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.
There are plenty of “rules” when it comes to the best place to put your lights and for the most part, the normal rules are actually very good advice. However, bending or breaking the rules can be lots of fun and might just reward you with some interesting results.
In this video, Gavin takes you through three very different one light set-ups, each of which breaks one of his personal lighting rules in some way. Once you’ve seen the problems, Gavin moves on to suggest how to make an extreme lighting position work.
So, if you’re looking for overhead light, side light, or direct flash, Gavin has some lighting tips and tricks for you.
Interested in learning more about lighting and lighting setups? Check out these guides on 42 West:
PRODUCTS USED:
- Olympus E-M1 Mark iii
- Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
- Flashpoint XPLOR 300 Pro
- Flashpoint eVOLV 20
- Glow EZ Lock 16×48” StripBox
- Glow ParaPop 28″
