Fabric For Backgrounds | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey

[@nelsonclub7722]

Gavin Hoey. Bringing what at first appears to be the blinding obvious to blinding importance. Every time.

[@AlbertArt]

I like how Gavin shows the versatility of a small home studio.

[@Ivokbg]

Hey, Adorama, Gavin and Daniel are a treasure to have. Give them a raise ASAP! :D

[@tjmarx]

You are unequivocally the best presenter on Adaroma TV.

[@skyehughes9054]

This makes indoor photography look fun, great work!

[@maddyvoldy]

I always love Gavin's videos... his energy just rubs off on me

[@nailartswag5877]

Thank you Gavin Hoey! You’re Always great!!

[@taiken7883]

Glad to see Gavin again, one of my favorite photographers in Adorama. ^^

[@jhpdesigns3925]

Gavin, you are a true genius.

[@BoothKatesPhotography]

Thank you Gavin and Fern for your creative use of fabrics in photography. Just remember, don't ever rush to ruche!

[@karabosepeng9200]

Gavin you're an awesome teacher

[@phynx2006]

Red hair, red dress and red background, interesting choice of colors hahaha great video as always, thank you

[@luistunonjr.304]

Gavin you are absolutely unique and wondaful. It's a holiday when we get a new video from you !!!

[@ernie28ernie]

5 seconds listening to Gavins voice and the good mood sets in! :)

[@Impostertot]

Great tips thanks Gavin! Nice to see Fern back too.

[@seanballacchino3117]

Your videos are awesome, Gavin!! Thank you!

[@jorgeeduardo.pineda]

Gavin you are my photoHeroe!! man!! it simple inspiring what you do! thank you for sharing, regards from Mexico City!

[@tammyford2357]

I have a location shoot next week and was just thinking about which fabric/backdrops to take. Thank you for this! It helped me so much!

[@paulbell9957]

Fantastic Gavin, especially the wind blown shots 🙂

[@MidhathChowdhury]

Time to time I come back to this channel to see if Gavin is still here. Learned a lot from you. Great energetic man.

[@dunnymonster]

Love the windy fabric idea. Brilliant as always Gavin 👍

[@pattymattes7124]

I use fabric backdrops when I shoot adoptable animals at the shelter. I can throw the backdrop in the wash when I'm done. I've used the A clamps and bed sheet straps but I finally decided to buy a set of the background clips for backgrounds/backdrops. A set of those aren't expensive. Thanks for another great video!!!

[@GavinHoey]

Hi Patty, that sounds like a great use for a fabric background and a wonderful cause to work with 👍

[@rhondamoore9842]

I do that too! I’m also a pet photographer. Since not a lot of fabric is needed, I can buy really cute prints at the fabric store for variety.

[@PezonGigolo]

Hi! @@GavinHoey what size clamp do you use?

[@tedsmith_photography]

Super video. What a wealth of good ideas I had not thought of! Thanks Gavin. Love your delivery style.

[@oanadimamusictv]

Beautiful! ⭐️

[@EduardodeRegules]

Great video! 👍

[@antokayembe5387]

This was very informative. Thanks!

[@Mr_Grumpy]

Awesome setup, great work. Congratulations.

[@earlbrown7012]

Thanks for yet another outstanding video!

[@anthonygreaves4998]

Absolutely lovely shoot

[@likemindtv9983]

Great job 👏

[@250GTOAJ]

Great and useful material. Thanks Gavin, Fern and Sam!

[@GavinHoey]

"Useful material" I see what you're doing there Alan 😉

[@250GTOAJ]

@@GavinHoey I could not resist the pun! Have a Good Weekend Gavin

[@MikeJamesMedia]

Thank you, Gavin! Another enthusiastic, fund demo, with glamorous results!

[@joshuagharis9017]

You've got great ideas, I can't wait to try the rain outside with the garden hose/black background and the "fake" candle light

[@horizonbreakk]

Love me some Gavin Hoey!

[@michaelryan8740]

Thanks for a great video!

[@JohnSmith-eu3ql]

Nice work Gavin

[@michaelschmitt5413]

Really loved the last idea. The images were very cool !!! Thanks !

[@brianasealy6257]

Always so much fun to watch and always inspired!!

[@hetsleb]

Great video. Thanks Gavin.

[@EdwardKilner]

Nice job. Simple and inexpensive, but effective. I liked it.

[@lesterandrewjonson]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Alex_science]

Very nice photos!!!!

[@aalhamdani87]

Keep inspiring us ❤️ love your work

[@miloradkaravidin8818]

You can learn more in 5 min from Gavin than from other "big" youtube shill masters in years.

[@mikkiismyname]

Great ideas! Fern is a pro!

