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Wedding Photography: 7 Tips for Photographing your First Wedding
So recently someone got in touch with you to photograph their wedding and now you’re freaking out!! Let’s talk about my person 7 tips for shooting your first wedding. Wedding photography can be intimidating but with practice and understanding the most important parts to pull off the day you’ll…
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Which tip do you think will have the largest impact on you as a wedding photographer?
Love this video and all your content. It has been so helpful to me from my first weddings to now.
People already have so much to deal with in a wedding asking them so many things can surely walk them away from you . i understand this is an important event for the couple and needs to be perfect, but it seems like it's an over do of this.
i actually came here knowing u were not sharing photography tips.
this is exactly what i was lookign for, thanks John!
single af is slow and face af is one of the best features of the milc cameras over dslr-s. When the camera choose the wrong face, just touch the screen. That is still faster then selecting focus with a joystic all the time…
I was just reached out by a friend to do another friend's wedding in two weeks and this video gave me a little more confidence to do's and dont's!
Focusing and recomposing (with previously defined exposure) is what I usually do for ceremonies.
Good content and interesting video.
Thank you ! I’ve done one wedding and I didn’t even get people centre in the picture due to nerves or not asking for a list of shots so it was a shambles and I sweating so bad ! But single person modelling I’m fine at and enjoy so much !! I have another wedding in November !! And never even used my flash before on my Sony Aiii
This video is recommended the day after a wedding I attended as a family member but still took my camera so I can take unofficial photos where I mostly focused on my aunts, uncles, their kids bc the photographer won’t really include them except for one photo. I wanted to do as many candid shots myself bc, to me at least, they’re always better when you snap a photo of someone who isn’t expecting to be photographed. My cousin was one of the groomsmen and at one point the guys lit up their cigars and I caught him as he was facing sideways letting the smoke out. He then turned forward and saw me, smiled and pointed the cigar to me to which I snapped another photo. One thing the photographers missed one garbage. There was a clear bag in front of the groomsmen and it was reflecting the light so I had to say something. I would add this though: remove objects that should not be there, like drinks, extra chairs, even kids that run around should be prevented from running around behind the couple if the space is there.
On August 16th is my first solo wedding. I think i am ready for it.. I just have my A7ii with 24-70 mm and my V1 Flash
Extra batteries and cards. Last thing you want is a dead battery or full cards.
Thanks John! Love your hair man!
It's love to see the shot list you send your couple. This way i can have a guide to build my own. I've never seen one as detailed as you described
Thank you so much! Great tips!! Do you have templates for your shot list and questionnaire?
Shot my first wedding on Monday. Your videos helped so much so thank you ❤ lots of valuable lessons learned from taking it on. Is there anyone here who suffers from FND? or facial weakness? Mine really flared up during the ceremony leaving me unable to use the viewfinder at all
Thanks John for this informative video! I'm being asked by friends to make photos for their wedding day. I must admid I'm not used to do something like this. I own a Nikon D750 but also an Olympus E-M1 mrk II with a fantastic IBIS, specially in low light very handy. One question comes up: do you set the camera on auto ISO or do you adjust it manually? Hope to hear from you soon.
Got my first wedding coming up soon and I need every help I can get possibly.
Last night i can't sleep bcz of dreaming about my first wedding.. but unfortunately i have no camera yet and hope to get Nikon D750 ❤..
So which lens do you advise to have prime lens or zoom lens
Thanks!
I need your camera❤
Love your teaching so much my dud❤
Very timely – my first wedding tomorrow. Am going visit venue today to see my working site and prep in mind. Never done formal events. Thanks for your tips. Look forward trying wedding. And I guess I need some good rest before event.
I cringe when i see a wedding photographer shooting the entire event on a zoom lens. These paying customers deserve better. Keep your 70-200 for some b-roll video or your next basketball game. Respect your clients enough to bring proper glass to a wedding.
I'm going to be shooting my cousin's wedding this weekend so excited and nervous I've been doing family get togethers and doing photography using different camera filters with my daughter and they always come out great. A wedding is on another level thank you so much for the tips! Love your videos
Thank you SO MUCH for all of this!! I was hired to do my first professional photography gig, which of course is a wedding. So definitely feeling pressure, and I'm so thankful for your content and all the other amazing content I'm able to find to help me 🙏 Truly, THANK YOU.
This was so practical and helpful!
Thank you so much… I literally just booked my first wedding… TOTALLY by accident…. ❤
Great video. Some thoughts : 1) it took me nearly 10 years before I dared to do a wedding. I did amateur models and concerts before. 2) depth of field doesn't only depend on the f-number but also on the distance to the subject, the focal length etc. I'd say f 5.6 is the best on a 50 mm lens for outdoor group shots 3) if you choose manual for shutter speed, aperture, iso … about 90% of your shots will be over/underexposed. there is nothing wrong in using Av or Tv and over/underexpose when needed
I just dont feel like its necessary to own 2 z8 camera 🙁