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To harness the power of your lighting setups, you must understand how light works. Professional photographer Sarah Edmunds breaks down the light placement from her incredible portrait photoshoots.
0:00 Sarah Edmunds
0:56 In This Seminar & Gear List
6:48 Why Is Lighting Important?
7:10 Direction, Diffusion, Distance
7:58 Feathering
8:53 One-Light Setup
19:18 Two-Light Setup
25:25 Three-Light Setup & More
51:06 Guess the Setup
53:19 More from Sarah
53:53 Q&A
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Properly lighting a cyc wall can be a little tricky, especially when you throw color into the mix. FilmLaab, a Salt Lake City-based video production company, explains this process, and shows you how Nanlite's innovative lighting solutions can help. They will be using the new Nanlite PavoSlim 60C, a game-changer in professional lighting for photography and videography.
0:00 - Intro
2:22 - About FilmLaab
7:55 - Why is Lighting Important?
10:46 - How to Light Different Scenes
13:36 - It's Okay to Break the
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Scott Robert Lim teaches you how to overcome bad lighting situations by using the natural and ambient light available to you at any given location. Learn how to create both soft light portraits in open shade and hard light portraits in direct sunlight using minimal to no gear (besides your camera and lenses, of course!).
0:00 - Intro
0:51 - In This Seminar
5:23 - Open Shade (Soft Light)
34:34 - Direct Sunlight (Hard Light)
51:21 - Modifying Light (Reflectors & Video Lights)
1:01:27 - Workshops with Scott
1:02:00 - Summary
1:03:07 - Q&
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Join wedding photographer and Hobolite Ambassador Corbin Gurkin as she discusses her approach to capturing the life behind still life while on location. Corbin will discuss lighting techniques and break down the prep that went into some of her iconic images.
0:00 - Intro
3:19 - Finding Out About Hobolite
5:43 - Corbin's Lighting Setup
9:33 - Corbin's Lighting Setup for Flatlays
12:49 - Try Out Different Lighting Angles
15:00 - Lighting Setup Break Down - Reviewing Photos
22:51 - Emulating Natural Light
26:11 - Invitation Flat Lay Lighting
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Reza Malayeri shares his tips for using off-camera flash outdoors so you can bring your creative vision to life.
0:00 - In This Video
0:17 - Benefits of Off Camera Flash
0:35 - What is the Story?
0:54 - Location Scouting
1:14 - Choosing Gear
1:41 - Planning Ahead
2:11 - Having Fun
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Are you afraid to use lighting on location? Join photographer JC as he teaches his “From Fear to Flash” class. You’ll learn to get great results from small strobes to give you dynamic images without carrying an entire studio with you.
0:00 - Introduction
1:09 - JC's Background
4:00 - JC's Gear List
6:16 - Why Westcott?
7:10 - Why Add Light?
8:35 - The Results of Using Small Strobes
13:01 - Why Small Strobes?
14:36 - Overcoming the Struggles from Using Strobes
18:24 - Light Placement
20:32 - Pick Your Spots
28:37 - Small Strobes Tips
39:29 -
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Even when there's harsh sunlight, the location is "ugly," and you don’t have an off-camera flash, high-end portraits are possible! In Part 3 of our Outdoor Portrait Photography Series, Nikon Ambassador Jerry Ghionis shows you how to find good natural lighting and how to pose your models. Join him for an outdoor photoshoot in downtown Las Vegas.
0:00 - 5 Steps for a Great Photograph
0:34 - Setup 1
3:41 - Setup 2
10:01 - Setup 3
13:59 - Recap and What's Next?
Are you a pro at using natural light in your shots? Share your tips in the Comments
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Grab your camera and get out there with this new outdoor portrait photography series! Nikon Ambassador Jerry Ghionis takes us around Las Vegas to demonstrate the ins and outs of outdoor portrait photography. From the gear you’ll need to utilizing natural light, modifiers, strobes, and more, you'll walk away with a new skill set at your disposal.
Check out the other parts of this series:
Part 2: Research Tips and
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Do you want to acquire some new lighting techniques? Sony Artisan of Imagery Tony Gale shares five tips for using speedlights. You’ll learn how to bounce light, how to choose your shutter speed, and placement of lights, among other suggestions.
0:00 - Introduction
0:11 - Tip 1
0:28 - Tip 2
0:43 - Tip 3
1:04 - Tip 4
1:23 - Tip 5
Did you find these tips helpful? Let us know in the Comments section, below.
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In this video, join Westcott Top Pro Ian Spanier as he deconstructs a recent location shoot. Spanier explains how he uses harsh sunlight to his advantage and finds the best solutions to the limitations of on-location photoshoots.
0:00 - Introduction
1:43 - Problem Solving on Location
6:13 - Gear
9:38 - Open Shade: The Sun as a Backlight / Sun Flares: The Sun as a Highlight
18:20 - Using Reflectors: The Power of Light Compels You!
21:16 - Review: Tips & Tricks
25:44 - Avoid the "Bad Light"
30:25 - Using the Sun as Your Key Light
33:00 - Be
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In the final installment of this four-part Introduction to Photography series, Sony Artisan of Imagery Tony Gale breaks down various sources of lighting, from natural light to LEDs to strobes.
0:00 - Introduction
5:07 - Understanding Lighting
11:06 - Quantity and Quality of Light
12:20 - Color of Light
14:20 - Natural Light
23:24 - Available Light
28:48 - Constant Light
33:07 - Speed Lights/Flash
41:07 - Controlling Light
46:17 - Balancing Strobe and Constant Light
48:39 - Q&A
Watch Parts 1–3 here:
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Photographers instinctively seek light. In this video, Joe McNally shares stories from his career and the incredible effort he puts into lighting an image.
0:00 - Introduction
5:39 - McNally's History with Light
9:43 - Light that Looks Natural
13:15 - No Place for Fancy Light
13:58 - Nervous Light
14:27 - The Valley of the Gels
18:58 - Hard Light
22:34 - Soft Light
25:21 - Lots of Light
28:32 - Same Subject, Different Light
30:47 - Fashion Light
40:56 - Light in Difficult Places
42:09 - Quick Light
43:45 - Light Shapes Character
48:17 - Day
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Eric Stoner extolls the virtues of various lighting setups using speedlites and color gels. Whether on location or in studio, you can take cool, creative portraits when lighting with speedlites!
0:00 - Introduction
3:51 - Types of Lighting and One-Light Setups
23:52 – Two-Light Portraits and Color Gels
30:42 - Three or More Lights
38:51 - Using Gels Effectively
40:13 - Let's Build a Portrait
54:59 - HSS, Briefly
56:10 - More from Stoner
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Join Jabari Holder in the studio as he breaks down a three-point lighting setup in less than five minutes. He explains why a basic lighting technique is perfect for interviews, talking-head shots, YouTube videos, portrait photography, and more. What is your go-to lighting setup?
0:00 - Introduction
0:21 - Initial Tips
0:55 - Key Light
2:12 - Fill Light
2:41 - Hair Light
2:58 - Additional Tips
3:12 - The Possibilities
3:49 - Final Thoughts
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Rich Johnson is here with model Thirl Hupp to show you how to create a dramatic portrait, anywhere. Johnson explains how to keep your setup simple, how to pose your client, and what challenges you could face while shooting on location.
0:00 - Introduction
2:33 - Think About Why You’re Capturing the Portrait
4:16 - First Setup
11:00 - Tips for Working with Models/Clients
14:00 - Adjusting the Lights
18:46 - Balancing Your Portfolio and Working with Clients
20:06 - Adjusting Lights and Posing
29:08 - How to Deal with Unwanted Lights on Location