Heart Shaped Water Splash Ep 128: Take & Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey

[@hishamsaffarulla1344]

It's been 6 months since I began photography...And Gavin's the first person who is teaching me perfectly...Thank You!!!!

[@FLASHPOINTmfg]

Thanks Adorama for funding these amazing hosts

[@WilfJamesPhotographer]

Gavin, That was fantastic and fun. Very refreshing to watch the way you present this video and what a great image.

[@AbuJ3fr]

one of the best thing is , you are using windows , not just like all others MAC MAC MAC MAC and we cant get that MAC thank you very much you are very nice at everything keep going

[@shadow479]

Astonishing Mr Gavin! That one blown me away!

[@xti2020]

Genius. Gavin's tutorials are the BEST!

[@Adorama]

Neil Christie We thinks so too :)

[@damianarrechea1009]

GREAT, SIMPLE, DOABLE, INSPIRING. JUST WHAT I EXPECTED FROM GAVIN AND ADORAMA.

[@pianosongbook]

great episode, just amazing!

[@robfielding100]

Yet another smashing tutorial from Gavin. Definitely something I must try.

[@JordiFloresSoy]

Simply awesome!! As other users said, Gavin's the best tutorials ever!

[@leikosdani]

One thing you should explain is how you think of these kind of shoots. You wake in the morning and suddenly say " I´m gonna make a heart of wine". Great as always Gavin.

[@GavinHoey]

Like most of my work the idea grew and changed over the many, many unseen hours of planning that goes in to an Adorama TV video.

[@global001]

You're such a down to earth guy with great tutorials. So ,much easier to watch that guys with huge egos.

[@allysonengland8266]

A real treat, with a nice sense of humour added in!! I will definitely be giving this a go. I only have a Canon 400D and a not so good flash but cant afford any other equipment. I hope it doesn't get too frustrating. Thanks Gavin.

[@mitsuthar5971]

The way He explains is awesome. I love your videos Gavin hoey

[@yamakawa511]

Great demonstration Gavin, simple and effective. The tip about the blend mode is very useful. Y

[@stevieg4ever]

That was fantastic!!!! No other words at this time.

[@jwgregory2005]

Way easier than I would have thought from just looking at the finished product. I want to try this! Thank you for sharing your talents.

[@paulmansfield467]

Brilliant video's Gavin, can't get enough of them, Keep up the good work !

[@melguita1]

Gavin Hoey is a genius!! I love your videos!!

[@Adorama]

Ruth Theler We think so too :)

[@melguita1]

=)

[@ot7withsugaprob]

I just love learning Photography from your tutorials... It's really fun and inspirational.

[@613dawn]

Thanks Gavin, I didn't know about changing the opacity of a layer. That will help when I have to switch heads on group portraits. I didn't know about the multiply mode either, I'll see if my Corel program has that option.

[@berlinerffm]

One of your best tutorials so far! Thx for showing, I always enjoy watching your videos!

[@lunacfan]

Chanced upon this video, and enjoyed seeing how you go through the process in such an easy-to-understand way

[@MychealJones]

Wonderful Gavin, I would have never though to change the blending mode and use a clipping mask to blend it all in.

[@abermude2828]

Blesses to Gavin! I am so thankful for his tutorials!

[@GavinHoey]

the 50mm is a great lens and as long as you can fit the splash in the frame (I'd need a longer release cable) it would be perfect.

[@GavinHoey]

Give it a go Joseph... I find getting out of my comfort zone every now and doing something different can work wonders for my creativity :-)

[@MikeJones-yo8cf]

Excellent - my daughter's getting married next year: this has given me a really good idea for some place name cards! Thanks, I enjoy all your videos.

[@bobalobajob]

Brilliant videos Gavin...fun, creative and even more fun...hope you got ride of the red food colouring stains...Keep the videos coming they are magic

[@just4liang]

Great idea, just tried it! But just got one splash and mirrored it. BTW, it is very important to get a perfect exposure and check that first before cleaning. You might have to take a shot again.

