Reflective and Shoot Through Umbrellas | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
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- čas přidán 2. 07. 2024
- The humble umbrella is one of the cheapest light modifiers you can buy and comes in an almost endless range of sizes and shapes. But for all of their variety they can essentially be sorted into two basic types; reflective umbrellas and shoot-through umbrellas.
In this tutorial, photographer Gavin Hoey takes two identically designed umbrellas, one reflective and one shoot-through, and shows you how they differ in their light shaping properties. The results might surprise you!
Gavin then goes on to show his go-to one flash lighting set-up using a shoot-through umbrella to take some head and shoulder portraits. Then he moves on to the silver, reflective umbrella and sets up a wider scene lit with mood and dramatic lighting in mind.
Timestamps and Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:52 Light patterns of reflective and shoot through umbrella
2:51 Comparison of umbrellas on a headshot
4:50 Head and shoulders portraits with an umbrella
6:03 How far should a flash be from an umbrella?
7:02 Comparison of umbrellas on a wide scene
8:48 Full-length portraits using umbrellas
10:35 Summary and Subscribe
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One of the best instructors of photography on CZcams. Well done as always.
He is the best
I bought a NEEWER kit of 2 shoot-thru, 2 reflectives and 2 lighting stands for about £25 / $30. I use Yongnuo flashes and triggers.
The whole setup cost about £120 /$150 and produces great results.
OK it's not Pro studio gear but is gets you started for a quarter the price of a Canon Speedlight.
Hands down the best instructor on CZcams
Another winning tutorial Gavin 👍 Hands up all those who, like me, have almost took their eye out with the pointy end of the umbrella because they didn't see it sticking out 😁
Gavin, thanks for a great umbrella study. I have no soft boxes and use only umbrellas and reflectors with successful results. But only by watching this video have I seen an analysis of the variety and depth of their contribution. I should have known an umbrella video by Gavin Hoey would go way beyond my simplistic approach of "stick it there, shoot from here." Always learning from you, man, and enjoying every minute of it! Thank You! ⭐x5
I really do like the way Gavin unpacks a photo shoot. Another one to try at home!
Best short video showing how versatile umbrellas really are. Well done.
This is GREAT! Thank you Gavin for making these videos!
Hey Gavin. I think you "covered" everything perfectly in this video. I like umbrellas myself, specifically shoot through. 👍. Thanks for sharing this one.
Wonderful example of both modifiers. Thank you for the inspiration.
Fabulous instructional video. Best yet, Gavin. Thank you.
Bloody love gavin! Thank you so much for this tutorial,… I’m sat surrounded by tripods, umbrellas, camera, flash, triggers and scratching my head ❤
Great refresher on umbrellas. Thanks Gavin!
Thank for making photography easy to understand!
Great vid as always, thanks Gavin! I recently started to shoot outdoor portraits with lightthrough umbrella and i got to say it makes life way easier especially when you deal with some weather conditions.
Said it before and will say it again, you sir, never cease to amaze! Awesome control with umbrellas, who'd a thought. Thank you for enabling us.
Mate! Gavin is such an amazing instructor, so easy to watch and learn!
Thanks again, you and the models would have a great collection of images from the many shoots you have done.
I never thought I'd be remotely interested in studio photography, but.......... Thank you Gary, I'm enjoying it.
Thanks again for another helpful video. I appreciated the test shots showing the difference in lighting modifiers on the wall. I'm always glad to see one of your videos popup in my notifications list.
As usual a great tutorial. Thankyou
Have been deliberating over which setup to start with, so thanks that was really helpful!
You are a true magician mate. Been following you for years now.
Such a great instruction video from the master 👏 I've learned massively from him over the years, big thank you Gavin.
Hi Phillip. I'm glad I've been of help 👍
Great video, thanks Gavin.
Thank you for this video!!
This is the best video about umbrellas
Excellent video, thank you to everyone in the team! What you also regularly demonstrate is the need to start slowly, test and evaluate/understand each new technique or gear. It is so tempting when one only has a 10 or 60-minute slot, to just rush in, set up the model and shoot away.
Hi Ian. Thanks for the kind words and you're spot on about building your skills by experience.
