LIGHTING BTS & Instructional Videos 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVx_B0XVpXI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ij-C4Xc7H4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI_BbETtLAk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL_TxRjcvwU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA4LlJHyUZM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE0eQV6pbIs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pavT2j_HOOI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdrHVA9nX3k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfjuE42vZEU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgyRj9fuQOs&t=310s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFprm7Xb78o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WplwEsTqAcU

https://www.elixxier.com/en/products/setalight3d.php - Set a light 3D -  is a software that simulates a virtual photo studio with all the details and equipment you need for creating your preferable light settings. You can experiment with lighting in this software and create different lighting setups. 

Behind The Scenes of Various Photo Shoots for Magazines and Brands.

(While these videos are not instructional, if you pay close attention, you can notice what lighting setups are used and understand how some of the most high end photo shoots are done by some of the most acclaimed photographers for famous magazines) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6siS-8daVG0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPKeY0iGbZM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAFwkSdCbJQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqYRTzyqhDM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RatZQV7VVBk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKRtM-gACCU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JvHvIk9k3k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdhTxvghXvM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HRJBdYQObA

Retouching 

(A few time-lapse videos of my own retouching process from start to finish. Please note that this is only a fraction of what you can do in photoshop to retouch images and that this is how I personally & typically edit. It doesn't mean you have to do the same thing. Learn different techniques, do your research, find videos on youtube and create a process that works for you best)

https://www.alexanderkarlov.com/retouching-timelapse

Websites for Inspiration

https://models.com   -   Definitely check this one out. It is essentially a fashion database where you can look up acclaimed and famous magazines, brands, photographers, stylists, etc and observe shoots that were done by them. To this day, I spend a ot of my time on this website. You will need to register to review the whole site but its definitely worth it. 

https://www.pinterest.com   -  A pretty basic one, but Pinterest is basically an upgraded version of google images for me. I often browse it when I am creating mood boards for a shoot. 

Some of my Favourite Fashion & Portrait Photographers 

You can find most of them on instagram and also simply google them and definitely take a look at their work

Richard Avedon 

Peter Lindbergh

Helmut Newton 

Steven Meisel

Mario Sorrenti

Sonia Szostak

Julia Gorbachenko

Lachlan Bailey

Mikael Jansson

David Sims

Alasdair Mclellan

Sebastian kim

Stephan Lisowski

Matthew Brooks

Maxim Gagarin

Tom Mitchell

Alexander Saladrigas

Mario Testino

Paolo Roversi

Alessio Albi

Jurij Treskow

Giampaolo Sgura

Chris Colls

Lina Tesch

Simon Emmett