Octabox, Stripbox or Rectangle Softbox

Octabox, Stripbox or Rectangle Softbox | LIVE with Gavin Hoey

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@mayastep4258 Ай бұрын

Adorama, if you're listening, Gavin Hoey is your BEST instructor, bar none!! Take good care of him and his great crew!

@GavinHoey Ай бұрын

Thank you. Adorama are the best to work with 👍

@elbitukraine4060 Ай бұрын

Completely agree!

@quietset7639 Ай бұрын

Watched live and now I'm watching the recording! Because this is how much I love the Hoey's family and Chloe!!. Love you guys. Very great information Gavin on how the modifiers work.

@GavinHoey Ай бұрын

Thanks for going extra mile 👍

@quietset7639 21 күн бұрын

@@GavinHoey Hello Gavin. I really hope I'm still in time to ask through here. Would you recommend a full frame sensor or APCS for a super small space home studio. I'm struggling to make half body shots with a 50mm canon on a APSC canon R10 Wich I own. Do you believe a Full Frame will allow to shoot without being literally against the wall. My studio y 3 meters y 3 meters. Thank you Gavin for your wisdom.

@lisapalzer2511 Ай бұрын

Hello, i'm a recorded person this time around lol. This was a great tutorial, i learned a lot. Thanks Gavin and team!

@GavinHoey Ай бұрын

Hello Lisa from the recording 😁

@luissalazar2021 Ай бұрын

I am always learning from you guys and refreshing on my skills, I appreciate you guys always , thank you for sharing,good job team for creating amazing images .please keep posting!

@GavinHoey Ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. Adorama is packed with talent, so stick around to keep learning 👍

@tony.kmullinsstudio818 22 күн бұрын

Gavin, it is a lot of fun to watch you do a class. I'm glad you still feel nervous sometimes, because I do most all the time, even when I'm just shooting photos of my kids. Very cool presentation, and the model is lovely. Well done.👏👏👏

@robertmccutchan5450 Ай бұрын

This is the video I've been hoping to see. I'm trying to streamline everything I do, and after seeing this, I believe the 12x36 strip box will be my go-to light modifier because of its versatility. Actually, I'm kinda wondering why we would use anything else. On a side note, I recently started using Olympus Micro 4/3, and I've decided to sell all of my Canon gear and move strictly to that system. Olympus (now OM System) has shown the world that they are serious about producing high quality professional gear. I bought an Olympus OM-D E-M1 on ebay for cheap just to test the waters, and I'm blown away at what this 10 year old camera can do! So I'm excited to see what I can accomplish with the newer models. Thanks for another great video! I always gain so much from your training videos.

@weztastudio6170 21 күн бұрын

Oh My god Finally i found this video! Was searching all over the place but it was in Gavin Live sessions,

@debbieshriner1308 Ай бұрын

Thank you I love all your videos they are the best!!!! And have learned so much from you.

@GavinHoey Ай бұрын

Thanks Debbie. Keep watching, there's always more to learn 👍

@eddychan5296 19 күн бұрын

I would definitely buy gear from Adorama to give a little support, keep hiring such great instructors Gavin, Daniel etc. I learned a lot from them 😅❤

@johnclay7644 Ай бұрын

informative content thanks Gavin.

@GavinHoey Ай бұрын

You're most welcome John.

@Muhammadfathi1 Ай бұрын

Dear Gavin, Thank you so much for the usual great videos. As you have mentioned, you're attempting to perform a film noir session in two weeks. I will take this opportunity to remind you of the necessity of showing a various ways of shooting Hollywood glamour portraits such as the great George Hurrell for the gorgeous Hedy Lamar. Thank you so much.

@jpdj2715 Ай бұрын

Excellent lecture (and a few comments)

@GavinHoey Ай бұрын

Comment is most appreciated 👍

@kennethnielsen3864 Ай бұрын

Hello recorded Gavin and Hoey family. Thanks for sharing.

@GavinHoey Ай бұрын

Hi Kenneth from the recording 👍

@adampryke7118 Ай бұрын

Excellent as ever Gavin

@jpdj2715 Ай бұрын

Shooting the softbox's light output when you pace them almost touching the wall as in the video is illustrative of light output at very close distance. The ones from the side already show much smaller differences. If you place these soft boxes about 2m from a wall and shoot the light output pattern on the wall then it looks even more similar than here. The purpose of the different shapes is the differences in hardness and softness we can get. With a vertical stripbox you get slightly software light vertically than horizontally, while this is equal with a square or octa.

@kennethnielsen3864 Ай бұрын

Usually I like to use a round softboks for portraits, just because I think the round catch light is more pleasing.

@geraldinebryce594 Ай бұрын

Just love your videos. Big fan

@papo1golf Ай бұрын

hi from Puerto Rico, love u guys!!!

@geraldinebryce594 Ай бұрын

I use feathering lots to get the look i want, as in shadows of if I want or do not want background dark or light

@GavinHoey Ай бұрын

And that's exactly what feathering is for 👍

@josediazh3890 Ай бұрын

Muchas gracias.

