lighting

Studio Lighting for Headshots – Tutorial

by deborahwolfe

Studio Lighting for Headshots - Photography Tutorial

Or, The Other Money Shot

There are at least as many ways to shoot a headshot as there are ways to skin a cat. We won’t go into WHY someone would want to skin a cat, but I can tell you why people would want to shoot headshots. This is a great [...]

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Make a Beauty Dish for Studio Lighting

by deborahwolfe

Or, How To Whip Up A Little Something In The Kitchen For The Studio

Occasionally in my web surfing I come across things that strike me as quite clever. One such example is a homemade beauty dish I stumbled upon on lifehacker.com. Well, actually the lifehacker page was really the entry to a rabbit hole [...]

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Using Bold Color in Portraiture – Tips and Techniques

by deborahwolfe

Do not be afraid. Come on in. Shut the door behind you. Put on your shades, if need be. Throw caution to the wind as you enter the High Color Zone. Two of my absolute favorite things in life are color and photography. Let’s combine them and see what [...]

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How To Set Up A Photo Booth In Your Home

by deborahwolfe

Or, How To Set Up A Photography Studio In A Small Space

This tutorial is for those of you who would like to go a step further in polishing your photography skills.
In this tutorial, I will give you a list of all the items you will need to set up a small, [...]

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Photographing Young Children with Low-Key Lighting – Tutorial

by deborahwolfe

Photographing children with low key lighting tutorial.

Tips for Photographing Children – Part 1

There is no doubt that photographing young children can be a challenge, and never more so than when using a low-key lighting setup. So why bother? Because the drama and richness inherent in this type of lighting is SO worth it and because it’s unexpected [...]

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Low Key Portrait Lighting Tutorial

by deborahwolfe

Studio Lighting for Small Spaces – Part 2

In my last post I discussed a classic four light, high key on white, lighting setup.
“But Deborah,” you say, “I don’t have four lights. Or three. Or really, even two. I just have the one.” No problem. You’re perfectly outfitted to do a beautiful, [...]