The Art of Lighting: 3 Point Lighting Technique | Take & Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey

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Three-point lighting is a classic portrait lighting set-up for both stills and video work. As the name suggests, you’ll need three lights! After experimenting, you'll learn that there are plenty of ways to use 3-point lighting.
Photographer Gavin Hoey introduces a step-by-step guide for this essential lighting technique. First, he starts with a one-flash portrait in his small home studio. Once that is set, Gavin adds a hair light to create a rim light on one side of his model. Finally, he adds a third light to complete the three-light portrait.
As Gavin demonstrates, the third light can be placed either behind your subject as a background light. However, if you’re after a soft, evenly lit portrait technique, place the third light in front of your subject.
Gavin Hoey is a freelance photographer, writer, and trainer of all things photographic. Gavin has a real passion for sharing his photography and Photoshop knowledge. In 2008, he started recording and uploading video tutorials to RU-vid. His work is regularly featured in photography magazines, websites, and videos.
Timestamps and Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:54 Camera settings for portrait photography
1:19 Key light settings and position
2:26 Hair light settings and position
3:51 Setting up a flash for background light
5:09 First three-point lighting portrait session
5:55 Turning a background flash into a fill light
7:29 Use the key light to also light the background
8:33 Second three-point lighting portrait session
9:32 Conclusions
9:53 Outro
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@DominiKing32 2 месяца назад

Gavin Hoey is one of the best photography teachers on planet earth.

@Dannydresda 2 месяца назад

Best educator on youtube

@hendrakurniawan1802 2 месяца назад

Totally agree

@nealewatson3937 2 месяца назад

Makes everything so easy

@kennypringle4580 2 месяца назад

It’s nice to watch a photographer who enjoys his work like you do. Great job👍

@kadinaator 3 месяца назад

Gavin's videos are always fun to watch and the photography tips are easy to understand and try yourself - love these! Thanks!

@joemulcahy5168 2 месяца назад

I’d love to see more videos with “advanced” tutorials. I live the way you teach, your style, and your love of photography. Thank you for all you do

@GavinHoey 2 месяца назад

Thanks Joe. "Advanced" is a very personal term. Out of interest, what sort of lighting would you class as advanced?

@joemulcahy5168 2 месяца назад

@@GavinHoey thanks for responding Gav. Well for starters I can say that my biggest problem these days is mixing Rgb tube lights, I’m using 4foot Amaran tubes with flash, Godox Ad200 Ad400 ad600. Trying to get the color as well as flash look has been a daunting task. Then adding atmospheric spray. That’s one I would say is advanced. Not shooting at sync speed changing iso etc for desired effect. Thank you again for all you do.

@psindhwani Месяц назад

Dear Gavin your tutorials / podcasts are one of the best, along with the wealth of knowledge you show that enthusiasm and energy which is essential to captivate the audience. I definitely appreciate your in between lighting placement schematic slides. Kudos to Adorama and yourself.

@bethhendrickson4233 3 месяца назад

thank you!..someone finally showed an traditional studio set up❤. not edgy modern fashion one light. glad to see it...I am 30 yr photographer since film and I developed in darkroom. LOVE your videos!

@dunnymonster 3 месяца назад

Your three point lighting gets a five star rating from me 😊👍⭐

@GavinHoey 3 месяца назад

Thanks and I see what you did there 😉

@thearabicdp 3 месяца назад

You're a wealth of knowledge Gavin. Thanks for these vids

@londonken 3 месяца назад

Very handy piece of basic information which suite me down to the ground

@barkyvonschnauzer2188 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the tips, worked great with my wife as my model.

@mvjphotographie2617 2 месяца назад

Very inspiring as usual. I really like the clean aspect of these images.

@jerrym8140 2 месяца назад

So so good and so fun to watch. Great work ladies and gentlemen.

@josearevalo6998 3 месяца назад

Thanks again. Gavin. You videos are amazing because you teaching simple, clear , we learning to much with you. Thanks

@jbliborio 2 месяца назад

Another marvelous source of knowlegde. From Brazil I send a big thank you to Gavin and Chloe.

@alexanderpons9246 2 месяца назад

Great tutorial Gavin Hoey! The effects that one can create with three lights is endless, thank you for sharing so much.

@ale.giacobazzi 2 месяца назад

Amazing content, as usual, by Gavin. He is my absolute favourite photography teacher 👑

@GavinHoey 2 месяца назад

Thank you 😊

@chrismayer8990 3 месяца назад

Thank you! Great video as always.👍

@frankieniverba9979 3 месяца назад

Fantastic explanation of the importance of each light, really helpful for starters like myself.

