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Creating a standout look that sets your aesthetic apart from the ever-growing crowd of YouTube channels can seem a difficult task. To start, ensure your vlogging backdrop and lighting are professional and flattering, so that your audience can remain focused on you and your commentary.

Whether you’re thinking about diving into vlogging, or have been at it for a while now, it might be time to review your Youtube setup to ensure you present a professional and engaging aesthetic that is on target with your “brand”! One important aspect of a set that is often overlooked is the video backdrop. Let’s explore some options for backdrops for YouTube that are both affordable and professional.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for photographers… holiday portrait season! Now is a great time to review your studio background and prop inventory, and consider trying out a new color or even pattern to keep your portrait sets relevant. If you’re looking for a new, beautiful winter background, check out ten of our favorite seamless paper backdrop choices for fantastic winter fashion looks!

Thanks to the rapid growth of ecommerce technology, almost ALL our shopping can be done with the click of a button from our couches. Social commerce alone is expected to generate $30.73 billion in sales in 2023. While large retailers have been able to enjoy riding this wave, it has also allowed smaller businesses and entrepreneurs to enter the market with more ease. With practically unlimited options available to consumers within an online shopping session, it’s essential for companies to stand out through their brand voice and supporting ecommerce product photography. But where should small content creation departments start to focus improvements?

Put a spell on your studio this spooky season with a creative DIY backdrop! Halloween is creeping around the corner, and there’s no better way to show off your bewitching party costumes than with a creative Halloween photo booth backdrop. Here are 13 easy DIY paper backdrop sets that will surely carve out the Halloween spirit…

One of the biggest misconceptions about fashion photography in a studio is that it’s boring. Don’t let the plainness of the classic white and black background sets fool you, studios can be bold, full of color and full of life. Try taking your studio photos to the next level by focusing on color, using interesting props, and creating a visual interesting set. With some creativity, eccentric background colors, and getting your hands a little dirty with set building, your studio fashion photography is sure to stand out.

Ring lights offer the benefit of spreading the total area of your light source over a large surface. Rather than having the same light output in a small compact unit (such as a flashlight), the illumination is moved away from the center of the device out to the edges. A larger light source in relation to the subject creates softer shadows, more even illumination on the subject (that’s you) by eliminating the typical “hot spot” in the middle of most standard light sources.

Whether for recreational or professional purposes, quality lighting is vital for live streaming or vlogging. Photo and video content creators widely consider ring lights as “go-to” solutions for great reasons: Ring lights provide a relatively large light source for a single subject. This helps to create softer, more flattering light across the subject’s face. When positioned straight on, the wide surface area (without a center hotspot) virtually eliminates wrinkles, fine lines and under-eye shadows. Bi-color capable lights allow users to dial in to a color temperature to best complement their complexion or coordinate with warm ambient room lighting. LED lights are ultra long-lasting, run much cooler than conventional steady lights, and require little to no maintenance. Savage offers an array of LED ring lights and accessories suited for beginners through advanced users. Compare specs below to find the best one for your needs!

Watch NY fashion & beauty photographer, Marcus Isaac, try out the all-new Catalog Product Link during a studio photo shoot. The Savage V-Hold for Light Modifiers is a double-arm holder that articulates into a V-shape for unprecedented mounting options for scrims, reflectors and even cut-to-size diffusion materials like Savage Translum®. Mount vertically or horizontally to either a baby pin or 5/8″ stud. A baby pin will accommodate both the V-Hold and a light from one stand. Arms extend to hold scrims and diffusers as wide or tall as 94″ (2.39m).

Creative ideas are funny things. The formation of a creative idea sometimes seems instantaneous and sometimes prolonged. My color wheel portraits project seemed to be both. I ‘grew up’ in photography doing headshots. I learned headshots, studied headshots, and built a business on photographing people with a tight crop of their head and shoulders before taking on the challenge of shooting any looser. Eventually, the learning curve slowed down, and the business was going pretty well, and I had the ability to start learning a new genre within portrait photography.