One of the great pleasures of portrait photography is the ability to transform the mood and look of an image with just a small tweak to your lighting setup. Outdoors, for instance, you might rely ...

Lighting Setup 1: High contrast light at a 90-degree angle A striking result achieved with minimal kit. Using a single flash head at this angle can give an unflattering result, though.

Although you will have to purchase light stands and light modifiers separately, the XPLOR 600 is the best portable portrait lighting kit for a photographer looking to build out a studio lighting kit.

Portrait Lighting Setup 5 – Rim Lighting "This may be a retro lighting setup but it’s one that’s fun to do and it adds what’s called a rim light to your portraits.

The virtual lighting studio by vork is an incredibly nifty little website that allows you to mock up a lighting rig for headshots. With it, you can set up to six lights pointed at a computer rendered ...