In the studio we use a hair light to outline the subject, create impact, and separate the subject from the background. This is easy to do in the studio with a studio light positioned above the model aimed towards her hair, it’s also possible to do with natural lighting. In this particular shot we placed

I love lighting with reflectors when shooting on location and thought I would share a couple recent ones with you in todays post. We were shooting at a local park and had just finished one session and were on the way to our next location when I saw this beautiful backlit situation. The set up

Here’s one I shot yesterday. I was just playing with your standard clamp lights used in garage. I had one clamped on the boom above her and my assistant was holding the other one as the main light. This alternative lighting stuff is a lot of fun. Technical Stuff:Canon 5D Mark II with 85mm lensExposure:

Hi guys.. I recently got a new ring light that I am absolutely loving.. the quality of light is just amazing. I thought I would probably just use it for model shoots, but I find myself using it to create a cool look for seniors as well.  Everyone is loving their images. Anyway, I videoed

It seems like I get asked at least once a week by newer photographers just starting out “if you could only purchase one background, what would you get?”. I usually recommend a gray muslin background for the simple fact that it is very easy to get numerous looks out of this one background. By adding