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- Sun, Fun and Dancin’: November’s Free Wallpapers -
- Some Recent Workshop Images -
- Something to Think About: Should Photography be Easy? -
- Images from the Lighting Essentials Flickr Pool -
- September 08 Desktops from Lighting Essentials -
- Bermuda Workshop: August 2008… What’s Happenin’ -
- Dispatch: Seattle. (2008 Workshop) -
- Our August Desktops are Something to Dance About -
- Recent Workshop Attendees Show Off Some Great Work -
- Our Big Trip: Part One, Houston, Chicago and Boston -
- Using Lighting and Posing to Create the Effect You Want -
- Lighting Essentials July Desktop Calendars -
- Hey, We Got Freebies Too! -
- Subtractive Lighting: Creating Drama with Contrast -
- Welcome to April: A March Review -
- Announcing the Portland, Maine Workshop -
- Audio Interview with Ken Epstein -
- LIGHTING ESSENTIALS IS UNDERGOING CHANGES -
Articles In Natural Light
- Deconstructing a Portrait on Location -
- Natural Light for Natural, Subtle Beauty -
- Using a Flash to Add a Little Snap with Natural Light -
- Using the Sun for A Hairlight: Some Variations -
- Using Lighting and Posing to Create the Effect You Want -
- Natural Light Headshots: Keeping it Simple -
- Manipulating Natural Light with Simple Tools -
- Direct Sunlight Portraiture for Dramatic Effect -
- Serendipitous Light -
- Minimalist Shooting -
- Creating Good Headshot Lighting in ‘Bad Light’ -
- Using Gold Reflectors for Effect -
Articles In Studio Lighting
- Clamshell Lighting for a Glamourous Headshot -
- Using a Single Softbox with a Shiny Card for Headshots -
- First “Tech Sheet” and Assignment. -
- Using Opposing Lights to Sculpt the Subject -
- Shooting Food On Location - With a Twist -
- The Rigorous World of Macro Beauty Shots -
- Blending Strobe and Daylight for a Natural Look -
- Subtractive Lighting: Creating Drama with Contrast -
- Shooting Earrings Without a Net: Guest Post by Josh Targownik -
- One Light Setup with Two Versions of the Light -
- One Light Portrait with White Background -
- Two Light Workshop One, Part Four -
- Classic Setup for Photographing Jewelry -
- Single Umbrella Headshot and White Background. -
- Two Light Workshop One, Part Three -
- Two Light Workshop One, Part Two -
- Two Light Workshop One, Part One -
- Creating a Shiny Look -
- Three Lights for Soft Glamour Effect -
- Versatile Softlight for Portraits -
- Umbrella Basics -
- A Beauty Dish and Cheyenne -
- Playin’ in the Studio When it is 115 Degrees Outside. -
- One Light, and a dash of Photoshop -
- Glamour in the Studio with Briana -
- Simple, Yet Dramatic Light for Headshots and Portraits -
- Single Light Fashion -
- Subtle Gridspot for Headshot -
- A Selection of Headshots with Different Styles -
- One Large Light on Location for Portraits -
- One Light, a V-Card, Lynne and Fun -
- Glamour Lighting: lots of fill -
- Clean White Background -
Articles In Portable Lighting
- Legacy Article: A model in the surf - the full shoot. -
- “Why did you light it that way?” -
- Deconstruction: Briana on the Pier (Spotlight Effect) -
- On Location: Anatomy of a Shoot (with Video) -
- One Speedlight: Some Examples -
- “Make the Shot.” A Pool Player in a Rainstorm -
- Using Your Small Strobes for Professional Results: Part One -
- Speedlights: Unleash Their Creative Power: Introduction -
- On Location with Small Strobes and a Model Who Can Fly? -
- Make Your Own Reality to Add Drama -
- Hey, We Got Freebies Too! -
- Dramatic Backlight on a Sunny Day -
- Even If the Sun Don’t Shine… -
- Using Light to Create Drama On Location -
- Sometimes The Location is Not As Good As Promised. -
- Scenes From a Workshop: Detroit, April 6, 2008 -
- One Flash and One Fill Card on Location -
- Getting A White Background with Speedlights -
- Single Small Strobe Portrait Directly Into the Sun -
- Creating a Mood with Flash and Photoshop -
- A Quick Look at Balancing Flash at Sunset, Quickly -
- Beating the Sun with a Small Flash in a Miami, Arizona Alley -
- Fill Flash on the Beach with Action -
- Fill Flash: Two Examples -
- Simple Setups For Dramatic Lighting -
- January 11, Raymond Prax Shoot -
- Shooting At Sunset on the Beach with Two Strobes -
- One Strobe, a Diffuser and a Touch of Natural Light -
- Mini Workshop: Location Portraits and Glamour: 9/1/07 -
Articles In Model Behavior
- Model Behavior: Shooting in Mexico. Some Thoughts -
- Ask Briana: October Q&A from our readers -
- It’s Called Range: Part Two -
- One model? No worries, it’s called Range! (Part One) -
- Performance and Posing, Part Two -
- Performance Over Posing: Part One -
- Muse or Inspiration: The Model’s Role (Pt2) -
- Muse and Inspiration: The Model’s Role -
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