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 need a background, a reflector, a room divider, or a flag to block light, the V-Flat can do all of that and more. These simple black and white folded boards are super useful and, in this video photographer, Gavin Hoey will show how he uses them in his small home studio.
If you need to know how to stop lens flare without reaching for Photoshop or Lightroom, Gavin’s first setup is what you need. Using two V-Flats, Gavin creates a dramatic high contrast, rim-lit portrait. After that, Gavin switches to the white side of the V-Flat to bounce light into a pair of reflective ski goggles and then adds a sprinkling of snow with a little bit of Photoshop magic.
Want to learn more about portrait photography? Take a look at these guides on 42 West:
- How to Control the Lighting in Portrait Photography
- How To Shoot Golden Hour Portraits with the FlashPoint XPLOR 600
- Lens in Focus: Audrey Woulard’s Favorite Nikon Portrait Lens
PRODUCTS USED:
- V-Flat Foldable, Set of 2
- Olympus E-M1 Mark iii
- Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
- Flashpoint eVOLV 200 Pro
- Olympus Remote Release
- Flashpoint R2 Pro Transmitter
- C-Stand 20″
- Tether Tools AeroTab
- C-Stand 10′
- Tether Tools TetherPro Right Angle Adapter
- Tether Tools Pro 16′ USB 2.0 Active Extension Cable
