Easy One Light Headshots | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey

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The secret to getting the perfect headshot is communication. On the day of your headshot session you, as the photographer, need to focus on the subject and not on your camera or lighting. So keeping things simple but flexible is a smart idea.
That’s where photographer Gavin Hoey can help. In this video, he shares three quick and easy headshot lighting set-ups that only use one light. Along the way, Gavin shares some top tips on how to avoid shiny skin, when and where to use a reflector and perhaps most usefully, what should you do with your subject’s hands!
The three set-ups start with a single Flashpoint XPOLR300 flash before Gavin adds a silver reflector into the mix. But if flash isn’t your thing, Gavin has you covered as his third lighting set-up is all about playing to the strengths of LED or continuous light. That means, shallow depth of field photos and making your subject's eyes look bright and super colorful, all thanks to a single Nanlite FS-200.
This short video is packed full of real-world photography tips aimed at making sure your photography doesn’t get in the way of communication with your subject.
Timestamps and Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:08 Planning your headshot photo session
2:09 How light size and position improve your portraits
3:59 Portraits with consistent color and exposure
4:50 Leaning against a wall headshot photo session
5:35 Overhead or beauty light headshot portraits
7:25 How to pose hands in a headshot portrait
8:17 Headshots that show your subject's vocation
8:53 Tips for using continuous LED light for headshots
10:48 LED lit headshot session with shallow DOF
11:28 Conclusions and Subscribe
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@D-Professor 7 ай бұрын

No matter how long I’ve done this or how many times I watch your awesome instructional videos, I always learn something valuable, Gavin. Thank you and Season’s Greetings.

@GavinHoey 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment and I'm glad to have helped 👍

@fingerstylefan 3 ай бұрын

Yea like the continuous light for the small pupal effect. What a great tip.

@wash63able 7 ай бұрын

I'm just starting out with headshots. I watch your videos more than I care to admit. I once had one of your one light setup videos playing as I tried follow along step by step. Please continue educating people like me with what you do Thank you in advance.....

@Whatreally123 7 ай бұрын

Gavin has been at this for so long and yet every video is amazing and much we can learn. And such a lovely positive man. Thank you Gavin. PS: whenever Mark Wallace is in town, pls do a photo shootout like the old days

@anujasharma9677 6 ай бұрын

❤Gavin no matter how many times I watch your videos, the pleasure is immense each time and there is always a learning cuve. Thank you for your mentoring.

@jaimesilva3934 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Gavin for another great video packed with tips!

@sethie_shots 7 ай бұрын

Always my _favorite_ presenter! Many thanks Gavin! Cheers

@Sportserjeff 7 ай бұрын

The hardest part was for Sophie to pretend not to be a model ! One of things I do is catch the unguarded moments when someone is laughing or making silly faces. It may not be used but they always remember it!

@jerrym8140 7 ай бұрын

She’s an amazing talented and beautiful subject. Gavin it’s so fun to watch you work and you’re a wonderful educator. Beautiful images and just one light.

@GavinHoey 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words 😊

@TheNightshadeKiria 7 ай бұрын

I just love this channel: as model and cosplayer it helps so much to understand the work of a photograph so much better and so I can be a better model / cosplayer myself. What Ii would love to see here a few times more often would be like cosplay shootings, setting up a set with a few more props or videos about locations (what makes a location great - especially outdoor).

@jeanleguique4280 7 ай бұрын

What a very charming person there 🤓😊. Thank Gavin for having made here shine.

@KenCheng 7 ай бұрын

Great video Gavin! Thanks for Sharing! 👍

@pradipkotecha4058 6 ай бұрын

Hi Gavin. As always another fantastic video to educate us all.Love watching your tutorials...cant get enough. Have a lovely festive season and stay blessed my friend.

@Bankonjovan 4 ай бұрын

Golden nuggets in this video! Thank you!!

@johnhume3932 7 ай бұрын

Love the shots of Sophie 'not being a model'. I find that it is very difficult to get models to produce a normal, natural smile 😊.Far too often they take on a 'far away distant ' look.

@pambishop5410 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic tip about continuous flash and pupil size! Thank you!!

@josh3212b 7 ай бұрын

I really enjoy your videos, Gavin. Keep up the good work!

