Bokeh Background Using Water | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey

Every great portrait needs the perfect background, so if you’re looking for a background with lots of sparkle and a beautiful bokeh effect, this lighting tutorial is for you.

To create this amazing effect photographer Gavin Hoey heads out into his garden with a couple of flashes, an old pop-up background, and a hosepipe.

Gavin starts with a simple explanation of how he makes a small background appear much, much bigger by using subject compression and a long, telephoto lens. He then takes you through his thoughts on how to control the exposure both with and without flash to achieve his desire for a dark background.

Once everything is in place, it’s time to turn on the tap, spray some water in the air and add a suitable prop to complete the look.

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0:00 Intro
0:52 Essential gear and keeping it dry
1:49 Use compression for a bigger background
2:48 Exposure settings without a flash
4:11 Setting up High-Speed Sync Flash
4:57 Adding in a background flash
6:10 First shots and fixing flash problems
7:05 Photography with a red umbrella
7:47 Conclusion and Subscribe

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