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Best Photography Reflectors and Diffusers | How to Use a Reflector for Portrait Photography
ENTER TO WIN the Vanessa Joy + Adorama PHOTO GEAR Giveaway! Want to see how to use a reflector the right way? See Vanessa Joy’s favorite reflectors and how she uses a gold reflector, white reflector and diffuser to create various lighting in a portrait photography session. Reflectors are one of the best tools for…
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Portrait Portfolio In A Day | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
With social media now well established as the new “portfolio”, there’s a never-ending need for new images. Time is a luxury, that not many photographers, models, or make-up artists can spare, so the idea of creating a whole new set of portfolio-worthy images in a single session is very appealing. The secret to making a…
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Cinematic Hard Light Portraits (with speedlights) | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
Although it’s called hard light, the edges of the shadows are hard. But why would you want shadows with crisp edges for a studio portrait? In this video, photographer Gavin Hoey explains how and why hard light can look amazing in a cinematic style. Nothing combines those two features better than the classic Film Noir…
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Underwater Look, No Water: A Portrait Hack You NEED! | Take & Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
Underwater photography comes with many challenges, but underwater portrait photography is another difficulty. So, can you create the look and style of an underwater portrait session at home? Well, photographer Gavin Hoey thinks you can, and what’s more, you won’t even get your feet wet! The secret to Gavin’s underwater look is Mylar. Usually used…
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Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG DN Art Lens | Men's Portrait Photography Shoot with Sal D'Alia
Content Producers Sal D’alia and Fernando Martinez try out the Sigma 50mm f1.4 Art Lens for a winter shoot on the New York City High Line. ✘ Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG DN Art Lens Key Features: ► F1.4 Aperture ► High-speed AF ► Aperture ring ► Aperture ring click switch ► Aperture ring lock switch…
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Warm Winter Studio Portraits: Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
On cold winters day, being in a warm studio is very appealing. In this video photographer Gavin Hoey shows you how to add warmth to a small home studio shoot by making use of a warm tone wooden background, fabric flooring and and orange colored gel. Gavin also balances the brightness of the flash with…
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Dark And Moody Studio Portraits | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
It’s all about the shadows, get them right and you’ll be a master of the “dark” element of a low-key portrait. Adding some mood is a little more tricky. That requires a combination of carefully considered shadows, styling, or props that add some dark character and possibly a little bit of post-processing magic. Photographer Gavin…
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Improve Your Location Portraits in JUST 4 Ways! | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
The first step of to improve your location portraits is to be comfortable with being out in the open and knowing you’re going to face a whole range of challenges. Getting great location portraits is a combination of good lighting, the right camera settings and thinking about your backgrounds and Gavin Hoey is here to…
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Try This Torn Paper Portrait Hack! | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
If you’re after a fun and creative portrait technique that makes use of a random roll of colored background paper, then you’re going to love this! But as photographer Gavin Hoey suggests, before you start ripping holes in expensive seamless background paper, practice the technique on a small, inexpensive roll of thin white paper. Once…
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Portrait Shooting Distance – Why It Matters: OnSet ep.184
Join Daniel Norton OnSet in his Manhattan studio as he explains why where you stand is as important as the lens you use in portrait photography. Not only does distance to subject affect your depth of field, it also is the key to compression which will help shape your subject’s face. Related Products at Adorama:…