Adding colored gels to your next portrait shoot is a simple way to create photos with immediate impact. From vibrant splashes of color to subtle pastel tones, gels on flashes can create a wide variety of stunning effects that we don’t see with our own eyes. Before you get started with gels there are some key points to get right and that’s where photographer Gavin Hoey comes in. In this video, he coves the essential tips and tricks for getting the best results from your gels. Gavin starts with the basics such as how to correctly cover a flash with a gel and how to set up your camera for colored gel photography. There are many, many ways to use gels in a studio photoshoot and Gavin covers two of the most popular here. First, he turns a plain grey background into a wall of vibrant red. Next, he steps it up to a more advanced lighting technique by using two different colors of gel to light his model and create some amazing and colorful ¾ length portraits. Timestamps and Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:34 Three essential gel tips 1:40 Setting your camera for gels 2:48 Effect of flash power on gel color 4:16 Silhouette photoshoot 4:52 Lighting a model and a gelled background 6:20 Gelled background portrait shoot 7:14 Edge lighting with two gelled flashes 8:38 Key light with a color gel 10:05 Gelled model photoshoot 11:00 Photoshop / Lightroom editing 11:30 Summary and Subscribe SUBSCRIBE AND BE PART OF THE ADORAMA FAMILY: ➥ __________________________________ Be the first to shop our great deals and sales by signing up for emails from Adorama! __________________________________ ✘ PRODUCTS USED: Flashpoint eVOLV 200 Pro Flashpoint Streaklight Grid/Gel Set Flashpoint XPLOR 300 Pro Glow ParaPop 28" Flashpoint R2 Pro Transmitter Flashpoint 10’ C-Stand and Grip Arm Flashpoint Junior to Baby Adapter Studio Essentials 5x6.5' Pop-Up Background, Gray/Blue Olympus E-M1 Mark III Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro Tether Tools Pro 16' USB 2.0 Active Extension Cable Sekonic L-308 Flash Meter Sekonic L-308 Red Cover #lighting #beginnerphotography #adorama __________________________________ ❐ LET'S GET SOCIAL ❏ ➥ Facebook ➥ Instagram ➥ Twitter ➥ Twitch ➥ Adorama Music ❐ MORE ADORAMA ❏ ➥ Shop ➥ Blog ➥ Live Events ➥ Create No Matter What ➥ Podcast # __________________________________ Follow Gavin on Model: Chloe Kerley __________________________________ THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING!