Full body poses for photography portraits help tell a story, flatter your subject, and create standout images. Mastering them is key to capturing confident, natural-looking portraits with impact.
Want to make your portraits more creative and eye-catching? This post shows how using gel lighting—especially with complementary colors like teal and orange—can dramatically transform your portraits by adding mood, depth, and visual interest.
If you’ve ever felt intimidated by using a light meter on location, you’re not alone. Many photographers hear “light meter” and think it’s a complicated
Learn 3 dramatic portrait lighting setups using simple gear to add cinematic mood, depth, and flair to your studio photography in minutes.
Today, I’m going to show you the difference between what I see and what my camera sees. If you’re just starting out as a photographer,
One of the most underrated features of the Westcott FJ400 is its Mask Mode. It’s typically used in school and sports photography to create a mask around your subject for easy background removal in post-production. But in this video, I’m going to show you how you can create mask mode fashion portraits using the FJ400.
Ready to see some behind the scenes for real on-location photoshoots? Check out this video where I breakdown some recent shoots from Dublin, Ireland.
You would be amazed at how you can easily turn any location into a work of art. Learning to see the world through the lens of your camera is key to success. Let’s break it down step-by-step.
Are you ready to transform your photography studio space with continuous lighting, all without the need for new construction? Adding continuous lighting to your setup allows you to truly change how your space looks and feels. Best of all, what you see is what you get.
In this video, I show you how we are using Nanlite continuous lighting to enhance our space with different lighting modifiers, color temperatures, and more.
As you can imagine, not all lights are created the same. In this video, Amaran 200x S vs. Nanlite FS-300B // Which is right for your photography? We check out both light sources to help you decide the best fit.
Ready to transform your studio portraits with Mylar and continuous lighting? It’s affordable, easy to use, and adds a unique look to your photography portraits.
In today’s competitive landscape, quality online photography training and education is priceless to your growth. Unfortunately, most publications contain a ton of fluff. No real meat to their content. Not at Behind the Shutter. We are committed to the photography community and improving professional photography by providing current, insightful, and in-depth educational content.
Training topics include photography lighting techniques, photography off-camera flash tips, photography posing guides, photography business concepts and marketing strategies, Facebook for photographers, boudoir and glamour photography training, high-school senior photography concepts, IPS (In-Person Sales) strategies, family photography, Lightroom tutorials, Photoshop how-tos, and much, much more.
