Three Simple and Creative One-Light Street Portrait Lighting Setups

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When shooting on-location, it helps to have a plan (or vision for the shoot) in mind, as well as dependable, portable gear. The latter holds especially true when using flash and working without an assistant. We recently hit the streets in downtown Santa Monica to capture some urban-style flash photography portraits while using minimal gear. … Read more

Best Gifts For Photographers

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BEST GIFTS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS Welcome to the Holiday Gift Guide, detailing the best gifts for photographers.  The following list includes some of the hottest cameras, lenses, accessories, and software of the year, such as the latest mirrorless cameras and drone technology.  It also includes evergreen products that we’ll continue to recommend year over year, such … Read more

Bridal Portraits Tips, Ideas, and Inspiration

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If you’ve ever looked at a wedding timeline, then you know that wedding photographers have a lot on their plate.  From early morning bridal prep and wardrobe details to the ceremony, couples portraits, and late night ballroom dancing, wedding photographers leave few genres untouched. While each part of the day is significant, some of the … Read more

Using Nature to Frame Your Environmental Portraits

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Your environment can provide fantastic elements for framing your portraits. In this video, I’ll walk through how use nature to frame your environmental portraits with a kick of off-camera flash to tie it together. Video: Using Nature to Frame Your Environmental Portraits Framing with nature is one of my favorite concepts for capturing environmental portraits. … Read more

How To Master The Reception | Wedding Photography Guide, Pt. 8

Welcome to part eight of our official wedding photography tips, a series of weekly articles designed to teach you the fundamentals of wedding photography. In our previous article we covered how to photograph group portraits, which includes how to light your subjects, direct them into poses, and cue them to produce great expressions. This week, we … Read more

The Best Tripods According to SLR Lounge [Updated]

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No matter what you’re shooting, be it a portrait, HDR landscapes, video clips, long exposures, or panoramas, you’ll need a tripod to lock down your camera.

Single OCF Lighting Set Up for Wedding Toasts & Speeches

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With the size of the room and all the people around, wedding receptions can be challenging to photograph. In this video, I’ll be walking through a quick and easy single OCF lighting set up for wedding toasts and speeches. Video: Quick Lighting Set Up for Wedding Toasts & Speeches Today’s tutorial is a part of … Read more

Best Tripods for iPhone and Smartphones (Update)

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Whether you’re a vlogger, photographer, or film maker, having a smart phone tripod at the ready can make a lot of difference for your photo and video creation.  Whether you’re shooting a time lapse or recording a quick, on-the-fly video, a good tripod allows you to create content anywhere, even if you’re by yourself. The … Read more

Simple & Dramatic Couple’s Portrait Lighting Setup

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Two lights are all you need to capture great couple’s portraits. In this video, I’ll be walking through a simple and dramatic portrait lighting setup for some of my favorite looks. Video: Simple & Dramatic Couple’s Portrait Lighting Setup For this simple two light set-up, all you’ll need are your camera, couple or models, two … Read more

11 Group Posing Tips for Photographing Large Groups

Whether it be for businesses, sports teams, weddings or family reunions, opportunities abound for photographing large groups.  Successfully handling and photographing large groups can prove tricky, and it requires a variety of skill sets from communication and posing, to lighting and problem solving. The larger the group the more challenging the shoot.  To help, here … Read more