Full Length Portraits In Small Spaces | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
- When space is tight making a full-length portrait that looks right and is also evenly lit can be a little bit of a photography challenge. Firstly, using a wide-angle lens for portraits can be tricky but also, where do you place your light? What sort of flash works best for full-length portraits?
The good news is Gavin Hoey has some simple answers to help you get perfect full-length portraits. Gavin starts by showing you how shooting at waist height will make a huge improvement to the perspective of your full-length portraits and then turns his attention to lighting. Using a single Flashpoint Evolv300 flash, Gavin demonstrates the effect of near and far flash and also the shadow results from a small and a large light source.
After the shoot, Gavin fine-tunes the final photo with both some simple cloning in Photoshop and some clever perspective healing using the amazing Vanishing Point filter.
Timestamps and Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:22 Wide angle lenses for portraits
3:22 Flash distance for full-length portraits
4:33 Bigger lights give softer shadows
5:27 Full-length portrait shoot
6:33 Cloning and healing in Photoshop
8:33 Summery and Subscribe
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THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING! - Jak na to + styl
The vanishing point tip is golden, I clone stamp / content aware fill walls and floors a LOT because I also work in a small space and had never seen this technique before! thank you so much!
I know, right? Brilliant!!!!!!
I always appreciate the simplicity of your approach, Gavin. Thank you.
Gavin Hoey is such a badass... Unpretentious. Simple. Low-cost. Great results. Shows you that it can be done. I appreciate him.
Oh wow very nice Gavin Hoey! Thanks for always making videos for those who may have smaller studios, it helps to see what can be achieved and how. Thanks ADORAMA for having someone like Gavin Hoey in your channel showing us how to make the best of all the great gear available at your store and site!
Thanks Alexander. I consider myself super lucky to be part of the Adorama team.
Wow loved the photos where she was playing with her dress !!
Gavin works his magic again in his small home studio. Nice work! Love the photoshop tutorial. LOVE Adorama!
Thanks to the model Chloe for doing such a brilliant job 👍😊❤🏆✨
I`m an enthusiastic hobby photographer and the living room is my "studio" so I`m used shooting in small spaces 😉
For such full length portraits I mount two shoot-through umbrellas on the same light stand, one normal at the top as usual and one in the middle with a clamp. Both speedlites are in the same group and are used, regulated and triggered via radio system as a single speedlite. Depending on the situation, I also use a second such system if I want or need illumination from both sides, this is of course in a different group. The zoom of the speedlites are always set to 35mm and the dissusor caps are on their heads when I use them with umbrellas or soft boxes to avoid a hot spot in the middle.
In order to avoid complicated post-processing, which I always try, I hide the wall and floor with a sufficiently dimensioned matt white or other colors I like background fabric that I buy as an inexpensive remaining stock in decoration shops.
This was so much fun and thanks for explaining the beveling effect a wide lens has in a small space.
I checked one hour ago and thought it would be nice ... and here it is, as always a great pleasure watching it. Thanks a lot Gavin!
The amount of information I learned in this 9 min video is golden. Thanks for these gems!
Always learn something new from your videos Gavin!!
Really appreciate your time and your expertise!!
Take care! All the best from Canada!
This was excellent as usual. I really enjoy your tutorials so much!
Love the smile as she took a photo of the screen. She was truly happy with what she saw.
An amazing amount of great content in a short clip. Thanks for sharing!
Always a treat to learn from your enthusiasm and problem solving!
Always the best videos on youtube very simple techniques with great results... Gavin Hoey thaks for your great job....
My wife and I really learned a lot in your systematic introduction for her plan on shooting portrait-full-length high artwork. This material is amazing tutorial to us. Great thanks!
Brilliant as always Gavin. I love that you come up with solutions to every obstacle 👍
Thanks for the kind words 👍
Never fails to inspire. Really proves that you don't need much to create master pieces.
Gavin you're such a brilliant person so generous really appreciate it
Awesome technique. Very artistic results.
Thanks Gavin for sharing this workflow.
Love this. Thanks Gavin. Great work and great tips.
its rare that I find wisdom vs data in photo tutorials.... thank you! This will be actually helpful in my lil humble 12x12 studio. (photography pro tip... rent band rehearsal space instead of office space, 1/2 the cost and THEN you get to bump the music while working)
Thanks for sharing
Brilliant as always Gavin, thank you so much 😊
Thanks for the kind words Garry 👍
Always a pleasure to watch your tutorials!! So much energy and joy! #Adorama #CreateNoMatterWhat
Always great !! Thank you
This is amazing! Thanks! I have been needing this for a long time and had so many problems!
Very helpful advice as we recently moved our studio back home which also means downsizing on space. Really appreciated not only your studio setup but your processing technique as well. Thank you for sharing!
Inspiring and helpful as allways, Thankx !
Thank you for the video Gavin. Take care, and may you get well soon.
Another fun one, Gavin, Chloe, and Sam! Always appreciate your Photoshop tips, too. Take care!
Super helpful and fun video to watch! Gavin is such a great instructer, it was a joy to watch.
Great video. Finally, learned how to properly use the vanishing tool. THANK YOU!!
Gavin hoey us just, The Man. Plain and simple.
Such a nice video, Gavin. Thank you!
Huge knowledge packed in one video!
Great video. Love the lighting technique and the flowing of the dress poses. I have done that outdoors, but haven't tried indoors with flash lights yet. this is great help, thank you.
First time watcher of Gavin Hoey. I liked this video because it reminded me of shooting in my living room and the challenges of moving furniture and the walls being slightly glossy instead of a clean smooth studio wall. The placement of radiators and outlets in my house always gets in the way. Plus I have carpet that gets in the way instead of hardwood floor.
I'm going to try the perspective view change, and I'm going to have to look into tethering to an ipad
So simple and yet so effective. Thanks.
