4 amazing one-light set-ups in only 10 minutes!

[@syrgirl]

It's hard to find a talented photographer with natural teaching ability. The information you present is simple, clear and concise. Thank you!

[@JohnGress]

Wow, thank you! I really appreciate it!

[@fangbifxx]

I'm addicted to your content.

[@JohnGress]

That is great to hear! Thank you!

John: infinitamente agradecido por suas aulas. Ainda bem que o encontrei aqui. Moro no Acre, Brasil, no meio da amazônia brasileira, e estou iniciando na fotografia de retratos. Parabéns por ensinar tão bem fotografia. Gratidão!

[@JohnGress]

Muito obrigado pelas suas amáveis ​​palavras! Espero que os vídeos ajudem! Passamos parte da nossa lua de mel no Rio e as duas modelos do meu vídeo mais recente são brasileiras!

[@basantagautam8224]

You are the very cool instructor for the flash photography 🙏

[@JohnGress]

Thank you so much 👍

[@EliInfante]

Always great content John!

[@JohnGress]

Thank you my friend! Happy new year!

[@ColourNation_Studio]

You are a great teacher really I mean it. Super photography. Your video will changer our life. Thank You.

[@JohnGress]

Wow. Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!

[@edwardrodriguez972]

The best channel!! Thanks John!!

[@JohnGress]

Wow, thanks!

[@ronwhite7304]

Give you a thumbs up? I should be paying you-great information presented in an unassuming and easily digestible way!

[@JohnGress]

Wow, thanks!

[@KeysPete1]

Hi John. Another great video. Thank you. Wishing you and your family a Happy New year from the UK

[@JohnGress]

Thank you so much! Hopefully we American’s will get it together in 2021. Happy New Year!

[@josephchan4198]

I have to check your channel again. Great refresher course.

[@JohnGress]

Thank you so much! Welcome back.

[@PFB-yo6wi]

Great video!

[@JohnGress]

Thank you so much!

[@SurferKroky]

Fantastic , your photography is sublime.

[@JohnGress]

Thank you so much 😀

[@KevinZJR]

Great video! I defintely need to watch this video a couple of times!

[@JohnGress]

Thank you so much! That is great to hear!

[@KevinZJR]

@@JohnGress After watching the second time, now I have two questions about outdoor flash (which I don't have much experience with, but willing to try): 1. Do you use TTL mode or manual mode + flash meter just like in the studio when shooting outdoors with flash? I think when shooting outdoor you'll have to move around a lot, remeter every time you move might slow things down quite a bit. 2. Do you tend to use a shoot-through or reflective umbrella when shooting outdoors and why? Thanks in advance!

[@JohnGress]

1) My flash meter only goes up to 1/1000 of a second and often times outdoors I am shooting at 1/4000 or 1/8000, so I will use TTL to get a starting point, then I will switch into manual and dial in the flash or flashes where I want them. 2. I don't own any shoot through umbrellas, but here is a list of ll of the gear I use. johngress.com/more-information/whats-in-our-bag/ Normally I use a 135cm octa outside.

[@KevinZJR]

@@JohnGress Thank you very much for the detailed answer! It's really helpful.

[@Simbusped]

Great video! Thank you so much for this!

[@JohnGress]

Thank you so much!

[@mari.rukavina]

In one of your recent videos, you said something like, some photographers speak of light in too complicated terms, maybe from not wanting to reveal the "tricks of the trade" by making it sound more complicated than it really is. You make it sound just right, John. Common sense, free of the fluff. So many important details and life saving advice! Thank you for that! The more reason, you film, edit, prepare videos for us for free. That's gold! Great person, natural teacher you are. Thank you, John, stay safe, blessings from Croatia!

[@JohnGress]

Thank you so much Marija! You are to kind and its great to hear that these videos are helping.

[@tinybarabo]

Thank you! This was super helpful!

[@JohnGress]

I'm so glad!

[@DiviPhotos]

wonderful

[@JohnGress]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@case9515]

love your videos. Done subscribed.

[@JohnGress]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@suikhuathang6480]

Awesome.........

[@JohnGress]

Thanks!

[@NikCan66]

Always brilliantly informative and understandable for newbies to more experienced people a refresh

[@JohnGress]

Thanks! Happy new year!

[@NikCan66]

@@JohnGress happy new year to you and your familys health and well-being. Hopefully we all have a better financial year going forward

[@JohnGress]

Thanks! You too!

[@AnthonyToglife]

The light master has spoken! Another good one John. I've added this to my saved list for when I need to a refresher on light. As much as I know, learning never stops and you're a great teacher.

