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The use of extra lights, often flash units, in order to make up for a lack of light or to gain more creative control over the image.

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Benefits of a light meter [duplicate]

I remember that Roberto Valenzuela mentions in one of its courses that for educational purposes it is a good idea to buy a light meter and study light properties in different circumstances, locations. ...
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How to create high contrast lighting on a face?

Could you tell me how to get this effect between camera settings and photoshop? I know how to use the flash and backdrop, but I'm curious as to how to get the one side of the face dark.
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How to capture a long lasting time lapse

I would like to know how I could achieve with my Nikon 3300 a pretty long, whole day, time lapse ( sun rising, clouds moving, cars moving, sun setting, etc). I am not 100% sure my camera's battery ...
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Are there strobes with continuous light?

In this video I saw a photographer (around ~10mins) set up a photograph with a continuous light source; later on the continuous light was switched off, and -to my best guess- the same lighting flashed ...
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How can I keep light from reaching the background in low key photography? [duplicate]

I'm now at the point where I walk around and see light; its direction, strength, softness, casted shadows etc. Now I'm almost at the point where I also understand it; i.e. the science behind what ...
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How to achieve greatest contrast in greyscale image - lighting vs exposure?

I'm doing a research project which uses a greyscale machine vision camera (mvBlueFOX) to track the position of various reflective strips which are attached at various sections along the inside of a ...
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What kind of light is this visibile in a mirror in a celeb portrait?

I tried zooming in to the reflection but cannot tell at all what light she is using.. it gives a soft glow as I've seen from other celebrities Instagram. Please let me know if you have any idea. Thank ...
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How can I get all of the text on a reflective surface (DVD case) in focus?

I've recently upgraded to a Nikon D3400 Single Lens Kit (18-55mm) from a Pentax Optio A10. Aside from family photos, I would also use the Pentax take photos of DVD cases (for listing on ebay) using ...
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What gear do you bring to an impromptu shoot in a location you haven't scouted?

I'm an amateur photographer who mostly likes nature shoots, but because I have a camera, my friends often ask me to take pictures at events and things. I'm used to the bright sunlight from outdoors, ...
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Cheap lighting setup for shooting portraits in pitch darkness?

I'm going to be shooting some photos in pitch darkness at a campsite -- we had a friend shoot them last year, but he's a professional photographer and brought expensive strobes and lighting gear. This ...
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Choosing overhead lights for a garage studio

I am building up a garage studio and have a c stand setup with an overhead camera (Canon 5d Mark II with EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS) somewhat similar to the setup here. I’ve been researching overhead, ...
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Recommendation for compact lighting that I can hang or clamp on a door? [closed]

I'm looking for recommendations for a small (LED?) light that I can temporarily hang or clamp on a door, e.g. in a bedroom, for whenever I need to take photos indoors (and then easily unplug it and ...
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Taking pictures of glass for a local Glass Gallery

I am currently trying to take pictures of a variety of high end pipes for a local glass gallery and am having a tough time getting full white accent lights from top to bottom, the light is either to ...
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How could I have post-processed this picture to create better lighting?

I changed a lot of things between these two images (removed some distracting bits, Photoshopped it, so it looks like her eye is actually open, etc.) but I'm mainly curious about how I could have made ...
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Is it ok to place my DSLR in a box and just cut a hole for the lens?

I just built a photobooth with a Rebel T3 as my camera. My original plan was to just cut a hole in the box for the lens (I see a lot of DIY photobooth projects that do this), but I ended up just ...
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Does the lighting make the girl in red's skin look blotchy and are her facial features slightly over exaggerated?

The girl in red is a photographer. And she says that photo taken of her below is all wrong. Specifically, she says the her skin looks blotchy or just strange. She also says that certain features of ...
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Can I sync a Norman strobe pack with a Nikon D5100 with something that goes on the hot shoe?

I have a Nikon D5100. I am trying to use it in a studio setting with a Norman 800w strobe pack. How do I sync the light to the camera? Is there something that can go on the hot shoe at the top of the ...
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What lighting would help me re-create this picture?

I love the whole lighting situation on this photo so much! I would like this to be the style of photographs I take for my blog, but how would I achieve this? A question from an Amateur Photographer. I ...
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Can I trigger 2 einsteins, two alien bees, 2 yn685, and one yn560iv with one yn662tx and one cst2?

I have read that you can trigger all with one yn622 on camera if you have a cst2 mounted on top with another yn622 on the speedlights (important part), but why would I need a second yn622 for the ...
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What do I need to shoot student portraits for elementary students who missed picture day?

I was asked to take individual portraits of around 15 elementary age students who missed picture day in school . I will be taking with a Canon 60D camera & Canon 430 EX II flash. The room will be ...
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Hiding stretch marks - During shooting or editing

Pretty straight-forward question: What's the best strategy to hide stretch marks? I've noticed that during shooting, the angle of the light can severely impact their visibility. But I can't find a ...
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Taking a still life photo of glass bottles with two flashes

I've read some articles about taking photos of glasses and most of them involved three lights. I just have two lights so far, waiting for the new Yongnuo flash before getting a third. However, it ...
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What type of lighting for the soft and glamorous look of Melania Trump's official portrait?

How can I get the airy soft look of Melania Trump's official portrait? There was clearly a flash a bit to her left (photographer's right) as evidence by the darker left side (her right) and the ...
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What problems might there be with using a laser as a flash source for high speed photography?

