VANELLI & FRIENDS BLOG
Currently, he is the Director of Education at Skylum Software, teaching workshops, writing for Photofocus and creating tutorials for the Vanelli and Friends series.
Feb 14, 2026
Watch the full walkthrough on YouTube:Quick Fixes Every Luminar Neo User Should Know
If Luminar Neo ever feels slower than it should, struggles to open, or behaves unpredictably, the cause is often simpler than it seems. Small setup decisions can quietly affect performance, stability, and even...
Apr 17, 2022
Speedlights are a great lighting solution for portability. Much less power than studio strobes and no modeling lamp to see where the light is falling on your subject can make them difficult to use especially for a new photographer. In this video, “Lighting a Portrait with a...
Apr 12, 2022
Creating a pure black background isn’t difficult once you learn these simple techniques.
Photographing on a black background doesn’t guarantee it will photograph as a pure black background. To achieve a true black background, we need to shield it from light. Here’s how a faster...
The Luxli Fiddle Pocket is a small, powerful light that can be used for both portraits and video. I chose to test it out for some still life photos. I also used the flashing red and blue strobe — simulating a police light — to prank my son … but that’s a...
Feb 16, 2022
Luck. We’ve all heard or seen the quote from Thomas Jefferson: ” I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.”
A good friend of mine kind of gave me a backhanded compliment the other day. You know the kind …”I’m a...