One Large Light on Location for Portraits

Asked to shoot 40 non-models at an upscale salon was quite a challenge. I needed a light that would serve many different faces and people types. I would literally have only a few minutes with each and they would be nervous so working the light in many different ways...

Glamour Lighting: lots of fill

This lighting is a staple of mine and creates a beautiful, soft, glamour light that wraps around the face. Keeping the umbrella this close gives some fantastic highlights in the hair and a very bright, kick to the eyes. Notice in the movie that the photographer moves...

Using Gold Reflectors for Effect

I work with reflectors a lot. They are used for main light, bounced light, fill light, areas of light or color to be reflected back… all kinds of uses can be found for these versatile and lightweight tools. There are generally three different types of...