Creative photography lighting

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Studio lighting can be a scary thing if you haven’t used it before. It’s not as scary as you might think! Home studios can be set up with minimal gear but still create a big impact. Here are 5 lighting setups all done with just one light, one modifier, one reflector, and one v-flat. You don’t need to have a huge space to shoot these setups I’m going to discuss. You don’t have to go spend a ton on this gear starting out either! When I started my studio, I shot with lighting that was under…

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I've been reading photographers' discussions on various external strobe accessories. I had these tests done some years back for my textbook, "Photojournalism: The Professionals' Approach." From top to bottom, the Indoor/Outdoor comparisons are for: Direct Flash Bouncing the strobe off a ceiling Lumiquest Omnidome Through an umbrella Off an umbrella Through a softbox Outdoors or in a large ballroom or gymnasium, all the accessories work less well at softening shadows. The scattered light rays…

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In my opinion, there’s an extra layer of believability -- a tangibility, if you will -- to using practical effects as opposed to relying heavily on