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Photography Lighting Techniques 101

Photography lighting techniques and Professional Photographic lighting equipment are two of the most discussed topics by both professional photographers and amateur photographers alike.  If you visit any photography forum, you will see a variety of discussions about photography lighting techniques, electronic flash equipment, and how to properly use various photography lighting gizmos and gadgets.

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Photography Lighting Techniques

This web site will be dedicated to teaching photographers of various experience levels, the principles, concepts, and technique of photography lighting and the proper use of photography lighting equipment.  We will cover such photography subjects as using photography umbrellas, boxes, spot-lights, ring-lights and many other photography lighting tips, tricks, techniques, using various photography lighting equipment and photography lighting techniques. 

This Photography Lighting Techniques 101 site will start out small and gradually grow over time, so you might want to check beck from time to time in order to see if any new material on photography lighting has been added since your last visit.  If you’d like, you can join our mailing list and we will notify you when the next addition to the photography lighting 101 web site is made.

Photography Lighting Techniques
There is one best place to position every light in a photographer's lighting setup.

Photography lighting techniques - 'True' fill light
You've heard of a main light and a fill light, right. What is the truepurpose of a fill light?

Studio Tabletop Lighting
Professional Photographer shows you his tabletop lighting by showing you the background, without the products.

Portrait Photography Lighting Tips
Testimonial portrait photography lighting project with lighting diagram.

Photography Lights
A discussion the different types of photographic light sources available.

Basic Photography Lighting concepts
An explanation of the basic concepts of professional photographic lighting.

Photography lighting techniques -Use small light sources for more texture
An essay about photography light sources size and why some lights are better than others for creating texture.

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Location photography lighting techniques
Learn about location photography lighting techniques and what it's like to freeze your butt off in order to get the shot.

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Photography lighting techniques on location
Seat of the pants location lighting techniques that you can use to create professional location images.


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Studio photography lighting techniques and special effects
The art of photographic lighting with the use of special effects lighting equipment.


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Food photography lighting techniques
Slpash - Special effect and special effect studio photography lighting techniques.


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Studio photography lighting techniques
Photographer explains technique of mixing studio flash and tungsten lighting.


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Food photography lighting techniques
How to shoot food on a grill and make it look real.


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