r/LightLurking↗
Guesses or shares for photography lighting, shaping tools, diagrams, tech, Fstops, shutter, etc.
A forum for professional photographers and cinematographers (DOP) to guess or share the lighting, lighting tools, modifiers, diffusion, photography EQ, grip, gaff, camera or film type, camera settings, lensing, lighting diagrams, lighting design, lighting direction, post processing, used in any particular photograph creating visual effects in studio and out.
50k subscribers88 posts / mo in Sep 202675 authors / mosince 2017
r/LightLurking has 50k members (+73% over the last 12 months). It gets about 88 posts a month from 75 people. Top topics: Achieving Photographic Effects, Lighting Practice and Photographer Advice & Tips.
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Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Achieving Photographic Effects9.3%
- Lighting Practice3.2%
- Photographer Advice & Tips0.9%
- Lighting Techniques0.6%
- Photography Resources and Inspiration0.5%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- B&H Photo Video
- Substack
- Adorama
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