Lighting in Photography for Contemporary Portraits

4/10/2019

Welcome to Wednesdays with Westcott, a new SCU feature I promise will help raise the bar on your skill set, no matter what your core specialty is as a photographer. Westcott U is all about education and the extensive content the Westcott Team has built is remarkable. It's right line with our goals for SCU and one of the reasons we're excited to be working with them.

It's April, and the wedding season is ramping up, and there are so many of you who need help with lighting, especially when it comes to posing groups. Groups are time-consuming, frustrating and often the equivalent of herding cats! But, if you practice (this is where all your friends and neighbors come in) and understand your mind's eye vision in advance, doing classic modern portraits of the wedding party doesn't have to be the most stressful part of the day.

I chose this first video in this new SCU series because of my good buddy Bob Davis. We've been friends for a long time, but that friendship came out of a deep respect for his skill set, especially in teaching. It's hard to believe how much great information he shares in the video below...and all in under four minutes!

So, take the time to check it out and if you're in the Chicago area and need more help, check out Bob's program every Thursday night in May starting on May 9 at ProCam. You'll be amazed at how much of a change you'll see, not only in the quality of your work but the drop in your stress level.

And check out the Westcott U website - it's loaded with great content covering virtually every area of photography. And their YouTube channel is also chocked full. It's all just a click away on the WU logo below.

Click either product below for more information

Apollo Strip Softbox with 40° Grid (16x30")

"The great thing about the Apollo line is it travels well because everything opens off the umbrella shaft, and it works with all your light sources without an adapter ring."

Bob Davis

40-Degree Egg Crate Grid for Apollo Strip (16" x 30")

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"Why?"

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Bob Davis link

4/10/2019 12:09:21 pm

Hi Skip,

Thank you for always being supportive of Dawn and I and providing useful insights into our industry to help all of us striving to keep the ball rolling.

Share the Light,

Bob

Norma Grieve link

4/10/2019 03:27:57 pm

This is going to be an exciting series!

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