If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The most important equipment for any home photography ...

The softbox setup process can be tedious and time-consuming, especially when you’re in the field. Rapid boxes remedy that problem by using the same basic structure found in an umbrella, but with a ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. No photography studio would be complete without ...

Gaffer tape is the go-to for custom lighting effects, but photographers less inclined toward the DIY can now achieve a similar effect with a new diffuser. Broncolor, a Swiss lighting company, ...

As the lighting enthusiast in film school in the late 1970s, my friends and colleagues suggested I invent a light and call it the “glow light” after my last name. I had to wait almost 40 years for ...

For many photographers, the beauty dish is a tricky light modifier to master. The light can be beautiful and directional, but it can also seem harsh and unflattering if not used properly. Then, ...

If you want to take good photographs, you need good light. Luckily for us, you can get reels and reels of LEDs from China for pennies, power supplies are ubiquitous, and anyone can solder up a few LED ...

The RoundFlash is – not surprisingly – a round flash. To be more specific, it's a tent-like collapsible ring-flash adapter that also works somewhat like a softbox. The trouble is, the results aren't ...