Pro Photos Using a Budget Studio Lighting Kit | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey

Can a kit of three flashes that cost less than the price of one higher-end studio flash actually be any good? Well, the answer might surprise you! Photographer Gavin Hoey swaps his usual Flashpoint Pro lights and heavy-duty light stands for the BLAZ300 3 flash kit that ships with three compact light stands, a couple of softboxes, and a basic wireless transmitter.

Of course, the best way to test any new lights is but using them on a photo session, so Gavin has three different lighting looks in mind that make use of one, two, and then three flashes.

Starting with a simple one-flash portrait lighting technique, Gavin moves on to show how two lights, and the included softboxes, can give a very dramatic low-key split lighting look.

Finally, Gavin goes all out with a three-light portrait. As Gavin explains, more lights mean you’ll need more time to check they are all mixing together. But once set up, Gavin adds his signature final ingredient… lots of smoke!

Timestamps and Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:20 Camera settings for the whole photo session
02:20 Setting up a one-flash hard light portrait
03:47 Photo session for portraits with one flash
04:18 Best model position for a two-light portrait
06:16 Photo session for portraits with two flashes
06:48 Lowering the power on budget studio flashes
08:30 Working with multiple flash groups
10:30 Photo session for portraits with three flashes and smoke
11:10 Conclusions and Subscribe

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