[@JohnGress]

Thanks man! I really appreciate it. Keep up the good work too.

[@alsteiner7602]

John your setups and instruction are the most advanced technically I have ever listened to, as is your work. Big fan. Your work is smooth and are art-like without looking slick and over processed like you see commercially. Haven't seen anyone duplicate it.

[@JohnGress]

Thank you so much Al. I really appreciate it!

[@malikmlwilliams]

Great tips!

[@JohnGress]

Thank you so much!

[@WestCoastVivi]

I’m revisiting your videos, John! Refreshing what I already learned is always a good thing. 😃 I hope you’re doing good! Hugs & love from CA 🤗❤️

[@JohnGress]

Welcome back and thank you!!! Hugs! I will be closer to you today when I land in Las Vegas.

[@WestCoastVivi]

@@JohnGress oh, that’s right WPPI! Have lots of fun! Waving to Vegas… if you can and have time… I loved the video you did last time in… I forgot where it was! 😆🤗

[@feliciareed6001]

So good!! Thank you for all the tips

[@JohnGress]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jackhowdeshell2529]

Always invaluable information presented in a concise manner. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@JohnGress]

Thank you so much!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Musiqfan23]

The king of lighting! I need a one-to-one lesson lol. Love your work and style. Thanks for sharing!....yea, i was serious about the one-to-one lesson 😁

[@JohnGress]

Thank you so much! Workshops coming soon. Mentoring available too. johngress.com/workshops/

[@Ben-mx1ip]

Excellent video, very useful advice! Subbed.

[@JohnGress]

Awesome, thank you!

[@JamesBoyer-plus]

Thank you for an informative video, John. It's clear that you love your vocation and it's generous of you to share your experience with the community. I look forward to learning more from you.

[@JohnGress]

Thank you so much James! Happy New Year!

[@hendersonribeirobrandina2120]

Truly a masterclass on lighting! Thank you very much! Congrats from Brazil!

[@JohnGress]

Muito Obrigado!

[@zecchinon]

Great video! Solid content! Looking forward to the next one! Cheers

[@JohnGress]

Thank you so much! Happy New Year!

[@tedebaer1]

Thank you!

[@JohnGress]

You’re welcome!🙏🏼

[@Studio-37]

Great video, you always make make we wanna get back in the studio and shoot. Stay safe!

[@JohnGress]

Thank you so much! you too!

[@nasroullahdinally5140]

Happy new year a John. Thank you for sharing. Great contents and valuable tips.

[@JohnGress]

Happy New Year! Thank you!

[@offcenterconcepthaus]

Excellent video -- great summary. (maybe put a mouth de-click plugin on the audio)

[@JohnGress]

Thanks!

[@yukonica4560]

Thank you for producing this fine work filled with practical advice. I have logged a few notes. Perhaps I should be called an internet vagrant; I come and I go... but I always return to sites like yours that offer knowledge I don't have or am not aware I am exploiting.

[@JohnGress]

Glad to have you here loitering from time to time 😉🙏🏼

[@GARVEYLion]

Mr. GRESS you're the Best! Thanks for your giving of knowledge! What are your thoughts of using one of the 7 Feet Parabolic umbrellas with diffuser vs using a diffusion scrim??

[@JohnGress]

Thanks! I owned one about 4 years ago but I didn’t use it very often.

[@mariaduchesne8218]

Hello John, thank you for this video. I loved you studio props and wonder where one get stuff like that?

[@JohnGress]

Thanks! My favorite place to go are stores that sell stuff that’s salvaged from old houses.

[@WatchThatFirstStep]

Are the wooden floors in your photos wooden panels you created, or are they mats with floorboard designs? The tip about making sure light hits the subject's upper eyelids is a good one. Nice and specific. I will use that instead of wasting multiple shots until the eyes "look right".

[@JohnGress]

Thanks Chuck! I really appreciate it. Here is a video I made about that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIGrqYmNfdyIb9U

[@photovirale9926]

Great video as always! Bravo! i can't wait for the next one! (Anyway I'we always wondered why we photographer say "Rembrandt light" if that kind of light was already used a lot of years before from painter like Raffaello, Tiziano,... ).

[@JohnGress]

Thanks! Someone pro Dutch must have come up with he phrase😉

[@davidrodgersphotography]

Can I ask, the conical snoot that you linked includes a 50mm Yongnuo lens, can the snoot be purchased without the lens and if so can any nifty fifty be used instead? Thanks in advance, and keep the videos coming!

[@JohnGress]

Thank you so much! The lens has to have full time manual focusing and many lenses require electronic power to operate. So you can use any lens that you can for us without the camera. The knockoff nifty fifty is one $30. Maybe comparing that to a canon lens could be the next video!

