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Making fake rain inside a studio is a great way to create an image that's very different to most studio portraits but still keeps you in total control. In this video Gavin Hoey walks you through his rain covered window set up. He's got…

A fan or wind machine is a great accessory for adding some movement to your models hair and outfits when shooting studio portraits. But what works best? Well that's what photographer Gavin Hoey tests out by pitting four different ways…

If you work in a small studio and have only one color background, which should you choose? Photographer Gavin Hoey is here to convince you that gray is the top color background and he proves it be demoing four simple lighting tricks…

Adding a splash of water to your portraits is a fantastic way to create energy and originality to your portraits but in order to freeze water you'll need a little bit of technical knowhow. That's where photographer Gavin Hoey can help.…

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…

New Updated video with quieter transitions This 10 product photography tips, things you should be doing. Hopefully the tips will help you in your product photography, this is basic stuff and there is a lot more to product photography…

Shooting in a small home studio or with a portable studio can limit the size of background you can use. Luckily Gavin Hoey is here with some simple tips to help turn any small studio in to a space with a giant background. Related…

Shooting against a dark background can cause problems, especially if your subject is wearing dark cloths. Fortunately, Gavin Hoey has a couple of tricks and tips to avoid his model blending into the background. In this video you’ll see…

One light is a great place to start with studio lighting, but adding a second light opens up a whole new world of possibilities to the home studio photographer. In this video, Gavin Hoey shows how adding a hair light can separate a…

Product photography tutorial presented by Gavin Hoey showing the high power tabletop lighting kit from smick.co.uk shows how to take pictures on whit and black backgrounds using home made lighting table. The 105w bulbs are now smaller…