Jerry Ghionis is a man who knows how to make the most of almost any environment. Whether he’s in a proper studio setup or is trying to make the most of one of his ‘MacGyvered’ setups, he always seems to find a way to nail the lighting and produce an extraordinary photograph.
In the two-hour presentation above — a recording of one of his B&H classes — Ghionis covers almost every detail of his methodology for lighting images in tricky situations.
The full presentation is a pretty long watch, but the amount of information covered makes it worth almost every minute. Whether it’s a single reflector placed in just the right spot, or a speedlight to add extra mood to an image, Ghionis’ explains how to take advantage of just about any situation you’re likely to run across.
If you’ve got a couple of hours to spare this Sunday, set some time aside, grab a notebook and a pencil, and be prepared to get schooled — in a good way, of course.
P.S. It’s worth noting that the last five minutes of the video amounts to a commercial for the Icelight, but you can easily stop it once it gets to that point… just don’t say we didn’t warn you.
Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.