Event Photography Tips: Dances (Reception)

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Want to shoot better event photos? Here’s how. Gear List Below👇

In this video I show you what I do when shooting event photography. I discuss the type of lenses, cameras, and lighting that I use when I shoot for these types of events. The tips I provide can help you with wedding photography and shooting a reception.

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Canon 5D Mark III:
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Canon 17-40:
Sigma 35 Art:
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Tenba Roadie HDSLR Bag:
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47 Comments
  1. GOPROMEETS says

    Can you make an updated video on Flash photography in clubs and night events?!?

  2. mmad says

    Sir what is the title of the background song at 1:00

  3. FunCrazyWildJJ says

    I have a question! In very low lighting how do you get your focus? I shoot at church on Wednesday’s and have trouble focusing on the low light. I bring my flash but I don’t know how to capture my focus before the flash. What do you do in little to not light situations like this?

  4. Hira Ashar says

    It's a very helpful video in learning event photography.
    Plz visit my photography article:
    http://momentsbag.com/how-to-do-event-photography/

  5. Deo Carias says

    Nice video, still works until today. Keep up!

  6. LGeneza says

    did you find any problems with 17-mm lens during low light surrounding?

  7. god563616 says

    Correct ino but i've been doing events for years and I switch lens every time throughout event and never missed a moment. Canon 430 sucks so bad, but i had a Neewer $30 speedlite for 8 years did tons of weddings and events and its been great. Dont knock the cheap stuff until you try. 14 year veteran photographer. Its not about the equipment mostly;y its about the talent.

  8. DJ Jino says

    what shout i do if dont have flash

  9. Ed Gobina says

    Your title in a little misleading. Should have been more about event photography tips but it was more about gear. Good tho but misleading

  10. Luminous Orchards says

    This is so helpful for me. Speaking about challenges I am seeking to solve. Thank you.

  11. seffi rotti says

    Do you have a settings video?

  12. shekhar M says

    Please please if u can, We wanted to know the aperture and the shutter speed as well for every picture, thanks, awesome pictures, keep it up

  13. Marisa Diamond says

    SUCH a great tutorial. I just moved to Texas and I'm getting asked to shoot Quinceaneras. I've shied away from doing them, because of the dance–in particular the Father Daughter dance. But this was EXTREMELY helpful. Thank you!!!

  14. Good Old Days says

    I dont care what you carried. I want to know tips on settings. Mediocre!

  15. prashanth bhogaraju says

    How do you shoot at an event where the ceiling is high and the walls are far?

  16. Pangtastic Videos says

    How old are you in this video lol? I can’t stop noticing the braces

  17. Katie Brown says

    When you photograph with a holdfast do you put OFC on both cameras or just one?

  18. LaToya Samuels says

    What is the name of the lens you use again ?

  19. Anthony Horner says

    It’s great you know so much about your gear, but not really helpful to be honest. Any videos on the technique/craft of wedding photography? As in how to make sure the photographer is getting the right shots, what to look for/look out for, adjusting settings for different settings throughout he wedding, etc…?

  20. Malcolm Wilson says

    Hi great video ,can you tell me what you do if the ceiling is really high for bouncing the flash,thank you.

  21. Hamood Sharaf says

    I do events photography mostly , normally night time and dark places , what would you do if you don’t have a white wall or a ceiling ? , most of the time it’s dark red , black or dark grey , it is more beautiful to bounce the light cause it gives much softer photos and equal distribution, but in my case I’m using a diffuser and shoot directly to the subject. And that’s killing my pictures having to fix the iso and speedlite power all the time , any ideas or suggestions please ?

  22. andrew amacher says

    Do you Gel your flashes

  23. Steven Powell says

    liked and subscribed… thanks mate.

  24. Jubair Bin Iqbal says

    Thanks for this helpful video. I want to know, how you focus in moving subject?

  25. Shaun Hilton says

    Nothing educational here really just another gear ad !!!

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  27. Top Chart Lyrics says

    and also all the portrait photos look like there were shot in exact same location, how convenient

  28. Top Chart Lyrics says

    hmm.. flash on camera… so why there is a light on stand with translucent umbrella on it? 2:20

  29. bladimir Ramirez says

    Does the sigma 50mm 1.4 work great too, for the type of work.

  30. HURPSY IMAGERY STUDIO says

    Tnk yoi

  31. Luis Argueta says

    What was the rode mic for?

  32. Carlos Guadron says

    What setting you use for portraits pictures on even

  33. Rashpal Singh says

    Do you recommend a softbox on external flash for soft shadow on event photography?

  34. Christopher Heeney says

    hey, thanks for this great video, I have a event for a collegue that is leaving at the end of the week. They asked me to take pictures but I have never done any event photography, I do more landscape. Any advice on settings? I have a mkIII with 16-35 f4 and 70-200 f2.8. thanks you very much

  35. Gerson Villacortes says

    the problem i encounter with two camera on both side of ur hips is more prone to bump when you are in tight space i always keep in mind to take care of my gear but when in run and gun shoot can never avoid getting your camera hit either people or things like chairs side of the table etch…my 6d canon & lens had a lot of hit good thing i put tempered glass for my 6d & uv filter for my lens they get hit first before my camera, sort of shield

  36. Antonio Naranjo says

    I'm fairly new to photography and I was wondering what kind of settings on your camera do you usually use for this type of event?
    Great video by the way! Thanks!

  37. Raul Rodriguez says

    hi you recommend in shooting in a reception when the bride is walking in to a hall having a flash what camera setting you recommend

  38. Zum Films says

    Which camera mode did you used?

  39. CaseClosedTV says

    An old used nikon D700 is perfect for these situations haha

  40. halimj7 says

    Bismillah

    Great video and pics. Thanks for sharing. What do you do when in an environment where ceilings are too high and/or dark colored? Thanks again.

  41. rhykko77 says

    What batteries do you use on your Canon speedlites ? And what mode do you most often use on your bodies ? Thanks !

  42. Ron Powell says

    What happened to the Sony A6000 – A6300 or A6500 ?

  43. Maher Zain says

    Kindly help as to know the settings…

  44. Asim Aftab says

    Hey that was a good one there. Thanks. I am new to event photography and I wanted some advice for shooting an event without flash. I own a Nikon D5200 with 18-55mm & 70-300mm lens.

  45. weishinu DOP says

    What is the ideal shutter speed f-stop and iso for that shoot

  46. Logan paul says

    bro make video on how to take photos at birthday party

  47. Kelly Wells says

    Love the video!!!!! Love the way you describe things.

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