Versatile Softlight for Portraits

Sometimes you need a simple, easy and quick way to create soft, pretty light for portraits – especially if there is a large group of portraits that are going to be presented in a similar fashion. Whether staff or employee photos, pageant and events, or simply a...

Simple Setups For Dramatic Lighting

Making dramatic headshots isn’t hard if you know some simple tricks & have a light… or 2. This video tutorial starts with a simple one umbrella and fill card headshot. I consider it a classic glamour look with flat light and dramatic fall off on the...

Umbrella Basics

Basic Umbrellas Part One Umbrellas are a staple of the lighting arsenal. You can certainly see them in use more and more as they regain some respect after the decades of SoftBox as king. I love umbrellas and have quite an assortment of them. Umbrellas come in...

A Beauty Dish and Cheyenne

A beauty dish is one of the most fun, and unique light modifiers for people shooters. It’s very ‘poppy’ light, combined with a focused throw of light makes it ideal when you want to create a definite direction to the lighting. Most beauty dishes are...