[@kirstyhepworth7343]

Wow fantastic video Gavin

[@GavinHoey]

Thanks Kirsty, it was a fun one to shoot 😊

[@kirstyhepworth7343]

@@GavinHoey your welcome I enjoyed it

[@cowboyyoga]

Thank you another great video! I have really come to enjoy your sharing! )))

[@cubanaenusa]

I loved this video can’t wait to do a shoot like this

[@esinnejstudio]

This looks amazing

[@dawidsiedlec7331]

Best tutorial ever ! :)))

[@morocco172]

It's great thanks

[@sherikacunningham5850]

Great❤️

[@theoell2049]

Very nice and clear explainable as always.Thank you!Is there a video about your tethering setup?

[@franciscodeassisdacosta2503]

Great master!!!

[@muler84]

Thank you for your works! I'm curious of the monitor tablit? Could you tell me what it is? I always looking for monitor like that size

[@GavinHoey]

It's a Lenovo Windows 10 laptop with a detachable keyboard. It's been my go to tethering laptop for the past 12 months or so but has been super handy recently when showing the model the camera LCD isn't possible.

[@macbaar]

I use an old 12volt tv with a hdmi in connection to show pics and control my cam....

[@alanroderick7153]

Yeah !

[@andrealfred5217]

Great tutorial...QUESTION? How did you mount your surface Pro to the lightstand?

[@fredericdeniaud3268]

Hi Gavin. Really interesting video, but i'm very surprised no one already asked you THE one and only big question: what exactly are the name and the make of this fabric for being so stretchy (and almost translucent) ? And the corollary : where do you buy such fabric, at a reasonable price...? All practical details would be much appreciated. Thanks.

[@Cezarygon]

Hi Mr. Did You found the fabric? Becouse i keep looking aswal and cant find any.... ;(

[@jayproudy5439]

Amazing 👌

[@AlexandraGrua]

Thanks, Gavin! I am on the way to buy a fabric for my shoot))

[@Cezarygon]

Hi Mss. With kind of fabric i need to buy to do backdrop, please for advice...

[@darylspencer3918]

Question for you Gavin: There are different types of fabrics. Some are quite thin and translucent while some are very opaque. Some absorb light and others are reflective. Some have texture while others don't. It makes me wonder if there is a general all-purpose fabric to look for or do we need to plan the shoot with the fabric-type in mind?

[@martinsmith6049]

Hi Sam, Gavin... what was the wind machine?

[@BennieOppa]

Thank you, this is absolutely good idea and save money than buy a roll of limbo which cost alot. I have a couple question to ask for this. 1. How to call this kind of fabric? 2. How width x length is your fabric? Thank you so much

[@squarepeg9484]

To keep fabric weighted, I put pennies in the hem so i get some straight curtain crease lines

[@owainbdrums]

Hi Gavin. Thank you for another great inspiring video. Please could you say what kind of material you were using?

[@SHEdaGamer2574]

What is this particular fabric called and where can it be purchased?

[@stevenfox6278]

question for the master gavin what the make of the backdrops stands

[@photorhythmfilm]

Super. Thanks

[@jasonsloan]

Awesome. Would you ever backlight the fabric so it appeared glowing from behind?

[@GavinHoey]

Good question Jason. Backlighting a lightweight fabric like this is a great idea but don't overdo it as it's easy to "burn" the colour out when the flash is pointing straight at the camera 📸

[@GoblinGearRider]

how did you shoot 1/2000 of a second with speedlights?

[@jacquelinemartin9793]

Hi Gavin. Do you know what the material is made of? is it a polyester? wrinkle free/winkle resistant? thank you

[@frankt7847]

Gavin - great tutorial for self-portrait, work-related still images. In setting my spare room studio, the backdrop is really time consuming yet has such value when 100%...(water spray and 1and 2" clamps for 14'L x 9'H, 18% gray). This is for full-length portrait. Could you now shoot the same type of tutorial, but all the technique and gear set-up based on full-length (4-5 inches in front of shoes/ 3-4 inches head room under frame). Processing this tutorial shows how your full-length process must be even more challenging. Thx.

[@herrpepe1355]

GAVIN!

[@deideminfame7703]

What type of fabric is that ? What is the name?

[@Dahlily]

So, what kind of fabric is this exactly?

[@DiviPhotos]

very nice video

[@johnleighdesigns]

fabulous i need to explore a bit more fabric side not just my popup backgrounds and paper rolls ! Ive got some fabrics I just need to get them out! By the way regards the reflector for clam shell did you try those eyelighter curved things? I wondered about those instead of my usual go to reflectors and card options they just seem a bit large for my small space!

[@GavinHoey]

Hi John. I've seen them, tried them at trade shows (back when we could do that) but don't own one.

[@FsquareTv_]

Gavin sir can u make a video for studio hard light

[@antoninomacaluso2094]

Good 👏👏👏

[@peterevans8194]

Really good video Gavin. May I ask what are the approximate dimensions are of your home studio please?

[@GavinHoey]

Hi Peter. My studio is roughly 4x7 meters but that includes the space for my office.

