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Dramatic Beauty Lighting

Dramatic Beauty Lighting

Matthew Jordan Smith

Dramatic Beauty Lighting Celebrity portrait and fashion photographer Matthew Jordan Smith has created three short videos on dramatic beauty lighting. Known for his iconic photographs of celebri …

Wildlife Photography

Wildlife Photography

Jim Zuckerman

Photographing animals and birds in their natural habitats requires many skills, including the ability to handle a multitude of lighting situations. Jim Zuckerman explains how to work with light …

One Set, Multiple Looks

One Set, Multiple Looks

Ab Sesay

Photographer Ab Sesay explains how to use a single lighting setup to achieve multiple looks, allowing you to expand your creative options while staying within your budget and on schedule. Have …

Understanding Flash Duration

Understanding Flash Duration

Michael Clark

The Flash Duration for any strobe or flash is technically the length of time that the flash tube emits light for a single burst. As simple as that sounds, be aware that almost no flash or strobe …

About Radio Compatibility

About Radio Compatibility

Sekonic

More choices for Wireless Triggering Freedom Over 20 years ago, Sekonic created a totally new way to free photographers from wires in the studio and on-location. With a radio module plugged into …

Understanding Middle Gray

Understanding Middle Gray

Jim Zuckerman

It's the guiding light for reflected modes such as spot metering. Jim Zuckerman explains how understanding middle gray will help you control exposure and tonality. In discussing metering techn …

Common Metering Mistakes

Common Metering Mistakes

Jim Zuckerman

So you metered your scene and checked your settings twice, but the shot just isn't coming out right. Jim Zuckerman explains how to avoid seven common metering mistakes. I have been teaching ph …

Metering at Night

Metering at Night

Jim Zuckerman

What are your odds of getting exposure right with an in-camera meter at night? Let's just say you shouldn't put any money on it. Jim Zuckerman explains how you can get better results with a hand …

White-Line and Black-Line Lighting

White-Line and Black-Line Lighting

Glenn Rand

Dr. Glenn Rand demonstrates how to use lights, reflectors, flags, and mirrors to create precisely controlled shots of glass objects in this excerpt from his Amherst Media book Lighting and Photo …

Lighting a Wreck

Lighting a Wreck

Dave Montizambert

Dave Montizambert explains how he metered and lit a wrecked car for a public service campaign ad. Photographer and author Dave Montizambert lectures internationally on lighting and digital …

Concepts for Flash Photography

Concepts for Flash Photography

Neil Van Niekerk

This excerpt from Off-Camera Flash is provided courtesy of Amherst Media. To purchase the book and learn more about the publisher, visit the Amherst Media Web site. The concepts we’re going …

Balancing Flash with Ambient Light

Balancing Flash with Ambient Light

Jim Zuckerman

How do you combine flash with ambient lighting to balance foreground and background exposure in a scene? Jim Zuckerman covers the metering modes, camera settings, and processes that will give yo …

Studio Lighting: Understanding Ratios

Studio Lighting: Understanding Ratios

Jim Zuckerman

Determining exposure and working with shadows are the basic elements of studio photography. Jim Zuckerman explains how to meter and apply lighting ratios, position lights, and place shadows to c …

Soft Retro Lighting

Soft Retro Lighting

Christopher Grey

Christopher Grey explains how to recreate the look of portrait lighting from the 1950s. Photographer Chris Grey is an expert on lighting. He's written seven books on the subject, teaches cl …

Ambient Light Metering

Ambient Light Metering

C.S. Muncy

In this article from our Professional Photographers on Light Metering series, photojournalist C.S. Muncy explains how he uses a handheld meter in the field to get precise exposures with black-an …