Your First Photo Shoot Using Gels | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey

[@demjones]

Every time I finish watching a Gavin video, I feel so confident to try.

[@edwincollins5847]

He is amazing. But man this requires a lot of equipment to try

[@lainchipimo8786]

Gavin for president🤣🤣 i swear i have watched almost every gavin hoey adorama presentation there is to watch

[@GavinHoey]

Hi Lian. That's a lot of videos! Thanks for the support 👍

[@magedzaki9637]

​@@GavinHoey I did the same. 😂

[@Alex_science]

Gavin is only THE BEST!!!

[@ggarciacota]

I'll vote for him!!!!

[@sinam5541]

I believe some people are gifted to be teacher and you are one of the best teachers in photography. After years of doing amateur photography and watching your full of passion, fun and joy videos, I decided to stablish my little home studio here in New Zealand. I always appreciate your sense of humour and I am sure Adorama, models and all your colleagues enjoy working with you.

[@raydeakin5407]

Terrific as always and Chloe ever the professional model.

[@Donan95]

Chloe seemed like a fun model to work with!

[@otraguardia]

The multi-colour gel images look fantastic!

[@rickfarber4243]

The orange and blue combine to create an interesting metallic look, almost alien-like. Really cool.

[@GavinHoey]

Thanks Rick 👍

[@lior2538]

Wow!!!! Amazing photos !!!! Love it .

[@Adorama]

Glad you like our video! Hope it helps you with your future shoots 😊

[@teleking58]

For the algorithms...also for Gavin. Lovely as always.

[@GavinHoey]

Wise words indeed Mr Keene and I'll add to that line of thought with this reply 😁

[@ggarciacota]

Gavin is the best!! Thank you Gavin and Adorama!! And of course Chloe! she's also great and beautiful model!

[@kellyakakells]

A true legend. If you know, you know.

[@josephchan4198]

I been watching Gavin for a while. Great instructor.

[@jer3006]

Absolutely gorgeous shots. Obviously, I leave my gels in the bag far too often! Chloe made a huge impact on this shoot in that I noticed her sweeping motion position adjustments put her in poses somewhat more exaggerated than usual. And that, combined with your Gel effects made great shots! Learn from Gavin. Learn from Chloe. The double whammy of the Hoey approach! Thanks for creating this video! ⭐x5

[@GavinHoey]

Thanks for the kind words, you're spot on about working with the right model. All the pre-planning meant Chloe knew the look I was after and had the skills to make the tricky awkward and angular poses look effortless.

[@MikeJamesMedia]

Very nice and dramatic results, Gavin. It looks like you and Chloe had a fun time creating the poses, too. Always a pleasure to watch you work, Gavin!

[@GavinHoey]

Thanks Mike. We had a great time shooting these. The last set was a bit different for both of us which is always exciting.

[@marcjones7486]

Great video, I love the last shots with Chloe lit with the gel. A very cool look.

[@GavinHoey]

Hi Marc. Thanks for the kind words, the final look was exactly how I had hoped / planned 😊

[@blaed011]

Wow! Great model, great posing, great lighting tutorial, and, great photographer. You are the best!

[@Januby]

When I see Sir Gavin Hoey's name in the title, I immediately stop what I am doing and prepare for an enriching masterclass :)

[@krisbjj3985]

Great job as always. I love your work Gavin. Greetings from Poland

[@GavinHoey]

Thanks Kris 👍

[@daodusamuel3575]

lol... the funny model! your play pose seems funny to mee.... i am a photographer and ive learnt.

[@Kervinsphotography]

Gavin!!!!! Super excited to always see your tutorials

[@markkempton4579]

Love the colored silhouette. Will add to the to-do list! Thanks for making things look easy and giving us confidence to try new things.

[@GavinHoey]

Go for it Mark. It's a great one light set-up to have in your lighting tool bag 😉

[@vmm4248]

I’m really happy found this channel… ! AWESOME!

[@tombanks3245]

Excellent video Gavin, thanks.

[@GavinHoey]

You're welcome Tom 👍

[@jocliff7387]

Amazing shoot and explained so well. Many thanks

[@adrianvanleeuwen]

interesting how the intensity of the backlight can change the color value behind the silhouette. Thanks for some great education! Time to experiment.

[@DirkBoldrini]

as always a pleasure Sir

[@alanroderick7153]

Loved the silhouettes and using inverse square rule to preserve colour. Post processing ideas good to know. Well done to all involved !

[@GavinHoey]

Thanks Alan. Secret top bonus tip. You can skip a lot of the inverse square law bits and some of the post processing by changing just one thing... getting a MUCH bigger studio 😉

[@SamLau]

Always love your videos... thank you for sharing !

[@perrytribble6486]

Really like to thank you for showing me how to narrow my lighting

[@stephenpezzulich1108]

I have so been waiting for a good beginning gel video! Thank you so much!

[@GavinHoey]

Thanks Stephen, I hope it was helpful 👍

[@photoquent]

What a fantastic video and yet another GH shoot for the mood board!

