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 the four walls of your studio space are limiting your portrait photography, this video by Gavin Hoey might make you think differently. The idea is simple enough. Take a great location photo and then drop in your model using Photoshop. But this isn’t a lesson in complex selections and masking, it’s much more direct than that.
Gavin borrows a technique from the world of TV and film by creating a small-scale set for the model to work in, adding complementary lighting and color, and finally dropping the small set onto the bigger picture using Photoshop. In this video, Gavin takes you through each step from the first rough shot to the final Photoshop edit.
Want to learn more about portrait photography? Take a look at these guides on 42 West:
- How to Control the Lighting in Portrait Photography
- Flash Photography Tips: How to Get Better Lighting with Camera Flashes
- How To Shoot Golden Hour Portraits with the FlashPoint XPLOR 600
- Lens in Focus: Audrey Woulard’s Favorite Nikon Portrait Lens
PRODUCTS USED:
- Elinchrom ELC 500 Studio Monolight
- Elinchrom 24×31.5″ Softbox
- Flashpoint Zoom-Mini Speedlight
- Kupo 20″ Master Raiser C-Stand
- Olympus E-M1 Mark iii
- Tether Tools AeroTab
- Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
- Tether Tools TetherPro Right Angle Adapter
- Tether Tools Pro 16′ USB 2.0 Active Extension Cable