Gavin, eres genial, gracias por compartir tus conocimientos, saludos desde Colombia
the leaf blower really added a whole different dimension !
Dude amazing tutorial 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thanks for the wonderful lesson
Most helpful. Thank you.
As always, you have nailed it yet again. AWESOME JOB.
One of my biggest goals as I'm learning studio lighting is to really make informed decisions as to what modifiers I want to use for a given situation. Videos like this really help, thank you so much!
Hi Stephen. You're think about modifiers like me. I have my favourites of course, but there's one modifier that will do everything.
@@GavinHoey I think you meant: there’s “no” one modifier
Thanks, Gavin! Some really important info here.
Superb, thank you.
Great video as always. Love your work.
Sophie is an incredible model! Gavin you have the best videos!
Gav is back, yay!
Really enjoyed this Gavin. You make learning so much fun mate. And as always, beautiful images 👍😊
I’m here Gavin! Yay watching lol and learning!
Hi Venus, thanks for watching 👍
great content as always !
Excellent explanation which is Gavin's hallmark. Great learning 👍
I have a convertible umbrella and habitually use the shoot thru. This inspires me to use the reflective umbrella more.
Very informative thank you!
We did a directory for my church. I am an amateur... completely. I chose the shoot through type umbrella... two of them. What I was looking for was lighting families so your comment of...flat, safe, sensible.....even lighting fit well and we got lucky. The directory worked and there were no complaints. I think I'll order the same size umbrella in the reflective type and give it a try. Fun video and best of all ... informative. I really didn't get to try the type of photography you did in this video.
This was great and very helpful
Great video and very educational as always.
Thanks a lot Gavin, I thought I knew what type of umbrella I wanted until I saw your video. Now it looks like I'm getting both. Cheers!
Another great informative video! my first modifier bought is the shoot through umbrella ))))))
Brilliant 👏
Great balancing act by Sophie 😁. Fantastic tutorial Gavin 👍
You are the best and a model is amazing.
Awesome video!
Thanks really enjoy your informing videos!!!
Very good, thanks adorama, thanks Gavin.
Very clear demonstration, Gavin! ...and Sophie is striking, as always. :)
Loved the book balance pic and the leaf blower!! Great easy tip!!! Thanks
Thanks Annette. I think Sophie made book balancing while modelling look easier then it is!
i love your photography style so much .. U R the best
another nice one
amazing.
Great video gavin 👏 👍
Awesome! Simple and helpful explanation. My camera store sent me a Shoot through umbrella when i ordered a white reflective umbrella! So I'm pleased to know I only lost one stop of light as I was using the umbrella the wrong way around!! I'll experiment with a reflector and shoot through umbrella and see what i can get. Quite keen to learn what umbrellas or light modifiers to use when shooting large groups outdoors (flash as fill, daylight as key), e.g a wedding group.
Thanks for this. I have both. Now I'm going to try to use the shoot through as a fill light. I just love your videos.
Thanks Patty. Shoot throughs make great fill lights 👍
Thanks for information
I got me both, but the reflecting one a size smaller.
The advantage is you can then flash into the reflective one and bounce all into the shoot trough that you can mount/have mounted on the other side.
Call it kind of anti-parallel mounting or what ever of both umbrellas together. It gives amazing soft results !
I believe that your videos are not only instructive and easy to watch, funny but, they feel real since things not always go perfectly smooth.
Regarding umbrellas you also have the reflective white ones that are not specular. My suggestion is that you include them in any new umbrella tutorial. Also how the size and form of the umbrella affects the light
Thank you again Gavin, great stuff again .. :)
P.S. Well done Sophie, excellent Book balancing skills 😊
Thanks for the video Gavin; very insightful. Always struggled with studio photography and when to use which umbrella, so this refresher was very useful!
Yes.... I love it
Well done sir.🙏
Merci pour tout 💪👍🍾👑
Great video Gavin, Sophie looks wonderful as ever. The sound in this post was superb
Thanks Martyn 👍
I have several of both kinds including an older Larsen Reflectasol square shoot through umbrella. All very useful. Thanks Gavin, Sophie and Sam 😎👍🇨🇦
Sounds like you have more brollys then I do Alan 😁
@@GavinHoey I think I have around 6 of them! 😀
Man you are good ! What more can I say? Other than why after more than 50 years taking pictures (I am a hobbyist not a professional) I always go back to basics and end up with my faithful umbrellas and leave my other modifiers on the shelf (to mate I guess) and somehow they end up producing more modifiers that I never use.........Incredible, no?
