One flash, three studio lighting styles

[aodes83]

ow come'on gavin ,, a hasselblad !! for real ! man i saved for half a year to get my 600D , and i ain't planing to change it for the next 3 years,,, great tutorial as usual though

[PhuNguyen88]

Hasselblad quality is similar to 5d mark 2 ? dont forget D700. Anyway, you cant compare like that. Every tool has its own purposes. Hasselblad designed to produce billboard advertising, yes the whole freaking billboard.

[alansm136]

If anyone has a Hasselblad lying around and not using it, please send it to me.

[MrsOneWattle]

Nice to see a male model, and one that isn't "pretty". Great video again!

[lotfihdv]

when using ND filter do you take meter reading before the filter is fitted or after?

[djembedrummer]

@lotfihdv Doesn't make a difference. The thing is that the light doesn't know you have an ND filter. If you use a light meter and get f8, and you want to use an ND4, you would need to adjust until you're metering at f16, therefore the light is cranking out two more stops of light to compensate. ND2=1 stop, ND4=2, ND8=3, etc.

[Sceme1991]

Could you do a tutorial on how to guide a model? Just some basic tips. I'm usually shooting non living objects cause they don't make weird faces but when I'm asked to shoot graduation pictures for example I find it very hard to tell the model how to act in front of the camera. I end up taking tons of pictures from the same angle because I know that most of them fail. Thanks!

[xgreenymeex]

Brilliant videos, great to watch and learn :)

[criscs5]

ugly ass model...lo...can i be the model next time ;) lol

[adriankellly]

Hey Gavin. Quick question. You have continuous light and a strobe in the same softbox? Where are those flashes coming from? Thanx. And good job on the tutorials.

[dothisdothat321]

that model is really lucky, hes being photographed with top of the line camera. Did you rent the hassleblad or buy it? im guessing you rented it? Is it expensive?

[orgazmo1009]

@dothisdothat321 hes at hasselblad studios. put 2 and 2 together.

[themusicalnomad]

Hi PhotoGavin! I really like your videos, particularly the 15 minute challenges. I have a request: please would you make some tutorials for beginners? You know, the really basic fundamentals. You've explained aperture already, but it would be great to get some tutorials on things like shutterspeed, ISO, white balance, focus, composition, etc as well. Thanks!

[CatHeadBiskit]

maybe i missed something, but can you show how your flash is set up vs. where your light is please?......great photos!!

[ZacFreeland]

Any tips on a cheap studio kit?

[SuperMangn]

Hi Gavin, if I send you a picture can you tell me what editing has been done to it because I love what the photographer has done but I am having trouble getting photos the same as it.

[TiranosaurusRex2010]

Hey, Gav, how do you get those crispy B&W images ? Please, share with us ...

[Sundells]

I like your videos:) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year:)

[exsing]

Love your work Gavin!

[101jumpit]

What or who do you have to be,before you could borrow a Hasselblad for the day ????????

Bloody Royalty !!!!!!!

Get Real Gav................

[jakehanson123456789]

Gavin could yo do a tutorial on light meters?

[MrLallaboy]

hi Gavin, i saw your 3 point lighting kit video (very informative)- for studio / portrait photography do you recommend the continuous lighting or speed lights through the same setup?

[fret2424]

A $42,500.00 60mp camera?

REALLY?

Like a tutorial on how to drive a manual transmission... In a FERRARI!

[venuslnd]

That camera is huge.

[ahnyoung1]

Gavin, you are great. Thank you.

[mpc16pads]

Hello, Gavin What kind of light was used in set up number two?

[dima9944]

wow, you really use that light meter as a crutch.

[oceandrew]

@dima9944 As opposed to what .... bracketing to dial in your exposure? Studying multiple histograms on the camera's LCD? What if you're renting the studio and model by the hour? Best to know how much light your strobes are pumping out so you can nail your exposure on the first shot instead of fumbling around in the dark and wasting time.

[br0neck]

what about softbox reflection on his glasess?

[abdiasnahum]

Gavin !! next video you can show us the post process ??? That'll be awesome !!

[pjos111]

I take it your using a shutter speed of 1/250 so that ambient light will not be it the shot? I am guessing :)

[PhotoGavin]

@pjos111 Correct :-)

[pjos111]

@PhotoGavin Thanks for the reply that has eased my mind :) Thanks again for the video and thank you for the DVD I just bought from your web site Elements Essential Skills. I have been learning a lot today ! Really easy to understand also and I would recommend it to anyone. Paul Harley

[Memories4lifemedia]

@PhotoGavin Hi Gavin I am a new subscriber to your pod cast and I love what you have done, but I have been looking for a E-mail address on your site? but as a typical man I must have missed it. What I would like is a place where I/we can down load episodes to keep and refer to as and when needed? Do you do this, and if not may be this is something to look towards doing???

[igelice84]

Great Video :) Thumbs Up :)

Greets from Germany

Igel-Ice

[shakndatass]

That was really easy to understand thanks heaps.. all i have to do is buy the equipment,,, apart from the hasselblad somehow don't know if we will see that in NZ sometime soon, so i'll stick to my Canon

[pmgurjar]

Excellent video and excellent photos, Gavin! Thanks!

[goonswarm007]

Great Model

[tritonio]

Dileini big guy !

