How to use Feathered Light | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Feathering a light is so much more than simply turning it away from your subject. In this video photographer, Gavin Hoey takes you through why feathering light is an essential studio lighting skill and how he uses it to control light in his small home studio.
Although the most common way to feather a light is to move it horizontally, Gavin also shows you how vertical feathering can open up more lighting options. He also bursts a popular portrait myth that feathering a light will give a softer light.
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Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
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This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen of what feathering is and how you can use it alter the look of your photos. Props to Gavin, as always!
Man… I can have the shittiest day of my life and one video from Gavin is all I need to turn that around. World needs more people like Gavin. I mean how can you not love this guy…
I ve been following this channel for 7 years. It amazes me how Gavin after all this years is still capable of producing fresh content! We love Gavin!
Great way to bring the truth about feathered light. I knew it largely controls where the light goes but never considered that it could actually make the shadow transitions “harder” by reducing the relative size of the modifier to the subject. Gavin, you’ve done it again!
Glad someone cleared this up. I've heard that feathering the light makes it softer from many prominent and very skilled photographers on RUclips, but it never made sense to me - relative size is the only thing that matters in how soft the light is. I'm surprised so many people believe that myth.
Very interesting that the feathered light gave harsher shadows. Makes perfect sense when you think about it. Gavin is the best!
Thanks Randy. When you think about it feathered light must be harder light and yet feathered light = soft light is repeated time and again... A bit like long lens compress detail 🤐
I was surprised by this too. The edge of the light is softer though so if that hit the model’s face, wouldn’t that give her softer shadows on her face?
If you start out aiming the soft box directly at the model and the gradually turn it so that the axis moves across her face, then you will get a gradual fall off of the light across the image and some softening of the shadows because of the light from the part of the soft box away from the model reaching more of the far side of the frame.
But if you turn the light so that it makes an obtuse angle to the background like in this video, then you will get harsher shadows from being lit with a small diffusion area.
Can we take the time to appreciate how much awesome content and superb educational videos we get for free?? Thank you Gavin and Adorama!!! You are super awesome!!!
I love the way Gavin demystifies a lot of these lighting and photographic techniques. What a great time to be learning photography!
Love Gavin's stuff. His enthusiasm and passion for photography resonates through these videos. 👌
It’s SO helpful when you show the “wrong” way to light a subject and then explain why. Thank you!!
one aspect of feathering a softbox away to the front of a subject is to achieve a more even light distribution from one side to the other side of a subject, f.e. a face or a group of poeple. the idea is based on the relative size of the lightsource and the inverse square law. the side of the subject closer to the light is „seeing“ less of the light while the other side further away from the light sees more which compensates for the loss of light which is caused by the inverse square law. that way you can get a directional light (as opposed to frontal lighting) but with a more even light distribution compared to aiming the light directly at your subject from one side.
So do you mean if you put a light to one side of a group facing across (parallel to the line of the group) in front of them, then that would achieve what you describe? Interesting!
Somehow even when you're telling m stuff I already know I still feel like I'm learning from you Gavin. Love your unassuming, yet exceptionally knowledgeable style. Keep teaching!
I agree 100%
I totally agree that it doesn't make the light softer to feather. But I think that the benefits of feathering the softbox comes when you have white walls or a v-flat on the opposite side of the light. The reflection fills in the shadows and you get this very diffuse light from the softbox. Cheers! Always fun to watch and be inspired!
I'm pretty use you'd get defused reflected light feathered or not. Either way feathering is a handy technique to master.
@@GavinHoey you def get diffused light light - I perhaps misspoke. When I said "very diffuse light" I was speaking of that gradual transition in the edge of the softbox - which as noted in the video has less of a hotspot. I was not speaking of the reflected light.
And you're very right about feathering being a handy technique. I can see I typed too quickly above that my comment sounded like feather was only good with a bounce. That was a mistake. I was just bringing up a point regarding the perceived "softness" comes from the bounce into a v-flat to fill in the shadows - effectively reducing the contrast and making it look softer even though the shadows are still harder than pointing the softbox straight on.
It really is obvious when you make changes to light angles. It takes a lifetime of playing around to master it but the journey is truly educational. Thanks Gavman
I really liked photo number three (without the light behind Jade). It really made the viewer focus on her face. For me, it was a very powerful effect. Thanks for another brilliant video!!!
Gavin never makes me tired with his presentations.👍
Your vídeos are truly enjoyable to watch and are filled with precious information. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge
Always love Gavin's tutorials! Thank you for this video!
Keeping your model away from the background minimizes the shadows.
I like your work!
He feathered the light. That new technique on display at the very end is a game changer!
Another to-the-point tutorial - thanks again, Gavin. I never think of feathering up and down!
Daaamn youre simply great! The way you share knowledge its superb, thanks and congratulations Gavin!
I love Gavin Hoey lessons!!!
Love your work Gavin. Clear concise and entertaining 🥰
Gavin you are the best!!! Talented and very easy to understand 😃
Your the best Gavin ....you make this channel what it is!!!!
One of my favourite videos yet Gavin! Side note, top marks for Jade.
Gavin I love your tutorials, I have started to work in a photography studio and it's so much fun to learn from you and to put it in practice at work, thank you so much!
Really enjoy the mix of your passion in presenting the information
Gavin!! Another great video from Adorama and You!! So much of positive energy and so much simplicity in technique!!
Another great video Gavin, Thanks to you and all the Adoram family for all you teach us
Thank you too!