@randydean23 2 месяца назад

I have learned so much from you over the years!! Thank you Gavin for all these outstanding tutorials. And I would like to give a shout out to your wife Sam. The excellent models and amazing photography wouldn't be possible without her camera work, help with the props, and the styling of the shoots. Thank you guys so much for all that you do!! Cheers

@shahidhafeez9865 3 месяца назад

Beautifully explained❤

@biddybix9154 3 месяца назад

Another great video, Gavin! 😀

@deenugent473 3 месяца назад

Always glad to see you and your team Gavin! Another fantastic video tutorial. 👍

@alfredoramirez6156 3 месяца назад

gracias, excelente explicación y muy ameno el video. Esperamos mas videos

@ChuckJ7777 2 месяца назад

Another great video. I always learn something when I watch.

@alanroderick7153 3 месяца назад

Super video as always. Clear information and great images to show the effect. Preferred the final set up but others may have their own favourite. Thanks !

@user-yz6ej2qq2k 3 месяца назад

Thanks for this Gav. Very helpful info.

@smickphoto 3 месяца назад

Three point lighting was the most successful video you made on this channel way back.

@GavinHoey 3 месяца назад

I think the first time I did a 3 point lighting video was actually on your channel Mick. That's got to over 15 years ago 😲

@itstheniceguyme 3 месяца назад

So good! Thanks a lot for your great videos.

@BrunoKamiche 2 месяца назад

Always great!

@timkaiser385 3 месяца назад

Nice setup, love the last look really clean and well executed!

@NorbertRacho 3 месяца назад

Wie immer sehr lehrreich...

@kennethnielsen3864 2 месяца назад

Hello Gavin. Thanks for sharing.

@ernie28ernie 2 месяца назад

the Great Gavin 😄

@brriannamariee 2 месяца назад

I love this video!!!!

@gordwilliam4384 3 месяца назад

Really enjoy watching your videos Gavin! Always motivating and interesting! All the best from the other side of the pond!

@yeohszehow 3 месяца назад

thanks for the refresher dear mentor from afar....

@FitLadyJoy 2 месяца назад

Best tutorial.

@ZOB4 3 месяца назад

Changing the camera and lens for this one! Interesting

@akkasbashy 2 месяца назад

Thank you very much.

@rotwangg 2 месяца назад

Gavin is No 1

@GavinHoey 2 месяца назад

Thank you. I'm just one of the people in front of the camera here on Adorama TV made to look (and sound) good my lots of unseen but brilliant people behind it 😉

@michaelschmitt5413 3 месяца назад

Thanks again !!! I like to use a radial mask on backgrounds and subtract the subject.

@GavinHoey 3 месяца назад

Yep, I've used post processing to add a vignette many times but when you have a lot of similar photos and a little editing time knowing how to nail it in camera is a skill worth knowing 😉

@MatthewVickersPhoto 2 месяца назад

Great video as always! I’d love to see a video like this only with a white background just to see how you get the background lite evenly. Mine always end up dropping off on the edges and need to be fixed in post.

@djsosth 2 месяца назад

Thanks boss

@GiannisVeronis 3 месяца назад

You are the second person I am going to try to meet when I get back to UK! My fav photographer tutor, who I made a goal of my life to talk and take an interview with :D

@GavinHoey 3 месяца назад

You'll probably fine me at a UK photo trade show, just walk towards the bright lights and big crowds 😉

@TerryD_100 2 месяца назад

Great video Gav 👍

@GavinHoey 2 месяца назад

Thanks Terry 👍

@filetdelumiere5037 2 месяца назад

Hi Gavin ! Thank you for your videos. I follow you since the beginning with your own channel many years ago... You taught me so much ! It's always a great pleasure to learn from you. As a new subject to learn could you please, make videos about how to make good full length portraits in a small studio? Thanks a lot !

@GavinHoey 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the long term support and I'll add the to my "to do" list 👍

@p0ggles 2 месяца назад

Excellent video!!!!! What about the ambient light in the room? did that effect anything?

