Lighting Equipment Tutorials, and Reviews

Easy Lighting Laws to Boost Shooting Performance

March 14, 2016• Lighting

For seasoned photographers, lighting becomes an instinct as much as a skill. But beginners are often flailing – placing their lights in...

January 13, 2016• Lighting • One Comment

For this shoot, I decided to start simply. I began with one light, a Paul C. Buff Einstein light inside a large umbrella. We were shooting...

August 5, 2015• Lighting • One Comment

Start studying because the kids are heading back to school, which means you'll have to act fast to get the first-day-of-school shot you...

July 22, 2015• Lighting • 19 Comments

Shooting in the middle of the day is a photography no-no but sometimes, especially when traveling, you have no choice but to make the most...

July 9, 2014• Lighting • One Comment

In photojournalism school, students are taught to underexpose when out in the field in order to achieve the richest colors and most intense...

May 20, 2014• Behind the Scenes, Lighting • 2 Comments

Alexis Cuarezma is a San Francisco-based photographer who specializes in both on-location and in-studio portraiture. An alumnus of the...

April 21, 2014• Lighting

Using a flash gun, such as a Nikon Speedlight or Canon Speedlite, is designed mainly to be used off-camera and fired optically or via a...

April 9, 2014• Lighting

Your guide to detecting the correct sync cable for your strobe system....

February 18, 2014• Lighting, Night Photography, Photography • One Comment

What does it take to start light painting? It really takes nothing more than your camera, a source of light, and your imagination. Here's...

January 21, 2014• Lighting

Your resource for troubleshooting some of the industry's most popular transmitters with common strobe kits....