Red Riding Hood Studio Shoot: Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey: AdoramaTV

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Join Gavin Hoey in his studio as he creates a shoot with a Red Riding Hood theme. Follow along as Gavin builds up the shot one light at a time to create the look he wants for the shot. The image is completed in camera with the addition of some snow in a can before Gavin jumps into Photoshop with some tips on cleaning up the final shot.
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[@krisb8781]

Throughout the years, I have learned a lot from Gavin. He knows how to relay knowledge. Thank you.

[@Emily_Lowrey]

brilliant photo. The model is really talented too

[@LadyPenelopeTube]

Mr. Hoey, I think you are amazing both as a photographer and as a teacher. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise. Your tutorials are always the best. Thank you again.

[@damianarrechea1009]

is always a pleasure to learn from you! thanks Gavin, thanks Adorama!

[@RaymondHamby]

I envy you Gavin so much. I love all your videos and can't thank you enough for making them all. Greetings from the U.S. by the way!

[@fuzzybrowd]

Gavin is just too awesome thnks

[@rosejade990]

I always love seeing Gavin's videos! Especially the small home studio series. It's great. Thank you.

[@metallizone]

Gavin always brings the best content! Thanks!

[@Jabberwoc]

Terrific shot, Gavin!!

[@lliving4today]

another great video Gav!

[@MattyYaqoo]

Gavin Hoey You're AWESOME!

[@BooLee01]

Gavin, I really enjoy your tutorials. They are both entertaining and educational. Please keep posting them.

[@TheStimuli]

So Sick! I am constantly amazed.

[@fencore]

Gavin Hoey is the man. can't say it enough

[@chatterhype]

SO informative. SO creative. Love this so much!!

[@Adorama]

Lauren Ashley We do too :)

[@davidribeiro6905]

This is absolutely brilliant.

[@RyanWilliamFunnell]

Always watch your videos, they are top class, thank you, keep up the work, it's appreciated!

[@gewglesux]

Great Job Gavin!!! thank you for the upload!

[@ciwanski]

I really like Gavin's video tutorials, thanks for sharing.

[@EdwardBliffin]

Awesome as always!

[@burhandikkas4331]

you are a great teacher. thanks gavin

[@MonoahMono]

Great educative content, thanks Gavin.

[@-ShootTheGlass-]

@13:05 is an amazing photo, thoroughly explained step by step. thank you so much.

[@CGphotoOp]

I enjoy your style of teaching.

[@LexArias]

It's always very fun and educative watch this videos

[@luisacasa2]

Like the tutorials a lot! Thanks for another great idea!

[@martinmdolan]

I think there is no better teacher than Gavin

[@Cabocla-gh2vz]

thank´s so much!!! great work! Regards from Barcelona!

[@josephanthony1277]

Really great video. Thanks!

[@Mikey-cc3rf]

Makes me feel really upbeat watching how Gavin works

[@antoniotony4201]

Great video I enjoy the photo shot. I had a question what did you do to give the whole photo a tone? Thanks

[@Guggle20]

Gavin is the best.

[@christiansantiagophotography]

lovely portraits! I love that background! does Adorama have it in stock?

[@SRodriguezProduction]

Thank you! Your tutorials are great!

[@11hadram11]

thx man really awesome photographer you are , pls could you tell me where to get the filter effect like in 8:34 I mean do work everything in Photoshop ? and the filters are already there or do I have to download them

[@paulclark3929]

Thank you for another interesting video Gavin. Quick question. How big is your home studio? Often wondered what the minimum is you can get away with and still be a practical size.

[@RTScorp]

Great work, Thanks.

[@marinearte9576]

loved it!!! great!!!

[@NecronADM007]

Love your videos, you make everything so easy and clear, but what I really want to know is... What is the can of snow stuff? I really really want some!

[@feivolando2227]

Really amazing...Thanks.

[@instudio1982]

great model :)

[@alexander_von_rrrr]

Hi! Great lesson! Can you tell me what name of that stick, which holding a reflector disc?

[@temimayor]

amazing educator.

[@faddyshah6263]

you are the best i only watch your tutorials :)

[@eventsbymmaria9918]

hi. i really like your videos. i want to ask what settings you used for snow spray picture

[@Lastsamuraifrog]

Fantastic shoot! Thanks for the inspiration! What kind of spray snow are you using? Is it different than the type used to spray on windows etc?

[@GavinHoey]

The snow in a can creates "falling snow" and it's very different from the window snow. The one I used created flakes of foam that melt away after a few minutes :-)

[@jasonbishop63855]

Gavin Hoey you mind sharing the name and link to purchase the snow in a can used for this? Thank you! As always wonderful job.

