Even though this video on controlling the main light was shot several years ago, it was very popular so I wanted to make sure it was added to this new blog site. The complete new and update Studio Lighting training video is now available inside PSU Education. _______________________________ I have noticed that many new photographers

A common question I’ve been getting lately is about the appropriate time allocation when scheduling teams for photo day. Since photos are typically scheduled around game times, it’s essential to work directly with the league’s photo coordinator when scheduling your team pictures. While we can typically photograph a baseball team in 7 minutes, our rule

Hi Guys, I just did this entire session with about $20 worth of lighting. Here’s the deal – I’ve have been getting a lot of e-mail’s from newer photographers saying things like.. if I only had all the equipment you had etc… I could produce the same results. This got me thinking (which is very

Hi guys, Hope everyone is having a good day. I just finished editing this image for a new training video I am working on about Mastering Studio Lighting. This shot was taken during a set-up where I was demonstrating a butterfly lighting pattern. Butterfly lighting is frequently used in creating fashion and glamour head shots.

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