Very beautiful video 👌👌
Thank you so much for your valuable information, I don't have umbrellas yet, but I'll try do to some exercises with my light bouncers.
Greetings from Mexico, I love how didactic are your videos 🤗
So 👍 beautiful 🌷 and creative use of soft box with umbrella 👍😂nice information 🌷🌷🌷🌷🙏🌷
Top Gavin , u videos are 💯
I use 1 shoot thru and 1 white inside bounce umbrella for my portraits..❤
yeayyy, Mr Gavin Hoey,. 🥰🥰🥰👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Algorithms love comments. Always great Gavin.
They do indeed Robbie. Thank you 👍
Great video. Thanks Gavin!
I have an umbrella 2 in 1. It is very convenient to have an umbrella that allows you to take pictures through and reflected. It is also lightweight and easy to carry anywhere.
Hi Adel. I also have several 2 in 1 umbrellas and your 100% right, they are great for travel. But of course I usually want the opposite type of brolly to what it's set-up to shoot! The low cost of umbrellas means I prefer one (or more) of each when working in my small home studio 😉
@@GavinHoey Hi!
Outside the studio, he can save from the rain.😉
I love using umbrellas. But I don't get anything as great as you do Gavin. Not yet anyway! One day!!
My top tip Brad... Get the umbrella close to your model and then, move it a little closer!
Awesome
Another thing I love about umbrellas is they are small and light when transporting.
Nice thanks
Always interesting, entertaining and well presented. I enjoy watching them even when it’s about something I already know. One thing that never fails to be mentioned though is that shoot through umbrellas spill light everywhere. I know that’s true. However, it should be noted that much of this spilled light ends up being affected by the inverse square law before it gets back into the picture, same as any other light. So, it’s not necessarily that much of a factor.
Fair point when the umbrellas are at a distance Pierre. I like to keep mine just out of frame, so on head shots light spill can be an issue.
Great video as always. I see a double shadow on nose of the reflective umbrella image in your side by side, similar to what you said of the reflective pattern on the wall. Good to know to be on the lookout for that.
Great tutorial. I was looking for this solution because I’m tired of lugging my soft-boxes around, I’m moving to umbrellas. Thanks’
🔥🔥🔥
Since Gavin has overwhelming and deserved support, let me say kudos to Sophie! Lol! 👐🏾
I was wondering if Gavin can do another product photography also? Great instructor!!
Gavin you're my favorite Adorama guy and Sophie is amazing, she is now my favorite model on youtube. I like the fact that you take all these awesome photos with an Olympus.
Thanks for the kind words. Sounds like your on the right path to realising that for studio flash work, the lights are doing almost all of the work and the camera is along for the ride 😉
@@GavinHoey Yes Gavin and I really enjoy your studio flash series. I’m half way there and still need to master and refine lighting techniques. But you give me a lot of great ideas as my studio is almost the same size as yours.
Really great video - very informative - Best Wishes Jono.
I see Gavin, I click.
Easy to understand and learn from, well done as always. Who would have guessed that Spohie went to a Swiss Finishing School and learnt how to balance books like that ?
Hi Alan. Sophie is full of surprises 😁
i use both like you did
At about 6:27 you show photos of your light modifiers that illustrate how the strobe shines outside them. This is the best way to investigate how your umbrellas work.
Adding to that, with soft boxes and reflectors, I would test shoot each light modifier (for each of its variants, like one diffusion panel, two diffusion panels, no diffusion) at, say, 2 meters or ~7 feet distance from a white wall and with the camera documenting the light circle/blob these variants put out. Then in your image processing software you can see how the light fall off happens. If you place a measurement indication on the white wall, then you have an easy size reference as well as an indication of how the vignetting evolves. The differences between different size modifiers will surprise you. And, as you measure the light output, you can place your camera at the test position of the light modifier and get an idea of the angle of the light output. Yes, that is in absence of proper modeling light.