[@GavinHoey]

Mood boards are brilliant Quentin 👍

[@dunnymonster]

Oh yes, fabulous images as always Gavin and a great model too 👍

[@GlenBerry]

You read my mind! Just last night, I was thinking it would be nice to watch a good video about using gels in photoshoots! 🙂

[@capturingperfectionphotogr1144]

Thank you Gavin!

[@TaiwoOrimadegun]

Thanks Gavin. I learn a lot. I can't wait to explore. Please what's the other gel you used. The longer one?

[@curtisclement]

Whenever I need ideas or inspiration I come to you or joe Edelman! I shoot with Sony mostly BUT I recently purchased some Olympus gear! Keep on pumping out the great content!

[@GavinHoey]

Great to hear Curt. I'll let you into a little secret... the lights probably matter more then the camera 😲

[@curtisclement]

@@GavinHoey oh that I realize. I do like the features of Olympus cameras. Not to mention the system is lighter. When doing air shows it’s like lifting weights with my 200-600 and 100-400

[@GavinHoey]

@@curtisclement Ah right, airshows. Now there's a superb example of when what camera you use really DOES matter and OM System (Olympus) has a big little advantage 😁

[@Muhammadfathi1]

Dear brilliant Gavin, can't tell you how great you really are .. I wonder if you could do a video on Hollywood glamour, the kind of photography people have forgotten. I personally consider this kind of portraits is the most wonderful photography. Thank you.

[@GavinHoey]

I'll add it to the list Muhammad. In the meantime, try this video from last week kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4iYdqyEqNCrqq8

[@lali332010]

YOU ARE THE BEST !!!

[@giannimoisson4000]

Amazing, magic as always Gavin.

[@andrefelixstudio2833]

Very nice video, I think the big tip in this video is make sure your studio is dark for only the gel color is the light on the model, you will not get it to work well if there is to much white light or day light in the studio! Great end results!

[@fr3heart]

But remember you can do a lot of that with the camera. First shot, no flash, no picture.

[@deenugent473]

Great stuff as always Gavin! 👍

[@NATO714]

Thank you for the video sir I hole to try this very soon

[@johndanderson1967]

As always you crushed it. Fantastic tutorial

[@rperales07]

This was amazing!!! Thank you!

[@jeffnewman8261]

Very cool as usual Gavin

[@GavinHoey]

Thanks Jeff 👍

[@250GTOAJ]

Another great demo.The silhouette was the best one. Thanks Gavin, Chloe and Sam! 😎👍🇨🇦

[@GavinHoey]

My first shots were my best shots, I hear you Alan 😉

[@yusufmuflikhraharjo8156]

Always make me amazed, great video Gavin 🤩

[@tptrsn]

Gavin, your videos are the most interesting photography content on the internet. Thank you!!

[@patrikkaufmann982]

Thanks for this stunning Video! How you Set the gel when there is the bulb into the softbox? AD 400 with softbox as example

[@fcoker73]

Great video as always!!! Always learning something from you!!! Looks like you and Chloe were having a great time!!!! Love it!!!

[@GavinHoey]

Hi Fred. Super pleased to hear you learned something and you're right, we were having a great time!

[@roberttorres1382]

I love using gels in my shoots when I can, especially at night.

[@1vegasdood]

Gavin...luv your tuts and your style man...keep 'em coming!

[@elboogie2324]

I just did this today in my first ever studio shoot. It was awesome. I shot it tethered as well. Everything worked well, and thanks to your videos, I was able to build up to the final images, and get good results. Thanks for being an amazing teacher.

[@embaxter]

thank you so much for your teaching, it was very helpful

[@shannonpalmer]

Nice! I'm literally going out to do a shoot on location with gels this afternoon, so this is a good refresher!

[@GavinHoey]

Have a great shoot Shannon 👍

[@ribargy]

@@GavinHoey Hi Gavin. Can you tell me what kind of tablet you are tethering to, and through which software? Thanks.

[@johnhume3932]

Wow. Fantastic video. The production values seem to have gone up a few notches. Moving video cameras, up beat music, it all looks and sounds great. Of course still full of inspirational ideas.

[@GavinHoey]

Thanks John. Sam got a gimble, great for video and now I have plenty of photos of Sam photobombing my scene 😉

[@samhoey2420]

@@GavinHoey You love it really! ;)

[@eszterszabo6640]

I love your work, Gavin!

[@alligamarc]

Well done and explained + Beautiful Chloe 😊

[@paulbell9957]

Another terrific video Gavin. Loved the images 👍👍

[@GavinHoey]

Thanks Paul 👍

[@DylanRichardson841]

Awesome video as always!

[@nguyentranlam7090]

So beautiful model

[@MrDaviddesouza]

The model is excellent.

[@atebyandy7410]

Great video. I learnt a lot, Many thanks!

[@shirishpandey3503]

excellent learning as always , thank you

[@ianlewer2328]

Thanks for this. Wonderful images and so easy to follow your creative workflow. 👊🏻👊🏻😊😊😊

[@canucklehead28]

You are amazing Gavin! Even though you didn't know it, you've been such a great mentor for me.

