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Shooting a Bottle with ONE Continuous Light and a Smartphone

figandlight photographs a bottle using one continuous light and a smartphone, proving the technique matters more than the kit.

figandlight · 10 min · Beginner · LGT · Lighting · 2021

What you take away

Shoot a bottle on your phone with one lamp before deciding you need a strobe kit.

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