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The BEST Wedding Photography Checklist You'll EVER Need!
Honestly remember what all you should bring to your next wedding is probably the most stressful part of a wedding day. Always feeling like you forgot something when you’re driving away from your house ist he WORST feeling. Let’s go over this wedding photography checklist to help you not forget…
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Right on, i've been doing weddings for over 20 years and what you said is so true, thanks for a great video
Great list, John. I usually bring a 40-inch octabox on a stick and a big 5-in-1 reflector to use either as a scrim for harsh sunlight, reflector or a plain background if needed. LED light is a great tip, been thinking of buying one lately.
Love your channel, it's pure gold on the internet. Thanks for all your energy and time you are putting in. ♥
This is an amazing check list. I really like the idea of using LED lights, I haven't used them so far but it's just a great tip and I will need to try them. Great stuff as always 👏🏻
Thank you John!
Thank you, Jhon, for your sapient words and wisdom. Your insight truly made a difference. 🙏✨
Hey man do you Think the xt6 will drop Next year? 🤩
Great set of essentials John! The flatlay mat is something I never thought about before but would love to use in future shoots!!
yessir, wonderful video!
Pro Tip.. make the timeline the screensaver on your phone.. 💡
Priceless information! Thank you!
On the subject of bringing water, if you hydrate well for the few days beforehand, it’ll help! Thanks for the great suggestions!
Thanks you for the video!!
Nowadays, do you use LumeCube Panel Mini and Panel Pro??
I always have two bodies and use zooms/primes interchangeably depending on the situation.
Primes for portrait and low light. Zooms for less predictable moments and ceremonies.
i selled my 28-75 2.8 and 75-180 2.8 for a 35-150 2-2.8 so now no change needed, most time i have a godox v1 with magsphere on it – for off camera flash a godox ad 200 pro. I need no straps and so on i have a belt with a Pgytech beetle camera clip – it holds the complete camera with lens and flash on camera. As Backup in my car a camera with a 50mm 1.4 and a 85mm 1.8. Buisness cards always with me 🙂 and bottle of water in the car (most of the time its warm after get into the car again 🙂
Definitely get a dual card slot camera, obviously. With that said, If you are shooting on a single-card slot then swap cards regularly. You want to spread the photos on multiple cards because the likelihood of a single card slot failing is higher than numerous card failures (basically zero % chance that ALL cards fail). When doing long shoots like weddings on my X-T20, I swapped my card every 1-1.5 hours. If one would ever fail, it wouldn't be a huge deal because I would have 6 other cards with photos throughout the day. It's not perfect and not a replacement for a proper camera with dual card slots, but it works. It has saved me before during a long corporate shoot I was on and while I lost some photos, I didn't lose all of them and I was able to deliver an acceptable gallery to the client.
Your videos saved me for my first wedding! Thanks so much and keep going! 🙂
Great content. Truly helps newer photographers like myself.
I bring tictacs. Gotta make sure my hi hello and how are yous are said with confidence. 😎
Additional items: extra clothes, card reader
What do you think about bringing a book? Maybe it's a French thing, but a wedding meal can last a long time, and there are only a few photo opportunities during that time, as no one looks good when eating. And doomscrolling on your phone gets tiring after a while.
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