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.
In another Secret Portrait Challenge Gavin Hoey get’s thrown in at the deep end with a mystery underwater portrait shoot using a mermaid tank.
As this is a secret photography challenge and with no prior knowledge of the location or subject, Gavin starts by solving the most important question on any shoot, how do I light the scene? Luckily he gets to work with a highly experienced underwater model who takes care of the modeling and came with a selection of dresses, floaty fabric and even a mermaid costume.
Want to learn more about portrait lighting and shooting scenes with water involved? 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
- Lens in Focus: Audrey Woulard’s Favorite Nikon Portrait Lens
- How to Photograph Water Splashes
- How to Photograph Amazing Water Reflections
PRODUCTS USED:
- Olympus E-M1 Mark ii
- Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
- Flashpoint Xplor600 Flash
- Flashpoint R2 Pro II Transmitter
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
