Have you tried using on-camera flash for your studio portraits? As a professional photographer, I’ve always been taught to take the flash off camera to create more directional light. In this video of on camera direct flash tutorial for lighting, I will show you how to work quickly and easily using on-camera flash to create some very unique and interesting portraits.
Posing for boudoir photography is always a challenge. In this video, I will show you some easy tips to posing your clients. Not every client is a model – so we need to find an easy set of poses to get them started. Once they get comfortable in front of the camera, you can then work on more advanced poses and lighting techniques to build on for the images you create.
Beauty retouching is fun and easy with Luminar Neo. This is one of several tools I personally use in my editing process. I love how easy this tool is for editing your images. Quick, easy, fun and creative are the words I would use to describe my editing. In this quick Luminar Neo Tutorial, I will show you my editing techniques for working some recent portrait images I created. One of the things to keep in mind while watching is a term I like to refer to as “season to taste”. We all have different editing styles and different taste. Work on and find the ones that work for you and your business.
Can you be creative with natural light when it comes to boudoir photography? I think you can. You just need to use the light for your portraits in a big and soft way.
Have you ever tried Creative Boudoir Photography Using Natural Light?
Posing is also very critical for the final results. When it comes to posing your portrait photography clients – especially boudoir clients – over communicating is crucial.
Ready for some creative beach portraits using off camera flash? In this photography training video, we are on a beach photoshoot using the new Westcott Fusion by Sal Cincotta. This product, among many other features, allows us to create a 6-ft softbox in the field with a free standing unit.
This is a great photography tutorial for seeing how we shoot step-by-step in the field using off-camera flash.
Ever wondered how to nail that classic, beautiful lighting in portraits? Look no further! In this video, we’re diving deep into the wonderful world of Rembrandt lighting for your in studio portrait photography – it’s like painting with light!
Watch as we break down portrait lighting and understanding Rembrandt lighting in the simplest way possible. No fancy jargon here, just pure, easy-to-understand tips and tricks. We’ll show you how to create those gorgeous shadows and highlights that make your portraits pop!
Whether you’re a newbie or a seasoned pro, there’s something for everyone. We’ll walk you through the history, the basics, and even some cool practical demonstrations. Get ready to take your portrait game to the next level!
The new Westcott Fusion by Sal Cincotta is something I’ve been working on with Westcott for a couple of years now. It’s an incredible product that will give you more lighting possibilities than you could imagine.
Check out this on location shoot and how we use the product. More videos coming.
Lighting doesn’t have to be complicated when it comes to your photography lighting set-ups. In this video, we show you some easy ways to get beautiful portrait lighting in a quick and easy way.
This studio lighting tutorial is perfect for beginning photographers and advanced photographers as well.
These two completely different lighting modifiers will deliver completely different results with the same exact set up.
In this lighting tutorial, we showcase the difference in the two different lighting options. both portrait images look amazing, but I think creatives will like one over the other.
Which do you like the best?
One is softer and the other more specular.
In this video, we used the Westcott FJ200 and their octabox and beauty dish offering.
In this step-by-step tutorial we talk about lighting, posing, hair and makeup and wardrobe stylizing tips for your high school senior portrait photography.
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Training topics include photography lighting techniques, photography off-camera flash tips, photography posing guides, photography business concepts and marketing strategies, Facebook for photographers, boudoir and glamour photography training, high-school senior photography concepts, IPS (In-Person Sales) strategies, family photography, Lightroom tutorials, Photoshop how-tos, and much, much more.
