This could be the cheapest physical background ever! On the face of it, using a brown cardboard box as a background might not sound like the smartest idea. Metal staples, parcel tape, and labels are just three of the things you really don’t want to see in the background of your portraits but when you use recycled cardboard packaging, they’re hard to avoid.

That’s where photographer Gavin Hoey can help. He breaks down how to backlight a sheet of cardboard (with hand-made holes) to create a bokeh effect. Gavin explains how to light your model, not the cardboard, and how to maximize the circles of bokeh.

But Gavin isn’t done there. Next, he turns the cardboard into a star-filled background by turning the holes punched into the cardboard into miniature four-pointed stars of light. The secret is a low-cost “starburst” filter that he attaches to his lens.

Finally, Gavin switches the set-up around and uses the cardboard as a cookie or gobo. By shining light from his Flashpoint XPLOR300 through the holes, Gavin can project the pattern of the holey cardboard onto the wall of his studio.

Timestamps and Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:24 Getting the best bokeh effect in camera
4:41 Bokeh cardboard background session
4:28 Beam of light photo session
5:30 Keeping the holes of light small
6:48 Transform points of light into stars
7:29 Starburst cardboard background session
8:10 Turning the background into a cookie or Gobo
9:40 Projected light dots portrait session
11:01 Conclusions and Subscribe

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✘ PRODUCTS USED:

Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.2
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Flashpoint XPLOR 300 Pro
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Flashpoint eVOLV 200 Pro
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Flashpoint R2 Pro Transmitter
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Flashpoint 10’ C-Stand and Grip Arm
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Glow S2 Round Flash S-type Bowens Mount Bracket
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OM SYSTEM OM-1
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OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro II
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Tether Tools Pro 16' USB 2.0 Active Extension Cable
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Flashpoint Snoot Kit
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Glow EZ Lock Collapsible Silver Beauty Dish (25")
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Glow EZ Lock Collapsible Silver Beauty Dish (42")
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Hoya Four Point Cross Screen Glass Filter (4X)
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