Nice! Surprised to not see an flare working so close to the light
Thanks Alex. No flare issues here, probably a combination of awesome Olympus optics and years of experience working in my small home studio.
Love this dude - been following since the GavTrain days.
I feel there is more to it than that as far as shadow harshness . the model and light position, the modifier used, I most definitely get a softer light when using feathered. like everything in studio lighting its picking the correct choice as you say.
Another sweet video !!! I liked that you tried the feather in different directions and positions. I've added it to my Library for future viewing.
Thanks Michael. Feathering up isn't something I'll be doing to often in my small home studio 😉
Thank you! Your videos are always so informative.
I feathered the light 😃
Straight and to the point. Excellent
Clear and with great examples, Thank you Gavin.
Lots of love Gavin!!!
Fantastic tutorial as always by gavin.
Clear as ever Gavin. My start up for retirement. An idea first, a big part of marketing plays a big part to have this endeavor successful. Thank you as always!
Fantastic tutorial Gavin!! You are the best!!👍
I always think about it as a soft box having two falloffs: ISL distance falloff, and angle falloff. Feathering mainly uses the second one.
Thanks again Gavin, great tutorial and model.
Gavin, absolute legend. Love the Livestreams he's started with. Love how silly he is! He just gotta stop imagining its only gonna be him and Sam "watching" the stream. Ofcourse people will watch!!
I was reading a comment on how to avoid reflections on eyeglasses, one commenter suggest to 'feather' the light to avoid glace on the eyeglasses. I did not know what that meant. And my search led me to your nice, easy to follow demonstration. I love it! Thank you!
Great video Gavin. Thanks for working in a small room, you've mentioned a few details that other photog never mention.
Thank you- very well formatted set by set process for several looks. Easy to follow and duplicate.
Keep Feathering it Brother!
Best demo ever!
Perfect Technician. Good Job. Valzha Valamudan.
Love your videos Gavin! I'm subscribed to Adorama solely for your series 😎
Thanks. Do check out the rest of what Adorama has to offer 😉
Awesome as usual gavin.
This is a great one, very helpful. Thanks, Gavin. Love all of your videos.
You da man! I loved this video, super effects and yet oh so simple. Keep 'em coming Gavin.
Love it Gavin, simple and extremely affective results!
Always great videos with the use of flash. Learned a lot!
Interesting. The part where you had the side by side caparison of the shadows behind Jade for the direct light vs the feathered light, I noticed that while the shadow on the wall was softer with the direct light, the shadows on her face were harder and the inverse was also true for the feathered light.
Very nice informative video Gavin, loved it
Gavin and Mark both are my fav..
I feathered the light ...Classic gavin ...love it
A dad joke apparently 😉
Thanks Gavin. This was very helpful. You make learning fun.
really thanks for your sharing , i learn alot to shooting portrait photo
Well I learnt something today, Thanks!
I'm your greate fan! I've learnt a lot thanks to you. Greetings from Poland.
excellent tutorial, thank you very much for sharing your knowledge,
How did you use the power of the flash ?, in ttl or manual ?, when you feathered the light, also modified the power?
I usually shoot with manual flash Herbert. The give away is my flash meter hanging off the light stand. If I turn or move the light/model I'll re-meter even if I don't show it in the video.
I love Felix Kunze’s work and much of his teaching, but he always talks about soft feathered light which drives me nuts. I have tested it and got the same results as your results and another blog I read. What feathering does do well is lighten shadows if using a reflector and I think that is where the confusion arises in that lest contrasty shadows seem more soft but are just more flat.
Excellent Tutorial! Thank you Gavin and Adorama!
Thank you for watching!
Amazing sir! Hugs from Brazil
A big help thank you very much
Gavin - That was "brilliant" helped a lot. Thank you. You're the best!
Nice setups. Must try!
Gavin is the greatest
Excellent tutorial.
This is super-useful information, as always!
Really great info for us beginners just starting out with OCF flash appreciate you sharing the info 👏👏👏
Excellent! Thank you!!
I’m on the verge of creating my own purpose built studio, having done Caribbean beach / hotels and underwater photography all my life. Your tutoring is without doubt ace. Thanks amigo. @DDragonPhotos.
Gavin the man the myth the legend .....
Useful. Will watch again.
Thank you!
Very useful video , I learned lot from it, looking forward more videos like this keep it up good work, thanks a lot sir R.manohar , india,chennai
Gavin is the best.
Good work!
Gavin makes another great video. I have a square box. WouldnI still get similar results?
Great tips as usual
As always great tutorial!
Saludos desde Puerto Rico!!!!!!
Excelente tutorial!!!!!!
Saludos Miguel! Gracias por el apoyo!
Gavin, you're the best. I like your videos. Thank you.
Well explained. You did a good job, sir.
Bonjour Gaving, tu n'as pas repris la mesure de lumière à chaque fois ? did you take light meter all the time ?
This guy is awesome.
you made it look so easy. amazing
Hey, Gavin. Nice feathering at the end. You obvioulsy know your lights.
Mr. Gavin, thank you for all you do. Can you tell me or give a link where I can get that gray or black background?
Love the feathers
Thanks John. Feathered light... such a dad joke 😁
Brilliant!!!!
Good lesson. 👍🏾
Excellent as ever Gavin. Could you possibly do a video about how your home studio Is Set up with lights backgrounds distance etc. -
Hi Gary. Honestly, there's not much you don't see in the video. Actually that's not entirely true, there's all my junk hidden just out of frame 😉
@@GavinHoey funny that sounds exactly like my home studio. It's amazing what you can hide behind a camera!
thank you! I've learned something new today :)