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Soft Light Beauty Portraits

Soft Light Beauty Portraits with the Profoto B10 and their 5ft octa.

In this behind the scenes photography lighting tutorial we explore how to create soft light beauty portraits and how to set up lighting to create the most stunning portraits.

Off camera flash photography can be soft and it can be beautiful, you just have to know how to work with it to create stunning portraits. Studio photography doesn’t have to be dull and boring. You can create stunning portraits by using the correct lighting.

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09/19/2023
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Night Portraits with the Westcott FJ200

In this how-to photography video, we explore portrait photography at night using the Westcott FJ200. Learn new tips and tricks on how to position the off camera flash for the best results with your photography portraits.

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09/14/2023
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How to Use a Light Meter

Struggle using a light meter? Well in this video, I show you how to use a light meter and how simple and easy it is to use for in-studio portraits.

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09/06/2023
CORRECTIVE LIGHTING FOR BOUDOIR PHOTOGRAPHY
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Corrective Lighting for Boudoir Photography

Corrective lighting can really set your portrait photography apart from other photographers and make your clients fall in love with the way they look.

As a portrait photographer, in general, you need to know how to use corrective posing techniques to make your clients look their best on camera.

in this photography tutorial video, I show you a step-by-step process to using lighting and posing techniques to make your clients look their best. These techniques are perfect for in-studio portraits.

In this video, Im using the Westcott L60Bs with various light modifiers , but you can use whatever lighting you have.

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08/31/2023
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Long Exposure Portraits Using Rear Curtain Sync

In this lighting portrait tutorial, we play with long exposures using rear curtain sync. This helps to achieve a unique fashion portrait style for your images. I’ll show you how we did this and what off camera flash lighting we used.

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08/30/2023
USE COMPOSITION TO CREATE BETTER PHOTOGRAPHY PORTRAITS // PHOTOGRAPHY HOW-TO
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Use Composition to Create Better Photography Portraits // Photography How-To

When it comes to photography there is more to it than just releasing the shutter. You have to learn how to use the elements around you to create a more interesting and more compelling portrait.

In this photography tutorial, I will cover how to use composition to make your fashion, beauty, and other types of photography more interesting by framing your subject in various ways.

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08/30/2023

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