Vanessa Joy
Vanessa Joy has been an influential wedding photographer in the photography community for years. Starting her photographic journey in 1998, she has since earned 5 college degrees, started her own business in 2008, and began teaching around the world in 2009. Vanessa has spoken at almost every major convention and platform in the industry such as CreativeLIVE, Clickin’ Moms, WPPI, ShutterFest, Imaging USA Trade Show, PPA related conventions, in addition to hosting personal workshops and numerous small business and photography conventions around the globe. Recognized for her talent and more so her business sense, her clients love working with her and industry peers love to learn from her generous, informative and open-book style of teaching.
Want to see how to use a reflector the right way? See Vanessa Joy’s favorite reflectors and how she uses a gold reflector, white reflector and diffuser to create various lighting in a portrait photography session. Reflectors are one of the best tools for photography!
Want to check out some other tips and tricks for shooting portrait photography? Take a look at these guides on 42 West:
- How To Shoot Golden Hour Portraits with the FlashPoint XPLOR 600
- Lens in Focus: Audrey Woulard’s Favorite Nikon Portrait Lens
- How to Control the Lighting in Portrait Photography
PRODUCTS USED:
PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT USED:
- Canon EOS R Mirrorless Full Frame Digital Camera
- Canon RF 28-70mm 2.0 L
- Westcott Flex 1×1′ Bi-Color LED Mat Cine Set
- Canon RF 24-105mm 4.0 L
- Manfrotto Tripod
- RodeLink
