Lighting Basics – What You Need To Know Before Buying Your Next Light

by Iddo GenuthPhoto GearGear GuidesLightingTechniqueNovember 15, 2017November 15, 2017

On this video by the basic filmmaker takes a look at everything you need to know about buying your next light. This video includes both useful information and useful tips. It is…

Laws of Light: Create Emotion with Light

by Iddo GenuthTechniqueLightingPhoto TipsJune 23, 2017

On this video, part of a series “laws of light” by photographer Jay P. Morgan from the Slanted Lens we look at how light can help convey emotion in your photos and videos. The…

Macro Videography Behind the Scenes – Shooting Miniature Cars

by Iddo GenuthTechniqueBehind the ScenesHDSLRLightingMacro PhotographyPhoto InspirationMay 30, 2017May 30, 2017

Making a miniature object look realistic is no easy task but there are are people who do that for a living. On the video above recorded by B&H, Cinematographer Mark Raker…

How to Shoot a Commercial with Only 2 Lights

by Iddo GenuthTechniqueHDSLRLightingPhotography as a BusinessMay 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 Iddo GenuthTechniqueLightingMay 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 Iddo GenuthTechniqueLightingApril 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 Iddo GenuthLightingPhoto 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 Iddo GenuthBehind the ScenesHDSLRLightingPhoto InspirationTechniqueMarch 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 Iddo GenuthLightingPhoto 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 Iddo GenuthLightingTechniqueFebruary 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….