[@andrewbott2882]

Loved it, particularly the final set up with the wind machine. What type of fabric did you use?

[@rhondamoore9842]

As someone who sews, my guess is a synthetic knit, like polyester or acrylic. A cotton knit would stretch out and not bounce back.

[@deideminfame7703]

Yes what is the name of the fabric

[@Strongbear2013]

Thanks for the video. Do you have to iron your fabrics a lot before using them as backgrounds? And do you have to have the iron on quite a low setting? I have been experimenting with different fabrics vs paper backgrounds to see which is best. Sometimes fabrics are a chore to iron, especially if they're about 8 ft x 8 ft. I can never get the creases out completely. I tried a fabric brick wall but I can still see the creases which doesn't look right at all as who has ever seen creases on a wall? What's the best type of material that has the least creases and how do you store these afterwards? Do you roll them up or fold them away? Thanks.

[@teleking58]

Love it! What are you tethered to? Looks like an iPad or something.

[@GavinHoey]

Hi Robbie. It's a Lenovo MIIX 520 tablet PC. Thanks to Covid I can't safely show the models the back of the camera images, so this is for their benefit as well as mine 😉

[@andychittock]

Hi Gavin, I see that you are tethed to a tablit can you do a video on how to do that thanks. PS keep up the great work

[@paultranter7379]

Great Video, thanks Gavin & team. Gavin I am wondering why you shot wide open ( f1.4) forcing you to shoot at 1/2000 and HSS in the middle series of photographs. Would the shallow depth of field at 1.4 have changed the character of the images rather than your ‘normal’ f8?

[@GavinHoey]

Hi Paul, good question. Yes f/8 would have made a difference but perhaps not as much as I would like (small studio limitations) due to the 25mm lens. But every bit counts and I did get some much needed separation.

[@paultranter7379]

@@GavinHoey thanks Gavin. Stay safe up there in the UK.

[@cjsSeidel.and.art.]

Great...

[@TravelPhotoGuy]

What type of fabric did you use for this look?

[@gamertizatali3219]

Nice, is that a Microsoft surface you are tethering with?

[@GavinHoey]

Good question. That's my Lenovo Miix 520 tablet PC. Basically a less powerful, less pricey, less new Microsoft Surface.

[@hackerockmedia]

@@GavinHoey That's Great!!! Could you do a video about it!!!! (how do you do it, software, etc) I also shoot on m4/3 (Panasonic G80)... and tethering on the go could be very useful!!!! Please, please... 🙌 😁👍

[@waky123]

what kind of tablet you use ? brand ?

[@GavinHoey]

That's my Lenovo tablet PC. It's not the fastest but all it has to do is tether 👍

[@kayodeaogungbemi]

Great tutorial 💕 #iAmCROSSPATH

[@jayecurry1369]

So, if there are folds in the background fabric, use them to the best advantage. Gotcha!

[@martinsmith6049]

What's the name of the wind machine please Gav (or Sam)... I don't see it listed in products used.

[@opnekryan]

Stihl 😊

[@lisapalzer2511]

This is fantastic!! I've been looking at ways to get quality backgrounds without breaking the bank. With fabrics, are some better than others with regards to handling light/ light quality? Thanks!!

[@GavinHoey]

Hi Lisa. Not really although the more thin and floaty the fabric the more light will pass through. That can be an issue and a blessing depending on the look you want 😉

[@lisapalzer2511]

@@GavinHoey Thank you!

[@MortenNormannAlmeland]

Do tether it to an ipad? How do you do that?

[@GavinHoey]

I'm Tethered to a Windows 10 PC. It's a Lenovo tablet PC not powerful but VERY handy.

[@lamunekavip6848]

I. Like it

[@DJCENTIF1]

What are you tethered into from your camera?

[@GavinHoey]

Hi David. That's my Lenovo Tablet PC. It's not the fastest but all it has to do is tether 😉

[@DJCENTIF1]

@@GavinHoey thank you for the reply. I presently tether with an IPAD with Canon Connect. I think I would be happier with your arrangement.

[@erayadiguzel3133]

Hello Gavin. I have a question for you. It would be great if you could answer it. I tried to connect my Olympus EM10 Mark3 to my laptop. Although I tried with Olympus capture ı couldn't succeed. So do you know any other way to connect my Olympus to my computer and use it via Lightroom or other software similar to lightroom or Olympus capture... Many thanks...

[@GavinHoey]

Sadly the Olympus E-M10 range doesn't tether. The only other option I can think of is to use HDMI into a monitor if it has an HDMI out.

[@erayadiguzel3133]

@@GavinHoey Thanks for answer. Till I get em1x perhaps i try to connect with hdmi... many thanks again...

[@ychongy]

What if you want a full background to step on?

[@jfarleyphotography]

Love Gavin, but tight studio, Coronavirus pandemic, no face masks worn by him or his assistant?

[@bacopa9705]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!