How embarrassing, please accept my apologies. That was not supposed to be in the video... WITHOUT some seriously funky music. I promise, I won't be getting down without a backing track ever again 😂
Great to see photography done in real world style, instead of the ridiculous over priced set ups that are not half as good or enjoyable, thanks Gavin for your real world vids, they are the best.
Absolutely love that you are using the OM-1 for all of this instruction. Have had it since pre-order came out and have loved it. Fantastic instruction. Easy to watch all the way through and easy to digest. Thank you for these!
Gavin thank you for the amasing video but please consider the possibility of creating a video on how to photograph a couple, a man and a woman. There are very few videos like this. Thank you!
I carry Gavin around in my back pocket wherever I go. If I need him I reach down, pull him out and get quickly reminded of a quick tip from the master. He's like my little Genie....
This is why when I see the title "Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey", watching it is a no-brainer. It's your enthusiasm, Seth's no-nonsense, and Daniel's jokes and philosophical podcasts that are the reasons you three are the ONLY personal channels that I subscribe to. I'm hoping you might be able to answer something for me. When using the new XPro II trigger with different power flashes, which do you choose in the TCM menu if you want to use them all in manual mode? Is that even possible or do you have to flash each one and set them separately?
Hmmm good question. You can TCM each group separately but in the menu the TCM needs what flash you use that setting is universal. Not a problem if all your flashes are the same Ws but a pain to keep changing if they're not. My advice... get a Sekonic flash meter 🤣
Thank you for your insight, it is much appreciated. It looks like I'll have to pull out my L-758 DR that I've had for years now and give it a lot more use! 😀
I have a very basic lighting set up (white umbrella), some reflectors and a couple continuous LED lights, and it's always a fun challenge to try to replicate these set ups.
Great video Gavin. Reminds me of your earlier videos where you actually did the "take AND make" part complete with the photoshop/LightRoom editing part, Particularly liked the color toning part, and I would love to see more of those videos in the future. Thank you
Thanks for the comment. Ah yes, the early days of Adorama TV when we could have a 40 second intro video before the actual video even started ... Currently my videos are focused on the lighting first and foremost, then camera settings and where it's an important factor to the final look (like it was here) post processing.
Love the video! So you just killed the ambient and overpowered it with the studio lights, correct? That way it doesn’t mess with the white balance? I always thought you had to have all other lights in the room shut off
My favourite video, so far excellent results and a very Uncommon but fantastic choice to choose a male model this time. Where did you get the Apple box from? Cheers
Great tutorial as usual Gavin. I'm doing portraits of a local Pantomime cast next week (Ohh no you're not...Ohhh yes I am ), and will use a very similar lighting setup. I'll be using a very budget setup, that most people can afford. NEEWER lighting stands/Modifiers and a couple of Yongnuo Flash Guns and triggers. (Maybe £250 in total).
Sounds like a great commission to do. This session was a three light set-up that replacted a large one light look. If you have the room go for one BIG side light and thank me later. BTW if anyone asks where the other light is, you can say "it's behind you" 😅
Hi Gavin, great work as always, you've taught me loads (and cost me loads in your recommended gear). This leads to my main question, as a UK resident with the lights I know I can easily source Godox or PixaPro strobes etc that are the Flashpoint equivalent from Adorama. I appreciate this is an Adorama TV channel but could you recommend a UK supplier for the Glow EZ and Westcott equivalent products over here, if there are any?
Pretty sure Westcott is distributed in the UK but you might need to contact them directly for info. For everything else... Come and find me at a UK event in 2024 😉
Hi Gavin, as always a great teaching video. Over the years of watching you I've notice that only on occasion do you photograph "Older" people but they are always "In character" like the shot with Sam in the woods holding a spear (brilliant btw) and the man who was a boxer or the guy at the airfield. Is there any chance you could do a photo shoot in-studio with an "older", say, a lady model, but just for a normal portrait? Challange maybe?
This was wonderful! I love how you teach. 😊 Thank you. I'll be watching this again. One question regarding the lights. You have Flashpoint 100, 300, and 200 lights. Could I make this work using my lights? I have two Flashpoint AD600 and one Flashpoint AD200.
I love the video, as I always do. They are some of the best on RU-vid. I noticed you used three different types of lights; the Explor 300, the Explor 100, and an Evolv. How do you decide what lights to use? Also, I already have an Explor 600. I can’t afford to buy all the lights I need at once. What would your recommendation be for my next light, especially since I need to be budget conscious?
Mostly it's a choice based on the light I'm trying to overcome and the size of the softbox. If I need more the 1/4 power I probably need a more powerful flash. But honestly... sometimes it's a case of what batteries are fully charged! For your budget conscious 2nd flash, take a look at the BLAZ heads ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-w0lkmUp2mkg.html or (spoiler alert) stay tuned for my next video in two weeks 😉
Hi Joe. Post processing settings are fixed for the look (like the shadows and highlight colour shift) some are by experience (such as noise reduction) but most are to my taste on the day. Fun fact... I like nice round numbers so 10,20,50,75 of any setting is my comfort zone.
Hi Richard. They were the unwanted old roof truss and beams from a house that's being extended. A builder friend thought they would be useful for some DIY we needed to do but they seem to have found a permanent fixture in the studio!
Hi Gavin, fantastic video and really love the look. Quick question as I see you used the ad100 for the main light, I am just about to update my home studio lighting from a canon speedlight and a godox v1, on the fence weather to get 3 ad100's or two ad200's and a 100. which do you think is more versatile for a packable studio? many thanks.
That's a really easy one. Two EVOLV200 (AD200) and one XPLOR100 (AD100) every time. Check out my next live stream (tomorrow) to see why the AD200 is hard to beat ru-vid.com4kI9GUOpv5Q?si=a7pwyb6-2MhKaV3i
Thank you so much, the more I looked into the AD100 the more confusing things got, lots of people saying that they had sold there ad200 to get the 100. love the new video and confirmed how amazing this flash is. @@GavinHoey
