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Using the smick.co.uk 120cm octagonal softbox Gavin Hoey shows how by just using this one softbox and a 400Ws studio flash head, a 300Ws would do the same, for his studio lighting setup to produce some quality portraits.
Live action show shows how Gavin uses several different lighting setups and shows you just how to produce quality results in a simple to understand way.
This softbox has been upgraded to include a grid
Strobe Softbox small softbox used to illuminate the face.
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@robboisvert 14 лет назад

these are the only videos on youtube that you can be 100% confident to make a "like" rating on before you even watch them. always great, thanks again for the info gavin.

@derrickvideos 12 лет назад

Best tutorial I've seen in a long time. Straight to the point and not a whole lot of technical talk. Thanks

@ucheucheuche 13 лет назад

Tutorials like this are great. Just like 'unboxing' and 'review' videos, these give people priceless knowledge before buying a product. There's so much stuff to buy for photography, not enough examples of using them! Thanks.

@octap79 9 лет назад

This little girl is far more responsive to given instructions that most of my models.

@jjbenz9633 7 лет назад

octap79 i know rite

@lslx7120 6 лет назад

Jj Benz lmaoooo..too cool benz

@ucheucheuche 13 лет назад

Tutorials like this are great. Just like 'unboxing' and 'review' videos, these give people like me priceless knowledge before buying and trying a product. There's so many options in photography, yet not enough examples of using them! Thanks.

@MileyonDisney 6 лет назад

Freya is always so adorable and such a great model. Most models could surely learn a thing or two from Freya!

@rumberscommunication 13 лет назад

Excellent video. I've just taken a short course in portrait photography, and this is actually much more instructional. Thanks for practical, simple techniques to get the most out of your kit.

@teratonexplosion 13 лет назад

I just love the sound of the hair dryer... It makes me feel very relaxed, don't know why. :)

@in2food 13 лет назад

Man, I can't believe I hadn't thought of this before! Using my softbox as the background. All this time i've been lugging out my white seamless. Thanks for the tip....

@TheMusicandy 14 лет назад

Hi Gavin,and thanks for all video lessons. I have seen a lot of your videos,and I`m learning fast THANKS again From Norway

@NaysCapdepon 12 лет назад

I'm french and I'm not sure to have understood very well all of what you said but your tuto is really really great !! Thank you so much. I'm going right now to your website, hoping you send the soft box abroad. Thanks a lot. Nays

@nwdiver33 12 лет назад

Very well done. I quite like how you have shown the use of lighting and the results. Looking forward to trying and viewing more of your stuff.

@memitcroz9737 12 лет назад

I just wanted to say that these Videos are probably the most informative and useful videos I have seen. Its fantastic to see you demonstrating the products that you sell, and after looking at your website shop, I can see that you are very reasonably priced too. I am saving to buy some equipment and think I may have just found my vendor! :-) Thanks Sie

@kaunas888 11 лет назад

The light is very soft and beautiful as if it were coming thru a window.

@dongoldney 12 лет назад

Great vidio , been using this set up for a while now, very simple and easy to do. great work gavin clear instruction sand no glitzy music. top video tutorial

@TheLandOfTheUnknowing 14 лет назад

Hah, love the model, also love the, "oh god not this again" look XD

@baymagic 13 лет назад

@smickphoto I now know how to use my lights :-) Thank you for all your effort and thank you to Gavin. Cheers.

@radiowallofsound 14 лет назад

this is how one should show a light setup! thanks for sharing

@johnvdl 9 лет назад

I saw many of your videos and you have some great tips! Thanks! Unfortunately most video are in low res, I really hope you will upload videos in HD in the future so we can better see the results... but again GREAT TIPS! THX

@smickphoto 9 лет назад

***** Yes later ones are 720p and 1080p

@TheDMG1975 14 лет назад

Brillient turorial once again, lets just ignore the troll, who still took the time to watch the tutorial.

@luislehmann9929 3 года назад

good setup, you can go high key with that

@Jontiac 11 лет назад

stunning results from such a simple setup

@ZidokTV 12 лет назад

Hi Lindsey, Gavin is using as you say a "trigger" system, that means usually a "transmitter" and a "receiver" (or as many receivers as lights you want to fire) The transmitter is attached to the hot shoe of your camera, while the receivers will be attached to the lights.. if they are studio strobes, they are that little box thats hanging from the strobe, in gavin´s light, and attached via cable from box to lamp). for use with speedlights, make sure they have a shoe. check ebay ;)

@VictoriaKempPhotos 12 лет назад

This was a very good video, I liked using the soft box as a back drop and his information on what stop he metered at. I am thinking of trying this. The background paper looks to be about 9 feet or so.

@sandb1867 12 лет назад

Superb demo. THANKS!!!

@smickphoto 12 лет назад

@SuperMangn The video was to show the use of a large softbox to take portraits and not to do with starting a business. Most people would be enthusiasts wanting to learn about studio lighting techniques.

