Getting a studio quality pure white background is harder then it sounds. Digital photo expert Gavin Hoey demonstrates a simple two light set up that will give you great portrait lighting every time.
Lights: Elinchrom D-Lite
http://www.gavinhoey.co.uk
Duration : 0:3:6
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November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
i love you gavin …
i love you gavin hoey!
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
Again you’ve made …
Again you’ve made my day. Thank you Gavin.
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
Gavin, I recently …
Gavin, I recently took some maternity photos and was so disappointed. You have cleared things up. Thank You
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
WOW I learned A LOT …
WOW I learned A LOT from such a short video! THANK YOU!
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
your model is the …
your model is the sweetest! and i learned something too!
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
I went to school …
I went to school for this and test after test made me stupid. Watching you is a point and learn and never forget.
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
Gavin, your videos …
Gavin, your videos are so awesome! I enjoy watching all of them and learned a great deal! You explain photography in such simple and easy-to-understand manner. Please keep up the good work!
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
oh gavin,
you …
oh gavin,
you really are my hero!
thanks for all the tutorials and photoshop tutorials!
GAVIN = No.1
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
it would not matter …
it would not matter as background light is brighter than the studio light
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
could you used the …
could you used the camera light reading for this or should you really have a light meter…
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
From your video. …
From your video. Please can you confirm : 1st turn off background light, take a meter reading from the main light, reading of f11. Turn on background light, take a reading from that. At this stage do you still keep the main light on or do you turn it off?
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
thank you
thank you
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
Hi. I would say …
Hi. I would say that 2 stops over is too much. Unless you can put your subject a good bit in front of the background, most people will find that this produces poor definition on the edge of the subject due to reflected light. The generally accepted amount of overexposure for the background is about a half to one stop.
Otherwise a very good video and quite fun to watch, Thanks Gavin
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
thanks
thanks
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
Hi Gavin ,what …
Hi Gavin ,what lighting would you recommend buying ?say for around the 500 quid mark …
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
I prefer flash, but …
I prefer flash, but if that’s your only two options, Flourescent has the advantage of being a lot less hot of the model.
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
They are the 200w …
They are the 200w D-Lights
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
Would you suggest …
Would you suggest tungsten or fluorescent?
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
In the information …
In the information bar it says Elinchrom D-Lite. I’d also like to know the wattage.
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
Hi Gavin, can you …
Hi Gavin, can you tell us what wattage your light lighting the back drop is ? , and what brand is that ? thanks very much.
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
Lovely video, …
Lovely video, thanks for sharing !
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
NIce vid but …
NIce vid but terribe photo!
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
Are the lights set …
Are the lights set to continuous or flash?
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
very helpful! …
very helpful! thanks!
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am
Probably my flashes …
Probably my flashes spill over to the bg or the room is too small, , thanks..!