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.
Having your subject sit on a chair, lean against a wall or stand in the shade may make your life as a photographer a little easier but what you gain in control you lose in spontaneity. So if you’re after portraits that have an informal feel, photographed in a way that allows your model to relax and the poses to flow, this photo tutorial is for you.
Photographer Gavin Hoey’s recipe for carefree posing is simply to take a walk! By keeping his model moving the poses stay fun and fluid. The tricky part is maintaining focus on a moving model. Gavin starts by demonstrating how he uses continuous autofocus to keep track of his model. He then moves on to the more advanced focusing option of face detection and eye detection autofocus.
Finally, Gavin ups the complexity a little more by adding flash to the mix using a Flashpoint Xplor 400 and a small softbox.
Interested in learning more poses to try out at your next shoot? Take a look at these guides on 42 West:
- 5 Female Model Poses Every Photographer Should Know
- Learn These 5 Male Model Poses for Better Photos
- Posing for Headshots: How to Pose Subjects for Flattering Close-Up Portraits
PRODUCTS USED:
- Flashpoint Xplor400 Pro
- Jinbei Handheld Boom
- Glow ParaPop 28″
- Flashpoint R2 Pro Transmitter
- Olympus E-M1 Mark iii
- Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.2
- BlackRapid Classic Retro RS-4