[Ice0786]

The first lighting set up, that was over head, was that a beauty dish??

[MsKathy07]

Can you recommend a brand/model for a good light meter for someone just getting started? Also, can you tell us the name brand/model of the soft box you used? Great photos, awesome tutorial! Just what I needed.

[PhotoGavin]

@MsKathy07 I use Sekonic L308s flash meter... Sorry, no idea on the softbox brand used in the Hasselblad studio

[freestylefilmsinc]

@MsKathy07 the lights look like broncolor so possibly the same brand

[ngbrian1111]

Love the video, thank you!!!

[blende666]

Nice Video. I love the sound of the Hassi :) I had the Chance to try the H4D40 for 3 Weeks this year and I have to say: It`s something like a Drug for me..and even its expensive, its worth every single penny....the Image Quality is amazing and the cam and the lens is perfect quality

[jh3835]

com on gavin, a Hasselblad! why couldn't you use your canon like normal people?

[josh885]

@jh3835

If you had a chance to shoot with a Hasselblad wouldn't you take it too?

[mrsal911]

Hey gavin a question, how do you get such good natural vignetting? is it because your using a flash?

[Sprenklefish]

That Hasselblad is way expensive! BUT, can you get a similar result from a 5D mkII??? Anyway, another great video, Gav! You make it look easy. I know it ain't!

[PhotoGavin]

@Sprenklefish 100% yes. The camera is a tool, nothing more. The only difference is the size of the files and thus their quality. My 5D mk2 is excellent, the Hasselblad was a step up again, but so was the price! Nice to try, but not for me.

[xboxcrazee]

wow that camera's a brute.....but on another note Gav..Wern't you doing a video of building a pc specifically for photo work....I say this because now it has got be thinking along these lines and wondered how yours came out..Also what windows did you use??? thanks

[PhotoGavin]

@xboxcrazee The PC worked out very well. Three posts about it on my website gavtrain dot com

[legaliciousM]

Hello Gavin. I was wondering, what kind of device do you take those meter readings with? I'm new in photography

[Maxsdiscos]

@legaliciousM - Most likely a digital Sekonic light/flash meter.

[altus2]

Hi, just curious, what lens was it?

[blende666]

@altus2 for me it looks like the 50 to 110 mm zoom lens 

[alextfotografias]

Fantastic!!!



[zgmzero]

nice video as usual, but to be honest i don't enjoy the background music this time

[aleksandersandstrom]

you looks so tiny next to him!

[KmBdstudios]

Why does your camera have to be so awesome?

[tretreant]

he reminds me of pitbull

[AllEverythingHere]

where can i get that last background from please reply

[skidgalning]

is this a re-uploap?, i think i've already seen this video..

[Snorelax63]

Delaney looked suspiciously like security for the Hasselblad. Excellent tutorial. Thank you :)

[N6600]

This Hasselblad model sounds not so "poppy". What model has that distinct sound?

[froschi]

great pattern on that last back ground, love it!!!

[nerwin]

30,000 dollar camera and you don't have a large enough memory card for it? Its like buying a Bugatti Veyron, but can't afford the fuel.

[FRooGZ]

Forgot to say that you were using three VERY BIG white panel reflector at the left! this make a HUGE difference!

[kaisar1]

one cant keep his/her eyes off that Hasselblad during this video

[mybloodysabbath]

hi what camera did u use?

[djlaxa]

i don't wanna mess with your model :))

[PhotoGavin]

@djlaxa Great! That was exactly the look we were going for... Delaney was a true pro :-)

[hyacinthdibley]

@djlaxa lol. I was thinking the exact thing. Delaney looks way too cool.

This is a great video; great tutorial. :)

[dakipro]

Great video Gavin,

Thanks for making it and sharing it with us!

[GabrielKnightz]

I don't mean to be rude but you two look like two whole different species of human beings lol.

[PhotoGavin]

@GabrielKnightz Looks can be deceiving... He was a true gent and even helped me when broke the lighting stand in the last set up :-)

[lexen]

@GabrielKnightz hahahaha

[SpunkeyMonkey]

Hand over that camera at once! ..... Great vid some good tips, your vids always put my mind at rest before a shoot if I'm having a blank day!!

[leo140485]

Zack Arias - One Light

[07rjw]

Swagga...

[jameslcr]

great gav bring back the 5d k2 though

[PhotoGavin]

@jameslcr The 5D suits my style of day to day photography much better I think. Having said that I wasn't going to turn down the chance to use a Hasselblad for a day :-)

[TroIlIl]

@PhotoGavin do you ever face a AF problem when you are using your 5mk2 w 24-105 in low light situation? I'm worried that the 5mk2 will have focusing problem because i enjoy night photography. Thanks

[CIRCUSPOPE1]

QUESTION:

what camera setting are you shooting in?

Great video by the way!

:D

[ozstriker1984]

@CIRCUSPOPE1 he is shooting at 1/250 iso 100 and just adjusting his f stop according to the light meter, for this he would have to shoot in manual

[Varguitas10]

first =D

Nice Video Gavin!

How much does one of those cameras?

[xtarsy]

@Varguitas10 Hasselblad body only costs about 29 000$ ; )

[PhotoGavin]

@Varguitas10 It cost a lot more then I could afford, but fun to play with for a day :-)

[muusers]

Ah great, I'll just get my hasselblad out...