[@mecal88]

John! Great video. Out of curiosity what inner speed ring did you end up using on that snoot kit for your elinchroms?

[@JohnGress]

Thanks! I just used a Bowens to Elinchrom adapter kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIOViZiGjJyVsLM

[@ejacks3]

I have a question. I'm interested in using an optical snoot. I currently have a Godox SL-150W continuous light. Is that enough power going through the optical snoot? If not, what is the wattage would you recommend in a continuous light or strobe to get good results? Thanks.

[@JohnGress]

Hi Eric, I thank your light will be too dim to work with the snoot. You will probably want a flash around 400-600ws like the AD400pro amzn.to/3QDS9GE

[@habibibrahim33]

thanks alot

[@JohnGress]

You’re welcome! Thank you!

[@usernamehandle]

Hey John, what is the scrim holder that you use? I’ve found it difficult to find the right product online

[@JohnGress]

Hi Lies. This is what I’m using. adorama.rfvk.net/oe6OPO

[@ngokevin6708]

great

[@JohnGress]

Thanks!

[@hudsonsphotography6335]

I always love your videos. I'm extremely interested in the snoot. I know you usually shoot with Elinchrome lights. Do you know what I might use for Profoto? It's the Bowens mount that is throwing me off😉

[@JohnGress]

Thank you so much! I think you can adapt Bowen’s to Profoto too.

[@nileshraut9653]

Sir Namaste🙏 I m small town photographer from India🇮🇳... Can i use single ad 200 for over power the sun in harsh light conditions...? can i use magbeam for that plz explain... Thank you.. 🙏

[@JohnGress]

I am not familiar with that light.

[@carrileefox1912]

When you are you rescheduling your Phoenix workshop visit? :)

[@JohnGress]

Perhaps in the fall when things cool down.

[@carrileefox1912]

@@JohnGress understood :) by the way, which elinchrome light are you using with the snoot kit?

[@JohnGress]

If I did it again I’d use an ELC 500 because it had an LED modeling light.

[@p.burley4533]

What is that giant shoot-thru screen called?

[@JohnGress]

It was an Advantage Gripware Halo Silk on an 8x8 frame adorama.rfvk.net/b3qzBk

[@rickjbradbury]

Hi John Good video but saying avoid up-lighting is wrong IMO. It depends on the goal for the photograph. Yes ok most light sources we see day to day are from above but no all are. Optical snoots eat light, you need to be putting 500ws and up through them. During my last assisted studio hire I had a 1200ws light pushing through it. ISO 200 1.160th, F5.6 and have had 3200ws on the go when assisting a commercial food photographer to obtain F10 AT iso 100.

[@JohnGress]

Very good point Richard. I think I have moderated my messaging over time. As for the snoot shooting at f10 ISO 100 would almost require multiple pops on a slow exposure with regular lights.

[@VALERYAN581]

👍👍👍👍👍👍🥂

[@JohnGress]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@theshopper6902]

Hey, I see lots of car commercials where lots of white tube lights under dark background they use to reflect to the surface also dark moody sports commercials where light is over the head and rest is dark... Do you think they use 5600K daylight lights? There lights seems so milky white and background is dark or black mirror sort of. . Sorry I can't post link here otherwise this comment will go on spam Search video - be the spark | puma football. Here a bald anchor is featured.. I don't know what type of lights they used... Especially the temperature

[@JohnGress]

Probably.

[@theshopper6902]

@@JohnGress so 5600k okay, thanks

[@edulus1]

"That should be enough for today

[@JohnGress]

Right

[@emran_noorin2316]

👍

[@tjsn-4vision]

Can we see a live photoshoot?

[@JohnGress]

Maybe some day, but it's not likely.

[@barrakelmahmoud]

I called my mom, she was very pleased

[@JohnGress]

Great to hear!

[@mrgonzo5125]

I finally found the "Pokémon Song" kid

[@Mr.right1821]

you’re a great teacher, thank you so much for the value and time you bring here. Cheers! @danielzevallos.ph

[@JohnGress]

Thanks Daniel! I really appreciate it!

[@rehimmehdi9807]

plz make a professional long purchasable tutorial, ill shut up n give ma money !

[@JohnGress]

Ha. Hopefully there will be one by the end of 2021! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@rehimmehdi9807]

@@JohnGress then 2021 is a way better year ! good luck sir !

[@crystalwiley-brown1274]

Great tips!

[@JohnGress]

Great to hear! Thanks!

[@MartinV.]

Great Video!

[@JohnGress]

Thanks!