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portrait & headshot photography: studio lighting – Westcott Eyelighter
portrait & headshot photography: studio lighting tools – Westcott Eyelighter With portrait lighting for head shots, there are so many configurations – all the way from dramatic lighting, to very...
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using the Profoto B1 portable flash at a wedding
using the Profoto B1 portable flash at a wedding With wedding photography, there are nearly inevitably time-constraints. It is therefore imperative that you, as the wedding photographer, are able to...
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comparing output: studio lights vs. speedlites / speedlights
comparing power: studio lights vs. speedlites / speed lights Speedlights pack a huge amount of light for the size. Very portable, and loaded with sophisticated features, owning a speedlight is a must....
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high-speed flash sync (HSS) with the Profoto B1 flash
high-speed flash sync (HSS) with the Profoto B1 flash The already impressive Profoto B1 500 W/s AirTTL flash (affiliate) became even more awesome in Dec 2014 when high-speed flash sync (HSS)...
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review: Bolt VB-22 bare-bulb flash
review: Bolt VB-22 barebulb flash These are good times for photographers who love using off-camera flash. There are more and more options coming out for us to choose from and use. B&H has...
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review: Profoto B2 Off-Camera Flash – photo shoot
review: Profoto B2 Off-Camera Flash – photo shoot Over the years I have used a variety of off-camera lights on location shoots and at weddings, and have worked my way up from Dynalite and Quantum...
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video clip: behind the scenes – Profoto B2 review photo shoot
video clip: behind the scenes – Profoto B2 review photo shoot For the review: Profoto B2 Off-Camera Flash, I had Erik Colonese shoot a behind-the-scenes video clip while I photographed Anelisa. It’s a...
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review: comparing various light modifiers for on-camera flash
review: comparing various light modifiers for on-camera flash Many of the tutorials and articles on the Tangents blog deals with getting the best from your on-camera flash. My approach has always been...
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softbox for on-location headshot photography
best / portable softbox for on-location headshot photography I vary the lighting kit that I use for on-location portraits and headshot photography. It could involve multiple lights, or a single-light...
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dramatic lighting effects for portrait photography
dramatic lighting effects for portrait photography (model: Jessica Joy) For this dramatic Hollywoord Glamor inspired portrait sequence of Jessica, I used two Litepanels Sola 4 LED fresnel lights...
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Softboxes with speedlights
Softboxes with speedlights for on-location lighting Off-camera flash is the easiest way to create dynamic lighting – and using a speedlight with a softbox, is on-location lighting at its most...
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Gear list – Starting out with off-camera flash
Gear list – Starting out with off-camera flash You can get great lighting with just on-camera bounce flash when shooting indoors, as shown in this related article – Lighting with bounce flash. But at...
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Reflector for portrait & headshot photography: Eyelighter
Reflector for portrait & headshot photography: Eyelighter I’ve mentioned before how much I like using the Westcott Eyelighter for headshot photography. The first time I encountered the Eye-lighter...
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Stella Pro 5000 & 2000 video light review
Stella Pro 5000 & 2000 video light review – continuous lighting kit My friend Kevin, or as his friends call him, Kevin, brought along his new Light & Motion Stella Pro 225 3-Light Kit...
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Using the MagMod MagBeam kit for projection effects
Using the MagMod MagBeam kit for projection effects The lighting pattern on the background here, is 100% in-camera, created with a gobo and a light-projection kit: the MagMod MagBeam Kit (B&H /...
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Flash Photography: The difference between a grid and a snoot
Flash Photography: The difference between a grid and a snoot We use grids and snoots to control the light from our flashes. We want to control how the light spreads, and we want to light only a part...
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Buying a video light for Photography & Video
Buying a video light for Photography & Video The use of video lights is a regular theme on the Tangents blog. Specifically, an LED video light is a versatile item in our arsenal of lighting...
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Best photo umbrella for a home-studio & indoor headshots
Best photo umbrella for a home-studio & indoor headshots When I discovered the rectangular photo umbrellas, my first reaction was, “so what’s the point”, but then someone explained to me that it...
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Best softbox for on-location headshot photography
Best portable softbox for on-location headshot photography I vary the lighting kit that I use for on-location portraits and headshot photography. It could involve multiple lights, or a single-light...
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Dramatic lighting effects for portrait photography
Dramatic lighting effects for portrait photography (model: Jessica Joy) For this dramatic Hollywoord Glamor inspired portrait sequence of Jessica, I used two Litepanels Sola 4 LED Fresnel Lights...
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