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Two lights, a roll of black paper and a portrait built from scratch: here's how I light a moody studio ...

Pattern: Short side lighting from a big soft source, with a gridded kiss light coming back from behind. Mood: Dark ...

Want to know how many lights I typically use? Well, that's simple: just one. It's always been that way, as ...

Let me tell you about this picture of Bond, who at the time I photographed him was one of the ...

When I first started learning photography, particularly studio photography, I found the way people taught it really tricky. It was ...

A quick thought here, because we're photographing Abby in a fairly tight frame and not really thinking about moving her ...

If you're looking for something festive at this time of year, here's a lovely idea to try. Take a string ...

A few people have asked about the next steps for setting up clamshell lighting. This technique involves using two lights ...

One light, a black background, and a subject turned into a full profile - it sounds simple, and in some ...

One light, one softbox, and the subject turned away from the camera - and the results are genuinely stunning. This ...