@pothyraja5346 Ай бұрын

better days will come yes, i got it

@mayastep4258 Ай бұрын

Gavin, you mentioned a Noir workshop, will you have video available for the those who can't attend? Please and thank you :)

@GavinHoey Ай бұрын

There maybe some BTS clips on my IG story but sometimes, you have to be there 😉

@GTGeorgeW Ай бұрын

Gavin Great Video, When will you demo the Flashpoint BFP Optical Spot?? MFR: FP-BFP

@jpdj2715 Ай бұрын

The English photographic jargon of "feathering" may not be easy to understand. It originates from the (bundle of) feathers used in households to wipe dust off of delicate/valuable objects. So this is about carefully, lightly, stroking over a surface. The direction of these feather-light light-brush-strokes is almost parallel to the surface we light. This means we do not shine directly at the subject but almost over it - indeed we almost turn it away. If the light source were a point source (in a mathematical/geometry sense) then this would accentuate uneven surface structures (like bad skin). But we generally use larger light modifiers as in the video and these are far from point sources. In a way a softbox of 60cm*90cm (=~=2'*3'=24"*36'") has infinite point sources in its surface area and while the points nearest the lit surface shine over the surface, the ones farthest may project part of their light at a 45 degree angle on that same surface. This then takes the ugliness of a bad surface away again and makes the light soft. We can use this effect in another way: to ~defeat the "inverse square law" [1]. Imagine 3 people next to each other and a large softbox on one side feathering at 90 degrees to the line of people. The person nearest the diffusion panel sees the panel as another area than the one farthest [2] away. The panel may seem larger when farther away and that is how the farthest person is lit by more points in the diffusion panel (front baffle), however the larger distance takes some of that away. The fall-off is nice and gradual and soft and controlled. And if the fall-off is too much then we can try to use a reflector as a fill opposite the feathered softbox. [1] This law starts in perspective class as "square law": if at a distance of 1 you have an area in view of 1*1=1, then at distance two, given the same angle of view, you have an area of 2*2=4 in view. You 2-timed the distance and the area now became 2^2 - we needed to square the increase in distance to get to the increase in area. Imagine at distance 1 you water-spray 1*1=1 in your garden and now go at double the distance and get 4x the area. So you need 4x more water to get it equally wet. The "inverse square law" for flash exposure works with this concept: if you get correct exposure at distance 1 with a certain setting and then take the flash to distance 2, you end up with 1/4 (2x distance is 2-squared=4 area is 1/4 - the inverse of 4) light intensity. You now need to adjust your exposure settings to 4 times more light, one way or another. In exposure correction, 4 times means 2EV as each EV changes 2-times. NOTE that the inverse square law presumes that your light source is a point source. [2] Farther relates to distance. Further to advancement or promotion. They walked farther to further their cause.

@geraldinebryce594 Ай бұрын

Yes heard of feathering, yes heard of soft edge of light

@GavinHoey Ай бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one. As it's both wrong and opposite to reality I'll wave my magic wand and forget you ever heard the term 🪄

@jpdj2715 Ай бұрын

This Flashpoint has become a seriously mature product. It has a naked flash-tube (mounting different front-ends is optional), and it has "PROPORTIONAL" modelling light. Proportional means that the power of the modelling light is adjusted relative to (proportional to) the flash power setting. Especially when you use more than one of these heads, each in their modifier, you can see how the flash will illuminate your subject before you take the shot. No need to take test shots and chimp. The flash-lit image flash will look brighter and more saturated, but the relative effects of different lights remains the same. My only gripe with it is the 1.8 sec recycling time at full power (that we don't need a lot) that should have been under 1 sec. But, at 1 EV less than full power, you only use half the energy and will end up with much faster recycling.

@PhillipMcCallum Ай бұрын

Morning from Brisbane

@jos3zavalar3cillas Ай бұрын

Halo!. You know if are there a modifier on AD200 without require adapter S2 of godox, I mean I want hold the flash with it in its thread because it is an expensive on monopod or tripods. Actuality I use Godox’s S2 but squeeze to flash put it on dangerous. Saludos

@francoisjacinthe2970 Ай бұрын

Hello. François from Québec city, Canada

@PhillipMcCallum Ай бұрын

On a show about anything, how do you use a color checker

@chazM6116 Ай бұрын

I had to watch the recording since I was at camera club tonight. Ugh, the ads every 8 minutes were not helping! KZbin is really pushing for us to pay to watch now :( Nonetheless, the content was still great and entertaining as usual!

@patrickburns7701 Ай бұрын

I have that Westcott backdrop.

@GavinHoey Ай бұрын

As pop-up backgrounds go, it's one of my favourites!

@JR-ro5kv Ай бұрын

What grip arm are you using?

@kennethcheong4498 Ай бұрын

She looks like Elton with those shades!

@allezphotography4769 Ай бұрын

What Software Does Gavin Use To Tether to the OM-1

@GavinHoey Ай бұрын

For this session I was using OM Capture to tether and a program called Fast Picture Viewer (professional version) to full screen then and show the exif data.

@allezphotography4769 Ай бұрын

@@GavinHoey Thank you I will take a look at those programs

@amiraltaha2627 Ай бұрын

how about placing the rectangular soft box diagonal instead of perpendicular to the model in order to decrease under the chin shadow?

@GavinHoey Ай бұрын

Yep, that's another advantage of rectangular Softbox 👍

@amiraltaha2627 Ай бұрын

@@GavinHoeythank you 😊

@LouCondon-j1v Ай бұрын

I don't have a strip box yet but I saw several photographers shoot nudes where the model was lying on her side and the strip box or boxes were pointing straight down causing shadows to hide certain body parts, you could tell it was a nude photograph but the shadows shaped her figure. Looked very nice.

@pothyraja5346 Ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