanand his studio, shooting a mixture of Kodak Portra 800 (with natural light) and Kodak Gold 200 (with strobes) with the Mamiya RZ67 Pro II to capture portraits of model Ethan. I’ll be going through my lighting set-up, for both natural light and one-light…
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Lighting Dramatic Team Portraits with Matt Hernandez
Gear Used: 7′ Parabolic (Silver) – Talented sports and portrait photographer Matt Hernandez offers some fantastic lighting tips in this video on capturing professional team portraits. Matt captured these dramatic team portraits with a strobe modified by a Westcott Parabolic Umbrella. These large umbrellas are essential tools for photographing groups as they create a very…
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BEST beginner LIGHTING SETUP for product, stock and portrait photography
No matter whether you are doing product, stock, or portrait photography indoors, you will need these FIVE things to set up your studio work space when you are just getting started. 👉Gear shown in this video: Flashpoint Studio 400 strobe: Godox 43”/110cm Light Reflector Diffuser,5-in-1: Godox AD200Pro: PocketWizard PW-PLUSX-CE-2 PlusX Transceiver: GODOX Xpro-C 1/8000s HSS…
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Studio Lighting Kit Recommendations for Beginners [Studio Lighting Kits for Portrait Photography]
Hi Everyone! I hope you’re all having a great week. 🙂 Today’s video is going to be all about studio lighting kit recommendations for beginners. (Studio lighting kits for portrait photography.) I really wanted to give some solid examples of studio lighting kits for beginners, or entry level studio lighting kits that are reputable. Hopefully…
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Studio Lighting For Beginners – The Three Light Setup | Mark Wallace
In this episode, Mark Wallace explains why the three-light setup is the foundation for every lighting setup. Mark walks through each light, meters, and shows the results. Once the three-light setup is finished, Mark shows how the concepts can be adapted for other lighting setups. Once you understand these basics you’ll be able to create…
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The ULTIMATE one Light setup on a BUDGET (Anyone can do this)
Check out the Lumecube Panel pro Want to learn how I RETOUCH my portraits? Check out my tutorial! My Lightroom presets that I color my images with: The One light Tutorial you should also watch: Gear used in video: Sony camera I used: Amazon: B&H: Lens I used: My recommended budget lens for portraits with…