@kennethnielsen3864 7 ай бұрын

YES!!! Smiling Sofie, that just makes her photos so much better in my opinion.

@seaeagles6025 6 ай бұрын

Some really great advice Gavin especially getting the subject to use their hands. And if your subject has a vocation to bring some of that vocation into some of the head shots, great idea. Thanks for sharing this video. 😊

@MiguelSantos-ow6ik 7 ай бұрын

You rock Gavin! I always learn something new from your videos! cheers!

@stephanyfaycohen3842 7 ай бұрын

Many thanks, Gavin. Great video.

@Thecharlieroc1 7 ай бұрын

And you too Sophie! Happy holiday to you and your family and don't need too much. You look beautiful.

@andymcgarty3099 7 ай бұрын

Great video, nice to try simpler things and still get excellent results.

@stephenfilby9147 7 ай бұрын

What stunning portraits ! Well done both of you ...

@kennypringle4580 2 ай бұрын

You are an excellent photographer. I’ve been watching your videos for years👍

@daweiflimsandphotography 19 күн бұрын

honestly i love him, great teacher to have

@newsspoiler 7 ай бұрын

Awesome video Gavin! I always learn something new, watching your videos. Keep up the good work 🙂.

@charliegreen1989 7 ай бұрын

Great video Gavin really enjoyed it. I love using a single light and will be exploring more just using the one.

@Januby 7 ай бұрын

Superb video sir Gavin :)! It took me back to the basics and it reminded me that simplicity can achieve beautiful images as well.

@alvinbartolome1239 2 ай бұрын

Definitely underrated. Gavin is so good at this.

@marcelopinto8713 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video, it is always a pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you very much Gavin!

@josephchan4198 7 ай бұрын

Good refresher course. Awesome work.

@paulbell9957 7 ай бұрын

Another terrific video Gavin, love the images, especially from the third set up. Great stuff as always 🙂

@GavinHoey 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul 👍

@pedrinnieves1756 7 ай бұрын

Like always I like it, Gavin really share his knowledge and do it in a fun ways. Thank Adorama and the team to make it happens..

@tommytexter4054 7 ай бұрын

My favorite Hoey girl Sophie is back!🎉

@stevefrederick9736 7 ай бұрын

Glad to see Sophie back...

@malhamishery9 4 ай бұрын

You make both informative and entertaining tutorials. Thank you

@paulmullin3202 7 ай бұрын

What a brilliant video, so informative yet so relaxed . To use one of your phrases awesome.

@johnkealy2238 6 ай бұрын

Superb as always. Made to look so easy!

@carlostochehenderson2990 7 ай бұрын

absolutely love this video, as always. Great shots of Sophie, beautiful smile :)! Thanks Gavin!!!...much love from Perú

@tadamsedits 7 ай бұрын

Love the content Gavin! I recently started doing headshots for friends and family using a single continuous light and your videos have been a huge help!!! Love from Texas

@GavinHoey 7 ай бұрын

Glad we've been of help. Have fun with the headshots :)

@brucenichols7760 7 ай бұрын

I always enjoy your videos but especially this one. I really liked the three variations and the demonstrations during the video. Thank you. Happy Thanksgiving.

@GavinHoey 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words, glad you enjoyed it 👍

@randallgarner1894 7 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you!

@WiliCamacho 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely loved this video! Very helpful, informative. Can’t wait to try these techniques. It would be even better if there were a workshop I can join in NY 😄

@pathogan4854 4 ай бұрын

some brilliant nuggets of wisdom Gavin thank you for sharing ! great work and always great to see the beautiful Sophie

@RIOjonesnc 7 ай бұрын

excellent tutorial. thank you

@AjaniIdowu-yj1sp Ай бұрын

This is mind blowing!!

@mk1photography61 7 ай бұрын

Great video Gavin excellent explanation as always

@hameer9730 4 ай бұрын

You are amazing Gavin.

@Impostertot 7 ай бұрын

Shebang! You nailed it Gavin. Thanks.

@pattymattes7124 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for another awesome video!!!

@GavinHoey 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Patty 👍

@kevinmcallister2938 7 ай бұрын

fab work as always..

