I have been a fan of Gavin Hoey for years now. Love the way he explains stuff.

@TheyCallMeJesse

3 жыл бұрын

Gavs the man

In the 1st two examples, my preference leaned toward flash, but in the last example, daylight & reflector won the day. It just goes to show there really is no one way to light a portrait. It's more important to understand all the tools in your arsenal to achieve your desired result. Great video as always, Gavin!

Gavin says "oh I don't know, lets try, 1/8 power", bang nails it on the first try. Very nice photoshoot and showing the various ways to shoot with light.

@joshuagharis9017

3 жыл бұрын

I rent a studio from a guy like that, no light meter, sets a light, says shoot around f9. I do, and the picture is perfectly exposed. Experience.

I live in San Francisco where it’s often overcast, gray, and dull. In those situations, a gold reflector has come in handy to add a bit warmth to my subjects.

@GavinHoey

3 жыл бұрын

Good to know, thanks 👍

@55cavu

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I remember from my time in the UK, it was seldom overcast and gray.....😅

@jerryeisner1

2 жыл бұрын

@@GavinHoey Keep in mind that using the gold reflector in cloudy / shady conditions actually "mixes" in with the natural ambient bluish light and creates a more corrected / pleasing skin tone. In other words you will not get gold light on a face that is in overcast or shady light to begin with. you could also use the gold at sunrise or sunset possibly to enhance the reddish / golden glow that is already flooding the scene.

I use a gold reflector for when the walls are yellowish and I want to make it white. Just reflect the gold on to the subject and neutralize the white balance in post. Saves a lot of time and effort.

@GavinHoey

3 жыл бұрын

Now that's a use case that actually makes sense 👍

Great video, Gavin's presentation style is spot on. I get so much more out of these tutorials.

Awesome work Gavin. Beautiful portraits with clear concise explanations. 👌

It's always Exciting to see Gavin hoey

Greetings Gavin, I never miss your tutorials. For years I have seen the assistant that you call Samy and I respect very much the work that the assistants do in supporting the photographers. I'd like you to make a video one day showing your team of workers, thank you.

@tedk2814

3 жыл бұрын

yes, great idea. Also, what is the reason Samy is wearing head phones? I hope I'm not the only person who doesn't know but it won't be the first time.

@monikakiss17

3 жыл бұрын

Her name is Sam, they are husband and wife 😊

This was so enjoyable and informative, thanks so much !

Really good demo this to show off the benefit, each time gaining better control over the ambient light, super useful to see it done this way!

Fantastic tutorial. Thank you for taking time to share this with us.

I can't decide which look I like best, they all look great! 👍

Another awesome shoot.

I use gold a lot. Warms up the shot on pale subjects

As usual, another good video from adorama and Gavin

Very useful information. Thanks Gavin, Sam and Laura!

The gold is for turning the sky blue. Especially near sunset. I add the gold then reduce the yellow in post which blues the sky.

Love the wide angle portraits!

I’ve used the gold side to bounce a flash off onto the subject when shooting against sunset

Thank you ! Food for thought...

Good one ...need more of such kind

Fantastic! This was a great educational video!

Brilliant Gavin thank you for yr videos

Just ordered that "wind proof" reflector--looks like it isn't as harsh as a non-mesh silver, and that is good for some subjects. Some wind pass through will be nice as well. And inexpensive.

what a great video been a fan for years

Hmm, don't know how I missed this GH vid last year. It is really good in demonstrating the subtleties of 3 light sources at 3 locations, so 9 variations. Gavin, thanks, very helpful!

Great job mr. Hoey

Great video Gavin!!!

To put it succinctly, DAMN, you're good! Thanks so much!

Great Video Gavin! I Love my Gold/White combination reflector. Great for adding ‘Golden Hour’ balanced light when the sun is behind. Make a video on it!

Thanks for the video Gavin. I'm partial to the reflector shots but they are look pretty darn good.

Great lessons thx for your channel !!

Always very clear explanations, always very nice technically, and always fun! Thank you, Gavin, Laura, and Sam! (I think it would be quite nice to see you do a portrait shoot of your lovely wife, Sam, sometime, too. She's got a charming smile.)

Hi Gav.. great to see you and Sam again.. keep safe and healthy

Gavin sempre dar show!!! Gosto muito dos seus vídeos.

i have used the gold reflector for portraites in bright sunlight in a wood love the look it gives the model

Awesome as usual Gavin. For me, daylight and photoshop first. Flash just if I want undexpose the background for more drama. Reflector just for fill. Regards my friend.

I used the gold side of the reflector with an African American girl. The tones were golden and beautiful on her skin. It was my first time using it and I thought it worked rather well. Great video as always Gavin. I love you work and tutorials. Thank you!

Great video Gavin, well demonstrated and great photo examples. It also helps having a good model like you did, who knows how to pose.

