Creative Portraits Using Nanlite with Susan Magnano
08/25/2026Portrait photographer Susan Magnano explores how to take control of light in any environment using portable LED lights. Using Nanlite LEDs, you can transform ordinary scenes into compelling images in real time.
- 0:00 - Intro
- 1:15 - Benefits of continuous light
- 4:23 - Studio constraints
- 5:14 - Workflow
- 7:15 - Exposure
- 8:35 - Science of additive color
- 11:02 - Lighting gobos & split lighting
- 12:14 - Shutter drag
- 12:44 - Lights & tools being used
- 13:35 - Lighting setup & settings / Using gobos
- 32:49 - Creative traditional headshots
- 50:10 - Gobo patterns
- 55:44 - Split colors
- 1:07:17 - Mixing strobe (Shutter drag)
