Why Makeup Matters in a Portrait Shoot (7:07)
A great portrait needs more than good Light. Makeup is often the overlooked missing component that can instantly elevate the quality of your work. An…
Contributions by: Gavin Hoey
Gavin Hoey is a freelance photographer, Olympus UK ambassador, and trainer of all things photographic. Primarily focusing on photography education, he started out writing for photography magazines such as Practical Photography and Digital Photo which eventually led on to making video tutorials for magazine cover discs.
Gavin was an early YouTube adopter and created a popular photography training channel before joining forces with the New York camera store, Adorama in 2012. He is now the most-watched presenter on Adorama TV where his videos focus on the art of lighting and portraits. Gavin’s tutorials are either shot on location or more usually, at his small home studio in Sussex, UK.
Nine years on, Gavin is still creating at least one video tutorial for Adorama TV every other week and the channel has passed the 1 million subscriber milestone and is still climbing!
Gavin Hoey
Gavin Hoey is a freelance photographer, Olympus UK ambassador, and trainer of all things photographic. Primarily focusing on photography education, he started out writing for photography magazines such as Practical Photography and Digital Photo which eventually led on to making video tutorials for magazine cover discs.
Gavin was an early YouTube adopter and created a popular photography training channel before joining forces with the New York camera store, Adorama in 2012. He is now the most-watched presenter on Adorama TV where his videos focus on the art of lighting and portraits. Gavin’s tutorials are either shot on location or more usually, at his small home studio in Sussex, UK.
Nine years on, Gavin is still creating at least one video tutorial for Adorama TV every other week and the channel has passed the 1 million subscriber milestone and is still climbing!
Three Quick Background Effects (9:53)
Using a simple two-light setup, Gavin Hoey takes you through three ways to turn the flat, great background into something with a bit more character.
Part 1 | Studio Portrait Photography: Crash Course
Part 1 – Portrait photography, or portraiture, is aimed toward capturing the personality of a person or group of people by using effective lighting, backdrops,
Part 2 | Studio Portrait Photography: Crash Course
Part 2 – Portrait photography, or portraiture, is aimed at capturing the personality of a person or group of people by using adequate lighting, backdrops,
Window Light Portraits
Windows as a source of portrait light have been used for decades before artificial light sources came into the play. And the best of it:
Three ‘Window Looks’ for your Portraits (7:01)
Shooting portraits with window light is great but actually including the window in the background can throw off your camera's metering. In this video,…
