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.
“Put your flash as close to your model as possible” has been the mantra of portrait photographer Gavin Hoey for as long as he can remember. But is that good advice or just misguided repetition? To put his theory to the test, Gavin sets up a simple one flash portrait session. Using a fixed camera and the same settings, Gavin takes a series of shots with the flash at different distances. The results may surprise you!
As well as the expected results of smaller catchlights in the eye, harder-edged shadows, and an ever-increasing need for flash power, Gavin covers some of the less obvious changes such as white balance shift and light spread.
At the end of the test, Gavin returns to his preferred lighting position for a quick headshot photoshoot in his small home studio.
- Best Detachable Camera Flash for Canon Cameras
- Flash Photography Tips: How to Get Better Lighting with Camera Flashes
- Shoe-Mount Flash Buying Guide: The Best Right Now
PRODUCTS USED:
- Flashpoint Xplor400 Pro
- Glow ParaPop 28″
- Flashpoint R2 Pro Transmitter
- Black / White Background
- Flashpoint 10’ C-Stand and Grip Arm
- Sekonic L-308 Flash Meter
- Sekonic L-308 Red Cover
- Olympus E-M1 Mark III
- Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 Silver
- Tether Tools Pro 16′ USB 2.0 Active Extension Cable
- Tether Tools AeroTab