@GavinHoey

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks and you're right, an experienced model makes a huge difference... something I 'll be talking about in my next video 😉

love ur lesson bro .

3:48 I've used the gold side for a sort of sunset lighting effect I used on a product with a similar color.

Great video thank you for sharing keep up the good job

I just got a color checker passport 2 yesterday, used it and thought to myself why didn't I buy this before?! I actually plan on going back to places, taking a picture of the color checker just to correct some older stuff I've done in the past lol

0:27 wow! that's a graceful save!

Great stuff

Flash for the win every time for me, you could of course use the reflector and the flash :) As always lots of great tips in just a few minutes, always learning with Gavin, great job.

@SurferKroky

Жыл бұрын

Yeah if you used the flash at half power and the reflector best of both worlds. Gotta try that

Great!

Reflector looks gorgeous

Very good! I recognize the location from another videos . Beautiful light, location and model :)

@GavinHoey

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, same place we filmed the recent new Olympus camera / lens video. Finding suitable locations is tricky at the moment, so we're lucky this one is very accommodating and a few miles down the road 👍

Love you tutorial. Always. Question: do you use your light meter on location to meter in ambient light for exposure?

Thanks Gavin

I have used the gold for stylized portraits, for sunset aesthetics, for color, with filters in the background.

Its been chucking it down all day here in Yorkshire

Reflector is by far the best in my opinion!

I wish my math teachers could teach the way he does about photography 😍! Also talking about the golden side of reflector, it comes really handy when you shoot India brides or any golden jewellery or someone wearing golden jewellery!

Thanks a lot for the comparisons and the detailed info. Very helpful. All I need now is an assistant, AND a.model :).

@GavinHoey

3 жыл бұрын

You can get away with neither but for me both are a "must have" 😉

Gavin is awesome but we all know Sam runs the show. Great job Sam!!

@GavinHoey

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks... hold on! Is this one of Sam's "secret" accounts? 😂

@samhoey2420

3 жыл бұрын

So true! ;)

great vid as always Gavin - not the result I expected at all - for some reason, I seemed to prefer the reflected light in each case - who'd a thought it!?

This was a video that was right on time. Ever since the ADseries from Godox blew up, people are just skipping reflectors and eagerly buying another piece of equipment because it’s popular. But if they knew how reflectors and natural lighting worked, it would be much easier to grasp how to properly expose with a strobe.

@richardkadar7673

3 жыл бұрын

Guilty! Definitely need to go back to my reflectors in a lot of situations!

I researched before taking pictures of some Nigerian friends. Gold reflectors were advised and the pictures were beautiful on my OMD 1 mark 111. These pictures were taken of them outside on a sunny day with them in the shade.

You funny! You sound Like the mad hat man, from some movie I watched! I wanna thank you for sharing all that knowledge!

I used the good side as a background for a model shoot

Gold reflectors can be quite useful. For example, I once shot some golden brown muffins and added the gold reflector to bring out the colour. I've also photographed jewelry with it too. Can't say I've done a portrait, though I'd be willing to give it a go. Great video as always, Gavin!! :)

@GavinHoey

3 жыл бұрын

I can see how that would be helpful. Thanks Cindy.

The gold sometimes works better on darker complexions and suits warmer skin tones. I prefer the white side but it lacks some punch. I think with outdoor strobe photography it has a certain look that often looks too sourcey or lit / artificial and that is not my personal taste. I’d love to see videos with strobes that can mimick natural golden hour light rather than just aiming a softbox or umbrella at a 45 degree angle at the subject.

Another good video Gavin, thanks. I tried to track down that interesting Glow wind proof reflector in the UK but no luck. It is very cheap currently from Adorama if I was in the USA but 45$ to ship plus incoming UK taxes is too much :-(

Flash seems harsh, but crisp, Reflector seems a tad better. Natural is nice, but super diffused. Always a multi layered puzzle.

@GavinHoey

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine if only there was one correct answer Glenn. Then we could take identical photos and no photographer would ever disagree with another photographer... sounds horrible doesn't it!

@gbaren

3 жыл бұрын

@@GavinHoey Absolutely agree

I’ve used golden side of a reflector as I wanted my reflected light to match beautiful warm ambient light. It turned out really well.

@GavinHoey

3 жыл бұрын

In my mind that would make the warm ambient light even warmer but if it works for you, great 🙂

@Cappy31

3 жыл бұрын

Gavin Hoey that was the look I was going for. I really liked that very warm effect . It’s just a matter of taste. ;)

thanks, I like the side by side comparison of the styles. As far as the gold side of the reflector, yes. However, only once was a seriously trying to get a gold color to augment a weak sunset. The other times I was just playing with it to see what it was like in case I ever might need it. So not often, but hey, I bought it, I need to know what it does.

