Jessica Kobeissi

What Jessica Kobeissi Taught Me About Staying Yourself (And Why That's the Most Underrated Studio Skill)
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What Jessica Kobeissi Taught Me About Staying Yourself (And Why That's the Most Underrated Studio Skill)

Watch the full tutorial on YouTube I’ve been shooting in studios for nearly two decades. I label every light with masking tape. I have a custom app on my phone for diagramming setups. I test every new modifier the day it arrives. If there’s a system to build, I’ll build it. What I’m less good at, historically, is the stuff that can’t be diagrammed: how to handle the pressure to perform a version of yourself that gets more likes, keeps more clients happy, or avoids more conflict.

Seven Photography Myths That Are Quietly Holding You Back (And What's Actually True)
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Seven Photography Myths That Are Quietly Holding You Back (And What's Actually True)

Every few months, someone on a client call says something that makes me set my coffee down slowly. “Can’t you just fix it in post?” is a classic. “Photography seems pretty straightforward” is another. I’ve been shooting commercial and editorial work in Los Angeles long enough to know these ideas don’t come from nowhere — they’re floating around the culture, repeated until they feel true. So when I came across this Jessica Kobeissi tutorial, Watch the full tutorial on YouTube, I sat with it longer than I expected to.