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How to Create Soft Light with Strobes & Flash Indoors

Posted 03/25/2021

Sandra Coan shares her portrait photography tips for creating natural-looking, soft light using strobes. Coan uses this one-light setup in her family and newborn photography. What kind of portrait lighting is your favorite? What do you use to light portraits? Share your own tips and techniques in the Comments section, below, and be sure to come back to BandH.com for many more of our engaging videos.

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5 Tips for Flash Portrait Photography, with Scott Kelby

Posted 01/29/2021

Professional photographer and post-production wizard Scott Kelby shares five flash photography tips to help bring your portraiture from amateur to amazing. From camera settings to gear, you’ll learn how to utilize flash both in the studio and in the great outdoors! Which do you prefer: indoor or outdoor portraits? What sort of flash do you use, and how do you use it for portraiture? Tell us about your preferences and experiences in the Comments section, below.

Flash Photography for Beginners, with Eric Stoner, sponsored by Canon

398 Views· Posted 01/23/2018

In this B&H Event Space Video, photographer and Canon Technical Advisor Eric Stoner explores the basics of flash photography, walking you through the process step by step. Knowing when and how to use your flash effectively is essential, and Stoner offers guidance in assessing a scene to determine when a flash is needed. Next, he helps you to understand how to take control using ETTL automatic flash, all while pushing minimal buttons. Stoner also shares

How Lighting and Makeup Work Together

657 Views· Posted 09/13/2017

Rounding off fashion week, B&H takes a look at how makeup and lighting work together for successful fashion shoots. In this video, Cory Rice, a writer for the B&H Explora Blog, works with celebrity makeup artist Moani Lee and discusses how to combine makeup and lighting to create strong images in natural and artificial lighting setups.

How to Freeze Motion in Photography Using the Profoto D2

1,528 Views· Posted 01/12/2017

In this video, photographer David Flores demonstrates how the amazingly fast Profoto D2 Monolight can be used to freeze motion. David explains why such a powerful strobe like the Profoto is necessary to get just the right shot, and how one should arrange the lights.

Getting Started with Softboxes

14,745 Views· Posted 01/28/2013

"Moving your flash off camera is great for improving the look of images, but the quality and size of light is every bit as important as the location."