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Nailing It the First Time: Sekonic L-358 Light Meter Review
San Francisco wedding photographer Richard Bui explains why a light meter is one of his favorite tools and how he puts his to use during a shoot.
Richard Bui
Category: ProFiles

Digital Portrait Photography: The Avatar Studios Shoot
How do you light a crowd of people in a beehive-shaped recording studio? Photographer Steve Sint explains the process of executing a tough group portrait assignment in this excerpt from his Amherst Media book Digital Portrait Photography.
Steve Sint
Category: How-To

Digital Portrait Photography: Incident Light Meter Positioning
Positioning your meter and yourself can affect the accuracy of your readings and the look of your images. Steve Sint covers the fine points of metering technique in this excerpt from his Lark book, Digital Portrait Photography.
Steve Sint
Category: How-To

White-Line and Black-Line Lighting
Dr. Glenn Rand demonstrates how to use lights, reflectors, flags, and mirrors to create precisely controlled shots of glass objects in this excerpt from his Amherst Media book Lighting and Photographing Transparent and Translucent Surfaces.
Glenn Rand, David Ruderman, Joe Lavine, Mary Ehmann, Bob Coscarelli, Douglas Dubler
Category: How-To

Pro Digital Portrait Lighting: Mixed Light Levels
Learn how slight changes in your two-light setup will affect the look of your portrait subjects with this selection of lighting diagrams and images from Peter Hince's Pixiq book, Pro Digital Portrait Lighting.
Peter Hince
Category: How-To

The Separation Light
How do you highlight or play down specific areas of portrait subjects and make sure that dark hair doesn't merge with the background? Jeff Smith explains how to set up and meter separation lights in this excerpt from his Amherst Media book Corrective Lighting, Posing, and Retouching for Digital Portrait Photographers.
Jeff Smith
Category: How-To

Exposure with Off-Camera Flash
Allison Earnest explains how to take control of the balance between background and subject exposure on a location shoot in this excerpt from her Amherst Media book The Digital Photographer's Guide to Light Modifiers.
Allison Earnest
Category: How-To

Studio Lighting: Understanding Ratios
Determining exposure and working with shadows are the basic elements of studio photography. Jim Zuckerman explains how to meter and apply lighting ratios, position lights, and place shadows to craft the look of your studio images.
Jim Zuckerman
Category: How-To

Selections from Wes Kroninger's Lighting
Commercial and editorial photographer Wes Kroninger tells the stories behind his images, providing lighting diagrams, technical details, and tips in ten selections from his Amherst Media book.
Wes Kroninger
Category: How-To

Balancing Flash with Ambient Light
How do you combine flash with ambient lighting to balance foreground and background exposure in a scene? Jim Zuckerman covers the metering modes, camera settings, and processes that will give you creative control.
Jim Zuckerman
Category: How-To