Lighting Techniques
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Catch Lights 101 : Part 2
Catch lights occur when the photographic light source reflects off the surface of your subject’s eye. This technique of highlighting an eye offers additional depth and dimension to you ...
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Catch Lights 101 : Part 1
A catch light is the capturing of a reflected light source in the eyes of a photographic subject. These small but significant highlights provide the image with a three-dimensional aspect ...
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How To Use Lighting Inside A Photography Studio
Photographic lighting can make or break your photo shoot – whether you’re shooting outdoors or inside your photography studio. In the studio setting, photo lights are ...
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How To Light Glass In The Studio
Photographing glass objects, like vases, bowls or glasses, can be the most challenging technique a photographer masters. A photographer must control not only the photographic lighting on the glass, bu ...
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Food Photography: Soft and Hard Light
The most critical element in the art of photography is light. Photographers have a whole language to discuss this primary matter. One key means of talking about light is the degree to which it ...
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Studio Lighting Techniques to Speed up the Process of Product Photography
Professional photographers working with a large volume of product shots have several ways to reduce post production time. One way is to use bright seamless paper backdrops. Another option is to set up ...
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Lighting Tutorial: Fashion Lighting Made Easy
Even when working with your regular photography clients, you may find yourself exploring uncharted territory. This is particularly true when working on a short deadline where focus in placed on fashio ...
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Lighting a Muslin Backdrop
When setting up your photography and studio one of the most central and useful pieces of equipment is a light colored muslin backdrop. These backdrops are highly portable, and offer a great deal of fl ...
