Watch this Close Up Lighting with a Single LED Panel.

I wanted to make this great image of espresso extraction and I wanted it with a single light setup using a light like this. — I used that light to my advantage to get great depth and shadow dimension and in this weeks video we look at how I did it.

This does not just apply to close up objects however. You can use a single light to do amazing things with any subject. I rarely use more than one or two lights, because simplicity gives me flexibility. Enjoy and please subscribe to Photographic School.

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And here is the finished image…

Gavin Seim - Expresso Extraction

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  1. Enjoyed your video of espresso extraction but unable to locate the “info tab” to find out about the light used.

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  2. Gavin , do you have any suggestions for a Continuous Lighting Kit for a home studio… a 6-9 socket kind strong enough for portraits in a small home studio?

    1. I would looks an and LED panel like the one I talked about in the video (http://amzn.to/YytWqZ).

      That said I’ve also been considering what could be done with std LED bulbs. They are getting pretty cheap at places like Lowes and I use them all over my house. It would take a to of them to make strobe strength light, but for simple portrait setups, maybe. I don’t like CFL’s much and incandescent’s are good but very hot.

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I'm from WA State USA and started studying photography in 97. I started work as a pro (using that word loosely because I sucked) using film at age 16. I learned fast but was not as easy to find training then. Sometimes I beat my head against the wall until I figured stuff out.

As digital dawned I went all in and got to study with masters like Ken Whitmire. In 09 I founded the Pro Photo Show podcast. I started promoting tone-focused editing. When Lightroom arrived, I started developing tools to make editing and workflow better.

20 years of study and photography around the country earned me a Master of Photography (M.Photog) from PPA. I got to see my workshops and tools featured in publications across the industry. Once I even won the prestigious HotOne award for my "EXposed" light and tone workshop.

Wanting something calmer, I moved to Mexico in 2017. It's a land of magical light. I'm here now exploring light and trying to master my weak areas. I make videos of that for my Youtube channel, sharing what I learn. I hope you'll stick around and be part of Light Hunters Tribe... Gavin

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