Smoke machine Tips and Tricks: Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2024
- www.adorama.com
Smoke is a great way to quickly add atmosphere to your studio shots but when your studio space is small, smoke can quickly become a major problem. Fortunately portrait photographer Gavin Hoey has some great tips to make your next smoke filled shoot go better then ever.
Gavin will cover the three types of smoke he uses in his small home studio. He'll pass on his tips about how to light smoke with both flash and LED lights. He'll even show a few secrets on creating amazing backgrounds from thin air... and smoke.
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Model: Meg Biffin Instagram @meg_biffin
Photos by Gavin Hoey
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Finally after all those years. I found Gavin.
Really liked the light blaster when rays went through her arms.
Added a dimension to the image!
Another great tutorial and good advice on the smoke solution types. Love the way that Meg just 'turns on' the modelling - excellent work!
Love the simplicity of your videos, yet they are the most informative. Thank you, Gavin!
Great tutorial, as always. The model is gorgeous and looks like she have an on and off switch.. Hahaha! She knows her stuff well. Very impressed.
Just hearing the sound of Gavin's voice saying "In this video..." fills me up with anticipation. This session is mind blowing as usual. Thanks Gavin for this. Appreciate it :)
I really enjoy your tutorials. They are always entertaining and informative. Thanks Gavin!
One of the few people I like to watch on this channel top work
So many creative gadgets - love it!
Excelente, como siempre Gavin
You sir is full of ideas. Thank you. It's awesome
Great video as always. Thank you and Adorama.
Gavin you r the best!!! Straight into the point
Awesome video! Glad to see Gavin back!
Love Gavin Hoey creative style @adorama you have a genuine
I've worked with Meg both as a model and photographer. What a professional
Amazing work as usual Gavin, Great model as well.
Light Blaster is awasome. Great job Gavin, as always!!! Saludos from Barcelona
Great vid as always Gavin. Looking forward to trying this tomorrow :-)
Your model is amazing, she really knows how to make shapes
Never disappointed!! Thanks!!
great tutorial..thank you very much Gavin!
Brilliant as always and a beautiful model too! I bought a small smoke machine for my own " small home studio " but I've yet to try it out. I didn't realise there were different smoke types, I'll have to stock up on the various fluids 😊
Awesome as usual Gav, thanks to you and Sam.
Thank you Gavin for the tricks and tips brother. I needed something fresh to work on. Appreciate what you are doing everyday. Take care...I am always watching...lol
Nice work Gavin! I love the model too, very quick with the poses.
Wow...stunning pictures... Thanks for the tutorial
Fantastic pictures, Gavin ! And your model is really, really good.
Mate, you’re a star. Great model!
Exactly what I wanted to find. Thanks for the information and clear examples.
Another informative video, thank you Gavin.
Well done. Nice model. It was useful for me. Thanks !
Superb! Great tutorial, great results
Really inspiring for my next project!
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Many thanks for this video!
Gavin, You video is great! Now I know I need a Light blaster!
Love it ,excellent explained
Awesome video. I’ve done some smoke shoots, but not with a model yet. And I’ve been trying to figure out how to get light rays. That light blaster is exactly what I’ve been looking for.
Gavin ur creative person & great teacher
As always, great video!
As always a great vid loving it ;-) also great model
Fantastic as always :)
Gavin Hoey is the best
Great teaching video. I just started shooting smoke today. I had about a 30% success rate. So, I went to the University of UA-cam and found your video. Great advice!!!!!! I will be using your info, hopefully, to great success soon.
Loved it
wow..thank you for all your tips
Amazing man....❤
This has given my some new ideas Cheers Gavin
Model is amazing!
More more and more 🤙🏼👏🏼
Great video, like always
Meg is really good at her job.
Amazing! Just amazing!
Thank you!
Awesome totally....
Damn that model looks on point with that setup
Awesome!thanks :)
This was great
awesome!
I really enjoyed that video. Thank you. I loved the light blaster. I know what Santa can bring me now!