[@Filharmoniker]

I find a lot of inspiration in your video's. Not only are they clear, but they also work with typical small studio spaces, making it realistic for home use.

[@devendranagpal8972]

Very useful tip , colour showing in dark areas only, it was like i was using this fact but never knew it. Thanks for sharing such great content, 👍🏻👍🏻

[@patrixiomadrid]

Gavín you are the best (muy bella la modelo)

[@CarlitosLira]

Im going to make a own "small home studio". How about an update on yours? Your videos are the main inspiration for building my own.

[@reconnect3777]

since two days i am trying to learn about gel photography and i couldn´t find any attachment for bowsens mount with the color gel. know i learn from the video tape is my best friend :D

[@darinharker21]

Love this. Well done

[@mister.green8598]

Thank you Gavin, great content as always. Could you make a video with led lighting set up?

[@GavinHoey]

Hi Nicoló. Although I have quite a few LED's for video in the studio AND I've tried many LED's for stills photography, I'm still slightly sceptical about LED's for general portraits. They're just not as bright as flash, so I have to crank up the ISO or open the aperture, or slow the shutter. The brighter they are the less comfortable it is for the model to work in them and their pupils close down as the light levels goes up. There's also a rhythm to flash that I don't always get with LED's. Good models know to change pose after each flash and that gets lost with LED. However... None of the above is a good enough reason to NEVER use LED for portraits and I'm ALWAYS looking for better options, so watch this space 😉

[@mister.green8598]

@@GavinHoey Thanks Gavin for the answer and I find your considerations absolutely right, which is why I was looking for suggestions on this from an expert like you. I stay connected and thanks to all the Adorama staff 🤗

[@kennypringle4580]

You are a true artist👍

[@pattymattes7124]

This is awesome! Thank you!!!

[@GavinHoey]

Thanks Patty 👍

[@donaldgrayii1951]

Very well explained and engaging, Gavin!

[@marcotmguerra]

Thank you for share your tips!

[@কাঁঠালেরআমসত্ত্ব]

brilliant as usual

[@squarefann]

Hi Gavin and team. A wonderful video, as always🙏. Please, I had a question, what size are the stripboxes? Forgot to put info&links to buy in the description.. Thank you so much!

[@dennishumbla5431]

Realy nice images, I'm wondering if I can create something like this with one speedlite with gels and one Led Rotolight In the lowest power setting on my speedlite to not overpower the LED light. Could be difficult maby to spread the color with just one speedlite? Maby feathering the light or shooting from behind onto the modell with a snoot och grid? And light up with Rotolight as main keylight with a colder or warmer wb or with color filter on.?

[@pakhiarora6372]

Gavin Sir Always makes It Fun to learn 😄♥️

[@TheTlahuizcalpan]

For more crispy light I use to use (?) baby oil on her skin and then, sometimes, a little bit of photoshop. I enjoy your job my friend.

[@martinkoopmann1724]

What do you use to transfer the pictures to your tablet? Programm and Tablet please or do you have a video for it, thanks and greats from germany

[@mahbubkhan5279]

Hi Gavin. Great video. What gels would you recommend using and do you have a link to any?

[@mirandavandenberk786]

Another great video again, wow

[@SwoleBeastTribe]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 - Swole Beast🤙🏽🙏🏽✌🏽

[@MrAtomicPhotography]

Chloe clearly had a good time in this session!

[@emmanuelgonzalez422]

How does that glow on the highlights glow so much? Is she wearing glow or is it the way lights were positioned?

[@dexoutrage8434]

Out of all of the Adorama teachers I've seen, you, Gavin Hoey, ate the best. I just love your energy and how your teaching style. Can Gels be cut to match a flash's output? And do they not have a risk of melting? Thank you!

[@plush18]

I havent seen Gavin in a while and he looks bit different, still same energy tho the model looks like shes enjoying the shoot, and everything is looking stunning, I love shooting with gels, I'm glad that we have links to the products, But my question if anyone can answer it, what kind of screen or table is being used to display the images tethered, also how is on a stand? Thanks

[@johngarciaproductions4983]

On that blue and yellow light set up, can you achieve that same look with a two light system

[@liiii93]

why does he always make it look so easy hahaha

[@zetaphotography6548]

How do you gel a Broncolor stone inside a soft box or whats the proper way to control the Gel

[@JasonPetorak]

Hey Gavin, what is the digital pad you have for reviewing shots? Is that just your iPad? Thanks in advance!

[@cbartsch]

Thanks for the tips, and especially the post-processing at the end to achieve the look. Just as I was about to aks myself "but how did he get to the look from the thumbnail", you showed "make" part ;-)

[@michellepena1154]

Hello What size are the strip boxes? And are these good for full body shots?

[@Indie265]

Been waiting for this

[@ez591]

Which is better? Gels or bi color lights for filming?

[@mitchelltaylor8140]

Love your vids! What software or app is this that shows the lighting, subject and camera placement?

[@GavinHoey]

Hi Mitchell. That's the same dodgy graphics I've been making in Photoshop for years but now with a new grungy background 😁

[@alirezagholampoor4245]

tnx adorama for this cours