Two-Light Setup

Tethered and In Control: How I Set Up Capture One for a Live Studio Shoot
Video Tutorials

Tethered and In Control: How I Set Up Capture One for a Live Studio Shoot

Every time I hand off a tethered setup to a newer shooter in my studio, I watch them fumble through the same twenty minutes of confusion I went through years ago. Wrong session folder, camera not recognized, images flying into some mystery directory. Tethering should make your shoot faster and more collaborative. When it’s misconfigured, it just adds friction at the worst possible moment. That’s exactly why this CreativeLive tutorial caught my attention.

Two Lights, One Room: How to Pull Off a Clean Home Portrait With the Broncolor Siros Kit
Video Tutorials

Two Lights, One Room: How to Pull Off a Clean Home Portrait With the Broncolor Siros Kit

Most of my portrait work happens in a controlled environment where I can label every light, dial in every modifier, and sketch the setup in my lighting journal before the client walks through the door. But the jobs that actually test your knowledge are the ones that strip all of that away: a tight residential space, a minimal kit, and a subject in front of you. That’s the situation KL Taylor works through in this Visual Education tutorial on the Broncolor Siros lighting kit, and it’s one of the more practically useful demonstrations I’ve come across for photographers who need to produce polished portrait work outside a dedicated studio.