All Entries Tagged With: "soft box"

The Bridal Portrait

Bridal portraits are all about style and elegance. A good photographer should work at capturing the natural beauty of the bride in her wedding gown. While the details of the wedding gown shouldn’t be overlooked, it is important to not to let those details override the woman wearing the wedding dress.
During a formal [...]

Lighting Techniques: Guide To Buying Lights

Last week we looked at The 3 Light Set Up and before that we talked general information on Lighting Equipment. Today we’ll look a little more specifically into lighting equipment purchasing, and using what you have to get your professional studio portrait lighting off the ground.
As I’ve been writing this series on [...]

Lighting Techniques: The 3 Light Set Up

This is portrait photography 101 type stuff here. Nothing too advanced going on, we are working with only three light sources here to get a basic portrait. Think of it as foundation material. You can’t build a beautiful house without knowing how to pour a simple foundation.

We have three lights all pointing [...]

Lighting Techniques: Lighting Equipment

In order to create masterful portraits like the professional photographers you need light. You don’t necessarily need professional lighting equipment, but you do need to be able to manipulate and control lighting situations. There are numerous ways to create portrait lighting so we’ll start with a photography lighting equipment rundown. In the [...]

Easy Lighting Tips for Outdoor Photography

Here at Your Photo Tips we strive to make your photography experiences easier and better. While this isn’t a comprehensive and detailed list of all outdoor lighting possibilities with photography, it will certainly help you get started thinking about outdoor light in your photographs.
Make the sun your best friend, not your enemy.
When photographing outdoors [...]