How to Shoot a Commercial with Only 2 Lights

by LensVidHDSLRLightingPhotography as a BusinessTechniqueMay 27, 2017May 27, 2017

In this interesting behind the scenes video Parker Walbeck from fulltimefilmmaker talks about a commercial he recently shoot and walks through some of the different aspects involved in such a relatively low cost…

White Background Lighting Technique with a Softbox for Tight Spaces

by LensVidLightingTechniqueMay 21, 2017May 21, 2017

On this video portrait photographer Joe Edelman looks at how to easily shoot an image with a white background when you are in a tight space. Photography is a lot about problem solving….

How to Make the Most Out of Lighting Grids

by LensVidLightingTechniqueApril 13, 2017

On this Adorama video, photographer Mark Wallace plays around with different grids for his lights and demonstrates how they change the look of your subject. Grids are a great way to focus the light….

Laws of Light: Creating Dimension and Texture

by LensVidLightingPhoto TipsTechniqueMarch 26, 2017March 26, 2017

On this video, part of a series “laws of light” by photographer Jay P. Morgan from the Slanted Lens we look at different ways of using light to create dimension and texture. Light can…

The Cinematography of Casey Neistat’s Samsung Oscars Commercial

by LensVidBehind the ScenesHDSLRInspirationLightingTechniqueMarch 13, 2017March 13, 2017

Today we have something a little bit different. Matt Workman a professional cinematographer, who recently created a channel called the Cinematography Database published a video dissecting a commercial featuring internet celebrity Casey Neistat video…

Don’t Underexpose or How to Easily Prevent Common Portrait Mistakes

by LensVidLightingPhoto TipsTechniqueMarch 6, 2017March 6, 2017

On this short video photographer Tony Northrup talk about what he sees as a common problem when shooting portraits (but not just portraits) outdoors or in situations when there is a high…

Laws of Light: Loookign at the Quality of Light

by LensVidLightingTechniqueFebruary 25, 2017March 26, 2017

This video, part of a series “laws of light” by photographer Jay P. Morgan from the Slanted Lens we look at the quality of light. On this video we look at hard vs….

Basic Lighting Techniques

by LensVidLightingTechniqueJanuary 29, 2017January 29, 2017

On this  video, Ryan Connolly from Film Riot takes a look at some of the very basic lighting techniques used in film (and video) world. Connolly covers (very briefly) some of the most…

Laws of Light: Lighting Three Objects

by LensVidLightingPhoto TipsTechniqueUncategorizedJanuary 20, 2017

On this video, part of a series called “laws of light” by photographer Jay P. Morgan from the website the Slanted Lens we look at lighting three different objects. On this video we look…

Looking at Soft vs. Hard Light

by LensVidLightingTechniqueJanuary 9, 2017January 10, 2017

On this video, photographer Daniel Norton from Adorama demonstrates some of the differences between hard and soft light for beauty shoots. A soft (or hard) light has to do with the size…