Author: John Gress

For over 20 years, Chicago photographer John Gress has created stunning photography and video content for some of America’s largest companies and major international publications. His extensive portfolio covers a diverse range of fields including lifestyle, advertising, portraits, and video content tailored for the beauty industry, professional sports leagues, and high-profile advertising campaigns. Recognized by Professional Photographer Magazine as “one of the nation’s foremost experts on lighting,”
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How to Take Your Photography Lighting to the Next Level

Like many of my lighting setups, this one was born and refined through teaching. Over the past five years, I’ve run countless workshops, constantly evolving my techniques—tweaking a light position here, changing a modifier there. This portrait of Jada was captured during a workshop in Dallas and represents the culmination of that ongoing experimentation. The […]
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