I'm interested in photographing a sequence of photos for a high speed event (the collision of two cyllindrical objects at 300 m/s). As I don't have resources for high speed camera, streak camera or ...
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How do I recreate this type of photograph - watches reflected in water

I'm interested in watch photography but it's not something I've done before and wanted some pointers before I started. This is the sort of thing I'm talking about: It's one of several images from ...
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How do I take a photo like this? [closed]

I really like the pictures taken by Kat Irlin, and I want to achieve the effect or the looks of the pictures she takes. Here is a sample below.
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How to approximate diffuse studio lighting outside

I am planning to make a series of photos of passers-by at different locations. The idea is to ask people who walk by at, say, a music festival, a pedestrian zone, a park, or similar places to pose for ...
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Is it possible to overpower the sun with a single speedlight and softbox?

I want to overpower the sun, but due to my budget, I couldn't get a monolight. I have to make do with the Nissin Di700A I bought. When the flash is near the subject and faces the subject straight on, ...
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How to cancel purple stage lighting on subjects?

HI! So, I shot a live band that played under purple stage lights. Most acts have strong colored LED lights affecting the subject's skin and I'd like to know how to tone these colors down when I'm ...
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If my main studio strobe is on HSS, all of the other strobes need to be as well, correct?

I am planning on buying a Godox AD600, which has HSS. I am also looking for filler and hair strobes, and I am not getting 3x AD600's that is for sure. So I was wondering, if I want to do HSS with ...
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Are these cheap studio continuous lighting kits good for beginners?

I want to learn indoor portrait photography and I want to know if the cheap kits on eBay are for beginners, or if they work well at all? Examples of indoor studio kits (links go to eBay listings): ...
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Is this photo a correct example of how a reflector can be used for fill?

The photo below is from Wikipedia. I've used it as an example of how effective reflected sunlight can be to for fill on a subject who otherwise would be too dark due to shadowing. I've been at the ...
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How to make a gradient background

I was wondering how people shoot with a gradient backdrop such as: I want to take similar product photos. I've tried to take pictures with a blue-gel-covered-flash aimed at white paper background ...
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What kind of flash triggers do I need to fire both a Canon and Yongnou (for Canon) flash?

I'm new to studio lighting. I have continuous lighting, but I loathe it. I have been slowly moving to using flash lighting in studio. I have 2 speedlights: 1 Insignia TTL External Flash for Canon ...
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Why are foil reflectors used instead of mirrors

Are there any other reasons for the usage of foil reflectors instead of mirrors than the ability to fold and store in small spaces? (Mirrors reflect the light more efficiently?)
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Where can I find a tiny, clamp-on, battery-powered LED light for taking high magnification macro shots in the field?

None of the standard clamp lights work for this purpose as they are all better suited for reading books in bed, or barbecuing at night. If I want to photograph very small subjects at close range, with ...
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How do I get rid of the glare in this photo?

I wanted to know how to get rid of this glare on my lens, is this corrected using a filter?
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How can I blow out the background with a single flash?

I have a Yongnuo 560 ii flash that I usually use to light my white backdrop for clothing shots on a model. The issue is sometimes it doesn't make the whole background white. Either blows out the side ...
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Are my makeup portraits not sharp because I'm just using indoor LED lighting?

I am a makeup artist and currently have LED spotlights in my studio as the room lighting. I am using my Samsung camera phone, but am not achieving sharp images. Could it be the overhead lighting that'...
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How can I take a photo of a laser beam?

I have a laser and a container of water. Putting the laser beam into the water at a certain angle makes all of the laser beam reflected and none of it refracted, so no laser gets above the water. I ...
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Continuous light with Umbrella or Lightbox?

I am wondering what works better for lighting a model on high key photography on white background. I have 2 Bulbs Top Lighting 120V 85W (5500K, 4250 Lumens). Then I have either 2 softboxes with those ...
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Clamshell/butterfly lighting - Should the lights move with the head?

I use clamshell lighting in my large format portrait work. Typically these are full face portraits with the lights, lens and subject all on the same axis. Most examples of clamshell lighting that I ...
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How would I dim CFL studio lights?

I've been using my dad's old incandescent studio lights (Smith-Victor) but decided to buy some CFL lights instead so it's not so hot under the lights. I got some cheap Fovitec ones from Amazon (...
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Difference Between Exposure, Brightness, and Brilliance Settings

On the iPhone, the built in photo lighting adjustments includes exposure, brightness, and brilliance. They are all slightly varied settings, but it's hard to really tell what's exactly going on. What ...
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What light to use for my white background?

I have an inexpensive set of two lightboxes which I use to shoot a model for e-commerce images. Generally, I use one lightbox to light the background and the other one for the subject. But there is ...
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How can I make these winter real estate photos look like summer photos?

I'm trying to sell my home, so I took some property photos this afternoon. But the cold, blue-white light of December makes everything look...dead. Is there a way I can improve these photos to bring ...
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"Glowing Light" Effect

I want to create a photograph containing lights that seem to "shine" outward in a cone, but I can't think of how to create this effect (specifically at night) Example: https://www.behance.net/gallery/...
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How can I photograph reflective surfaces without the camera being visible?

I want to make some grunge maps (surface imperfection overlay graphics for 3D rendering) by photographing flat (not round) real-world surfaces. However, when I try to take pictures of reflective ...
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Lighting for amateur portraits

We will be taking amateur photos of people for a graduation, and were wondering about light kits. Without the kits the photos can look dull- what kind of lighting should we be using? We want a cheap ...
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How can I avoid dark horizontal lines (stripes or bands) with LED lighting?

I found another post asking why the horizontal bands appeared. I'd like to know how to spec. the wright LED strip lighting for my custom built-in soft boxes to avoid this? A little more: I'm ...
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