Creating high-key portraits with LED lighting
Wednesday 8 October 2025, 11:22 by Elja Trum | 1,993 views | 1 commentThis article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.
Gavin Hoey has released another enjoyable video about portrait photography. In this video, he shows you how to create high-key portraits using two LED lamps instead of flash.
Gavin usually uses flash. The advantage of LED light is that you can see exactly what you are getting straight away, and you can also use the same light to make videos. Handy if you also want to make a Reel for social media straight away.
It's great to see how Gavin once again manages to create a nice setting for his photos in a small space and with minimal resources.
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Elja Trum is the founder of Photofacts and online photography course website Photofacts Academy. He has been writing about photography since 2006. Elja is also the author of (Dutch) books on composition, black-and-white photography, flash photography and portrait photography.
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1 comment
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Van der Wielen wrote on Monday 13 October 2025 at 15:39 | replyDank je wel voor het delen van deze video! Het is inderdaad interessant om te zien hoe LED-verlichting kan worden gebruikt voor high-key portretfotografie. Het voordeel van LED ten opzichte van flitslicht is dat je direct ziet wat je krijgt, wat vooral handig is voor beginners. Gavin Hoey weet altijd heel goed uit te leggen hoe je met beperkte middelen toch tot mooie resultaten kunt komen. Ik ga zelf ook meer experimenteren met LED-verlichting!
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