Backlighting is an effective way to create beautiful ethereal looks and other moody effects.  In this video, I offer several

All you need is to create one-light dramatic portraits is a single flash or constant light source.  It’s not complicated. 

Here are some tips on how to get shallow depth of field for portraits. It’s all about the focal length

There’s a misconception that softboxes and other diffusion modifiers produce soft light.  I address this in, The Correct Use of