Youtube Video 5 - Behind the Shutter

How to Mix Flash and Ambient Light

Post author:Brianna Gooden
Post category:Youtube Video
Reading time:14 mins read

Attention all you "natural light" photographers, now is the time to expand your photographic skill set by adding flash photography to your tool kit. It's not difficult. With a few rounds of experimentation your photography will elevate itself to new levels and your work will stand out. These photography lighting tips will work for all genres of photography - wedding photography, portrait photography, senior photography, fashion photography, boudoir photography and more. In this step-by-step flash lighting tutorial I will explain techniques like dragging the shutter and how you can use that technique to allow more ambient light into your portraits and add more depth to any shot.

Low Key Beauty Portraits

Post author:Molly Myers
Post category:Youtube Video
Reading time:19 mins read

Are you ready to rock out some low key beauty portraits? These are a lot of fun to create and if you follow along in my step-by-step tutorial video you will be able to create stunning portraits for your clients. Even if you are a beginner, you can add this simple lighting technique to your studio lighting set-up.

Soft Light Beauty Portraits

Post author:Brianna Gooden
Post category:Youtube Video
Reading time:19 mins read

Soft Light Beauty Portraits with the Profoto B10 and their 5ft octa. In this behind the scenes photography lighting tutorial we explore how to create soft light beauty portraits and how to set up lighting to create the most stunning portraits. Off camera flash photography can be soft and it can be beautiful, you just have to know how to work with it to create stunning portraits. Studio photography doesn't have to be dull and boring. You can create stunning portraits by using the correct lighting.

Night Portraits with the Westcott FJ200

Post author:Molly Myers
Post category:Youtube Video
Reading time:16 mins read

In this how-to photography video, we explore portrait photography at night using the Westcott FJ200. Learn new tips and tricks on how to position the off camera flash for the best results with your photography portraits.

What’s in my travel camera bag?

Post author:Brianna Gooden
Post category:Youtube Video
Reading time:10 mins read

Traveling with your equipment? Check out what's in my travel camera bag as I head over to Europe this summer.

How to Use a Light Meter

Post author:Brianna Gooden
Post category:Youtube Video
Reading time:14 mins read

Struggle using a light meter? Well in this video, I show you how to use a light meter and how simple and easy it is to use for in-studio portraits.

Corrective Lighting for Boudoir Photography

Post author:Brianna Gooden
Post category:Youtube Video
Reading time:15 mins read

Corrective lighting can really set your portrait photography apart from other photographers and make your clients fall in love with the way they look. As a portrait photographer, in general, you need to know how to use corrective posing techniques to make your clients look their best on camera. in this photography tutorial video, I show you a step-by-step process to using lighting and posing techniques to make your clients look their best. These techniques are perfect for in-studio portraits. In this video, Im using the Westcott L60Bs with various light modifiers , but you can use whatever lighting you have.

Long Exposure Portraits Using Rear Curtain Sync

Post author:Molly Myers
Post category:Youtube Video
Reading time:14 mins read

In this lighting portrait tutorial, we play with long exposures using rear curtain sync. This helps to achieve a unique fashion portrait style for your images. I'll show you how we did this and what off camera flash lighting we used.

Use Composition to Create Better Photography Portraits // Photography How-To

Post author:Brianna Gooden
Post category:Youtube Video
Reading time:13 mins read

When it comes to photography there is more to it than just releasing the shutter. You have to learn how to use the elements around you to create a more interesting and more compelling portrait. In this photography tutorial, I will cover how to use composition to make your fashion, beauty, and other types of photography more interesting by framing your subject in various ways.

Westcott Pro Light Mods Hollywood Glam Portraits

Post author:Molly Myers
Post category:Youtube Video
Reading time:13 mins read

On this particular photoshoot, I used the perfect photography lighting kit to create a glam Hollywood style portrait. In addition, we added some canned aerosol to the shoot to create a little more texture in the background, and I used gelled photography and lighting to add to the mood of the shot.