Armed with only a wacom tablet, less-than-mediocre drawing skills and an acute sense of smell, professional photographer Ted Sabarese guesses how individual images were lit by other photographers and then sketches corresponding lighting diagrams. It’s what you always wanted to know but didn’t know who to ask. Recommend this blog on TumblrTumblr (3.0; @guessthelighting)http://guessthelighting.com/ copyright, Nick Knight. Nick Knight may be fashion photography’s Andy Warhol. He pushes his...http://guessthelighting.com/post/11315212640http://guessthelighting.com/post/11315212640Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:17:19 -0400nick knightgagaladycelebritymagazinestudioportrait copyright, Alex Prager. Alex Prager is hot stuff right now. If you haven’t heard of her (shame on...http://guessthelighting.com/post/11100918863http://guessthelighting.com/post/11100918863Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:40:45 -0400pragerbottega venetaportraitstudio copyright, Annie Leibovitz. Talk about a challenge. In 2005, Vogue Magazine posed this to Annie...http://guessthelighting.com/post/10809280763http://guessthelighting.com/post/10809280763Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:16:05 -0400leibovitzwizard of ozvoguekeiraknightlyportraitlocationcelebrity copyright, Mario Testino. In a Vogue issue paying homage to the Royal Wedding, Mario shot Freja...http://guessthelighting.com/post/10687399123http://guessthelighting.com/post/10687399123Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:43:25 -0400testinovogueportraitsupermodelstudio copyright, Ellen von Unwerth. When Absolut Vodka asked...http://guessthelighting.com/post/10517905496http://guessthelighting.com/post/10517905496Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:31:05 -0400von unwerthhollywoodportraitbeckinsaleEnvironmentcelebrity copyright, Michael Thompson. Rihanna may currently be entangled in a dab of plagiarism controversy...http://guessthelighting.com/post/10441265611http://guessthelighting.com/post/10441265611Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:31:05 -0400celebrityportraitrihannastudiothompsonGQ copyright, Steven Meisel. Steven’s sizeable fashion story in the November 2010 Vogue Italia, “Venus...http://guessthelighting.com/post/10402008713http://guessthelighting.com/post/10402008713Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:31:06 -0400Meiselfashionportraitstduio copyright, Mert & Marcus. This image from Dsquared2’s “Aseptic Chic” fall/winter 2010 ad...http://guessthelighting.com/post/10241084882http://guessthelighting.com/post/10241084882Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:44:00 -0400mertmarcusdsquaredportraitfashion copyright, Annie Leibovitz. Annie and Keith go way back. Way back. She toured with the Stones in...http://guessthelighting.com/post/4025524461http://guessthelighting.com/post/4025524461Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:34:00 -0400leibovitzportraitEnvironmentkeith richardscelebrity copyright, Alex Prager. Alex is white-hot in the fine art world right now. She’s a...http://guessthelighting.com/post/3468264947http://guessthelighting.com/post/3468264947Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:09:00 -0500pragerportraitEnvironmentfine art copyright, Bjorn Iooss. Many, many, many people get excited for the annual release of the S.I....http://guessthelighting.com/post/3362847833http://guessthelighting.com/post/3362847833Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:46:08 -0500shaykirinabjornioossswimsuitportraitEnvironment copyright, Craig Cutler. Craig is a master of lighting. He’ll light a bottle of booze for...http://guessthelighting.com/post/3309385037http://guessthelighting.com/post/3309385037Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:35:00 -0500cutlerstill lifeEnvironment copyright, Mark Seliger. There’s something about this image I just love. It could be...http://guessthelighting.com/post/3291963052http://guessthelighting.com/post/3291963052Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:47:00 -0500seligershatnerportraitEnvironment One thing that’s happened during my hiatus is pretty cool. After many emails and a couple...http://guessthelighting.com/post/3221102326http://guessthelighting.com/post/3221102326Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:13:14 -0500TEDmagazine GTL, will you ever forgive me? I brought you into this world and cared for you tenderly. Then...http://guessthelighting.com/post/3220654407http://guessthelighting.com/post/3220654407Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:47:19 -0500TED copyright, Gary Salter. Gary’s well-conceived and beautifully-lit image illustrates the...http://guessthelighting.com/post/2158115368http://guessthelighting.com/post/2158115368Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:13:00 -0500salterEnvironmentportrait copyright, Michael Thompson. This portrait taken in 2003 for the cover of American Photograph...http://guessthelighting.com/post/2061180697http://guessthelighting.com/post/2061180697Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:39:00 -0500thompsoncelebrityportraitstudio copyright, Mert & Marcus. This shot from the September 2009 issue of Interview Magazine mixes...http://guessthelighting.com/post/1986676038http://guessthelighting.com/post/1986676038Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:09:00 -0500mertmarcusfashionportraitstudioOkay, this isn’t a lighting guess. But it’s pretty funny. And somehow seems to fits in...http://guessthelighting.com/post/1577846084http://guessthelighting.com/post/1577846084Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:51:00 -0500lumixtvcommercial copyright, Tony D’Orio. This ad for Huggies wipes portrays the young, otherwise cute baby as...http://guessthelighting.com/post/1527076664http://guessthelighting.com/post/1527076664Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:22:00 -0500d'orioportraitstudiochildren