Learn about Lighting

What kind of lighting equipment do you need for your photography? Read these guides to lights, reflectors, and other types of lighting equipment.
  1. How to Create Volumetric Lighting in After Effects

    How to Create Volumetric Lighting in After Effects

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial, we'll be looking at how to create volumetric lighting in After Effects by looking at how we can practically recreate it or accentuate it....

  2. On-Camera Audio Recording: Essential Shotgun Microphone Gear

    On-Camera Audio Recording: Essential Shotgun Microphone Gear

    Tutorial Beginner

    Shotgun microphones are an amazing tool to have when doing any type of video production. But there is a small caveat, and that is that'll you'll need some...

  3. How to Use a Two-Light Setup and Lighting Ratios for Portrait Photos

    How to Use a Two-Light Setup and Lighting Ratios for Portrait Photos

    Tutorial Intermediate

    When you really want control of your lighting, it's time to add more lights. In this flash photography tutorial, you will learn how to use a second light as...

  4. How to Use Slow Shutter Speed With a Flash to Freeze Motion in a Photo

    How to Use Slow Shutter Speed With a Flash to Freeze Motion in a Photo

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this flash photography tutorial, you'll learn how to use first and rear curtain sync with a slow shutter speed for great effects.

  5. How to Create Stroboscopic Flash Photography

    How to Create Stroboscopic Flash Photography

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Stroboscopic flash is a fun way to use slow shutter speed and flash. In this tutorial, you will learn what stroboscopic flash is and how to use it to get the...

  6. How to Process Flash Photography Images Using Lightroom Classic

    How to Process Flash Photography Images Using Lightroom Classic

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Learn editing techniques that will require you to spend only a small amount of time processing your images, while still making a BIG impact on your photos.

  7. How to Use a Three-Light Setup for Portrait Photos

    How to Use a Three-Light Setup for Portrait Photos

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this studio portrait lighting tutorial you will learn about one of the most useful lighting setups ever: three-point lighting.

  8. A Photographer's Guide to Brightness: How to Read Lighting Intensity

    A Photographer's Guide to Brightness: How to Read Lighting Intensity

    Tutorial Beginner

    If you'd like to know more about the essential role that light plays in photography, then you’ll love our course, A Photographer's Guide to Light. In this...

  9. A Photographer's Guide to Light: Noticing Diffuse Reflection

    A Photographer's Guide to Light: Noticing Diffuse Reflection

    Tutorial Beginner

    Learn about diffuse reflections and how they work, and then you can then apply that knowledge to create better images.

  10. A Photographer's Guide to Transmission: Understanding How Light Filters Through

    A Photographer's Guide to Transmission: Understanding How Light Filters Through

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this video tutorial from A Photographer's Guide to Light, you will learn the basics of light transmission.

  11. 4 One-Light Setups: Split, Broad, Short, and Profile Lighting for Portrait Photos

    4 One-Light Setups: Split, Broad, Short, and Profile Lighting for Portrait Photos

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this lesson, you will learn about split, broad, short and profile lighting. You will learn how to use each of these techniques to bring out the best in...

  12. How to Use 1 Off-Camera Flash to Make 3 Different Portraits

    How to Use 1 Off-Camera Flash to Make 3 Different Portraits

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Learn how to make a headshot, 3/4 length, and full-body portrait using one light in three setups in this photography tutorial from our free course.