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Neewer Academy is a channel for sharing shooting techniques and teaching the use of photographic equipment. We will occasionally invite well-known photographers in the industry to share their experiences, techniques and teach.

We welcome those who wish to share their photography skills and we will be happy to showcase your photos and videos.
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"To me, the NEEWER Academy is all about friendly, accessible information. I want to show everyone how easy it is to produce great photographs and videos without breaking the bank." Mat Thorne

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Four-Point Lighting Explained

Four-point lighting takes what we've learned from our three-point lighting setup, and adds a fourth light! Four point lighting will build off of our existing three light setup, consisting of the key light, fill light, and back light. With a fourth light, we can make our frames more interesting in a variety of different ways.

Equipment Used:
Neewer 660 PRO RGB
Neewer 660 PRO RGB (2-Pack)
Neewer 8.5 x 10FT Backdrop Support Kit
Neewer Collapsible Backdrop (Black)

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Three Point Lighting Techniques

Three point lighting can be considered the foundation of all lighting scenarios; meaning this is what we would build off of, or take away from, in order to create different looks. Today we'll take a deeper look at setting up our key light, fill light, and accent light to create a simple look that can be applied to many scenarios.

Equipment Used:
Neewer 660 PRO RGB
Neewer 660 PRO RGB (2-Pack)

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Intro to Two Point Lighting

Two point lighting is a technique that builds off of the foundational key light and adds a second light to get a more dynamic frame. Today we will overview two different two-point lighting setups; useful in many different scenarios.

Equipment Used:
Neewer 660 PRO RGB
Neewer 660 PRO RGB (2-Pack)

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Rembrandt Lighting Overview

Single source lighting is a technique that we can use to get really beautiful results with minimal equipment. Today we show you how to get that beautiful Rembrandt style lighting using a single key light sources & light reflector for bounce light.

Equipment Used:
Neewer 660 PRO RGB
Neewer 43" 5-in-1 Reflector