Great shoot. That work on the floor was amazing!
Outstanding tutorial. Thank you!
Yes - enjoyed that Gavin. Nice images, lovely model. I hope you feel better 😀
Love the tip about the vanishing point filter; will definitely use that on a couple of images.
That dress! That Chloe! Some really nice results. And, I had not known about the perspective tool.Nice trick. Thanks.
Nice one Gavin. Beautifully and clearly explained. Pretty model too. Thank you.
Never knew about the even plane tool and my mind is blown. Thanks!!!!
It's been around for a long time but really is an unsung hero in Photoshop.
Hi Gavin, Just a quick message to say that I really love all of your content, your delivery method and style are just brilliantt and I've learned so so much from you, can't thank you enough, now that's said I can go back and watch everything again😁
So artistic, creative and imaginative as always
I always enjoy your videos.
Greetings from SURINAME, South America. 👍👊💛
Thanks for the beautiful video, I learned about lightning and camera angle for a full length shot.
Excellent as always ! Thankx .......
Fabulous! always learn something. Great captures, great model. Thank you.
Another great photographic perspective from Gavin! Thanks Gavin, Chloe, and Sam! Happy Holidays to you all!
Thanks Booth and happy holidays to you too 👍
Beautiful tutorial, and wonderful to see MFT is not dead like other CZcamsrs say it is! I can't wait to try the same with my GH5 and 12-35.
You mad genius. You don't know how many different ways and vountless hours I've spent trying to clone in a floor underneath someone to extend a backdrop that is only 6 foot max height and doesn't reach below a client's feet. I did not know this was possible and it is going to be a huge boom to my editing. I also work in a small space. This has been beyond helpful
Super glad to hear that. You probably don't want to know that the Vanishing Point tool has been around for a very VERY long time! czcams.com/video/0DGDnVk1jF4/video.html
@@GavinHoey I am trying to remember if we ever touched on it in my college photography courses. I can't recall if we did. But ever since lightroom came out I have always prioritized lightroom and photoshop was for the heavy duty fixes!
@@ShadowHeartsFlight07 I hear that a lot but Photoshop is just another tool. Lighroom is excellent at what it does but what it does isn't always what you need to do.
Gavin makes me smile.
Wonderful run through the details. Thank you for sharing. The photoshop tutorial was especially helpful with the cloning
I'm glad it helped Taylor 👍
Thanks for introducing me to the perspective plane technique - something that I will really use to improve some of my shots.
I'm super glad to hear that helps Rick. Thanks for the comment 👍
Great video with some super tips!
As usual I learned a few things. And spent some money. That wide umbrella works great in my low ceiling, narrow studio. Thanks.
Really useful and practical video - many thanks Jono.
Great video! I've been looking for tips to improve my photography in my tiny studio and this video has been super helpful.
I just knew you were going to poke your eye out with the umbrella handle...but you didn't . That was a great video and an exceptional outcome. Thanks to Adorama for enabling you to share your knowledge.
I put a ping pong ball on my umbrella ends for this reason!
absolutely spot on and great tutorial.. Hope you feel better soon Gavin. Thank you.
Thanks. I'm back to full fitness again 😁
so this is at LEAST my 3rd time watching. i dont get to put your techniques into practice so i tend to forget what you did. love your work
Very very clear and essential! Thank you!
Nice work with this one. Awesome finishing image 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Your energy is a blessing in these pandemic times... Thanks for the tutorial also. 😀
Thanks Felix 👍
It was so helpful. Thank you very much
Always great stuff Gavin!
Thanks Robbie. The comment is always appreciated 👍
I love your show and details how to make a great picture
I enjoyed this. Another great video. I'm glad you are feeling better.
Thanks Patty. My voice had pretty much gone by the end of the shoot! All back to normal now 👍
Very well done (as always)!!!
Excellent Gavin. I loved the use of the Vanishing Point!
Hi David. Vanishing point is a tool I've used for well over a decade but it seems to have gone under a lot of photographers radars!
I loved the outcome Gavin. Beautiful shot.
Thanks Brad 👍
Thank you Gavin
My favorite channel.
A great video as suspected. Thanks for the inspiration.
⭐x5. So good and helpful for small studio shooters! Thank you.
thanks for the tips! I like your energy! Very enjoyed your vidéo! :)
this video helped a lot. thank you.
Always great tutorials.
love it!
Could watch your videos all day.
Another great video Gavin. Loved the final image 😊👍
Thanks Paul 👍
Thanks Gavin.
Great tutorial again :)
Great video as always Gavin and Chloe looked amazing!
Thanks Dee 👍
Another great video. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I got a lot of knowledge. Thank you, sir.
Amazing!!!
Great again, I go try this in my home livingroom studio
Thank you!
Needed this! Thank you for teaching those of us not blessed with huge studios.
You're welcome Jake. I've been in big studios many times and the first thing I do is... work out how to make it smaller 😉
Excellent video and a super shot to finish the session !
Thanks Alan. I was a relief to see that last shot pop on to the screen. It was also the perfect place to stop and get a nice cuppa Lemsip 🤒
What i love with Gavin is that his photos doesn't necessarily look like Karl Taylor/super professional shot them. That's not the point. However he gives you the basics to learn and than do your own version of it! I hate when you watch a tutorial and the end result is more like Karl Taylor!
This video was perfect for me since I'm moving in to my own place and plan on having a staionary studio in the livingroom.
Great tip re camera at waist level when using wide angle lens. I did experiment with this sometime ago when I was working out nodal point (indoors) mainly for pan pics.
This was fun.
Another great tutorial, and a killer shot!
Thanks Alun 👍
Hello Gavin,
Great video very inspiring, as usual! Thank you so much.
Thanks Patrice 👍