Video Tutorials
How Joel Grimes Uses Light and Lens Choice to Build Instant Drama in a Portrait
Every time I packed for a portrait session outside my home studio, I’d stare at my pile of paper backdrops and do this exhausting mental math. Bring the dark gray and risk wanting something warmer? Bring the canvas and run out of room for my reflectors? I spent years making that call wrong, which meant I spent years with shots that were technically fine but felt visually flat because I’d locked myself into a background choice before I’d even seen the light on location.
