Lighting Tips to Transform Your Indoor Sports Portraits

Want to take your sports portraits to the next level? In this video, @rocktownmedia breaks down professional indoor lighting techniques to create dramatic volleyball portraits using the Westcott FJ400 II, beauty dishes, and rim lights. Whether you’re shooting in a bright gym or low-light environment, these techniques will help you achieve a dark, moody background without turning off ambient lights. 👉 What You’ll Learn: ✔️ How to light indoor sports portraits for pro results ✔️ The best modifiers for key, fill, and rim lighting ✔️ Creative ways to use fog, gels, and props for standout shots ✔️ High-speed sync settings to freeze action shots perfectly Gear Used: FJ400 II: https://www.fjwestcott.com/products/fj400-ii-touchscreen-400ws-strobe FJ-X3m: https://www.fjwestcott.com/products/fj-x3-wireless-flash-trigger Beauty Dish(36"): https://www.fjwestcott.com/products/beauty-dish-switch-by-manny-ortiz-36 FlexiGels Vivid: https://www.fjwestcott.com/products/flexigels-for-fj400-strobe-vivid-pack 53" Umbrella: https://www.fjwestcott.com/products/53-apollo-deep-umbrella-with-silver-interior 53" Umbrella Diffusion: https://www.fjwestcott.com/products/53-deep-umbrella-diffusion-panel 70-Degree Wide Reflector: https://www.fjwestcott.com/products/70-degree-wide-reflector-with-honeycomb-grids Easy Boom: https://www.fjwestcott.com/products/westcott-easy-boom Follow Us Here: Instagram: https://instagram.com/WestcottLighting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westcott.lighting Twitter: https://twitter.com/WestcottCo TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@westcott_lighting Subscribe to Westcott Lighting's YouTube channel for exclusive behind-the-scenes content, lighting education, and the latest gear tips from your favorite professional photographers and filmmakers.