@joem4866

3 жыл бұрын

Ditto.

Fantastic video, what modifier are you using with the flash in this video?

Good ..... Antonino Italy

I like how natural the reflector works. Would you be able to use them with a stand outside if you don't have an assistant?

Reflector !!!

The reflector you used can apparently be used as a diffuser too. As you're holding it, we can see through it. Interesting, like best of both worlds I guess.

Another enjoyable video Gavin and crew. Gold side of a reflector is something I find works very well with darker skin tones when reflecting light onto a face/body. It can also be used for reflecting from behind a model for kind of a flyaway hair rim light quite effectively.

@GavinHoey

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robbie, good tips for the gold reflector too 👍

Resting the reflector on the shoulders instead of holding in front of the face won't tire out your assistant, also it's easier to manipulate while keeping an eye on the reflected light..

@GavinHoey

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like the voice of experience Maneesh 😉

Using a golden reflector can deliver great results on dark skin. BTW, your flash samples have a lower colour temperature (compare the greens in the background). Makes them harder to compare to the available light samples.

@realCAMERALERO

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Gold reflectors can really make a dark complexion look great. My go-to reflector is a Wescott Sunlight. It's got the brightness of pure silver combined with the warmth of gold. Looks really nice on all kinds of complexions.

@simianinc

3 жыл бұрын

I always add 1/4 cto when shooting outside because I find flash colour too white

I used the gold side of the reflector on a model with darker shin tone.

Flash for the win! 2nd reflector. Last natural light. As expected by most people.

Lovely pictures. But daylight does it for me every time.

Reflector is more natural than flash , but flash has a really cool dynamic feel. Can’t decide which one I like more

I have used the gold reflector but it's too warm nearly every time. I used it on a redhead with some good results. She was already warm (because of the hair) but her skin was pale white (we live in Minnesota), so the warmth was acceptable.

the moment you don't have a helping hand, the flash on a trypod wins. then you may look for the right position. (for fill near to camera, for effect from the side f.e.) like the video :-)

@FrankyDeMeyer

3 жыл бұрын

you can also use a reflector holder you can mount on a tripod. Haven’t tried this but intend to pick one up for around $40

✌️Nice

what's your recommendation for the best lens for portrait photography?

Great photo shoot Gavin. I have a question I have tried the off camera flash using my canon 50 D, with the canons 430 ex2 with the transmitter yongno st-E2 this all works fine with correct exposure. Now I use the same setup with my 5DRS the flash fires an the exposure is too dark, I change all the settings and still nothing works. Any suggestions.

Great video Gavin

@GavinHoey

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kirsty 👍

@kirstyhepworth7343

3 жыл бұрын

@@GavinHoey your welcome

Enjoyable video. As far as the images go, I liked the natural light photos best - seemed more pleasing with less shadows on the face.

Gavin, his wife and the model is great. But personally I I wanted to adjust the atmosphere of daylight with a bit of more definition. Do you think it is possible to realize this with a black "deflector" what gives more shadows and definition?

i want to be able to manually setup that quick on the fly. experience is key i guess

Did you use the colour checker with the flash? Colour looks different

Used a gold reflector on an overcast day with an olive skin colored model

i use the gold side of the reflector when shooting someone in a pool idk for some reason i feel like it makes them look sunlit golden without sun in their eyes or spottiness or editing ...i am semi new to this though so maybe this isnt the correct thing to do but i like it

Love your videos Gavin.. the flash is a very usuful soluction when shooting with trees... it clean easily solve the problem of the greenish shadows that you can find in the skin tone of the model..and it's hard to correct perfectly in postproduction.. Moreover flash solution add texture to the dress of the model that can be useful when shooting dress or cloths. Best Regards

@FrankyDeMeyer

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a great argument. Besides this, I consistently liked the flash shots most (yeah, of course also the most difficult to bring along 😊)

Speed flash always is on my camera, all the time.

For me... Flash all the way. It just makes the subject POP.

Another Great Tutorial !!! What is the metering mode you use in these different situations ???? Thank you.

@GavinHoey

3 жыл бұрын

The ambient and reflector photos were all taken in Aperture Priority mode using evaluative metering mode. The flash photos were taken in manual mode using my eyes as the metering mode 😃

@kaliko1960

3 жыл бұрын

@@GavinHoey Nice ! Thank you !!!!

Gavin is probably the only human I know that doesn't use popular camera company like canon/sony

Great video Gavin! It seems that in this case it works better with natural light. Or maybe the flash was not enough powerful ? The images with flash look dark.

@GavinHoey

3 жыл бұрын

It's all a matter of personal taste I guess

Reflectors - also known as model blinders.

@GavinHoey

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed Fred. Every photographer who uses a silver reflector should be made to swap places with the model for at least one shoot 😳