@NIckyNXPhoto 28 күн бұрын

Thanks Gavin a really useful reboot

@RYstudio202_PA 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Enjoyed your professional tutorial and informative presentation.

@hetsleb 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Gavin!

@dunnymonster 7 ай бұрын

You're a day early Gavin, I thought it was Thursday already! Another brill back to basics tutorial 👍

@jpdj2715 6 ай бұрын

Always fun to see Hoey working his tiny studio to great effect. Yes (text introduction), communication is #1. In another industry this was my mantra: your work is 80% communication (with client and their stakeholders) and in this case, the other 20% was internal communication. Run a more than 1 person studio and it's the same. "One light" - I would argue that the reflector is a light too as it is actively positioned and angled, rather than passively used like a wall or floor. The communication being so important is why "recognition AI AF" has become very important to me. It allows me to not look through the camera and maintain contact with the sitter. Way back, with the Hasselblad or large format, this was a completely different more of operation. There's still no need to spray and pray because of the learning effects of way back, but the new technology can help a lot.

@Thecharlieroc1 7 ай бұрын

You and your family happy holidays. Be safe

@macwer73 7 ай бұрын

Master of simple and effective lighting. I love your content on Adoroma. Regards!

@fidiak 4 ай бұрын

Great video, thank you

@maxhermans4111 3 ай бұрын

Nice work really love what you do

@cillin4821 5 ай бұрын

Gavin - as always a very informative and enteraining video.

@joanna2496 20 күн бұрын

amzing, thank you

@JensErikThyholdt 7 ай бұрын

Always something to learn. Also discovered now that Sofie has a fantastically beautiful smile which she should show off more often. Mostly, models are way too serious. 😊😊

@BiggieZee 7 ай бұрын

Great to see Sophie back in a Gav video, its been a while 😊

@zacharypatsula9218 3 ай бұрын

Outstanding Video

@MariusVolden 7 ай бұрын

I feel like a kid watching tv every time i yell the models name, in this case «SOPHIEEE» along with Gavin 😂

@robbie915 7 ай бұрын

Blipiiii

@DirkBoldrini 3 ай бұрын

I do that too. Frightening.

@millerrd0725 7 ай бұрын

Gavin an og 💯

@Kevin_YouTube 7 ай бұрын

Brilliant 👍

@Sound-Lord 7 ай бұрын

Amazing model :)

@pinklady1980 3 ай бұрын

Very helpful!!

@johnclay7644 7 ай бұрын

great headshot video good imagery Well done and thanks Gavin.

@GavinHoey 7 ай бұрын

Thanks John 👍

@volkerehlert3132 7 ай бұрын

Great video The simplest sets are often the best. Thanks for showing. Greetings from Germany, from the city where your first SLR camera was built.

@petrholand3527 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Gavin, you and Sofia, she is not only beautiful, but also nice. Good job, greetings from the Czech Republic

@vperalta 7 ай бұрын

Our own head-shot, that is a great idea! Can you make a video on that subject?

@Joesphotography 7 ай бұрын

Another great video, i try the legs on a milk crate and it comes in handy.

@PEOPL.NATURETV 7 ай бұрын

Great tutorial. Am just starting a studio in Uyo . Aks , Nigeria . Learnt a lot here. Thanks for the content

@richardsears6005 7 ай бұрын

very informative

@coulibalyolivier8329 7 ай бұрын

Omg. I just noticed how to make pupil smaller 10:07. Thank you Gavin for such a useful information. The tutorial was great as always

@GavinHoey 7 ай бұрын

It's a small thing (pun intended) but pupil size passes an almost subconscious message and knowing when to make them large or small is an often overlooked skill.

@coulibalyolivier8329 7 ай бұрын

Thank you@@GavinHoey

@barkyvonschnauzer2188 7 ай бұрын

Outstanding! Gavin. Loved this one so much. Would love to see an outside shoot with the same lighting set up utilizing ugly backgrounds to get an even better shot / image. Thanks for the lesson

@GavinHoey 7 ай бұрын

Here you go :) kzfaq.infoLvuONHP7gKU?si=QQrbo6UFCCtY-jGu

@shawnvine4918 7 ай бұрын

I enjoyed the video. Doing self portrait headshots would be great. Thanks.

