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Tips for Building a One-Light Portrait Kit
Tips for Building a One-Light Portrait Kit
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted 10/21/2025
Lighting is the key to all photography. While elaborate, multi-light setups may appear to be the standard, the creative photographer can produce a seemingly endless range of images using just one light source. This guide is designed to help those beginners out there build the perfect one-light kit for portrait photography. Why One Light? I completely understand why multi-light “studio in a box” kits are tempting to beginner and budget-conscience photographers. Why spend hundreds of dollars on one light when you can get three lights complete
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Flash & Accessories
Portrait Photography
Choosing a Modifier for Portraits: Umbrella vs Softbox vs Beauty Dish
Choosing a Modifier for Portraits: Umbrella vs. Softbox vs. Beauty Dish
by Cory Rice · Posted 10/28/2024
In the world of portraiture, a light is only as good as the tools used to shape it. The three most common types of modifiers used for portraits are umbrellas, softboxes, and beauty dishes. Each of these
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Portrait Photography
Holiday 2023
Studio Photography
Light Modifiers
Holiday 2024
Fashion Week 2018: Make the Most of a Beauty Dish
by Shawn C. Steiner · Posted 02/06/2018
Nearly every fashion and portrait photography has a beauty dish in their studio, or at least they should. This modifier is a classic because it produces a quality of light somewhere between that of a softbox and a standard reflector, basically giving photographers the best of both worlds when it comes to portraiture. It has an odd design to thank for this—it features
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Light Modifiers
Fashion Photography