How to Create Formal Family and Wedding Party Portraits that Sell

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Most wedding photographers despise group & family portraits, which is understandable – they are tough to light, it takes a couple minutes to pose them properly, and there is always that one blinker. Learn how to create stunning editorial bridal party portraits using the unstoppable Profoto OCF Beauty Dish.

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39 Comments
  1. Thayná Bonin says

    what kind of light are you using in this video? (which profoto)

  2. Sam lee says

    ok you lost me at group lit groups and layers. sorry. im a noob. just love your work and wanted to learn new techniques.

  3. Daniel Dick says

    That was one really really good video man! Looked at about 10 absolutely senseless videos before. Could have saved the time by starting with yours 🙂

  4. Symz G says

    You mentioned about adding your light in the direction of the natural light (to the left), why not place your light on the opposite side??? Would that not make for a great photo as well???

  5. Sunday DICKSON says

    Please may I know why you're using a low aperture value (F4) here, I'm good with both the shutter speed and ISO but the aperture…? Don't you think (my own thoughts here) that there's that tendendency for some of the subjects to be out of focus?

  6. keereekee says

    Who is this guy? Does he have his own YT channel or site? I'd love to see more of his work – the photography is amazing and these tips are glorious!

  7. Garry Burgess says

    I really like that shot done at 0:50 in the video at f/6.3 35mm with 5 people standing.

  8. Fran de Prado says

    hi from spain! good video! Why did you use ISO 50 in the last picture?

  9. TS Fetzko says

    about to put these tips into practice in about an hour! Thank you.

  10. Prem Singh Patel says

    Prem Singh india

  11. thanks

  12. Michelle Cox Photography says

    Great advice! It looks me a couple years to get really comfortable with group shots (because they can be a little hectic) but these are all great tips! AND love the lighting on the last group demo!

  13. Christine Kennedy says

    LOVE SLR LOUNGE

  14. Adeel Ansari says

    Awesome video!

  15. Francheska ruiz says

    What lens are you using ?

  16. FarisAmri says

    What lenses?

  17. Sabrina Stewart Photo says

    Awesome & helpful video! 🙏🏻🙏🏻

  18. Myke D says

    Nice tips!

  19. Mini Production says

    aperture f2 for group photo??? (2:59)

  20. The Dragon Forge Experience says

    Thank you for this. Very usefull tips. You doingbs great job

  21. Vishweshwar Kandalgaonkar says

    Nice

  22. Mark Rivera says

    Great group lighting tips.

  23. David Centifanto says

    So you don't use the diffuser on the beauty dish. Is that correct?

  24. Rozely Lindim says

    Is that Faithfull picture style?

  25. Cilla Latte says

    You are funny. Thanks for the tips. Loved the last tip. Please elaborate more on it. Thank you.

  26. Marc Shepherd says

    Great last tip. To make sure I understand, it doesn't matter if the other subjects (who are not being lit) move when taking the shot as you are erasing them out of the other layers?

  27. Arif Khan says

    that last step was epic!

  28. Duja Music says

    Love that last trick to light the group. Thanks

  29. LilLion1818 says

    You need a great location for that -.-

  30. Mohit Arora says

    u r the best dude

  31. MJ Qail says

    Dude, I like your tips but you are not funny. Please don't even try to be.

  32. creativevision says

    Yeah when you have a great venue then it's a lot easier to pose your groups around it.

  33. Suttikarn Phetla says

    Thank you for the Photoshop tips! I was wondering how a small light can bright up the whole group

  34. SOL SHALEM says

    Nice photos I would
    Love to create but I can't. No offense but you didn't really teach us what to do?!

  35. Greg Coltman says

    can we get a tutorial on that last technique re stacking the shots and blending out the layers.

  36. Akshay Kulkarni says

    which software did you use for developing the photos?

  37. Sophia Lutz says

    what lens did you use

  38. Carl Stawicki says

    The last tip about moving the light source while taking multiple shots was new to me and a great idea! Another tip I would add is to take a shot of the background and surroundings without anyone in the scene. This makes it easier to fill in background areas in Photoshop.

  39. Tim Zarra says

    Great tips and very impressive group photos Pye, I feel inspired

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