[@SBG14994]

Love Gavin's video's. This is inspiring. Gavin is the best.

[@jjtherrian]

Brilliant, Gavin! I can't wait to try this! Love your videos.

[@GamelpOtaku]

Gavin just makes the best tutorials!

[@tonyleventis6475]

Brilliantly done Gavin 👏👍

[@IMaedThisForYou]

I quite enjoyed this video; I haven't seen anything like it!! This inspired me to do something like this on my own! I noticed a little line further down in the comments: "you do not have the teaching method, I can not follow your mouse..." I would like to disagree on that sentiment. You make the Photoshop grind interesting, and any person who is actually paying attention to what you are saying would not need to "follow your mouse." Besides...who needs to follow your mouse to the "Free Transform" button? +1 for you, and you just earned yourself a subscriber. Keep 'em coming. This is the first video of yours that I have seen and now I believe I will binge on some more of your tutorials. Thank you.

[@MrMalkyG]

Another great video Gavin,you make everything look so easy.

[@TunaChess]

Enjoyable video. Nice work with audio / video. Enjoyed your video a lot and your clearly explained tutorial. Thank you!

[@simonjfear]

Gavin superb as always

[@distantport]

genius is an understatement for this man!

[@Zakray6]

I'm only subscribed to adorama because your on it, upload the adorama videos to your channel again!

[@ianboichat]

One of your best yet! Great idea.

[@ChristianMeermann]

Top notch tutorial! Highly recommended.

[@wdjgalvao]

well now i have a pink backdrop but it works! I loved! One day I will sake the hands of this grate person! Thanks Gavin!

[@JosephSicilia]

This was an awesome tutorial Gavin!! The end result is so beautiful. I love it! It inspires me to take some time for myself and do fun projects like this. My photographic genre is very different so it would be so nice to open my mind to this beautiful creative world that you have created. Thanks for the videos!!

[@mrcol2007]

Brilliant! Absolutely stunning result!

[@mhsvz6735]

Thank you for another excellent video tutorial!

[@johndelx]

Great stuff Gavin, really liked this one, great personality as well

[@MrAnthonydawson]

Great work Gavin. Thanks for sharing.

[@nkartikeyan]

Great Work Gavin, Really Inspired by your videos!

[@lewislewis3385]

You are the best Gavin.

[@111demien111]

GREAT video, the next step for me is to do something like this. Thanks

[@snober21]

Pure genius! Love your videos Gavin!

[@samacochan]

Excellent job. simple and lots of fun. Thanks.

[@jocelynharrold7359]

Brilliant but how did you avoid shadows from the built in flash in commander mode?

[@JasonRStimpson]

Gavin is such a Badass!!! With a capital B.

[@441greenleaf]

I love this guy =) his tutorials are very good and he looks so positive =)))

[@GavinHoey]

The 70D is currently top of my wish list... even ahead of the 5D III.

[@Zakray6]

I did this with my stock 18-55 and my brand new nikon d3200 in manual! I used an old canon speed light from a film camera and had great results!

[@GavinHoey]

As Vince says the effective shutter speed here was so fast IS on/off makes no difference but the Canon 24-105L is "tripod aware" so I always leave it on :-)

[@prathyushamacharla1335]

I finally tried doing this yesterday - you made it look it is so easy but getting that splash shape was so hard... spent 3 hours trying to get that.

[@derekthomas4471]

Another great video as always!

[@GOJIN1980]

Fantastic as always, Gavin. Thank you!

[@ritahill8279]

Got to go out and try this. Thank you Gavin, You ROCK!

[@andyryan22]

Love this video. Definitely need to try this out myself sometime. Great work Gavin.

[@ureshiidesuka]

Hey Cesar, I've been shooting for over 10 years so let me field this question for you. You should always have your stabilizer off when on a tripod for longer exposures as the gyro inside will compensate even if there is no movement. but given that shots hes doing are to freeze the image in place, hes using a fast shutter speed, which makes the stabilizer a moot point, and any small adjustments made by the gyro wouldnt be noticeable at such speeds.

