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5 Photo Tips to Improve Your Wedding Photography
Stop taking horrible photos. Here are 5 Photography tips to improve your Wedding Photography.
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You are right, however with myself I seem to be a bit unsteady with my hands and having eye autofocus really helps nail more shots. I have used a canon 5Dm4 which is a great camera but because it uses a focus point to track if I moved my hand to much I missed some shots, which were not tack sharp. With my new mirrorless camera I get fewer shots out of focus.
I do like eye autofocus…
Doing a wedding last minute and not even being asked 🙄 my brother offered to use me cause they dropped the ball. But have all older equipment 5d,5dmk2 useing 50mm1.8, 85mm1.2L mk ii, and two zooms 16-35 2.8L mk ii, 24-70 2.8m.
Three older flashes.1 500 series, 2 400 series
Hope all goes well have writting down as much info as I can thank you!!!!
John, I have a question for you, .I have a same sex wedding to shoot in August, I'm kind of nervous but I can handle it. Have you ever shot a same sex wedding and hiw does it differ?
Great Video!
Great information and yes must learn your camera and be creative thank!!!
Hey John I hear ya, I'm still shooting the Fujifilm X-T1 and Canon 5D MkII, 6D, 7D. Haven't really had the need to upgrade. Oh! and by the way I shoot most of my clients on the X-T1.
Should i get prime lenses or just keep the 24-70
Preach!!!!!
The only time I use face detect is when I want to swap orientation a lot during formals. Single point is just the most predictable for 98% of the time
In the early 2000's I watched a profile of a Sports Illustrated swimsuit photographer who shot with a DISPOSABLE camera. Granted, he had a lighting crew and assistants but photos from his disposable camera were published in the Swimsuit Edition. I remind myself of this anytime I obsess over gear.
I have a photographer friend who bought the newest Sony camera for I think 4k because of how well it auto focus and all I try my best not to roll my eyes. Uggh, single point and recompose, I'm with you on that!
Yes nothing wrong with shooting auto… however, if you are saying you are a photographer but your asking what other people settings are, you're just a camera shooter… get off auto and UNDERSTAND YOUR SETTINGS. The stopping down I agree as well,. I've met so many people who are so afraid to shoot past wide open. Sometimes its good to have elements of the area in the shot, not all blown away with a subject looking like they are in the Matrix room.
I really love your content, John. I’ve been a professional photographer for over 10 years and I still learn things from your videos!
Great advice bro! I will always be working on number 03. I’m such a documentary photographer that I really prefer letting things unfold and shooting the beauty of the natural moment, but like you said I’ve learned how important it is to provide direction to the clients. In addition to what you said it really puts forth confidence because I’ve also been learning to be confident no matter what, because the client will pick up on that and be encouraged.
I shoot sports but I still find you advice incredibly helpful! Thank you for your channel! Love your content! Love your work!
Hi John, how do you use Single focus? How big of a square do you use?
Hi! I just want to share my story: I started photography 3 years ago from zero. Since then now still worked full time as an engineer. My carrier is ok, I don't need money from photography (just time but that's what I do not get without quitting my only income.) So after the first year I started wedding photography and had 3, after the next year I had 4… This year is zero. (so long as no one has booked) I don't know what I did wrong, because my skill is improved, so much my skill above average full-time photographer. In mostly and mainly doing just portraits, with "models" (but not professional ), And asked people why they not want me as a photographer for casual portraits or weddings. One useful comment was that: Im too professional and my photos too good for them. And they want simpler photos that they see in my portfolio.
Im thinking how can I separate these two sides? I don't know i want to make money of my skills, Now I'm over 2000 hours of photography ( shootings and edit) So i think i can.
Let’s get a T-shirt made “ learn your camera.” Thank you for this video as well.
I'm currently training a photographer and your video is exactly! Word for word what I tell him.. I'm old school, my first camera was a Mamiya C330S. Top thing I tell him is, you don't need to take 200 shots of the same thing…If I could give you a double like on this video, I would… Good luck young brother….
Man, all were good tips! Gotta say when you got to tip #5 I was like, man, his blood pressure is gonna be high! Lol
But man, it all made sense. My girl came to help me shoot with an old Nikon D5100, and damn, her images were incredible. So like you said "it's you, not the camera"