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.
If you’re looking for a dramatic, low key portrait idea then Gavin Hoey has you covered with this amazing rim light tutorial. Starting with two bare flashes, Gavin walks you through how to improve the photo by softening the light with a stripbox.
Once you’ve mastered the basic lighting technique, why not give Gavin’s advanced lighting tutorial a go. Getting perfect rim lighting on a bubble is the challenge and Gavin has some great tips to help nail the look. He also has some top Photoshop advice to add extra bubbles after the shoot.
Interested in learning more about the lighting that goes into a portrait photoshoot? 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
- Best Lighting Kits for Photography in 2021
PRODUCT USED:
- Olympus E-M1 Mark ii
- Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
- Flashpoint eVOLV 200
- Flashpoint R2 Pro II Transmitter
- Glow EZ Lock 12”x56” Stripbox
PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT USED:
- Olympus E-M1 Mark ii
- Olympus M. Zuiko Digital 17mm f/1.8 Lens
- Olympus LS-P4 Audio Recorder
- Sennheiser Wireless Lavalier Microphone System
- Godox 100W LED light
