On cold winters day, being in a warm studio is very appealing. In this video photographer Gavin Hoey shows you how to add warmth to a small home studio shoot by making use of a warm tone wooden background, fabric flooring and and orange colored gel. Gavin also balances the brightness of the flash with 200 battery powered Christmas lights to create a festive feeling portrait.
After the shoot Gavin takes you into Photoshop to do some fine tuning and covers non-destructive cloning to hide the fairy light battery boxes with extra LED’s and add a creative lens flare effect.
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PRODUCTS USED:
- Olympus E-M1 Mark ii
- Olympus M.Zuiko 25mm f/1.2
- Flashpoint eVOLV 200 Pro
- Flashpoint R2 Pro II Transmitter
- Glow EZ Lock 12”x56” Stripbox
- Sekonic L-308X-U
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
