Fill Flash On Location | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2024
- The hardest thing to do with flash on a location portrait session is to use it in a way that adds to the photo but is almost imperceptible to the viewer. Known as fill flash or fill light, the art of getting it right is to use as little flash as possible but enough flash to lift the shadows.
Portrait photographer Gavin Hoey steps out of his studio and into the garden for a photo session with a timeless look. The classic styling leans itself perfectly to a gentle touch of fill flash but, how is it done? Gavin starts by using on-camera TTL fill flash to get the photos but as he shows, the look isn’t as subtle as he’d like.
Next Gavin switches to off-camera flash for his fill light. Using a small Flashpoint speedlight he takes you through the process of setting up high-speed sync flash and dialing in the perfect power.
Finally, Gavin switches his flash and softbox choice to something a little larger. The Flashpoint XPLOR400 PRO flash and the Glow ParaSnap 36" Octa softbox allows Gavin to move the light further away but maintain the soft, fill flash look.
Timestamps and Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:05 Do you really need Fill flash?
1:56 On camera TTL Fill flash
2:52 Camera settings for Fill flash
4:04 Working out the Fill flash power
6:47 Speedlight Fill flash photo session
7:50 Setting up Fill light with a studio flash
9:11 Studio flash as a fill light on location
10:29 Conclusions and Subscribe
Gavin Hoey is a freelance photographer, content creator, OM SYSTEM ambassador, and trainer who specializes in all things photography.
With over 25 years of experience, Gavin’s photography career has grown from a part-time job writing articles for photography magazines into a full-time career creating video tutorials and live streams. More often than not he can be found photographing, filming, and editing in his small home studio.
Gavin is a highly creative and talented photographer who believes that anyone can take amazing photos. Now in his 11th year with Adorama TV, sharing that belief with over 1.2 million subscribers is an honor he never takes for granted.
Whether it’s portrait or macro photography, studio lighting, or post-processing, Gavin is passionate about creating simple, entertaining, and educational content. In fact, the only thing he enjoys more than talking about photography is actually doing photography.
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THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING!
Hooray!! Gavin is back again - our MOST FAVOURITE Adorama instructor. Learning is so much fun just watching this guy!!
Take away from this tutorial is Little! as in little flash fill :) Loved the photos, esp the use of depth of field. Thanks Gavin and of course Sam and Jade.
Gavin is such a great instructor! Clear and concise information. I have learnt so much from his videos! Thank you Gavin!
All I can say is a big THANK YOU! Regards from a small town on the coast of Veracruz, Mexico.
Excellent! You make difficult things to look easy. Good job
Love your tutorials Gavin. Always full of positive energy.
Another great tutorial Gavin in your " not so small " garden studio! 😊 I was actually surprised your small flash managed to put out any light at that very demanding 1/8000th sec HSS. 😋
Love these videos by Gavin! He keeps it real and fun.
Wow, what a great lesson! Exactly what i am needing. Thanks so much Gavin and Sam!
challenging conditions Gavin, good results, Very informative photography content.
Thanks John. The video camera did a much better job then expected at disguising the contrast 🌤
Yea Gavin is back. My favorite dude! ❤
For various reasons my Adorama TV slots got juggled around a bit recently BUT from here on it's back to videos every other Thursday and I go live one Thursday in four 😁
@@GavinHoey Glad to hear. keep up the great content.
Another really insightful tutorial. Thanks for putting this together, Gavin. Would love to see some natural light photography tutorial as well, especially how the direction of light impacts the photo. Look forward to the next one from you. Cheers.
Good to see you again! The pictures look very natural, well done!
Gavin always has the BEST useful content and instruction. Thanks!
Brilliant as always from Gavin; best teacher there is!
Good to see you again! The pictures look very natural, well done!. challenging conditions Gavin, good results, Very informative photography content..
Amazing all around!
Great video. 👍
Gavin, as always, gives all the necessary information
Thanks for this terrific lesson! I've been practicing exactly this in my backyard last week. THEN I saw your video! Cheers!
Excellent., thank u !!!!
Always great videos !!!
I adore Gavin's lectures❤❤❤❤
I love your outdoor shots. I expect more outdoor photo shoots from you.
Fantastic lesson! Beautiful photos!
Well done Gavin, I knew the theory but this very instructive video helped me to fine-tune the process. Because it's all about the details. Thanks so much!
Truly awesome!!
My favourite photographer of all time.
Thank you so much sir 🙏🏻 for
This detailed episode.....🙂 So nice of you ☺️
Thank you for teaching us 🙏🏽
You're Awesome! Thanks again for a great video.
So glad you are back. Your videos are so brilliant look forward to some fresh content feels like Christmas morning
Perfect explanation! Thanks 😊I like your videos!
Great as always Gavin! Thank you
Great as always Gavin. Well done
Lovely results.
