Wedding Photographer, Ryan Brenizer: How'd They Do That?

[kylegeldmaker]

start at 6:15 thats the real meat, the rest is BS

[CampFireFilmsInc]

I actually do stubby and very good at it.

[Astro1645]

I'd love to tell you what I though of this video but I need to keep it a secret.

[Nogert]

I don't understand if the image is basically being overlapped for the purpose of creating a shallow depth of field why does he move the camera position after every shot? surely you could just fire off about 15 stationary pictures right?

Also surely after about 10 shots the subject has moved slightly and ruins it.

[BloatedSensations]

@Nogert The subject,(Speaking here of the person being the subject) doesn't appear in every one of the shots. Depending on how many shots you take, the subject only appears in 1, 2, or maybe 3 of the shots. The rest of the shots are of the surrounding area to the subject. And, yes, a moving subject can be a danger that will mess up the shot. You need to tell your subject to remain as still as possible. And, that's why he says he "wants to shoot the parts that move first."

[LRSS2455]

What I find funny is, I did the same thing when I first starting photography. Just goofing around, playing with my 50 1.4 & PhotoShop. I was just wanting to test out the panorama function in photoshop. I thought it was cool. I showed some people and they "corrected" me on photography. Now I know, I'm just gonna do what I like and I'm not going to care so much what other people think.

[mackidd51]

I follow him so long in 500px there and I did not know its him until 1:46 that photo

[nextelbuddy2]

is that a Sigma 85 1.4 lens? i thought it was nikon at first but the 1.4g doesnt have a flower petal hood like that does it?

[CampFireFilmsInc]

You can take the image with a wide angle then add the bokeh in photos shop.

[subbyGDT]

@CampFireFilmsInc I hope you don't do this for a living.

[jasonkip]

That's awesome, Ryan, and thank you for sharing - you too Mark!

[pioglfr2]

Also worth mentioning that the lens of choice should be a longer focal length (85mm or longer) to really get the best effect.

[garym5]

Pure ignorant.. Get it right... Lol!

[garym5]

Hahahaha....

[garym5]

Boring.. Answer = wide angle 1 shot.. Not 6-8...

[MrNullifier]

@garym5 What an ignorant comment. You totally missed the point. There is no way you can get shallow depth of field with a wide angle lens. Not unless you are right in the subjects face (and then you get extreme deformation). It's not about the wide angle but the depth of field.

[truknayr23]

@garym5 hahaha.... this technique was named after him.... because it is a great technique... and you simply say a solution here.... LOL! so... we will name ignorance after you.... " you Gary M. little fool"... (you ignorant little fool) LOL!

[BloatedSensations]

@garym5 The shot he achieves is not possible with a single shot using a wide-angle lens. If the image was framed the same way, you'd end up with a very wide DOF. If you went for the same DOF, you'd end up with heavy barrel distortion in a smaller frame. The only way you could replicate the image he gets with a single shot would be to use a large format camera - of course, you'd have to shoot film, as digital cameras with a sensor size equal to large format film don't yet exist.

[Nogert]

@BloatedSensations wouldn't this technique make more sense to shoot with a 50mm prime at 1.4f and then Create a panoramic with that.

[evanvideo]

@garym5 the difference is the depth of field.. check out ryan's blog, those photos will show it better.

[brandonbush1]

What an awesome philosophy on sharing photography knowledge. A lot more people, ESPECIALLY wedding photographers, could learn from it.

[theiPhone4Videos]

this is a stupid question... is he saying that all those shot he took put together in one picture 10.56  ?

[LizardanNet]

@theiPhone4Videos

Yes.

[CampFireFilmsInc]

@theiPhone4Videos, I was thinking the same thing, like whats so special about that? I don't see the big deal...

[BloatedSensations]

@theiPhone4Videos Not a stupid question. And, yes, he digitally stitches all of the shots together to make one huge photo. There is software you can get that will use visual markers in images to accurately line-up overlapping portions of photos so all the photos appear together as one, seamless large photo. If done right, this has the effect of simulating a shot taken with a digital camera that has a HUGE sensor.

[fedeboca1]

the couple under the umbrella in the rain, that photo just blew my mind.

i hope someday i'm able to shoot anything like that