[@MrMaho0815]

This is absolutely brilliant!

[@careylee5951]

Outstanding Gavin!

[@jameswiradi384]

Gavin, Easy to learn as Always.. Thank You..

[@TheMalni]

Everything you do Gavin, seems so easy to replicate (because of your detailed and clear explanations) and this is what amazes me about your videos! I certainly want to try this one day in my home :)))

[@jerrym8140]

I would totally like this a few more times if I could. I’m looking forward to experimenting with something like this.

[@RealEnglishNow]

awesome video - great way of explaining how to do it - i really feel I can go out and try this myself and get a great result. Thanks a lot!

[@oneamongall8861]

When working with a tripod the lens setting should be off VR mode...right?

[@MYEYESHAVEMELTED]

Another great image, Gavin!

[@GavinHoey]

PaintShop Pro shares many of the Layer Blending Modes as Photoshop and I'm pretty sure Multiply is there but it's been many years since I used PSP (assuming that's what you have) and I may be wrong.

[@GavinHoey]

I really hope you do give this a go... it's great fun :-)

[@sasatrifunovski]

This MUST and WILL be tried and done... Gavin Hoey is there a Flickr group or something else where I might put the image to show you?

[@parkay3560]

love this Gavin and I think I will have a good go at doing it. Keep them coming!

[@Memories4lifemedia]

Thanks Gavin again another vibrant Vid Thanks

Nice and very fun to try!!! thanks Gavin.

[@carlabrito]

Amazing video! Love it! Thank you a lot to share!!

[@burubura]

Just Amazing.. thumbs up Gavin..

[@MrMuzzy]

Hi was looking to give this a go and was wonder if you needed two flashes or would the background flash be enough?

[@chuculan1]

Hi there Gavin I have been watching your videos for quite a while and find them extremely informative and helpful. Regarding the lighting for this session your studio is extremely bright, does this add to the lighting of the glass and splash or is it purely the remote flash.

[@marellacoyle6999]

First and foremost another excellent tutorial from Gavin. Now to the 'In Practice' part.....I have just set up this shot exactly as Gavin advises and 4 maybe 500 shots later I have absolutely zilch. I just cant achieve the half-heart shape or anything even remotely close, i've tried wrist jerks, twists, treble back flips and everything in between with varying degrees of absolute failure. Am I missing something ? Having just read many of the posts I see nobody has actually tried the method in practice.

[@Maestroenredado]

Simply the best!!

[@woodynat2000]

Great work Gavin!

[@andycapstick6523]

Hi great videos.can I ask were you got the gun grip for the tripod

[@PatMo1888]

Excellent rainy-day project :-)

[@NancyRosePhotos]

Gavin makes it all look so easy!!!!

[@BrotherBloat]

that was SO GOOD! Gavin is terrific!

[@traveler582]

Gavin, OMG Brilliant video! Question: Can you recommend a 'cheaper' than CS6 Adobe Photoshop that ALSO does the cut and paste, transform and free transform functions? Maybe CS5 or something?? Much thanks!

[@valdemarcaballero5298]

very very very good video. Nice photo AND video. Thanks for sharing!!!!!

[@ChristD69]

Very good Gavin, thank for this tip ! Nice picture.

[@GavinHoey]

Thanks! But in a nutshell you can leave IS on if you're using a fast effective shutter speed or your lens is tripod aware... There's a more detailed answer further down the comments

[@jaminthomas]

He did. Its just that he did not have to do much. I think he said he only increased clarity. Remember the photoshop work is mostly compositing which can only be done on jpegs or tiffs.

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

Love this guy's videos. They all seem to go in my favourites folder. Really inspiring it must be said.

[@kulikuli9908]

GAVIN YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kristyd4773]

Do you mind my asking how do you get the image to look soooooo crisp and clear? :)

[@tienlhm]

Thank you so much. I love all your videos