And you’ll hear it from industry influencers like Felix and Sue, Scott Robert Lim, Mike Fulton, Tony Corbell, Clay Blackmore, Mark Wallace, Zack Arias, Joey L, and Joel Grimes.With the launch of each new software product, we choose one image to be used for the boxshot. You’ll also get a run down on lighting theory and fundamentals. Want to learn more about studio, natural, and basically every other kind of lighting? Check out SkillSet: Best of Lighting, which is broadcasting for free now through July 4th, where you can watch photographers tackle a whole range of lighting challenges, while learning cool tricks like how to shape natural light, work with unpredictable wedding lighting, manage speed lights, and get the most of out of your studio lights. If you use more than one light, use a light meter! Mine has the Pocketwizard trigger built in, it works with my lights.” “Despite my best efforts, I can’t help but use a meter,” he explains, “It adds a level of certainty to what I do with lighting. Sekonic L-358 Flash Meter – Though many studio photographers opt not to, Felix says he just can’t do without a light meter. Nikon D800 – Felix calls this camera his “workhorse.” “I treat it badly, it gets bashed around, but it always does its job.”ĥ. “So versatile, light enough to travel, and high-end enough for all my clients.

Profoto Pro Acute B 600 – “I use this light everywhere I go,” says Felix. Alienskin has made multiple CreativeLive appearances, including in Felix’s lighting challenge with Sue.ģ. Alienskin Exposure 6– “I’ve used this software so much, I just love it,” Felix explains. SkyLite Rapid 2mx2m diffusion scrim with 1.25 stop silk: “It might sound funny to put such a technical item at the top of my list, but this thing really is a godsend for me,” says Felix, “I travel with it everywhere.” A solid scrim is any studio photographer’s best friend - but if you can’t afford a fancy one, there are plenty of workarounds, including this DIY scrim that Kevin Kubota put together for under $30.Ģ. Here’s the gear Felix couldn’t do without:ġ. But even Felix can’t do it without the help of some handy tools. Fortunately, editorial and commercial photographer Felix Kunze has a knack for making it look easy. Studio lighting can be intimidating - so much so that even renowned photographers like Sue Bryce admit to not fully understanding the complexity of it.

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