Studio lighting Portrait photography tutorial
Posted on June 29, 2010 by Ed
Using the smick.co.uk 120cm octagonal softbox Gavin Hoey shows how by just using this one softbox and a 400Ws studio flash head for his studio lighting setup to produce some quality portraits. Live action show shows how Gavin uses several different lighting setups and shows you just how to produce quality results in a simple to understand way.
To see more videos by Gavin go to www.smick.co.uk or www.gavtrain.com
Duration : 0:7:54
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ProPhotoHouston02
- 29th Jun, 10 11:06am
I like this video I …
I like this video I do the same thing use the big box for headshots as a white back ground. Nice work Gavin
smickphoto
- 29th Jun, 10 11:06am
@davefk He was …
@davefk He was using the 400Ws studio flash in the 120cm softbox from smick
davefk
- 29th Jun, 10 11:06am
Gavin, what strobe …
Gavin, what strobe kit are you using?
benjaminniemczyk
- 29th Jun, 10 11:06am
Fantastic tutorial, …
Fantastic tutorial, great personality, quite informative! Grazzio!
DebbiinCalifornia
- 29th Jun, 10 11:06am
white bkgrd? You …
white bkgrd? You said turn the octi back light down a 1/2 stop, don’t you mean power it UP 1/2 a stop? to F/8 or so?
from1978
- 29th Jun, 10 11:06am
Cool!
Cool!
from1978
- 29th Jun, 10 11:06am
Cool!
Cool!
robboisvert
- 29th Jun, 10 11:06am
these are the only …
these are the only videos on youtube that you can be 100% confident to make a “like” rating on before you even watch them. always great, thanks again for the info gavin.
PhotoGavin
- 29th Jun, 10 11:06am
@global001 That’s a …
@global001 That’s a Canon 24-105L lens.
global001
- 29th Jun, 10 11:06am
Hey Gavin, what …
Hey Gavin, what lens were you using on this shoot?
Thanks
Garacka
- 29th Jun, 10 11:06am
thank you very much …
thank you very much Gavin your tutorial has being very helpfull I have lear alot with your vid..
fret2424
- 29th Jun, 10 11:06am
Great results.
Great results.
AJgovind1
- 29th Jun, 10 11:06am
great tutorial! …
great tutorial! thanks for uploading its been a great help!
Maximus1012
- 29th Jun, 10 11:06am
good stuff
good stuff
finn3rs1993
- 29th Jun, 10 11:06am
great tutorial and …
great tutorial and by the looks a great product