This is like a dream shoot. Love these videos.
Beautiful images and well composed.
Really pretty photos Gavin ⭐
Gavin is the best 💪🏻
Excellent as always!
Just ran across your page and I love it . Really you're the best I've seem. And i love how you explain things
Beautiful work Gavin. Really enjoyed this 😊😊
Thanks Paul 👍
Super video, thank you. Styling was great, as was Jade. I love your images shot through out of focus foregrounds.
Hi Alan. Styling on this one was 100% Sam. Timing was everything as a week later and half the garden was flattened as the work to replace a fence got underway!
Another great video Gavin - Jade's photos came out beautiful
Thanks Peter. Jade is always a pleasure to work with 👍
I'm a simple man. I see Gavin post new video, I smash "like" button right away 👍💪👏
Thank you and keep doing that... and commenting 😊
@@GavinHoey 👍of course I will
beautiful set of images
Great video and tips on
Thank you
super dooper shoot
Great Video!
Great video... very useful. I shot with Jade earlier in the year in the Highlands and used my speedlight and softbox, which worked really well. Best wishes Jono
Gavin, you are so inspiring and versatile, is there anything you can't do ? Stop impressing me!!
Thank you but I have conclusive proof that I can't do everything. Skip to about half way and watch me fall to pieces 😉
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Very informative video.. thank you Gavin..
Thanks so much you make easier to understand!
Excellent contribution, greetings from Mexico..
❤ love the video
Great summery feel to the pictures well done 📸
Thanks Mick, it's been the perfect year for it (so far) 🌞
Beautiful pictures Gavin Hoey! About a decade ago using flash or strobes on location were the thing however the idea back then was to over power ambient light giving the image an artificial feel. The way you did it gave it a perfect natural look. Thanks for all the great content you make and thanks ADORAMA for having videos like this on their channel!
Thanks Alexander. Actually I do have an overpowering the ambient video coming up, some location same model VERY different styling. That's the beauty of photography you can choose to be subtle or dramatic or both in one day 😉
@@GavinHoey Oh wow, can't wait to see that video Sir!
Using fill flash existed even during film photography times. I have read several books of the past that suggest fill flash.
Great video!
Nice, again. 🙂
Muchas gracias.
Thank you!
Good stuff, Gav!
Really useful as starting to get back outside again for shoots, been playing between the Aeos 2 LED light and AD200, and seeing which is easiest to work with and gives me the best results, still not as clear cut as I thought it woudl be ;)
Playing is the best way to learn. the Aeos is nice but limited in power and light mods compared to the EVOLV200 (AD200) but that has a fixed white balance... so many choices, no wonder photography is so hard to master 😉
Amazing
Good video Gavin, but remember....the tires are only flat on the bottom ;-)
Great photographer.
He is da best❤
You taught me from the beginning.
thank you😃
thanks man
Nice, Gavin and Jade!
Thanks Mike 👍
Great video Gavin. The background looks cluttered in the video but the images show what can be achieved with careful positioning of the model and photographer. Great light too! I also like the meandering fresh cut path.
Thank you for calling out the freshly cut path 😎
Great, as always - many thanks. Could you explain why adjustments to the shutter speed would impact the flash component of the exposure? Thanks again
Hi Steven. Flash output and shutter speed usually are not usually connected UNLESS the flash is in HSS (high speed sync) mode. Then the shorter the shutter speed, the more the flash has to pulse and so each pulse is a lower light output. That's probably a massive oversimplification of HSS but it's as technical as I get 😉
Nice photoshoot. Cg
Gavin, your biggest fan here..can you please consider doing a Master Class in the UK for us? I could gladly come and join it :)
the best
Great stuff Gavin o/
Hi Gavin! Thank you for another anazing video! I need a little help trying master this technique, can you help me understand why I should use an ISO 200 for these amazing shots? I wanna learn from the best, thanks in advance!
It's nice
Thank you for the good tips and beautiful photoshoot.
Do you need use gels to match the flash and ambient colour temperatures?
Or is that only necessary when shooting in evening light?
Thank you for your answer.
The short answer is you might want a warmer light as the sun sets and in those lower ambient light conditions I'd probably be reaching for something like my Nanlite FS-300B LED to visually match the light and colour.
As usual, a great informative video. One question though, when you went from the speed light to a full flash you mentioned it would be a Xplor400, but when the pictures came up with the information on screen, it listed the flash as a XPLOR 300. Which one was it?
Check out 8:22 It's a Flashpoint XPLOR400 Pro. Links to the flashes and other gear are in the video description 👍
Great video Gavin. One question, you mentioned that changing the shutter speed will have an impact on your flash, but the shutter speed doesn’t impact the flash only the ambient light, right?
In HSS, the flash is basically acting like a continuous light, so it is affected by shutter speed the same as any continuous light is.
