Photography Lighting

The right lighting can drastically improve the quality of your digital photography. From studio photography lighting tips to equipment advice, we cover it all here.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Hi-Tech Studio: Monolights As ideal lighting for studio or location photographers, monolights give you a great combination of power, control and portability Today's pros use two main types of light in the studio: electronic flash and continuous "hot" lights.  Read More...

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 Small Lights Big Effects Get the most out of small strobes for big lighting effects when you need to work fast on location and don’t want to sacrifice an ounce of lighting control and quality I've had my share of 90-second portrait sessions with important people who are short on time, and the ability to set up refined three-point lighting in no time flat can be the difference between getting the shot and going home with nothing.   Read More...

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 Hi-Tech Studio: Continuous Lighting For Motion And Stills LED technology makes a play for the spotlight Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are incredibly compact bulbs that consume very little power while throwing off absolutely minimal heat.  Read More...

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 Simplify Your Lighting Less is often more when it comes to crafting beautiful illumination I recently received a call from a commercial photographer who was to visit my city on assignment.  Read More...

Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Cool Lights HMIs, LEDs and fluorescents are energy-efficient alternatives to hot lights for digital stills and HD video I know what you're thinking. LED and fluorescent, okay, I can see them as cool light sources. But HMI? Get real!  Read More...

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Master The Family Of Angles This fundamental aspect of lighting will help you figure out how to light anything, anywhere, anytime Most professionals are well versed in lighting techniques for their particular subject matter.  Read More...

Tuesday, February 22, 2011 The Location Shoot Sophisticated light-shaping tools give you complete control over the image while using portable strobes and speedlights A key goal in lighting is shaping that light so we can make an effective visual statement or help define the subject, or both.  Read More...

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 Four Hot Lighting Looks Knowing how to create these effects can help bring your portfolio to the top of the list when you’re bidding on a gig Everyone is looking for a way to make his or her images stand out from the crowd.  Read More...

Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Continuous Lights For Still & Video As you explore the possibilities of shooting video with DSLRs to augment your still work, a different kind of lighting solution might be in order We’ve been doing a lot on video since the first DSLRs that could shoot HD video exploded onto the scene.  Read More...

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