When one thinks of studio photography, the image that usually comes to mind is that of large strobe flash lights with large modifiers mounted on them, like the image below: And this can be scary for a lot of beginners, not only because of the cost involved in a flash oriented set-up, but also because…
The short answer is – Paper Backdrop. But as is usually the case in the photography world, the real answer is the long answer. Because it really depends on your unique situation as a photographer. So, let’s do some more digging. Let’s Compare Muslin and Paper Backdrops on Different Factors: Let’s try to see the…
A modelling lamp can often confuse beginner photographers who are just starting out with using a strobe light. This article will clear this confusion. A strobe has two important parts – a flash unit and a modelling lamp. Let’s look at the image below to understand this: A flash unit is what is actually supposed…
Note – This was an email sent to our subscribers (buyers of our online courses) on Thursday, 19th October 2023. Hi, How are you doing this Thursday afternoon? Today I want to tell you something you’ll NEVER hear anywhere. A studio lighting set up under Rs.1000!!! Yes you heard that right. I actually used such…
One of the most common questions beginner photographers have is – “What does a honeycomb grid do in photography?“ When I purchased my first softbox back in 2012, it came with a net like thing like that could be attached to it, like shown in the image below: That net like thing is called a…
Note – This was email sent to our subscribers (buyers of our online courses) on Sunday, 26th March 2023. Hi How are you doing this Sunday afternoon? Last weekend I sent you an email about how I am expanding my photography studio here in Pune. In that email I had shown you the brand new studio light…
Note – This was an email sent to our subscribers (buyers of our online courses) on Saturday, 18th March 2023. Hi How are you doing this Saturday afternoon? I wanted to show you my new shiny toy that came in a few days back: This is the Godox SK400II light which I have just purchased after using…
In this video we will be learning how to do self portrait photography so you can learn how to do a photoshoot for yourself. Even though here I have shown how to to this using a DSLR camera, you can apply the same method if you are shooting with a phone or any other camera….
Hello there. This is Kush Sharma, your photography and videography mentor. I’m glad that you want to learn the art of studio photography. Studio photography is one of my favorite forms of photography because it involves creativity as well as technical knowledge related to using lights and the different settings in the camera. Here is…