@barkyvonschnauzer2188 11 лет назад

This is my favorite set up, always. Thanks a bunch works wonderfully.

@totylow 11 лет назад

Very nice pics! Full Frame, FTW!!!

@TO3902 12 лет назад

Mr. Hoey is an excellent teacher, it is almost as if a good friend is just sharing information and his experience with you! And the equipment demoed in videos is an excellent way to spark inspiration and sales too! I would like to know how much light loss there is through both diffusers. I'm thinking about using continuous lighting heads since strobes can startle little children and distress (scare the life out of...) animals.

@jciJazz 12 лет назад

That's right. One of the main purposes for shooting raw, is to do some tweaking and adjusting in Photoshop's Camera Raw and/or Photoshop itself, there's other options but I believe these are the most popular ones.

@saharashiq 14 лет назад

Wow those pictures are perfect! Great job.

@RomeKnowsTech 14 лет назад

I like this video I do the same thing use the big box for headshots as a white back ground. Nice work Gavin

@Bongo2k 12 лет назад

I second that, the extension in-front of the barrel gives it away, pretty sure it is the 24-105.

@smickphoto 12 лет назад

Gavin uses a Canon MKII and 24 - 105 lens and it is a wireless trigger attached to the hot shoe.

@smickphoto 12 лет назад

@gnarr I am not sure what Gavins meter is but think it only has the standard F stops and what he was saying was that f11.9 was just .1 away from the next f stop which is f16. So f16 is a full stop difference to f11 and not f19

@moonsexy 12 лет назад

OH MY! beautiful pictures!

@freezingheat27 12 лет назад

@fotophotoivybridge Pretty sure the soft box is the flash. They usually have a constant light (as you can see) and a strobe/flash that is triggered wirelessly from the thingy on top of his camera when he takes a shot.

@Jerry-kg9pr 6 лет назад

Beautifully done ..

@nixland 11 лет назад

Simple tutorial but fantastic ... thanks a lot!

@fhonecard 12 лет назад

very good video, is great and was a good help to me.thank you

@NijinoHaru 12 лет назад

Hi thank you for the video. Just one thing I want to comment on: when you're metering for your exposure, I think you should point the light meter toward the camera ( of the direction where you'll shoot from) that's because the sphere calculates how the light falls (on a 3D object; like the sphere). I'd only point my light meter toward my lights to measure them separately (with the dome down) :). Thank you.

@stanrogers5613 3 года назад

That averages in the shadows, which is something you rarely want to do. It makes a certain basic sense in, say, outdoor lighting where you're looking for an average exposure and letting the highlights and shadows go wherever they may, but in studio you'd actually want to control the brightest parts of what you're lighting - so having half your dome in shadow lets your meter lie to you.

@rmadarang29 11 лет назад

This beautiful video, the lights make the subject really look nice

@smickphoto 13 лет назад

@baymagic You need to set your shutter speed at the camera sync speed probably 125th and then just alter the aperture to get the correct exposure or buy a flash meter.

@podvorac 12 лет назад

Very fine Videos - very infor. and not boring like many others. ++

@smickphoto 12 лет назад

@Cloud797 You don't need a meter you can check the histogram on your camera to get correct exposure.

@smickphoto 12 лет назад

The shutter speed would be the flash sync speed of the camera typically 1/125th 1/200th

@rOmEoMUstDi3 9 лет назад

Just amazing WOW! These are the type of pictures I would one day want to achieve.

@smickphoto 9 лет назад

Brooklyn Swaqq This was a great video by Gavin thanks

@rOmEoMUstDi3 9 лет назад

smick.co.uk can you share the things used for this shoot? Lens, speed light, camera, settings.

@smickphoto 9 лет назад

Brooklyn Swaqq What was used is explained in the video but camera setting would depend on your set up.

@benjaminniemczyk 14 лет назад

Fantastic tutorial, great personality, quite informative! Grazzio!

@bhagyasenanayake6975 12 лет назад

It's grate Studio Lighting Tutorial Session... If u can Plz do a tutorial session about Basics Studio Strobes

@KrisKasprzak 11 лет назад

dang dude... nice shots! Well done.

@smickphoto 12 лет назад

@hyperfocus2011 No the aperture is set manually from the meter reading.

@lokingloking 11 лет назад

hahahah with that hair dryer seams to be a scene from "only fool and horses" :)))

@Jambogers 12 лет назад

Fantastic great vid well done thanks

@fret2424 14 лет назад

Great results.

@mikebarrie1591 10 лет назад

Great advise and stunning quality photos, thanks

@candissdelcastillo7863 8 лет назад

Loved your presentation. Very well done and helpful! :-)

@mrman17 13 лет назад

@moxymagic You set the background to 1 - 2 stops brighter than that of the subject, which is what makes it over exposed. It's not recommended to go any higher as you may then start getting spill light from the background affecting the subject

@smickphoto 14 лет назад

@davefk He was using the 400Ws studio flash in the 120cm softbox from smick

@simonsgl 12 лет назад

@fotophotoivybridge I'm not sure he answered your question very well there! The light he uses has what is called a "modelling light" built in to it. This is switched on all the time so you can see the effect the light source is going to have on your subject but it is not strong enough to take the picture with. When he takes the picture, the main flash bulb fires and thats the one that actually lights the subject for the photograph. Hope that is of help!

