Low Key lighting is more then simply photographing against a black background. Join us in this episode as photographer Gavin Hoey explains the technique of a correctly exposed image that mostly learns towards the dark side.
If you shoot in a small home or portable studio, low key lighting is one of the best lighting styles to learn and this video will give you some amazing ideas to start you off.
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Photos by Gavin Hoey
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Great educational clip, just what I needed. Thank you for doing the hard work 🙂
Gavin the man great teacher
How can I get moon light?
One of the best tutorials I have seen. Thank you.
I know her…
You do an amazing job. I always learn something and I also buy from Adorama.
Sir, you just earned your self a new subscriber. Thank you for this! Bookmarking for later 8:14
Excellent, thank you
Thanks Gavin, that Graduated Filter in raw is so neat and I just got to know it after 10+ years of PS. Great great tutorial!
You have an internal Mr. Bean dying to get out.
What is your post treatment application?
Never saw before such a great speech
I love your videos, Gavin! I wonder why the pictures are not brighter, because of the white walls. Got. white walls, too in my small studio but i don‘t get such pretty dark shots. Please help me. Thanks
what was your flash output?
Awesome tutorial! And very easy to understand from Italy!
Thanks for this low key lighting tutorial. It helps a lot.
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As always, very informative! Thanks for sharing.
Gracias Adorama por estos videos tan explicitos y de mucho contenido.
I'm a bit of a newbie to this, Why F8 when the clarity of the background is irrelevant. Why not the lowest F number on the model. Sorry if this is a dumb question, but like I said I'm new to it.
Do the same effect with your smartphone https://youtu.be/KhgkCOtI0eE
shooting in manual mode and spot metering the subject with the camera and confirm exposure using exposure indicator readings for highlights, midtones, and shadows is better way than using external light meter. To makes exposure adjustments you can simply change shutter speed.
Sir please can u provide subtitles
I understand every word u speak out.
I like your video