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Ideal Lighting Setup for Large Group Portraits

Shivani Reddy

An quick & easy lighting setup to help you produce flawless family formals or group portraits in minutes.

How a Strobe Can Enhance Soft Pastel Portraits

Hanssie

In this video, we will show you how a high-powered strobe can be a beneficial tool in any photographer's kit - even for someone that shoots primarily natural light.

Use DIY Gobos to Create Interesting Shadows In Your Portraits

Hanssie

A gobo (or "go between") is basically anything that goes between your light and your subject. It can be anything from a standard reflector to block direct light from hitting your subject to a prism to get creative effects in your images.

Incredible Engagement Photography Course Now Available!

Hanssie

In this CreativeLive class, our Editor-in-Chief, Pye Jirsa, will be teaching you 10 lessons on how to find a balance between the technical details and the creative expectations to create some incredible engagement photos for your clients.

Solving A Common Off-Camera Flash Problem: The Black Band

Kishore Sawh

If you are or ever find a black bar on the top or bottom of your image when using flash, this is likely what's going on, and how to solve it.

PowerSync 16-80 Digital Transceiver From Impact | Initial Thoughts

Kishore Sawh

Impact's higher end digital transceiver comes in a third less than its Pocket Wizard counterpart, but seems to offer much the same value. Here's an introduction to the type, and what I think so far.