Welcome to another installation of How I Got The Shot! Watch the video above to see Kyle (@throwing_fitz) and Sherria (@thesurrealexperience) at work. For this shoot, we utilized a hand painted backdrop from ClotStudios to create elegant and timeless glamour shots. For the first set up, Kyle used all Link Units with a 86” SoftContinue reading Elegant Lighting for Hand Painted Backdrops
High speed sync (HSS for short) is a feature that allows your camera to exceed the normal sync speed of the flash. In this video, Kyle explains and demonstrates how using a flash unit outside can enhance your image and how best to use HSS. The final image is subjective to personal taste, and thereContinue reading Understanding High Speed Sync – How to Blend Flash with Natural Light
Buff Ambassador Dokk Savage joins us in the studio to test out the new Celestial flash unit for the first time! Check out the full video above for an in depth look at the setups and final thoughts. To start, Dokk used a 47″ Octabox and a V-flat to light his model. Dokk then movedContinue reading HOW I GOT THE SHOT: Dokk Savage’s First Impression of the Celestial
In this episode of How I Got The Shot, Kyle (@throwing__fitz) and child model Journie (@journiemusellc) show us a colorful and clean lighting setup for commercial photography! Kyle wanted to keep a consistent lighting setup with minimal modifications throughout the shoot to make the images feel cohesive and uniform. As children move around a lot,Continue reading Children’s Commercial Photography
In this episode of How I Got The Shot, Kyle (@throwing_fitz) used Link Units and magnetic Color Gel Domes to photograph Daylan Fisher (@daylan.fisher) from Tribe Talent Management (@tribetalent) to create 3 bold lighting setups. For the first set up, Kyle used a 86” Soft Silver PLM™ Umbrella, a 10″ x 36″ Stripbox with aContinue reading HOW I GOT THE SHOT | Bold Lighting Setups
In this episode of How I Got The Shot, Kyle shows us three dramatic backlighting setups for portraits that pack a punch! For this shoot, Kyle (@throwing_fitz) used Link Units and their magnetic Color Gel Domes / Color Correcting Gel Domes to photograph local musician @UniqueTheSinger. For the first set up, he used a 60″Continue reading HOW I GOT THE SHOT: Dramatic Backlighting
In this episode of ‘How I Got the Shot,’ our marketing manager Anthony Romano, shares how you can enhance your outdoor portraits using flash.Continue reading HOW I GOT THE SHOT – OUTDOOR PORTRAITS
Our marketing manager Anthony Romano, shares some light painting tips using some easily accessible images and no more than two flash units. Continue reading HOW I GOT THE SHOT – LIGHT PAINTING SIMPLIFIED
our marketing manager Anthony Romano, along with videographer and lighting tech Kimberly Nail, used two foldable stripboxes with grids to create a moody beauty portrait. Continue reading HOW I GOT THE SHOT – FOLDABLE STRIPBOX w/GRID
Our marketing manager, Anthony Romano, creates colorful and dynamic fashion portraits using a beauty dish in a two light setup.Continue reading HOW I GOT THE SHOT – GRIDDED BEAUTY DISH
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