Gavin, i always watch your videos. I learnt a lot with them. Question: you said that if you adjust your shutter speed, you would have to adjust your flash power. But I thought that the shutter speed wouldn't affect the flash, only the ambient light? Thank you.
You're sort of correct. Usually shutter speed isn't a device to control flash BUT there's always an exception to every rule and this is it. High Speed Sync (HSS) flash output varies with shutter speed. Basically the shorter the shutter speed the less flash power you get at any given flash power setting. It bends my mind a bit, so I try not to get bogged down with the technical aspects. Test it for yourself and accept what you see 😉
Hi it’s great to know allot about photography from your channel . But can you plz tell me more about Godox flash with CD L 15 some light modifier . Can I use my flash with this modifier without use of externally .
Awesome and very informative as always, Gavin. Quick Q: why are you shooting at ISO 200?
200 ISO is the native ISO for Olympus / OM SYSTEM cameras. Other ISO's are available of course 😉
This is amazing. But I'm curious if a reflector would have accomplished the same effect or would it look too different? I understand you get less control but technically, a reflector can be used to bounce light and fill shadows.
It would look different with a reflector but who's to say if different is good or bad. Flash gave me fine control and consistency but in photography there are no rules 😉
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Great video Gavin hope it wasn't too warm for you
The weather was a near to perfect as I get for a outside location session 🌤️
@@GavinHoey I agree with you
I hope you make a video about Graduation Photography outdoor and indoor with cap and gown with kids or Model like her
Great Video! As always, your results are amazing!!! I do have on question: I appeared that Hi Speed Sync was not turned on, yet you took most of your pictures at speeds upwards of 2000. Did I miss something?
If you look at time 5:29, on the flash transmitter, you will see an icon with an H and a flash bolt . That indicates HSS is active. I hope this helps.
Missed that. Thanks for clarifying.
Excellent tips, thank you! I just finished shooting 300 youth baseball players in natural light and the amount of tweaking in Lightroom was too much. I'm' looking for a way to make each photo more consistent out of the camera, and I'm going to try using this technique next time.
300 to edit... I've been there too! Yep, find the shade and your own light and save yourself hours of editing 😁
Put them on negative box
Great as always one small issue your screen shots of images on bike has 300 when you had a 400
Great video as usual. Question - any way to estimate the fill flash based on the ambient?
Hi Steve. Once you've dialled in YOUR look you could take a flash meter reading and work backwards from there.
When you are working with ambient light and using an artificial strobe to enhance do you follow the direction of the ambient light? What I mean is do you fill the shadows from the other side?
Good question. As a rough rule I try and keep my models face in as much shade as possible 1:36 A small amount of full summer sun (even for me in the UK) is enough to make a hot spot on the the face which isn't going away. After that, if there's an obvious direction of light in the background, it's logical to try and match that with the fill flash.
I am curious. You have a flash meter. Do you look for any particular flash contribution, or just eyeball it? I know the Sekonic meters can easily provide the flash contribution measurement.
Question 😁 why don't you use a grid on those boxes outdoor?
Excellent informative video. Why didn’t you use a light/flash meter?
Good question Sam. Partly because the results I was after are less measurable and more aesthetic but also because not every photography has access to a meter or wants to use a flash meter.
And also, there’s very few light meters that work with HSS. Only expensive ones like sekonic’s L858 I think it is. And not the L308 which I think is Gavin’s one.
I’ve got a speed light with a soft box that is maybe a 5”x5” over it. I’ve thought about using it on a tripod. Do I need a bigger soft box? Where a came up with the idea is by lighting my bird feeder and using my 300 mm lens to get close without frightening them away.
a 5 inch square softbox is only going to make the light "soft" at extremely close distances, so I'd suggest not bothering with it but take a test shot with and without and see for yourself. The Glow HexaPop 24" II Octagonal Softbox www.adorama.com/glsbhp24v2.html is on sale at the moment and could be what you're looking for ;)
Just looked and Adorama won’t ship to the UK.
But they will ship to "Great Britain" 😉
I think that at 1/5000 or 1/8000 you need to have the flash really very close to the subject for some light to come to the subject even if you use a 300 w or 500 w flash
Good explanations sir. How to fill flash at location for group, sir?
Find the shade (on their faces) the bigger the group the more central I place the light and place the largest softbox you own at distance that's roughly even for the whole group.
Gavin, what are you using to record your EVF? I would like to record mine during games.
I use and HDMI recorder / field monitor. There's lots of choices out there www.adorama.com/l/?searchinfo=hdmi%20recorder just make sure it can handle the frame rate / resolution of your game and has HDMI out if you need to pass through to a second monitor.
@@GavinHoey thank you Gavin. Not looking to monitor, I only want to record my Sony camera’s EVF. I knew of Atomos ninja star mini, but couldn’t find any left, or similar in size and portability.