Wedding photography tutorial

[kirsiic]

Very interesting to see, how are you working! Thanks :)

[TEAFamilee]

I wish you included shutter speeds and f stops when you showed the stills

[budsky420]

Shooting like an amateur is not progressive it's shooting like an amateur. This is a good example of how to shoot crap. A real pro wouldnt do this to his clients. What a joke to all well trained photographers. Did this guy jack his kit from someones car?

[cyphenice]

@budsky420 What are you talking about? I think this guy did a pretty good job. Your style obviously is different. Just cause he is not up to your standards, does it mean that its crap. Its a well known fact that photography is like art. Yes there are standards, and I believe he met that part, but at the same time everyone has a different style and thats what makes art, art.

[screaming71datsun510]

Your not gonna make every viewer happy....It take guts to be daring and step out the box, new ideas don't just happen unless you willing to try them...I like the backdrop and the lighting Im sure that cranes can be deleted in post production and the image with the feet cut off ended in the editing floor...Good work.

[weddingnewcastle]

cool flash techniques

[rammzes2007]

All these photos are crap. Sorry.

Cranes growing out of men's heads, guy with his feet cut off, distracting background, boring composition, in 2:30 maybe try using a tripod?

[deathdemon128]

pretty cool, they all look kinda like modern day gangsters about to get married. Grooms thinking "Thats right i'm the happiest man on earth deal with it brother"

[luckymike1954]

Nice work buddy. To say that this is not wedding photography, is really short-sighted. Wedding and portrait photography has evolved tremendously, and this work shows a great example of how wedding photography can be edgy and super creative. The setting of the railyard, provides a really nice masculine backdrop. The weather gods were with you, with what looked like open shade and some clouds to add interest to the sky. Good for you.

[Nizmoh]

How much do clothes cost in the Matrix? lol, Just kidding. Good work and thanks for the tutorial.

[iafeka]

nice work bro

[soeutenhoessemail]

great pics.but this is not a tutorial actually....was expecting some tips...but nice work with your photography

[BX02]

I liek the off camera flash set up..

but this might be off topic..but that photographer has bad positioning..that leaning back thing...it get s to me..Like the camera is attacking an dhe has to lean back from it....ahh!!! lean forward..lean into it....like shooting a gun..i shoot the same way..I lean in..

Anyway..nice photos nonethless

[04bedoura]

I liked the idea of taking the pictures in a different background.

[iRTheUnknown]

i like your videos but that video size is really bad...

[toyangel1]

you got poles sticking out your subject. good lighting bad compositions.

[johnnnie007]

its good but the first still you show with the groomsmen has what it looks like a crane structure growing out the back of his head. Why wouldn't you shop that out? Attention to detail!

[venuslnd]

Did you use CPL filter or any kind of filter for this photo? What brand did you use sir?

[msdawn985]

Very good video and photos! I like the power lines, etc in background, adds depth, I would present to B&G both ways & let them chose. Very informative and great ideas for shots.

[ThinaDoukas]

Hi there.. Like your style. great depth of field..cheers.. from Thina in Sydney

[9034frank]

Great stuff.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[Orcinus24x5]

Think you could have made the video any smaller? I thought postage-stamp-sized video went out with Windows 95. :P

[vkotis]

LOL

[maddaug]

LOL!!! I agree about the size

[bellavitastudiosfw]

Looks great guys!

[SRonaldSetiawan]

Excellent tutorial...thank you for sharing.

[banhmiga]

LOL! i know where that is, shot there 3 weeks ago aha

[ModulatedSignal]

Does anyone else find it ironic that hes about to get married and the pictures are being taken at crossroads...

[googo151]

I think that the photog got it right, in leaving the power lines in. They are an awesome addition to the shot, and brings in a element of indrustrial quality. I love it and this guy knows his stuff. I've been shooting years, and he does a great job, showing off his techenique and giving plenty of advice, even to you know it alls! And I can see that there are plenty of them here, trolling for space to comment.

[drewbie0706]

good job...i know how stressful this can be...

[nobsphotosuccess]

Who's the expert? The client. :)

[ModulatedSignal]

Good job man. I was on the website and saw the top myths. very informative. I agree with what you said about white balance. So many photographers don't care about getting it right..."well Ill just do it on my computer later"

[rocket881]

Indeed those power lines, towers, etc, are horribly distracting, I would hope they were removed in post.

This is absolutely not wedding photog though. Wedding photog is bride prep, ceremony, reception, afterparty. Challenges being lighting, anticipation/timing, white balance, and angles. This shoot is no different to portrait/model work. Men in suits are men in suits.

[dizemanvegas]

BUT! BUT! BUT! Somebody, somewhere can always critique any image and find some little nit to pick. Generally, the photography in this video is good, the imagination on the close subject vs distant groomsmen is excellent, the details I mentioned can all be addressed in POST PRODUCTION. We can all suggest how we would do it different. That's how reviews and criticism works. A poor critique of an early shot of mine, changed my life... oddly enough, I was 19 (now 54) and had sense enough to listen.

[dizemanvegas]

There is a rule of composition I learned at Winona and Brooks regarding angled horizons. If you're gonna tilt a horizon, make it a HEALTHY TILT so viewers know it was intentional and not just lack of attention to the verticals and horizon lines. A slight tilt of the camera can be mistaken for an accident and appear to be a mistake, whereas a good healthy 35-45 degree tilt is recognized immediately as intentional. YES! There are rules, AMS imagine it doesn't matter. PROS understand it does.

[dizemanvegas]

Yes! I agree, I like the Matrix pose.

[dizemanvegas]

There is a power tower coming out of the top of the head of the second Groomsman from the left, in fact, there is no need for any of the powerlines or poles to be in the background, they add nothing and are a HUGE distraction. At this distance from the subject and all of them in a the same plane, f5.6 should have been enough depth of field to keep all in focus while throwing the background out of focus. Poles should be removed in POST PRODUCTION.

[loryas]

mal video, buenas fotos...

[nismosr]

what was the setting on your camera to make the background darker ?

[ilovesteve7]

i admit this guy is a wonderful photographer but to me this is not wedding photography sorry

[nobsphotosuccess]

Ummmm, hmmmm, grooms, groomsmen, the groom is getting married, photographer taking wedding pictures. Pretty sure this is wedding photography, at least, that is what the B&G think they are paying for. :)

[rcjust]

Very nice- thank you!

[jeniphatkim]

Hugo Weaving...The Matrix pose at 2:05 nice

[phcphcphc]

Shot1: there are poles growing out of their heads - big mistake.

The rest is quite okay.

[raimahk]

Great shot at 3:35. I didnt even think about doing that lol

[avago80]

Nice shots, yes i would like to know about the lens and you cam

[amionhereagain]

Very helpful thank you

[isg84]

Nice quick video, though the size is pretty hindering...

What kind of setting did you use on your monolight, just a little fill flash? And did you stop down your aperture or did you lower the EV setting, and how much down?

Great shots, I am learning to control the light on such brighter days without overexposing...

Thanks.

[bettyboo1981]

what lens did you use for these shots?