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.
Get creative with Vanessa Joy, while she plays around and shares some photography tips and tricks on how to create beautiful portraits using studio Speedlights. In this video, Vanessa will show you how she uses the Profoto A1x and colored gels to create and capture some fun studio light portraits using flash.
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- How to Control the Lighting in Portrait Photography
PRODUCTS USED:
- Canon EOS R5 Mirrorless Full Frame Digital Camera
- Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM Lens
- Profoto A1x
- Profoto Clic Gel Kit
- Canned Fog
- Profoto Soft Bounce