[@syedarmaghanhassan4652]

The man is a Genius

[@TheBiggervern]

Thanks Gavin for another great tutorial. I noticed on the light meter that ISO was set to 50. Does your camera's ISO go down that far?

[@GavinHoey]

On the Can 5D2 that I'm using it has a LOW (L) ISO setting which is 50 ISO

[@PhillipsTravels]

Yes his camera goes down to 50. Most high end camera go lower than 100, although 100 is still the native ISO.

[@CoSign360]

Hi, Gavin! What's the name of the fake snow you used for the shoot? Where can I find it? Loving the tutorials!

[@CoSign360]

+CoSign360 Found it! After rewinding and freezing a few times, I saw the name and Googled it: snowbusinesshollywood.com/ :-)

[@sswimrecordsovc6903]

What's that used in the snow flakes creation please?

[@corypiontek2314]

watch everything Gavin

[@saskeleephotography9019]

what did you use for the snow?

[@MirkoMigliorati]

I tip my fedora each time I see your videos Gavin!

[@0815DST]

Gavin, you're living in the UK, right? I live in Austria and I also think about getting this Streak Lights. How much did it cost you to ship it from the USA to the UK respectively how much will it cost to ship it to Austria? What about the custom taxes resp. the import fees?

[@721MrG]

It will cost you additional $113.35 for shipping to Austria (AT) via UPS Worldwide Express I hope this link will work, basically you add to cart item then proceed to checkout and then add destination to recalculate price. www.adorama.com/Als.Mvc/CartView Can't help much about custom taxes though.

[@GavinHoey]

Being in the UK pretty much anything I buy in from outside the EU is subject VAT (tax) and import duty. I'm sure the rules are a little different in Austria but there's bound to be local taxes and a search on Google may help you to work out how much.

[@0815DST]

Okay, thank you!!

[@umaume2147]

hello gavin i want to take a camera for a wedding pphotoshoots which one is the best one

[@petrenko195]

Black one :)

[@abdulmagidalfrgany9415]

Imaging lens and the small space made you approaching the model, and use bigger imaging angle, a wider, resulting in deformation of the face, the best lens is a long focal length of 70-200 do not result in deformation .

[@simonsuen5946]

What is the reflector holder that you used in this video?

[@GavinHoey]

It's just an old boom arm and a couple of clamps, low tech but it works. You can buy purpose made reflector holders to the job too.

[@JonMcDaniel1]

what about CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY please do a tutorial on that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@simofreelance]

what background used and where to buy it plaise

[@GavinHoey]

It just a couple of boards and my very poor plastering / painting. You can check out the build here www.gavtrain.com/?p=3824

[@simofreelance]

thank you

[@ecor150]

I honestly think the unedited versions are just as good, perhaps better lol

[@cefrio]

subscribed

[@Bembeleke]

I agree

[@seanbrai]

ISO 50? How did you pull that off?

[@GavinHoey]

It's a setting in some Canon (and possibly other) cameras. On my 5D2 it's called ISO expansion with gives extra high and low ISO choices.

[@PhillipsTravels]

A lot of high end cameras go below iso 100.

[@00Skyfox]

I picked up the 50mm f1.8 lens and was quite disappointed at its results. I didn't realize before buying it how small the front element is, which causes it to really not let in very much light. So, despite being able to go as wide as 1.8 it still doesn't perform very well in low light. Looking at the 50mm f1.4, that one has a big front element and would probably do much better in low light, although it costs a lot more. Also, the 50 f1.8 gave me very poor quality for the sharpness of the pictures and never seemed to be able to hit the focus I was aiming for.

[@GavinHoey]

Don't judge a lens by it's front element alone, it's the f/1.8 bit that's important in low light / for shallow depth of field. A quick way to see what I mean is to take the front & rear lens caps off and look through the lens. The bigger the hole, the more light the lens lets through. The Canon 50mm f/1.8 isn't the fastest focusing lens in any light and it may be that you had a duff lens but there's plenty of other, more likely, factors which can give poor sharpness.

[@00Skyfox]

***** Sorry, forgot to mention that. It's on a Canon 60D.

[@jelmerth]

*****

[@indydenys]

***** I own nthe same camera with the 1.4 50 mil and I don't have any problems with this lens! :O

[@00Skyfox]

indy denys That 1.4 has a huge front element and so would gather a lot more light. I'm considering switching to a 50mm f/1.4 but I'm putting it off because I'm working towards a 24-70 f/2.8 at the moment.

[@abdulmagidalfrgany9415]

Imaging lens and the small space made you approaching the model, and use bigger imaging angle, a wider, resulting in deformation of the face, the best lens is a long focal length of 70-200 do not result in deformation .