Three Tips for Better Portraits

One of my favorite lighting techniques involves mixing flash with natural light, particularly when the natural light is strong and coming from behind the subject. This method creates a beautiful backlighting effect that adds dimension to your photos. The Basics Using natural backlighting alone can work if there’s enough illumination bouncing around to reach the…

I prefer not to use flash or photo reflectors for daylight photography.  But conditions like location and weather aren’t always favorable for natural light only photography.  In this video, I demonstrate four different ways I dealt with the challenge of poor weather.  Specifically, I’ll show you how I create better flash portraits on overcast days….

This is my Godox TT685s flash setup guide for off-camera flash.  Included are the menu and settings instructions for using the Godox TT685s flash as a master or remote slave flash. Also, how to setup the X1Ts radio trigger for wireless control in off camera flash photography setups. Also: Godox vs Yongnuo Flash Flash for…

Off-camera flash is an important skill set for photographers. It’s a game-changer in the truest sense. If you’re into portrait photography, you really — and I can’t emphasize this enough — you really should know how to build and use your own off-camera flash setup. And you should be able to do this in the…

You can really make your portraits stand out by adding just one additional light to your setup.  In this video, I’ll give you tips for two-light flash portraiture.  Specifically, we’ll cover how to: Separate your subject from the background.  For those times when part of your subject is disappearing into darkness on one side of…

Creating good silhouette figure images is fun and a neat type of image you can add to your portfolio. Silhouettes emphasize shape and form, stripping away details and letting the viewer’s imagination fill in the blanks. There are more than a few ways to create silhouettes. One approach involves using flash lighting against a white…