Photographer Kevin Lynch Shows Off His Portable, Studio-Sized Lightbox
It allows him to shoot with even, daylight-like lighting in any situationCelebrity photographer Kevin Lynch has come up with an interesting way of getting even, repeatable lighting regardless of the...
View ArticleVideo: Karl Taylor Explains The Inverse Square Law of Light In A Way Anyone...
The farther away, the more even the illuminationTrying to explain the inverse square law is one of those topics that can cause every eye in the room to quickly glaze over. Thanks to its association...
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New Gear: Yongnuo YN300W Studio Light
The low-cost lighting maker has announced a 300W studio light, with Canon E-TTL supportYongnuo has long had a reputation of creating camera flashes on the cheap that still boast a surprising suite of...
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How to: Using Backlight to Photograph Glassware
Lighting tricks for glamorizing glassFor two solid weeks in 2012, Taka Kawachi, a product specialist who works out of a studio in Nyack, NY, shot nothing but glassware for a major department store...
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The Litrobot Is An Autonomous Lighting Drone
A quadcopter that'll provide you with perfect lighting, no matter how you or your subject moveOne of the trickiest aspects of off-camera illumination is having to frequently adjust the position and...
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Behind the Shot: Lighting a Car Through a Frozen Lake
A cheap-but-challenging solution for extremely dramatic lightWhen Detroit hires the top-tier car photographers to produce promo shots for its Mustangs and Malibus, lighting budgets can top $100,000....
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BounceLiteKickstarter Is Clever Take On The Flash Modifier
Turn your flash into a multi-toolWith just a couple of days remaining on the clock, the Kickstarter for the BounceLite is in a race against time to successfully fund an innovative accessory designed to...
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How-To: Shoot an #IceBucketChallenge Speedlite Portrait Photo
Get a cool shot for a great causeIf you've been on any social media network at all in the past few weeks, you're almost certainly familiar with the Ice Bucket Challenge. For the unfamiliar, it's a...
View ArticlePortrait Photography: Five Ways to Flatter Anyone
The right anges and light can make all the differenceMaking the leap from candids to posed portraits of friends and family can be stressful, even for top photographers. When posing people,...
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How To: Add Hero Lighting to Composite Photos
Lighting an athlete in the studio can be trickyWhen creating studio portraits of student athletes for the University of South Carolina in his home town of Columbia, SC, pro shooter James Quantz Jr....
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