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We break down how to use photography lighting gels, including how to measure and balance colour temperature as well as how to use gels for photography effects

DIY photography lighting ideas to build a photo studio on the cheap.

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There are times when I find myself shooting the same stuff or using the same lighting setup over and over again. Repetition helps to improve and fine-tune my skills, but sometimes it just feels boring and degrading, let alone useless for my portfolio. But as much as I dislike feeling stuck and repeating myself, I now realize how such times in fact help me to become a better

When we talk about on-location mixed lighting we usually mean shooting with light sources of different nature, such as natural ambient light and artificial, or shooting with lights of different color temperatures (tungsten, fluorescent, flash, etc.). There are dozens of cool effects that one can achieve when mixing ambient light with controlled lighting, but today I would like

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I received a Rosco Gel kit a week ago, and after a few tests I can say I really love using all the awesome colors for my photography. The kit includes

I am a big fan of using colored gels for rim lights in my work, but there’s really so much more that you can do with them besides that. In this article I’d like to walk you through some of the basics of working with colored gels when shooting Beauty in a studio and also […]

I've been reading photographers' discussions on various external strobe accessories. I had these tests done some years back for my textbook, "Photojournalism: The Professionals' Approach." From top to bottom, the Indoor/Outdoor comparisons are for: Direct Flash Bouncing the strobe off a ceiling Lumiquest Omnidome Through an umbrella Off an umbrella Through a softbox Outdoors or in a large ballroom or gymnasium, all the accessories work less well at softening shadows. The scattered light rays…