Thanks Frank, I do love the LightBlaster :)
Gavin "The Great Master of Take&Make", you deserve a like as always ))
Thank you :)
Thank you
Fun stuff!
Awesome
Very usefull to me. Thanks for answering my questions ;-)
You are just the best🍾🍾🍾I just got new idea for a photosession home for my wife😇
He he, Meg Biffin. She's changed a bit since being bitten by a vampire. Good tips. Thank you.
Круто спасибо за видео
Second best video on smoke! First one goes to Jason Lanier
Model wow :)
good as usual gavin do you not do any outside work now landscape etc
Great video Gavin, love your work. Although I'm a bit disappointed on the way the "Light Blaster" worked on your video. I just recently purchased one and could not get the results you achieved, had to return it.
Love your videos. Would you ever consider doing a video that shows your "Small home studio"? I would love to have a home studio. If i did, it would for sure be a "SMALL home studio". I would love to see yours in detail.
Not done a video as there's really nothing else to see. My studio wall is at one end, my PC is at the other. Lots more details are here scottkelby.com/guest-blog-wednesday-featuring-gavin-hoey
Gavin, thanks for all the videos. Does the 1200 set off fire alarms?,
I have that one
Where could i find that second light??? Awesome looking
Gavin what flash star device did you use behind her it looked awesome. It was not the Savage starlight I have that device. You used some kind of star device that was on the flash unit behind her ?
Great video my friend, what was the name of the (light blaster?) accessory that lights the background? This video is just what I was looking for today, many thanks I loved it.
spiffygear.com/light-blaster/
I know this is an old video, but maybe Gavin will still see the comment - I just acquired a fog machine and came acros this video - super content, and a great model! I have a LightBlaster and tried it with the fog, but couldn't get the sharpness of the lines you got Gavin. I was using a 3D printed gobo which has good edges that projects well onto a background. 50mm 1.8 lens wide open. I tried varying the focus distance on the lens but didn't see a lot of diference. Am I missing something?
Great video Gavin with very useful tips. My home studio is also our TV/Living Room with soft furnishings, carpets and curtains. Does anyone know if these smoke machines leave a residue?
This type of smoke machine uses water based fog fluid and doesn't leave any residue.
I want try a this, but diy, flash and colander/sive ....
I am curious on where you got your light blaster and if that is the actual name of the light? Thank you.
What were those 2 lights you were using towards the end of the video??
what you gave in front of the backlight at 5:05? Is it a gobo?
@thegavinhoey - Great video. I do have a question, the first set you indicated that CO2 was being used but it looks like she is using the Hurricane 1200 Fog Machine for all 3. I understand about the light and heavy fluids but how do you setup the Hurricane 1200 for CO2? Thanks.
It's CO2 effect smoke, not real CO2 )which is VERY hard to come by in the UK). It's called various names as mentioned at 2:28 :)
great! i will do this for Interviews
Gavin which light blaster kit is that light from ?
What was the last light modifier you used?
where can we get those led light in the background?
Great as always, I make my own fog fluid so much cheaper.( ask if you not know how to make it) One point is to watch out if you have Smoke Alarms.... I found out the hard way LOL..
Hi Chaz. From my non-scientific experiments, different smoke machines and different smoke fluids have very different effects on household smoke alarms. Some set them off, others don't.
here is a daft question - could you have someone vaping behind the model and backlit to produce the same effect?
What was the name of the LED light you used? I can not find it anywhere.
Where can we get that light blaster???
Gavin, thanks for that video. I wanted to have a go at using a smoke machine in our work / office studio. Was told by our landlords NO as they were unsure if smoke alarms would be affected. Any idea on this ??
I took professional advice on this a few years back. The upshot was it probably won't set off most domestic smoke alarms but might set off optically triggered detectors.
Hello, what kind of modificator you used behind the model?
which portable power supply do you need to run this outdoors?
Very hot model!
Plzz add editing part also
Hi what is the liquid that are suitable to this machine ?
Can you post a link to the light blaster adapter you used?
Joseph D'Anthony Here you go :) www.adorama.com/sglb.html
Hi Gavin what’s the size of your studio