@kirstyhepworth7343 7 ай бұрын

Great video Gavin

@GavinHoey 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Kirsty 👍

@kirstyhepworth7343 7 ай бұрын

@@GavinHoey your very welcome

@kentskjnnemann5629 7 ай бұрын

love it, and would love a self portrait course :)

@donbodat 7 ай бұрын

SHABANG!

@MrRafayat 6 ай бұрын

Thanks

@zedbleu4444 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Gavin for this informative video. You mentioned a future video about taking self head shots. A good question for this subject: I got many vintage, and also some new, manual lenses. I'd really like to use them when I do self portrait, but I can't find a way to focus properly. Is there a trick to make this easier ? Maybe there is simply no way... Thanks Gavin

@cesarebonazza 7 ай бұрын

I have done headshots now for 13 years you are great and you know more then most !! Good Job, My first camera was OM 1 :) film

@GavinHoey 7 ай бұрын

Thanks. I did corporate head shots for years (although not as many as yourself) keep it simple, make them smile, keep it short was usually my game plan 😉

@cesarebonazza 7 ай бұрын

@@GavinHoey Happy Thanks giving and thank you for the reply really appreciated.

@shawketyalda7009 6 ай бұрын

👍👍👍📸👍🎥👍👍👍. Beautiful

@BritishRosie-es3zr 7 ай бұрын

Great video - although Sophie would look amazing in a carrier bag and taken with a disposable party camera!

@truthsayers8725 7 ай бұрын

aaaaaaannnnnd ANOTHER great video. you and Sophie are a great team, and youre right, having someone who has half a clue to start when it comes to posing/modeling is 90% of the results. if youre serious about doing a 'self-headshot' tutorial PLEASE DO! i have shot some of myself but even with pre-focus, or standing directly in front of the lens and starting the shot with focus etc, and shooting at 5.6 i still often get out of focus shots. (not that you can teach the camera to focus properly!) i havent subscribed because i dont want to get suggestions of others from adoramaTV. i dont watch those creators...

@nexttvc 7 ай бұрын

Background gray link plz?

@Alex_Lancho 7 ай бұрын

Thanks A LOT Gavin, I learned so much from all your videos. Keep doing this great job. Greetings from Perú 🇵🇪

@GavinHoey 7 ай бұрын

Merci Alex 👍

@Pesinapesin 18 күн бұрын

I like this guy❤🌹🌹🌹

@markwhelan6285 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Gavin! If the key light should equal the camera aperture number, and if both are set to f4 or lower, would the light output be very low, depth of field shallow, and difficult to then also use a fill light as practically no light output with it? Thanks Gavin.

@cmdrxevaster 7 ай бұрын

Just a small request. Would you be willing to do some videos with models of different age, size, skin tones? I'm just getting into portrait photography and I will most likely not be working with professional models with great skin and such. It would be really helpful to see the best strategies to shoot people with wrinkles, rounder faces and bodies, facial hair etc. Love your videos and instruction style Gavin.

@robinjohnson1385 7 ай бұрын

Hi Gavin, I follow your videos as they are very weĺ constructed and helpful. I wondered what tips you might have for headshots/portraits for an older (70) female reluctant model.

@GavinHoey 7 ай бұрын

Hi Robin. I did a whole live session on reluctant model portraits which might help kzfaq.infoXcvpj8hi0R4?si=VfCOV5RKsn9xGnjl my reluctant model was at the opposite age range but I personally wouldn't change my approach because of someone's age.

@iKeto_gal 7 ай бұрын

Hi Sophie, what's your go-to foundation that looks good for portraits?

@jenniferknox1599 7 ай бұрын

❤

@paulchoccyt1303 7 ай бұрын

What's the external monitor for the tethering?

@helgarennke525 7 ай бұрын

Great video! In general, how close to the background should you place your subject to avoid shadows? I struggle with this a bit. Also, a self-portrait video would be awesome!

@GavinHoey 7 ай бұрын

Hi Helga. To avoid shadows it's not about the distance from the background but the angle of the light. Elevated and acute side angles of light can remove shadows (on head shots) on backgrounds at surprisingly close distances. On camera flash will throw a shadow onto the background even in a large studio!

@helgarennke525 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much,@@GavinHoey! I enjoy your videos!