Not every photo has to be perfect straight out of the camera. In fact, sometimes post-processing is the only way to create the look you are after. If you know your studio session is only part of the journey, getting it right for your computer should be your aim.
In this deep dive tutorial, photographer Gavin Hoey has two fine art photo looks in mind, and both require swapping out the background in Photoshop. As Gavin explains, using a mid-grey background in the studio will make editing in Photoshop easier, just as he uses.
Gavin Hoey goes over the first look, a simple one-light set-up using a Flashpoint XPLOR300 light and a large Glow softbox showing why real shadows on the grey background will add depth to the final photo, so he demonstrates how moving the flash will affect the shadows. After the photo session, Gavin takes you into Photoshop for a detailed walkthrough of his fine art photo editing.
The second look starts with a two-light set-up for a shadowless background and once again Gavin moves from the studio to Photoshop. This time he shows his technique for combining a texture and a realistic background to create a second, very different-looking, fine art portrait but taken in the same studio, against the same grey background.
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Timestamps and Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:23 Lighting a grey paper background
3:10 Portrait session with a birdcage
3:53 Photoshop a new textured background
6:20 Lighting for a new “outside” background
8:25 Portrait session with red flowing fabric
9:12 Photoshop editing to extend a grey background
10:47 Photoshop in a new “outside” background
12:33 Conclusions and Subscribe
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Savage Background Paper, 86″ wide x 36′ Thunder Gray, #27
Flashpoint XPLOR 300 Pro
Flashpoint eVOLV 200 Pro
Flashpoint R2 Pro Transmitter
Flashpoint 10’ C-Stand and Grip Arm
OM SYSTEM OM-1
OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro II
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Glow EZ Lock Collapsible Silver Beauty Dish (42″)
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Comments
27 responses to “Studio Portrait to Fine Art In Photoshop | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey”
I was so eager to learn fine art and I found this video, thank you!!!!
Thank you so much Gavin Hoey you are my favourite photography teacher
Which digital light meter do you use. Have you done a YouTube about using using it! If not please could you
Please I want to do it tomorrow
I want to do a video event
Please what is the last software you use apart from photoshop
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thanks 🙂
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Amazing..! Thanks..!
I'm curious about why you don't use a mask on the layer and paint it with black to remove the unwanted texture effect?
Superb!
Hey Gavin, why grey background is better than the white or black and what problems can occurs with these colours?
As always joyfull to watch
Why don't you use select subject and invert the selection for the first texture? I use it all the time with a grey background and it works great!
This was excellent, loved hearing the thought process you went through.
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Great content as always but my favourite bit is when you decide the red fabric isn’t folding and just throw it away 😂😂
Just out of curiosity for a studio newbie here…what would be the issues you get using a white or black background instead of grey?
Curious, why did you paint color on the backgrounds rather than mask it out? I gather it is to leave some of the background image colour and texture on Chloe for the sake of blending.
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This was fabulous. This is a topic that I've always been curious about. You make photoshop a much friendlier place to work!
How tall is your studio?
Gavin this is another great video on flash photography and I have learned so much from watching your videos. I love the way you handle the post-processing steps and un-complicate things. I would like to see more post post processing incorporated in your videos if that is possible.
I'd love to know more about creating the fine art feel rather than just applying a filter, how to build the look in PS etc. hope you could consider that for a future video Gavin.
As ever, great videos
I have a very small space which lens would be good to capture full body images?
Good job Gav!