@JovialPlanet 13 лет назад

Thanks for the Excellent Video. Very Informative. I also use my kids as Models cuz they are the best you can get

@nguyenlinh81 12 лет назад

Very nice!!!

@Tejgehdu 13 лет назад

I like the way you work mate. More videos like this one will be nice :-)

@Misterwebdesigner 11 лет назад

Simple set up great results thanks I'm going to experiment and do something similar to your set up thanks :)

@smickphoto 12 лет назад

@cyman1964uk You take a reading of the light falling on the subject so that why the meter is pointed towards the light.

@ZidokTV 12 лет назад

well, checked the video again, it seems that "his" little box hanging from the strobe is like a power inverter or some sort of that to connect to the power outlet on the wall. There are different strobes, and different systems of triggering them, some internal, some external, etc.. but to fire your speedlights, go to ebay and search for this (copy and paste) PT-04 4-CH Hot Shoe Flashgun Trigger Transmitter +2 Receivers for Canon Nikon those seem ok, and cheap! Have fun!

@ClayClaim 8 лет назад

This is great! Thank you for your video :)

@MsLamasdeseada 3 года назад

Interesting tutorial

@choanhemnhe 13 лет назад

You are my favorite. Hope to be watched more your videos. Thx,

@smickphoto 12 лет назад

@iamcaryballard Yes they have had some processing it inevitable if you shoot RAW as Gavin does.

@smickphoto 12 лет назад

@cyman1964uk Gavin wanted to get the exposure correct on the side of the face, if the meter reading was taken from the front then it would have given a reading to expose for the face and this would have resulted in the side of the face being overexposed.

@derangedband 12 лет назад

hah! wow! tricks of the trade! this was really interesting

@WillEspositoFotografia 12 лет назад

Thank you much for your class, i learned so much, im from Brasil and my inglish is not so good but i understood mostly you've spoke, thank you. Regards from Brasil

@No2theBS 5 лет назад

Great stuff Gavin thanks.

@smickphoto 10 лет назад

You can use any Elinchrom or Bowens fit strobes

@britsy13 12 лет назад

Can you guys do a video on how to assemble it? usually have a hard time setting it up and taking it off with the rods. :) thank you in advance :)

@smickphoto 12 лет назад

@fotophotoivybridge The flashes are from the studio flash that is being used.

@smickphoto 11 лет назад

RU-vid wont let us post a link but if you look in the details there is a link there and go for single head kits and the 300Ws or the 4000Ws they both do the same job.

@AJgovind1 14 лет назад

great tutorial! thanks for uploading its been a great help!

@tridentroy 2 года назад

Awesome 😎

@KarineStrandAndresen 13 лет назад

Brilliant =) thanks a lot.

@ClankyRochet 14 лет назад

@brandy1000sissy because the strobe has a flash light as well as normal lighting bulb so every time you take a photo the strobe's flash light bulb will flash and then it have to recharge itself. That is why the strobe will stop lighting for a few second so if you want to use it for video you wont need to use the flash and the strobe doesn't need to recharge itself but it will just give you a continue of light. So yes you can use it to make a video or even us it as normal household lighting.

@jitukari 13 лет назад

man u r amazing

@GavinHoey 14 лет назад

@global001 That's a Canon 24-105L lens.

@SanataniAryavrat 6 лет назад

very cute mode... and i noticed.. most photo followed rule of 1/3rd : 2/3rd good learning...

@pjos111 13 лет назад

On another of your videos you said that the background should be 1 stop brighter but here they are the same ? Can you advise on this one as I am confused? Thanks for all your work. Paul

@Garacka 14 лет назад

thank you very much Gavin your tutorial has being very helpfull I have lear alot with your vid.. ;)

@drmaloy 12 лет назад

Just great! Excelent video!

@Iggynawcio 12 лет назад

Gavin, I enjoy your videos very much. What camera do you use?

@kbs1212 13 лет назад

Awesome. Thanks!

@LizyT100 12 лет назад

Love your tutorial thanks so much for the help. Liz

@smickphoto 13 лет назад

@baymagic You just need to trigger the flash for the meter to give you the aperture.

@leanneritchie9872 11 лет назад

thanks for the tips.

@smickphoto 13 лет назад

@00Captain You will find Gavin over at the youtube channel PhotoGavin For what you want to do flash is the best option. To get started choose a single head flash kit with softbox and a reflector you could also use you flash gun with this by using the flash from your flash gun to trigger the studio flash via its photocell.

@danerlea7318 Год назад

Try pointig the flash meter to the camera position.imagine the light is on the back of the model,where will you point the meter? To the camera position of corse!