Portrait Photography Studio Tour: Strobes, Reflectors, Softboxes, Beauty Dishes, and Backdrops

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STARTER CAMERAS:
Basic Starter Camera ($280 used at Amazon): Canon T3
Better Starter Camera ($500 at Amazon): Nikon D5300
Better Travel Camera ($500 at Amazon): Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II

LANDSCAPE CAMERAS:
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Beginner ($950 at Amazon): Canon T6i & Canon 50mm f/1.8
Better ($3,000 at Amazon): Nikon D610 & Tamron 70-200 f/2.8
Best ($5,300) at Amazon: Nikon D810 & Nikon 70-200 f/2.8E

WILDLIFE CAMERAS:
Starter ($1,100 at Amazon): Canon 7D & Canon 400mm f/5.6
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Beginner ($500 at Amazon): Panasonic G7 & Panasonic 14-42mm
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DRONES:
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43 Comments
  1. Tony & Chelsea Northrup says

    ⭐ Light Modifiers⭐
    Beauty Dish on Amazon: http://help.tc/BD
    Soft Boxes on Amazon: http://help.tc/SB

  2. rialbb says

    holy crap is that maddy with baby teeth

  3. Kenneth Josyl Vejerano says

    Hi
    I love your videos so much
    Some of tutorials helped me so much with my camera
    I'm just a beginner
    My camera is Canon Eos 1500D

  4. sameer sodha says

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  5. sameer sodha says

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  6. panicos68 says

    Thanks for your very informative video. Can you tell me what power bank you are using for your strobes?

  7. Marcello Aquino says

    Hello Tony and Chelsea! I'm really enjoying your videos! Thank you so much for sharing so generously! I noticed that you replaced the cardboard core of your paper backdrop with a PVC pipe. Is it working for you? Do you use a 107" roll or a smaller version? I just installed the same backdrop system and the paper rolls are sagging so badly! I thought about using a conduit (metal pipe) but a PVC pipe seems to be a lot easier to install. Thanks in advance!

  8. Tom N. says

    Two lapel mics would have helped.

  9. andaeljaime says

    Hello, can you tell me the brand of the giraffe that appears in this video at 3:10, and if you are happy with it. Thank you very much.
    Hola, pueden decirme la marca de la jirafa que aparece en este video en el minuto 3:10, y si estan contentos con ella. Muchas gracias.

  10. ADG Creative Media Services says

    Hi Tony, do you have a link to the Light Diffuser/Reflector holder arm? How much does it cost? Thank you, Kind Regards

  11. image point says

    nice work thanks u might not no me but i m learning a lot from u guys thanks for posting your videos . u guys can check me out if u like https://youtu.be/ILaBWheK6XA

  12. Ray Valdez Photography says

    damn look at how the quality changed in 6 years.

  13. jelly ostin says

    when using slave mode with external flash neweer 750II, my nikon d750 doesnt' get light. the flash went off but the picture is dark like there weren't flash at all.

  14. Bruce Randall says

    Hi Tony & Chelsea,
    I noticed in one of your portrait/studio videos that (questionably) you were hoisting up the very heavy Einstein 640 light and PC Buff 40 inch octabox combo (by hand), which I also have, but you had your comparably light weight camera on a wind up stand. I have the cyber commander and the transceiver that plugs into the top of the Einstein 640 but, many times the cyber commander will not control the settings of the light and also will not fire the built in light meter so I am forced to manually hoist the heavy combo up and down on my c stand to manually adjust the settings on both the camera and the light as well as guess at the exposure instead of using the cyber commander's light meter. Would you please give me an idea of what wind up stand you would use in this situation if you had the same situation? By the way, I love your videos.
    Thank you ,
    Bruce Randall

  15. Ayaka Kaneko says

    Where can I get the light stand attachment thing for the reflector?

  16. Unesh Kumar says

    Please sir & madam tell me about how to get sharp focus on two or more subjects.

  17. lenggang kaki says

    Hi Tony, Please review sports photos. Thx

  18. Glenna Lamphere says

    Do you guys ever do workshops? Weekend or week long? Would love to be part of something like that.

  19. Alisha Perez says

    You two are my MOST favorite tutorials! You are so down to earth, and very talented! And your wife is gorgeous! I'm a retired veteran spouse. I'm trying to start my own business to help support our family. My husband is disabled, and the videos really help understanding stressful things. Photography is so exciting and it makes me feel so happy!

  20. Julio Benitez says

    Es grato ver que no tenían las condiciones técnicas como lo tienen ahora pero el corazón sigue siendo el mismo.

  21. Lou Wilson says

    Love your videos but you probably already know this but I think your audio needs a little work. Just a positive constructive ?

  22. Gerald DaSylva says

    Your video is awesome! Simple, to the point, very pertinent and intelligent. From now on, you are my "go to" youtube channel! Thanks!

  23. Sayeduzzaman Rayan says

    Can you guys do a budget version for beginners of this video with specific models of what products you guys use?

  24. fida mengal says

    U guys are amazing .i am a beginner photographer and I watch your videos to improve my photography.such an awsum couple 🙂

  25. Ricardo Estrada says

    Wow, thank you. I'm in the process of setting up a studio in my home. Even though I've worked as a photographer in a studio (and a lot of other ways) this is incredibly useful to me as a reference and a reminder of things I forgot.

    Thanks!

  26. john hallgrimsson says

    great pics of your girl and practical info in video – thanks

  27. Khurram Kazim says

    That picture mounted on wall, train moving, sun, and flare, excellent click!!

  28. Pax1390 says

    Chelsea what did she say? I don't think that was Northrup.

  29. Shankar J says

    Tony, do i need to set ISO manually when i am in A mode.

  30. C Haynes says

    How do you feel about muslin vs silk vs other backdrop materials?

  31. adobe cs6 Adobe photoshop says

    Thanks, your tutorials are helpful. Do you think you can show a example of how a photo would look after introducing any given item? for example when you showed us the gold reflector. If not that's okay but i'm really new at this and it would really help to see examples.

  32. Mark Harris says

    Why have both black and white when mid grey gives the choices of both and any other colour you may want without editing. Also so much easier to use, especially than white which has a tendency to bleed or makes fly away hair (as with your daughter's photo) difficult to edit out. I know you never do anything without a good reason, and your book is easily the best I've ever read, but you've baffled me with this one.

  33. cometabart says

    nice sandals Tony XD

  34. katzzam says

    I am thrilled to have discovered you. Another excellent video. Thank you so much.

  35. Nicole Royce says

    Could you use LED lights as studio lights for say product photography etc? If not, why? Thanks! Love you guys!

  36. Chimera Lighting says

    Awesome tips, thanks for this great video!

  37. M. McNally says

    what size is the room?

  38. Ashish Solanki says

    Thanks for another great tutorial.
    I have a question, If I buy a 50mm 1.8 lense for portrait photography (I have a crop sensor camera body), will it work like 85mm 1.8 in my camera?

  39. Bruce Randall says

    Hi Tony,

    Nice video. Will the paul C Buff "Cyber Commander" control the Profoto B1 monolight?

    Thank You,

    Bruce Randall

  40. Pablo V. says

    Guys, WHAT SIZE is that beauty dish?

  41. icebird101 says

    what is the boom arm which hold the beauty dish brand and model?

  42. Tony & Chelsea. I am looking to get a backdrop, and I notice that you use vinyl. Would you be able to give me a couple pros and cons for vinyl backdrop? Thank you. Alex

  43. I Am JWallace says

    Hi Tony, What is the Max watt of you main lights?

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