When space is tight making a full-length portrait that looks right and is also evenly lit can be a little bit of a photography challenge. Firstly, using a wide-angle lens for portraits can be tricky but also, where do you place your light? What sort of flash works best for full-length portraits?
The good news is Gavin Hoey has some simple answers to help you get perfect full-length portraits. Gavin starts by showing you how shooting at waist height will make a huge improvement to the perspective of your full-length portraits and then turns his attention to lighting. Using a single Flashpoint Evolv300 flash, Gavin demonstrates the effect of near and far flash and also the shadow results from a small and a large light source.
After the shoot, Gavin fine-tunes the final photo with both some simple cloning in Photoshop and some clever perspective healing using the amazing Vanishing Point filter.
Timestamps and Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:22 Wide angle lenses for portraits
3:22 Flash distance for full-length portraits
4:33 Bigger lights give softer shadows
5:27 Full-length portrait shoot
6:33 Cloning and healing in Photoshop
8:33 Summery and Subscribe
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✘ PRODUCTS USED:
Flashpoint XPLOR 300 Pro
Glow EZ Lock Wing-Like Umbrella (60″)
Glow ParaPop 28″ Softbox
Flashpoint R2 Pro Transmitter
Flashpoint 10’ C-Stand and Grip Arm
Olympus E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
Tether Tools Pro 16′ USB 2.0 Active Extension Cable
Tether Tools AeroTab
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32 responses to “Full Length Portraits In Small Spaces | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey”
Hi, Gavin, very interesting videos, I am watching you for years! One question: which tablet do you use for tethering? And what software?
Gavin Hoey is such a badass… Unpretentious. Simple. Low-cost. Great results. Shows you that it can be done. I appreciate him.
shadow on the wall ta-ra-ta-ta-ra
"Small space," but OMG look how high your ceilings are!!! Do the same video with 8' ceilings.
Excellent sir. What tip to anchor the focus while in action?
I really like the tablet setup for tethered shooting can you share more information about the tablet and what you're running on it? Lightroom mobile? Great video!
Love that umbrella (still don't have one though). Gavin, do you have a video on your tethering set up? Would love to know everything about this small and practical iPad or tablet based system. Thanks!
So artistic, creative and imaginative as always
this video helped a lot. thank you.
I noticed you left the umbrella box in its horizontal position vs using it in a vertical position. I would have thought vertical would have been better. But I see horizontal is just fine.
Would love to see how you used the fabric to make the dress.
Thanks for the beautiful video, I learned about lightning and camera angle for a full length shot.
I'm late, but wondering if rotating the umbrella 90 degrees would give you more even vertical coverage head-to-toe across Chloe? Or do you need it horizontal to spread light evenly across the background?
Great tutorial Gavin. I've been following you for a while now and appreciate all the education. Would you tell me what kind of focusing your using on the camera? What focus you use and where do you focus? I've Nikon DSLR camera.
great video as always, quick question, what monitor are you tethered to? does anybody know. thank you
thanks for the tips! I like your energy! Very enjoyed your vidéo! 🙂
can i do this kind of photos wit ha black background? how can i avoid lighting the black bacvkground and just light the subject with an umbrella?
Witch disply you have using in tether shoot
What i love with Gavin is that his photos doesn't necessarily look like Karl Taylor/super professional shot them. That's not the point. However he gives you the basics to learn and than do your own version of it! I hate when you watch a tutorial and the end result is more like Karl Taylor!
This video was perfect for me since I'm moving in to my own place and plan on having a staionary studio in the livingroom.
What was the tablet/ screen used?
Gavin you're such a brilliant person so generous really appreciate it
like the videos, but the right wall converging looked like was clone stamp at 45degree in PhotoShop
Love the tip about the vanishing point filter; will definitely use that on a couple of images.
Hello Gavin!! As always, your videos are so informative! THAKS FOR THEM!!
Question, What tablet /software are you using for tethering??
Thanks again
Never fails to inspire. Really proves that you don't need much to create master pieces.
I have to use a spare bedroom with the only available space of 2.5 mtrs to take portraits any advice ?
awesome
Can you tell me what screen you used for tethering your shots?
I love your show and details how to make a great picture
Thanks to the model Chloe for doing such a brilliant job 👍😊❤🏆✨
I`m an enthusiastic hobby photographer and the living room is my "studio" so I`m used shooting in small spaces 😉
For such full length portraits I mount two shoot-through umbrellas on the same light stand, one normal at the top as usual and one in the middle with a clamp. Both speedlites are in the same group and are used, regulated and triggered via radio system as a single speedlite. Depending on the situation, I also use a second such system if I want or need illumination from both sides, this is of course in a different group. The zoom of the speedlites are always set to 35mm and the dissusor caps are on their heads when I use them with umbrellas or soft boxes to avoid a hot spot in the middle.
In order to avoid complicated post-processing, which I always try, I hide the wall and floor with a sufficiently dimensioned matt white or other colors I like background fabric that I buy as an inexpensive remaining stock in decoration shops.
Question: What would be the reason to use the Wing-like and not a full circle umbrella of the same diameter?
Excelente!!!