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.
The perfect rim lit shot is usually achieved using multiple stripboxes and flashes all carefully positioned around your subject. The results can be amazing but if you only have one light photographer Gavin Hoey has you covered.
In this video, Gavin will show you how to use a single light and a stripbox to take multiple shots of several static glassware items, all lit from various angles.
The shoot is only part of the process so once the photos have been taken Gavin walks you through the simple Photoshop steps that will combine multiple images into a fully rim lit finished photo.
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- 13 Best Lenses for Product Photography
- 7 Product Photography Tips for Subtle & Effective Product Placement
- Tips and Tricks for Lifestyle Product Photography
PRODUCTS USED:
- Olympus E-M1 Mark iii
- Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
- Flashpont Xplor 400
- Glow EZ Lock 16×48” StripBox
- Flashpoint R2 Pro Transmitter