@danielcohen9656 2 месяца назад

As usual this is a brilliant demonstration, not just how to take the shots but the way you construct the lighting environment. I have a question (or rather, a quandary) - I am ready to buy all new equipment (replacing old gear), but I'm stuck whether I get 2 x AD600 Pro + 1 x AD300 Pro to complete my 3 flash setup. One of the main uses will be outdoor sports team photos. I need the consistency between the 2 main lights (which are essentially fill as I have the team with their back to the sun). However I will also be doing a lot of portrait work, and as you demonstrate here the AD300 Pro is great, and you create wonderful light at just 1/8th. And I over-powered with the 600 Pro, or should I really consider 2 x 400 Pro + 1 x 300 Pro? The difference isn't just light, it's money! Heeeellllllp!

@MrEnglishgolfer 3 месяца назад

Great video as always. Do have a question about when you used the third lighting as background light in the first half of the video. Do you prefer to have the halo around her shoulders - like in the video - or do you try and have it slightly higher up so it's more around the head? Also how was it using the Sony a7 IV?

@user-yz6ej2qq2k 3 месяца назад

I already own an AD300 pro (thanks to you) and wonder if there is a benefit to adding an AD200 or AD100 like you had in the video. Any thoughts?

@JensErikThyholdt 3 месяца назад

Thanks for many great videos Gavin. Been following you for many years. One thing that puzzles me is why your beautiful models always have to take different poses with this empty, sad look. Why does it have to be this way? Sophie and Chloe have some amazing smiles and it's a shame models today don't use this opportunity more often. I guess that's how models are taught to be these days, but it's a shame.

@gregorysargeant6305 3 месяца назад

Great video, I would like to challenge your lighting ability by doing 10 three-point lighting setups:-)

@user-ij5ny6uc9f 3 месяца назад

Gavin, in the second setup could you use a soft white board in replacement for the fill light?

@michaeljacobs8449 2 месяца назад

Brilliant as usual Mr Hoey, thank you. Do you have a similar setup for groups? I did an event where I had a mixture of setups from a single person to large groups. The results were ok but I could see they needed a bit more.

@GavinHoey 2 месяца назад

The bigger the group the more simple and flat I Keep the light.

@tonyclarke5068 2 месяца назад

This is gold. My take away was to ensure that the fill light was not creation any shadows. Thanks Gavin Quick question. What software do you use for your lighting diagrams

@GavinHoey 2 месяца назад

Thanks Tony, glad it was helpful. I use Photoshop for my lighting diagrams with graphics I've made myself over many, MANY years 😁

@tonyclarke5068 2 месяца назад

@@GavinHoey Roger that. Thank you.

@vukhuat4251 2 месяца назад

It seems the contract between Gavin and OM System is expired :))) BTW, great video as usual, Gavin!

@felixtan3834 2 месяца назад

Good for you Gavin! As for the Sony A7 IV ISO, I have noticed that I can push my camera to ISO 1600 with no appreciable degradation in image quality. So given that, I can use ISO 400 and 800 then? Any thoughts?

@GavinHoey 2 месяца назад

ISO is part of the exposure that will affect the results of both the amount of ambient light you capture AND flash so increasing your ISO can have unintended consequences. That said, that might be exactly what you want to do... Photography can be frustratingly short of definitive answers. 😉

@vperalta 2 месяца назад

Great video. OMG you are using a full frame camera. Can I ask, why Sony over Canon or Nikon?

@GavinHoey 2 месяца назад

Very good question. I could give you several answers but the most straight forward (and honest) is... I know a guy who works for Sony and he loaned me his for a week or so 😉

@Horizon-Design-Photography 2 месяца назад

hey Gavin, did you change the system? Sony A74 smile. Welcome to the Sony camp. Great video Chloe looks beautiful.

@GavinHoey 2 месяца назад

Don't get too excited, just a row in the water to see what's out there 📸

@user-qg2ll1yy8s 2 месяца назад

u hv changed to a Sony?

@winni223 2 месяца назад

Impressive shots! Average ratios between the key, fill and kicker lights, please. Amateurs would love to hear that.

@RobertPintoweddingphotographer 3 месяца назад

how can I three point lighting with just bare speedlight?

@ScoopsTroopsRugby 2 месяца назад

What happened to the fabled Olympus MFT's system? Thought FF was too big and heavy?

@GavinHoey 2 месяца назад

Tech moves on quickly John so when the opportunity to try a Sony came along I took it. Next video(s) will be OM 😊😉

@lyapunov_aleksandr 3 месяца назад

Sony? Realy?

@nhart-cm4xc 2 месяца назад

Good job. Have you changed your system from Olympus to Sony?

