Studio Lighting

There is a first time for everything, and if you have your mind set on producing a wedding video, you will encounter plenty of “firsts” within that initial wedding weekend. There is a first kiss, a first dance and a first slice of cake. Where will you have your cameras set up for each of these memorable moments? Will you need lights for every shot?  How will you manage the audio?

Industry leader ikan has announced two new LED studio lights, expanding its already impressive inventory of fixtures and lighting kits. The unique aspect of both lights is the inclusion of an LCD touch screen control panel, which replaces the knobs and switches located on the back of the older units.

For a beginner, few things seem more intimidating than photographing a wedding. A sense of anxiety is perfectly normal if you haven't yet spent much time in the field. It's important to remember that we all begin somewhere, and even the most experienced pros were also novices at one point. With practice and education, nerves begin to morph into confidence.

Larry Becker of Kelby Media explains the importance in this video of using softboxes as you move your speedlights off camera in the studio. When you're trying to light your subject, a soft, diffused light is almost always going to look better than a harsh, pinpoint light that creates hard shadows and extremely bright areas. 

Whether it be jewelry, posters or a shiny model car, when selling an item online, the better your photograph of that product, the better your chance for a sale. It’s just simple math.

We took a few minutes to speak with Mr. Joey Quintero, professional photographer and lecturer at the B&H Event Space, about ways we can improve our photography, especially in terms of portraits and basic lighting techniques.

Impact has recently introduced a full line of beauty dish reflectors and accessories to help control the light output of a studio strobe unit. These tools are compatible with a wide array of studio strobe lights and each piece is modular to enable use of the same beauty dish with a variety of different lights.

The Bescor LED-500 lighting kits are powerful lighting solutions that use substantially less power and radiate much less heat than comparable incandescent lighting sources.

Join Lindsay Adler for an educational presentation about the essentials of studio equipment, techniques and concepts of lighting.

Join Lindsay Adler for an educational presentation about the essentials of studio equipment, techniques and concepts of lighting.

Join Lindsay Adler for an educational presentation about the essentials of studio equipment, techniques and concepts of lighting.

During the “revolution,” led by Pat Grosswendt of Litepanels, he explains the entire line of Litepanels from bank lighting, on camera lighting, ringlite, to underwater applications along with how to best utilize this technology for both still and video needs.

During the “revolution,” led by Pat Grosswendt of Litepanels, he explains the entire line of Litepanels from bank lighting, on camera lighting, ringlite, to underwater applications along with how to best utilize this technology for both still and video needs.

An affordable, reliable, studio monolight unit ideal for potraits of all sorts. Available in 160, 300, and 400 watt/sec kits.

The Impact Universal Filter Holder is a portable frame that allows for diffusion, color and lighting effects.

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