Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Join Photographer Seth Miranda (@LASTxWITNESS) live from the @AdoramaEvents Space in New York City as he tries out some gear, setups, & and hangs out in a casual setting to answer whatever concerns you may have when you are shooting yourselves. Think of it as a virtual meet up but with Seth doing hands on demonstrations if possible in real time.
Video Chapters
0:00 Going live soon…
1:23 Intro
7:25 Unboxing the fingerprint evidence camera
17:56 Differentiating a color enlarger and a black and white enlarger
19:29 EV Cam 3
27:59 Flashpoint XPLOR 600 PRO II TTL R2 600ws 2.4 GHz OutdoorFlash
29:16 Tip for rippled backdrops
30:44 Q&A: “Does Adorama ship outside of the US?”
37:08 Seth on shooting portraits with the Nikon D80
38:48 Hard Light vs. Soft Light
44:00 Profoto Softbox Collapsible
44:45 Bell-shaped vs flat vs shallow beauty dishes
45:48 Tips on your first studio portrait shoot
48:13 Looking at softbox and traditional beauty dishes
54:29 Understanding tradeoffs
55:43 Taking shots using beauty dishes
1:00:07 Traditional vs bell-shaped beauty dish
1:01:18 Eric cameo
1:03:40 Modifying the beauty dish with bulbs
1:07:49 Taking photos with the beauty dish
1:18:24 Adding the grid
1:22:08 Taking a photo of Quinn all the way in the background
1:26:11 Advice on finding and sticking to your style
1:27:04 Outro
1:28:39 Announcement of new streaming schedule
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youtube.com/@LASTxWITNESS
twitter.com/lastxwitness
FaceBook.com/lastxwitness
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Join Photographer Seth Miranda (@LASTxWITNESS) live from the @AdoramaEvents Space in New York City as he tries out some gear, setups, & and hangs out in a casual setting to answer whatever concerns you may have when you are shooting yourselves. Think of it as a virtual meet up but with Seth doing hands on demonstrations if possible in real time.
Video Chapters
0:00 Going live soon…
1:23 Intro
7:25 Unboxing the fingerprint evidence camera
17:56 Differentiating a color enlarger and a black and white enlarger
19:29 EV Cam 3
27:59 Flashpoint XPLOR 600 PRO II TTL R2 600ws 2.4 GHz OutdoorFlash
29:16 Tip for rippled backdrops
30:44 Q&A: “Does Adorama ship outside of the US?”
37:08 Seth on shooting portraits with the Nikon D80
38:48 Hard Light vs. Soft Light
44:00 Profoto Softbox Collapsible
44:45 Bell-shaped vs flat vs shallow beauty dishes
45:48 Tips on your first studio portrait shoot
48:13 Looking at softbox and traditional beauty dishes
54:29 Understanding tradeoffs
55:43 Taking shots using beauty dishes
1:00:07 Traditional vs bell-shaped beauty dish
1:01:18 Eric cameo
1:03:40 Modifying the beauty dish with bulbs
1:07:49 Taking photos with the beauty dish
1:18:24 Adding the grid
1:22:08 Taking a photo of Quinn all the way in the background
1:26:11 Advice on finding and sticking to your style
1:27:04 Outro
1:28:39 Announcement of new streaming schedule
SUBSCRIBE TO ADORAMA EVENTS FOR MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS
➡ youtube.com/@AdoramaEvents
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adorama.com/MyAccount/Login
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#Sethmiranda #photography #adoramaevents
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ADORAMA ACCOUNTS:
🔹 Live Events adorama.com/g/42-live
🔹 Shop adorama.com
🔹 TikTok tiktok.com/@adoramanyc
🔹 Facebook facebook.com/adorama
🔹 Instagram instagram.com/adorama
🔹 Twitter twitter.com/adorama
🔹 Blog adorama.com/alc
〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️
--Host Seth Miranda
instagram.com/lastxwitness
youtube.com/@LASTxWITNESS
twitter.com/lastxwitness
FaceBook.com/lastxwitness
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UNTIL NEXT TIME!