@GavinHoey 2 месяца назад

Not changed systems. Still using OM System for video and macro but for portraits I'm in the market for other options... Stay tuned 👍

@raimundweissenbacher4383 2 месяца назад

@@GavinHoey I think YOU can take great photos with any camera (as can anyone with good technical skills and IDEAS)... If we are talking about studio photography, I doubt anyone can tell the difference between two pictures, one taken with a FF and the other one with a mFT camera... 🤔maybe an idea for a future video...😉

@theapocalypsechronicles3 2 месяца назад

Is there anything in the re book that allows using two constant lighting sources and one flash? 🤔

@GavinHoey 2 месяца назад

No rules only guidelines.Go for it 👍

@felixtan3834 2 месяца назад

Gavin: great video as always. I echo a few of the earlier comments .... Sony! Wow! Is this a permanent change and you are no longer affiliated with OM Digital Solutions / Olympus? Also, I believe the base ISO for a Sony A7 IV for photo is ISO 100. Any reason why you chose ISO 200?

@GavinHoey 2 месяца назад

Lots to unpack in your comment (and all good questions) No, not a permanent change but an opportunity came up to try Sony for a short period and I took it. Other cameras / brands may follow. ISO 200 means my flashes work half as hard and the batteries last twice as long. I stepped back from being an OM System ambassador late 2023 but still have a good relationship with OM SYSTEM and normal OM cameras will be back in my next video 😉

@sunnyer7993 2 месяца назад

@@GavinHoey 😲

@KRH2725 2 месяца назад

Woah Gavin has upgraded to Sony?! No more M4/3!?

@GavinHoey 2 месяца назад

I'm still using OM System for my video and macro work but for portraits I'm in the market for other options... Stay tuned 👍

@rickwang1927 3 месяца назад

Wow! Change to SONY system~

@GavinHoey 3 месяца назад

Different camera, same photography 😉

@barrelburns1125 2 месяца назад

A change from OM to Sony?

@GavinHoey 2 месяца назад

I'm still using OM System for my video and macro work but for portraits I'm in the market for other options. Testing out Fuji next... Stay tuned 👍

@sheastlouis 3 месяца назад

How’d you add the colour toning?????

@GavinHoey 3 месяца назад

There are lots of ways but using a Color LUT in Photoshop is one of my favourites 😉

@rajujosephraju.a.j151 2 месяца назад

Olympus?

@hgrgrnd1206 3 месяца назад

I’m guessing you could have kept your original 3 point lighting set up and just added a reflector to fill the other side?

@GavinHoey 3 месяца назад

The fill light was a little more central then side, so yes a reflector might have worked (in my small studio) but the fine tuning control was higher with a light.

@andrealfred5217 3 месяца назад

What monior are you using to review your images as you shoot

@GavinHoey 3 месяца назад

That's my Lenovo Miix 2 in 1 tablet / laptop.

@andrealfred5217 3 месяца назад

@@GavinHoey Ok thanks is that what you use in most of your video, also can you provide a link for it please...Thanks in advance

@GavinHoey 3 месяца назад

@@andrealfred5217Actually for once I wasn't using my (discontinued) Lenovo Mix in this video but my Dynabook laptop, sadly also discontinued I suspect.

@tamerozbekphotography5036 2 месяца назад

How big is ur studio? Can u share its diementions in meters pls?

@GavinHoey 2 месяца назад

My studio is 4.5 meters wide (15 feet) and about 2.3 meters (7.5 feet) high to the joist. The bit you can't see is 5 meters (17 feet) deep BUT I lose a lot of that with video cameras / mixing desk etc.

@pedroagonzalezfoto 3 месяца назад

Hi, Gavin. Great video, as always. But there is one question that annoys me: Is it really necessary that the model adopts that set of antinatural poses? To me, they look as overplayed as the gestures of the actors and actresses of old day films. And it's not a problem of this particular video. Actually, it's something that I too often see in many videos (not only yours) about lightning or even about models posing.

@kirstyhepworth7343 3 месяца назад

Great video Gavin quick question Gavin where is your usual camera? Sorry I am little confused Gavin because I noticed on one of the images it said Sony

@GavinHoey 3 месяца назад

Hi Kirsty, good spot. My OM camera will return but I'm currently able to try some other brands to see what works best for my portrait photography. One thing that won't change is my style, that's not connected with the name on my camera 😉

@kirstyhepworth7343 3 месяца назад

@@GavinHoey that is great to hear Gavin best of luck with finding your next camera 📷