25 tips for how not to suck at wedding photography. Day 6 of 30.
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Excellent tips… thank you…. I've been asked to photograph a friends wedding next June…my first one 📷
What 35 will be best for Nikon D 800? Art, nikons ? Thank you
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You seem to be worried about your safety alot 😂 Did something ever happen ?
Great tips though – thank you. Learned alot from it.
he forgot to tell me to wipe my ass
Black and white is a life safer 😀
Well said
This video covers EVERYTHING crucial during a wedding or a shoot in general!! I’m saving this vid forever as my go to before weddings. You seriously know what you’re doing, thank you for making videos and sharing your expertise!
Awesome videos! I’ve just started a photography business and I have been asked to do a wedding! It is for a pretty casual couple but I’m terrified as I’m very new (not to photograph) and haven’t done a wedding before and your videos have helped heaps. (The couple does know this too 😂)
"They're getting married because they want to get married. Not because they just want a photoshoot – most of the time."
Agree – dress as a professional
I just subscribe!! finally, someone who speaks my language!! would love to meet you dude and talk photog life
do you do burst mode????
excellent tips! thank yoU!
Your content is absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing your exp and tips. Will certainly add them to my bag. 🙂
I like photography but can't even afford , I've been planning to buy it takes 1year for me to buy
Cool attitude
I am so happy that you touched base on number 14 : Dress Well. I do not comprehend how a person let alone a "professional" could ever show up for a wedding in dungarees and a t-shirt with logo. How difficult is it if you do not own a decent shirt, to go and purchase one for the sole purpose of being present at a sacred union. I find it is more of a self respect issue as well as a dis respect to the couple who have waited their whole lives to unite their love under GOD or whatever their religion may be.
Absolutely Love This Video. You're the best Taylor!
Been second-shooting weddings for 3 years now, I guesstimate over 200x by now (approx 70x per year) and you gave some great advice, but I don't think the title fits. For eg. you don't need sunscreen to be a good photographer. But I have a question, though; why do you carry a monopod? I've never used it for wedding photography. Genuinely curious.
Otherwise a good video, but it's more a tips and general advice video than information on how to improve your wedding photography. My one piece of advice I can offer to other viewers is to think how a normie or even amateur photog would photograph something and then shoot it completely different. I always aim to make people wonder how 'that photo' was taken.
Thanks for this 👌
I have searched forEVER to find a photographer to learn from that has a similar personality and style to me. A gear minimalist, who favors natural light, and lifestyle/photojournalistic style. HALLELUJAH.
So many great tips here!
4) Why would you ever bounce a flash off to the side of your subject? Flash is there to fill the shadows, help to overcome difficult lighting situations but not to create a new problem by "two-facing" your subject. Hiding flash in general is a good and needed tip though, I agree.
8) If the colors are bad, deal with it in post or just face the truth that there will be some bad images. If the image is fine in color, it will most likely be fine in B&W as well. But you cannot save bad (& especially blurred) shots by just converting them into B&W. Strongly disagree.
9) On a wide angle, maybe you can go with 1/focal lenght. But if you are shooting at anything above 35mm and there are people covering more than 1/2 of the image, you need a shutter speed of under 1/250th. I even shot cocktail hour outside and even people hugging the couple resulted in slight motion blur at 1/250th. If you are far away from the subject, or you do a group or ambient shot, lower speeds are fine. But portraits or closeups at any focal length need to be at 1/320th or 1/400th ideally if you dont want to risk sudden movement to ruin your shot.
13) YES! One of the best tips ever. Let the couple do a list, let them give the list to someone and just stay with the couple in one place during group photos. So I dont need to shout for people to come and they dont need to run around and fetch everyone for the photos.
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Really good stuff, everyone needs to always follow those tips. They are basic knowledge that every wedding photographer needs to have to work flawlessly and professional.
Who do you use for online backup and do they support raw?
Just found you on Youtube and see you're from Toroonto (me too)! Awesome videos. Shooting my first wedding Mid-September. Nervous, but mostly excited! Thanks for these!
Backup everything multiple ways, but be positive. I'm with you though. Not much in your job would be worse than losing the files. Every tip was a good one. Thanks.
The video sucks because you don’t have images to illustrate your point
thx for all this tips … i'm a north African photographer … about not being the center of the hole thing … if you can't control the wedding it's became too hard to take your shots & the wedding poses you like … if you know what i mean … thank you again if you have some tips for this situations … happy to see you in Tunisia one day … will be your local guide on the hole north (Egypt Lybie Tunisia Algeria & Marroco )
I have my first wedding in 3 days, i have shot other events before but right now im super exited and nervous how it is gonna turn out. Im taking my Sigma 18-35 and a rented 70-200 with me, hope this will work out. Thanks for your tips, its really helpfull and gives me confidece!