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.

[@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!!!

[@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.

[@otraguardia]

The multi-colour gel images look fantastic!

[@Donan95]

Chloe seemed like a fun model to work with!

[@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 😉

[@rickfarber4243]

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

[@GavinHoey]

Thanks Rick 👍

[@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 😁

[@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.

[@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.

[@josephchan4198]

I been watching Gavin for a while. Great instructor.

[@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.

[@daodusamuel3575]

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

[@blaed011]

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

[@capturingperfectionphotogr1144]

Thank you Gavin!

[@tptrsn]

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

[@Kervinsphotography]

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

[@raydeakin5407]

Terrific as always and Chloe ever the professional model.

[@kellyakakells]

A true legend. If you know, you know.

[@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! 🙂

[@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.

[@dunnymonster]

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

[@vmm4248]

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

[@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 😊

[@krisbjj3985]

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

[@GavinHoey]

Thanks Kris 👍

[@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.

[@pakhiarora6372]

Gavin Sir Always makes It Fun to learn 😄♥️

[@DirkBoldrini]

as always a pleasure Sir

[@eszterszabo6640]

I love your work, Gavin!

[@perrytribble6486]

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

[@yusufmuflikhraharjo8156]

Always make me amazed, great video Gavin 🤩

[@jocliff7387]

Amazing shoot and explained so well. Many thanks

[@johndanderson1967]

As always you crushed it. Fantastic tutorial

[@stephenpezzulich1108]

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

[@GavinHoey]

Thanks Stephen, I hope it was helpful 👍

[@deenugent473]

Great stuff as always Gavin! 👍

[@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 😉

[@SamLau]

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

[@canucklehead28]

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

[@photoquent]

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

[@GavinHoey]

Mood boards are brilliant Quentin 👍

[@giannimoisson4000]

Amazing, magic as always Gavin.

[@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 :)

[@11557bexley]

Beautifuly done ✅

[@tombanks3245]

Excellent video Gavin, thanks.

[@GavinHoey]

You're welcome Tom 👍

[@rperales07]

This was amazing!!! Thank you!

[@adrianvanleeuwen]

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

[@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, 👍🏻👍🏻

[@NATO714]

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

[@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

[@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! ;)

[@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!

[@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!

[@1vegasdood]

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

[@kennypringle4580]

You are a true artist👍

[@roberttorres1382]

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

[@DylanRichardson841]

Awesome video as always!

[@patrixiomadrid]

Gavín you are the best (muy bella la modelo)

[@darinharker21]

Love this. Well done

[@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 😉

[@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.

[@embaxter]

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

[@jeffnewman8261]

Very cool as usual Gavin

[@GavinHoey]

Thanks Jeff 👍

[@iunderstanphotography2780]

I have never gotten gels to work right, and this video has given me the inspiration to test tonight!

[@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 😁

[@marcotmguerra]

Thank you for share your tips!

[@paulbell9957]

Another terrific video Gavin. Loved the images 👍👍

[@GavinHoey]

Thanks Paul 👍

[@shirishpandey3503]

excellent learning as always , thank you

[@TaiwoOrimadegun]

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

[@vincentlamoureux422]

Another great video Gavin. But I miss these 15 minute photo challenges! Hope you’re able to bring them back soon!

[@markparris5255]

Super Cool

[@MrDaviddesouza]

The model is excellent.

[@ImmortalStrengthPowerlifting]

Love this channel its really upped my photography game and increased my passion for it, thanks guys :)

[@কাঁঠালেরআমসত্ত্ব]

brilliant as usual

[@donaldgrayii1951]

Very well explained and engaging, Gavin!

[@pattymattes7124]

This is awesome! Thank you!!!

[@GavinHoey]

Thanks Patty 👍

[@alligamarc]

Well done and explained + Beautiful Chloe 😊

[@andrefelixstudio2833]

Nicely done!

[@lali332010]

YOU ARE THE BEST !!!

[@RalfWeyer]

I sense some Lindsay Adler here 😉, she loves to play with gels. Seriously, great job from all of you and very well explained 👍. But than we’ve come to expect great explanations from you, that’s what happens when someone constantly raises the bar of the years like you’ve done. Thanks a lot for all these truly amazing videos 🙏

[@liiii93]

why does he always make it look so easy hahaha

[@KustomKlz0019]

Gavin you did a great job 👏🏾 as always, thanks alot.

[@brucehargrave4837]

Thanks Gavin - a great video! I love the post-process bit at the end - really simple tweaks to get that lovely shine on Chloe's skin. I thought she might have had skin oil on to enhance the shine, but maybe not?

[@vimacce]

I loved the tips...

[@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.

[@tedebaer1]

Thank you!

[@GavinHoey]

You're welcome Ted 👍

[@ianlewer2328]

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

[@atebyandy7410]

Great video. I learnt a lot, Many thanks!

[@lyasilva8424]

I love it¡¡¡¡¡ great work¡¡¡

[@nguyentranlam7090]

So beautiful model

[@AbSesayPhoto]

Great video as always Gavin. Love your teaching style.

[@mirandavandenberk786]

Another great video again, wow

[@veeboogie2356]

Love it

[@mitas3484]

What tablet do you use to display the images like that? I see you're connected directly, makes it very convenient to see your work on a bigger screen

[@lucapepe74]

Dear Gavin also i'm interested to know what kind of tablet is Grettins from italy

[@GavinHoey]

Hi Mikkels. That's my Lenovo Miix 2 in 1 laptop / tablet.

[@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.

[@johngarciaproductions4983]

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

[@shamima98b]

Excellent

[@bobj5288]

This was so good

[@SwoleBeastTribe]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 - Swole Beast🤙🏽🙏🏽✌🏽

[@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 🤗

[@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

[@MrAtomicPhotography]

Chloe clearly had a good time in this session!