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.
Take a look at how Gavin Hoey tackles the most frequently asked soft lighting questions. With several examples and a stunning outcome, there’s something in this episode for everyone!
There are two basic types of light in a studio, soft and hard. In this video Gavin Hoey answers some common questions about how to make light soft and what type of light modifiers to use when shooting with soft light.
Then follow Gavin into Photoshop where he shows his simple way to add a vintage color shift that’s perfect for portraits. The same trick can also be used in Lightroom too!
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