Gavin Hoey
Gavin Hoey is a freelance photographer, writer and trainer of all things photographic. His work is regularly featured in photography magazines, websites and videos.
Gavin has a real passion for sharing his photography and Photoshop knowledge. In 2008 he started recording and uploading video tutorials to YouTube. These quickly gained a large following and to date his videos have been viewed over 20 million times.
In 2010 Gavin was the winner of Adobe’s “Next Photoshop Evangelist” competition and since then he has given training demonstrations in Photoshop, Lightroom and Photoshop Elements in the UK, Europe and the US.
In 2012 Gavin joined forces with Adorama as a presenter on Adorama TV, where he inspires and teaches photographers from around the world in the art of photography and post processing.
With so much to do during a portrait session, you’d think getting a sharp portrait would be the easiest part of the photographic process, especially in a studio where everything is under your control. It’s arguably the most fundamental requirement for a successful portrait and yet there are many reasons why it’s so easy to end up with unsharp eyes and less the perfect portraits.
In this video, photographer Gavin Hoey takes you through seven reasons why your portraits are not tack sharp and also passes on some tips on how to remedy some of the problems. From camera shake to overdoing the shallow depth of field, Gavin takes you through the basics of what might have gone wrong, with help for photographers who use flash, LED, or the sun as their ambient light source.
Interested in learning more about portrait photography? Take a look at these guides on 42 West:
- How To Shoot Golden Hour Portraits with the FlashPoint XPLOR 600
- How to Control the Lighting in Portrait Photography
- Lens in Focus: Audrey Woulard’s Favorite Nikon Portrait Lens
PRODUCTS USED:
- Olympus E-M1 Mark iii
- Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.2
- Flashpoint XPLOR 300 Pro
- Glow 5 In 1 Collapsible Reflector
- Glow ParaPop 28″ Softbox
