6 Things Every Photographer Should Have in Their Lighting Kit

The more you get into working with artificial lighting, the more you will realize you constantly little gadgets and accessories besides the lights and modifiers themselves. This great video tutorial will show you six things you should have in your bag that will keep your shoots running smoothly and help you tackle any problems that might arise. 

Coming to you from John Gress, this helpful video tutorial will show you six things you should carry in your lighting bag to keep all your shoots running smoothly. No doubt, everyone should have a roll or five of gaffer tape in their studio, but one thing that I found helped me a ton is having a basic makeup kit and hair spray on a shoot. You never know when your subject might need a light touch-up or have a flyaway, and as anyone who has spent time in Photoshop cloning out stray hairs will tell you, it is infinitely better to address them before you take the shot. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Gress.

If you would like to continue learning about how to light a portrait, be sure to check out "Illuminating The Face: Lighting for Headshots and Portraits With Peter Hurley!"

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Alex Cooke is a Cleveland-based portrait, events, and landscape photographer. He holds an M.S. in Applied Mathematics and a doctorate in Music Composition. He is also an avid equestrian.

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As a landscape photographer all I need is the sun. So, not sure 'every photographer' is quite true.

If you don't have a lighting kit then you don't need these things :)

My thoughts exactly!!

Perhaps a more accurate title should have something like "studio photographer" instead of just photographer.

They always do this as if there was only one single kind of photography. I've made similar comments in the past. Hopefully they will learn with time or lose trust and credibility.

Yes, gone are the days where you could expect the title of an article to reflect the nature of the article. Now, it's more about "click bait" - like a lot of the photography YouTube videos.