Single Speedlight Low Key Portraits | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey

Can a small Speedlight be used in a larger softbox? It’s a question that often gets incorrectly answered with a flat no. But keep your light close to your subject and you might be surprised at what your little Speedlight can do. Low-key lighting gives photographer Gavin Hoey the perfect opportunity to put that theory into practice and take some beautiful studio portraits along the way. Gavin starts out by showing the distance limitations of his Flashpoint Speedlight and offers a quick fix suggestion to get the best low-key lighting from a single flash. He then goes on to show three variations of low-key portrait lighting that are perfect for large softboxes and little lights. Finally, Gavin has some top tips on how he maximizes the light output from a Speedlight and large softbox combo. Timestamps and Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:10 How NOT to use a Speedlight and large softbox 2:37 Simple low key one flash lighting 3:39 Simple low-key portrait session 4:17 Feathering the softbox for a low-key look 6:23 Feathered low-key lighting photo session 7:15 Backlit low-key lighting 9:30 Backlit low-light photo session 10:30 Quick tips to maximize Speedlight power 11:20 Conclusions and Subscribe SUBSCRIBE AND BE PART OF THE ADORAMA FAMILY: ➥ https://www.youtube.com/user/adoramaTV __________________________________ Be the first to shop our great deals and sales by signing up for emails from Adorama! https://www.adorama.com/MyAccount/Login __________________________________ ✘ PRODUCTS USED: Flashpoint Zoom Li-on X Round Speedlight https://www.adorama.com/fplfsmzlxo.html Glow EZ Lock Collapsible Silver Beauty Dish (42") https://www.adorama.com/glbdez42s.html Glow S2 Round Flash S-type Bowens Mount Bracket https://www.adorama.com/glbdsm02pro.html OM SYSTEM OM-1 https://www.adorama.com/iomom1.html OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro II https://www.adorama.com/iom1240pb.html Lexar Professional 1667x 64GB SDXC UHS-II/U3 Memory Card https://www.adorama.com/ilxsd64g1667.html Kupo 20" Master Raiser C-Stand https://www.adorama.com/kuks703712.html Tether Tools Pro 16' USB 2.0 Active Extension Cable https://www.adorama.com/ttcu1917.html Tether Tools AeroTab https://www.adorama.com/ttatl4.html Sekonic L-308 Flash Meter https://www.adorama.com/sksk401305.html #lowkeylighting #speedlight #adorama __________________________________ ❐ LET'S GET SOCIAL ❏ ➥ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/adorama/ ➥ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/adorama/ ➥ Twitter https://twitter.com/adorama ➥ Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/adoramaxp ➥ Adorama Music https://www.youtube.com/adoramamusic ❐ MORE ADORAMA ❏ ➥ Shop https://www.adorama.com/ ➥ Blog https://www.adorama.com/alc/ ➥ Live Events https://www.adorama.com/g/42-live ➥ Create No Matter What https://www.adorama.com/g/create-no-matter-what ➥ Podcast https://www.adorama.com/g/adorama-podcast# __________________________________ Follow Gavin on https://www.instagram.com/thegavinhoey Model Jade Lyon https://www.instagram.com/jadelyon __________________________________ THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING!