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There are a lot of times when I just like to play and experiment a bit. At times like these, it is great to have a model like Briana to work with.

I wanted to do some playing around with hot lights and chose my Lowell Omni and a Home Depot work light. I kept them without modification (no umbrellas or softboxes.) Hard light is tricky, but it can really keep you on your toes when you are looking at the light and how it falls on your subject. No recycle time, and subtle qualities that illuminate and add texture are also fun.

We also wanted to do a very soft, sexy headshot. For that I used a Strip light horizontally and set it within a tunnel of fill. Bright card for bottom fill and side fill cards to brighten the face from all sides. I also used a 'zebra' umbrella for the hair light and kept the ratio 1:1 for most of the shots.

Take some time to work with hot lights and then transfer over what you have learned to speedlights and strobes.

Watch a Model Composite Shoot from the inside!

Model Composites The DVD

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This 2 Disc episode of The Killer Series shows you how to make Model Composites a profitable part of your photography. Watch as Don teaches you how to pose an inexperienced model, how to easily create beautiful light inside the studio or on location. Watch Scott's "Step by Step" Photoshop movies and learn how to produce dramatic image enhancements. Load and use the same Actions that Don & Scott use to create great looking images for the models' composite card or portfolio.

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he purpose of this DVD is to help photographers understand that high quality lighting can be done with inexpensive tools. Sure it's nice to have the latest and greatest, but all too often photographers think that it is the tools that give them the quality image and not their own talent.

If you are starting your photographic career, adding people to your portfolio, or simply wanting to make better portraits of your friends and family, this DVD will help you get started immediately. If you own a digital camera, these techniques will boost your lighting quality and provide a solid platform on which to build your own set of lighting tricks and techniques.

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20 PHOTOSHOP Movies

Love Photoshop? So do I. Here's a great little Photoshop DVD with over 20 tutorials from Mild to Wild.

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Briana Aug 25: Hot Lights and Headshots ( back )

(Just two lights whether hot lights or strobes.)