Friday Link Love - Lighting Edition
Next weekend, I am shooting my first wedding. It’s a very small event but it’s a wedding nonetheless. Because of that, I’ve been spending some time recently learning more about off-camera lighting. I thought I’d share some of the sites and tutorials I’ve found so far.
- Strobist - If you don’t know about Strobist yet, you either don’t do much photography or you just started using the Internet. Strobist is, by far, the best off-camera lighting site available.
- Strobist: Lighting 101 - The Strobist: Lighting 101 series is a great compilation of tutorials you’ll need to start with. They cover everything including how to use all the cool equipment you just ordered. 
- Lighting Essentials - Another great site with a TON of tutorials including tutorials and lessons for your models! Highly recommended!
- Photography and Design 101 - This is a great blog I just discovered recently. Some of the articles are even a little more basic than Strobist and include a lot of great images to illustrate the lessons. Check it out!
- Sublime Light - A great blog also designed to address your off-camera lighting knowledge deficit. They also have a series on Portrait Lighting for Beginners.
- DigitalProTalk - This has quickly become one of my favorite all-around photography blogs. David Ziser is an avid blogger and he loves sharing his insight into the photography business and is always willing to describe how he got a particular shot. A must read for any photographer who is looking to delve into wedding photography, or any photography for that matter!
- Midwest Photo Exhange Strobist Kits - Looking to get some gear to get you started but have no idea what to buy? Check out MPEX Strobist Kits! They have a few options of complete kits to get you started, almost all of them under $500.
Have any good off-camera lighting sites or tutorials I missed? Share them in the comments!
July 25th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I am just getting started with my photography business. I think your pictures are great. Very creative.
I have been looking for information on getting starting and found a lot to look at. One that stood out and was very helpful was: http://www.starttakingpictures.com
I would recommend anyone just getting started to check it out.
Good Luck with your business!
Kallan
July 25th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Thanks Kallan… I’ll check it out!