Maybe you have already worked with them, maybe you are not yet familiar with them: The quality options in set.a.light 3D. The quality options help you to adjust the performance of set.a.light 3D to your current work step at any time and allow you to make changes to the quality of your rendering. This ensures an efficient workflow and makes ... Read More »
“Grids are really important, especially when you`re working in small spaces. If the light is going where you don`t intend it to and if the light is bouncing on surfaces you don`t intend it to, a grid can help you out.” Lindsay Adler. Based in New York City, fashion photographer Lindsay Adler has risen to the top of her industry, ... Read More »
The body language of your model has an enormous influence on the visual impact of your photos. We tell you how you can support the expressiveness of your pictures by planned posing and show you with examples what is behind the terms “High Power” & “Low Power” Poses. As a photographer, you don’t always get a model in front of ... Read More »
Is it possible to create stunning and artistic pictures from home during the lockdown without having to enter a real photo studio? Yes, it is! Tanja Maschka’s artistic photographs are a good example. The trained medical assistant, multi-talented photographer and mother, whose photographic focus so far has mainly been on architecture and landscape photography, uses the possibility of virtual photography, ... Read More »
Set.a.light 3D enables completely new possibilities to express and shape your creativity. Our community member Pedersen was particularly creative and created this incredible setup with set.a.light 3D, which is not only a real eye-catcher in its finished version. If you take a look at the studio view, you can see the full extent of creativity and dedication that Pedersen has ... Read More »
Current information about Corona (Covid-19)The current situation demands special attention and responsibility from all of us for ourselves and our fellow human beings. We at elixxier hope that the global situation will stabilize again soon and that you and your loved ones can get through this difficult time healthy and safely. Our team is still available for you on all ... Read More »
“ Light is everything. Painters start on white canvas. We start on black canvas and so paint lights. And with excellent light, the difference between cameras becomes minimal.” Julien Apruzzese is passionate about art and science. Working as a photographer and retoucher, he sees himself as an image creator. Like a painter, the realistic rendering hardly pleases him, he prefers ... Read More »
It’s time! set.a.light 3D V2.5 with the new community platform (beta) is available! The lighting simulator for photographers and filmmakers! The upgrade is FREE for all V2.0 owners! (See the FAQ below for more information)! Say hello to a new and powerful platform for the exchange of lighting setup and lighting knowledge – directly in set.a.light 3D! The new community ... Read More »
At elixxier, we`re passionate about lighting and photography and we`re always looking to find new solutions. We`re aiming to integrate the latest technologies to make set.a.light 3D a better and better experience and the everyday life of our users a bit easier. For a while now, we`ve been working on a new tool to serve our amazing users even better. ... Read More »
A guest article by Ole Berek. Have you ever wondered how photographers use their lights to achieve an even lightdistribution across the frame? Today let me show you how. To measure the correctexposure I have used the greycard trick as posted last time. To keep this example simple we will use front lighting and a 60x60cm softbox. Howeveryou can use ... Read More »
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