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An Intro to Lighting Family Portraits
An Intro to Lighting Family Portraits
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted 12/15/2025
Good lighting is essential to creating a strong, visually pleasing image. This is as true for naturally lit outdoor shots as it is for studio portraits. For individual or even couples portraits, many photographers make use of on-camera flash or compact, battery-powered strobes to supplement natural light and fill shadows, but how do we situate these in the scene? What light shaping tools should we use? Groups alone can be tricky for a plethora of reasons. Whether it be getting everyone to smile, getting kids to look at the camera, or the
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Portrait Photography
Mastering Light: From Camera Flash to Studio Strobes
Posted 02/06/2025
Westcott Top Pro Ian Spanier explains the transition from on-camera flashes to more powerful strobes and how using a small strobe can transform your portraits. 0:00 - Intro 3:43 - Photoshoot & FJ80 II flash overview 5:10 - Why the FJ80 II 12:46 - Using the FJ80 II on different rig setups 14:01 - FJ80 II triggers 15:50 - Photoshoot using the FJ80 II 25:10 - Westcott continuous lighting options 28:38 - Demo continues 30:25 - Image review 33:35 - White balance & color temp / using light meters 38:14 - Overpowering the sun with the FJ400
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