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What kind of lighting equipment do you need for your photography? Read these guides to lights, reflectors, and other types of lighting equipment.
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  1. How to Bounce Light into the Shadows in a Portrait Photo Using a Reflector

    How to Bounce Light into the Shadows in a Portrait Photo Using a Reflector

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Learn all about fill light, how it works, and the easiest ways to create and use it: by reflecting it from your main light.

  2. How to Use a Classic One-Light Portrait Photo Setup to Create Rembrandt Lighting

    How to Use a Classic One-Light Portrait Photo Setup to Create Rembrandt Lighting

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Rembrandt was an amazing painter, but what does he have to do with flash photography? In this lesson you will learn about the lighting technique that he made...

  3. How To Move the Flash Off Your Camera for Better Photo Lighting

    How To Move the Flash Off Your Camera for Better Photo Lighting

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Learn about flash triggers, flash stands, and flash accessories for getting your flash off of your camera, for a simple, low-cost way to try off camera flash.

  4. Classic One-Light Portrait Photo Setup: Loop and Butterfly Lighting

    Classic One-Light Portrait Photo Setup: Loop and Butterfly Lighting

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this lesson you will learn two more classic lighting setups to add to your bag of tricks. Loop lighting and butterfly lighting are very versatile ways to...

  5. What You Need for Flash Photography — Equipment and Skills

    What You Need for Flash Photography — Equipment and Skills

    Tutorial • Beginner

    There are so many possibilities when it comes to choosing the right gear for flash photography. In this lesson we'll go over the equipment and skills you...

  6. How to Use Modifiers for Speedlights to Light Creative Portrait Photos

    How to Use Modifiers for Speedlights to Light Creative Portrait Photos

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Flash accessories include softboxes, umbrellas, snoots, beauty dishes, and more. Learn what all of these light modifiers do for portrait photos in this lesson.

  7. How to Balance Flash and Ambient Light in Portrait Photos

    How to Balance Flash and Ambient Light in Portrait Photos

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Learn how to balance the exposure of your camera and the exposure of your flash in this lesson from our free course.

  8. How to Diffuse the Light From Your Built-in Flash for Portrait Photography

    How to Diffuse the Light From Your Built-in Flash for Portrait Photography

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Upgrading to speedlights is preferable, but isn't always feasible at the start of your photography journey. In this lesson, you'll gain some simple tips and...

  9. How Add Fill Light to Portrait Photos Using the Built-in Flash on Your Camera

    How Add Fill Light to Portrait Photos Using the Built-in Flash on Your Camera

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Built-in flashes are really only good for one thing: fill light. As you go through this lesson, you'll learn when and how to use your built-in flash for fill...

  10. How to Bounce Your Flash for Soft Lighting in Portrait and Event Photos

    How to Bounce Your Flash for Soft Lighting in Portrait and Event Photos

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Using your speedlight to 'bounce light' off different objects is an easy way to create beautiful light. After you've completed this lesson, you'll not only...

  11. A Photographer's Guide to Small Flash and Speedlight Features

    A Photographer's Guide to Small Flash and Speedlight Features

    Tutorial • Beginner

    There are multiple brands and lines of speedlights, and it seems like each one has a different system of dials, buttons, and menus. In this lesson, you'll...

  12. What is Small Flash Photography?

    What is Small Flash Photography?

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In order to learn how to use a flash, it will help us a great deal to have some understanding of what a flash is and how it works.

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