Behind The Scenes w/ Wedding Photographer Ben McMillen. (brittany & jonathan)
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- Behind The Scenes w/ Wedding Photographer Ben McMillen. (brittany & jonathan)
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Thankyou for being so generous in showing how you shoot a real wedding I
really enjoyed it and learned a lot. You're a true professional.
Alex Garcia very welcome! Be sure to sign up for updated free videos at www.BehindTheCamera.com
You did a really good job for how challenging the 'getting ready' location was in general.
Thanks!
I appreciate the fact you took the time to record this! It was put together really well and it's super informative. You're a great photographer!
AJ Thompson thank you!
Captures the pace of a wedding very well. Hectic for one guy, so hats off to you for that. Clearly, you have done this before. Thanks for posting as it is extremely useful to see the sequence of events.
I needed to see this video. I am going to do my first wedding as a photographer in few weeks (never done that, I usually only do portraits and I'm not even a pro at all) and I was a bit anxious about it, but man, this video helped me relax a bit haha. Thanks for that.
I dont know why watching this is making me cry right now.
Nice to see you in action.. you are a pure wedding photographer, no nonsense, just work and work....and the images are great too.
Thank you!
the back-lit shots at 24 minutes are great. if I would add one tip: gel the flash so it has the same colour temperature as the lights in the background. This will enhance the illusion that the background lights are lighting them up :)
and a little ambient light to lit up the couple would make perfect
Im with you on that. Backgrounds are way too orange. Excellent video tho
excellent demonstration of execution precisely without much assistance
10 mins in and already this is a whole world of helpful to me! I have my first wedding next month and this format of fly on the wall documentary video is brilliant.
Thankyou for sharing your workflow, this is the video i needed.
Thanks for watching
Awesome Ben..you the best Photographer.. immediately showing the subject pictures really helps kick off the edge.
This was amazing, im shooting my first wedding in the next month, and this was really awesome to see an experienced person go at it. thanks
Awesome. Here am I thinking how am I gonna remember all that stuff.
I really enjoyed seeing some of your techniques and can't wait to impliment them into my wedding day work flow. Thank you!
Congrats for your work! I loved the last pictures where the map is hanging. Also, value your time to share with us. Few photographer reveal how they work sometimes. Keep going... Good vibes.
Afac very welcome! Be sure to sign up for updated free videos at www.BehindTheCamera.com
Who needs to second shoot a wedding when you can just watch these videos! Thank you! I have shot two weddings already but these videos give me insight on what to and not to do. :- ) ( No offense of course, everyone just has a different style ).
u r my teacher and ideal from now...i was searching this type of person who can teach me like this ,,, and finally here it is .....thaaanksss
Malik nouman I have a more detailed online course if you are interested
The take away for me is:
1/ you don't always need a second shooter
2/ you don't always need to carry two bodies at the same time (as long as you can change lens fast)
3/ use of blurred background in some cases
4/ hotshoe flash attached at all times (*some might not agree)
Thx for sharing the experience.
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Thank you so much for the video. I always tell myself that I have to shadow someone and maybe even become a secondary shooter for someone in order to gain experience for wedding photography. Your video is so in depth and so informative that I am basically shadowing you as the video progress. I've learned so much. Thank you again, you are AWESOME!
SamsungGX20 your very welcome! And good luck in your own path into photography
Thanks a lot Mr Ben for sharing a great video with public. Best video i watched since 2 years i start photography. You give me lot ideal for using a flash as well. Thanks again.
Best wedding tutorial video I've ever seen... Made me smile big time..... You're the best!!! I like how you keep talking.
Emmanuel Sharp thank you!
Beautiful shots! Nice work!
Really great video. Just wanted some more natural moments.
Thanks so much for sharing! This was great.
Wow, I'm already a fan of your work. Please share your gear info too. Thanks for such a great movie.
Really enjoyed this, thank you! Have first wedding in a long time this month. :-)
Brilliantly done thank you. I am soon to shoot my first wedding and seeing how you extract the best from the scene is great to see. Better than any book I have read on wedding photography
Thank you for this very helpful video.
Thank you for this video Ben.
very welcome!
Thanks for the behind the scenes stuff, really helpful.
I like your photography and direction..
Thanks!
Thank you for this video a loved being able to get an whole over view of the wedding and the pictures you took as well Im just starting out and this really helps
Mrs Willis and the Willis crew very welcome! Be sure to sign up for updated videos at www.BehindTheCamera.com
Gr8 work, really hard to even think in that limited time ...specially with lights.
BTW, I really loved your B&W's. Beautiful depth!
Awesome behind the scenes look, excellent work!
Incredible to watch. Great interaction with the wedding party/bride and groom. Fabulous poses. Im definitely gonna rewatch this several times before my next wedding shoot. On the flip flop, horrible white balance. CTO for the win yo! 😏
Thanks for watching!
@@BenMcmillen you are a hero my friend!
@@kwizmon I have some new videos posted as well
Amazing seeing how it's done.
Thank you!
Thanks for this great video - is really helpful for those of us who are new to posing and wedding photography 😁
Great job. Awesome you're doing all of this by yourself.
Gil Geyrosaga thank you! Be sure to sign up for updated free videos at www.BehindTheCamera.com
Love the shots in the car , good job.
oh my!! im a photographer and have been struglling to get using flash i have started doing weddings so have a speedlight/flashgun and been dreading it. watching your videos is so helping! thank you ever so much! i have a wedding very soon and i really cant wait. its day before bonfire night and i too plan to use sparklers (like you in a video of yours) and really cant wait now after dreading it :)
punkfish495 glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks to your video, it is very useful for studying my photography .... hope to have the next videos
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That was amazing and so informative! I learned a lot. I have only done one wedding so far and have 5 more scheduled for this year so I love being able to watch a professional at work!
thanks!
Good workflow and style. Keep it up!
nice work, your experience shows. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the feedback!
Awesome! I really enjoyed that! Well done :)
Cliff Parker very welcome! Be sure to sign up for updated free videos at www.BehindTheCamera.com
I really enjoyed your video! what Camera do you use? and which lenses?
Do you gel your flashes indoors or do you just use them at their colour temperature?
Found you Ben, just what I am looking for. Goog job! Dave
Thanks Dave!
Ben thank you for sharing, great work and I look forward to viewing more of you work. If you don't mind me asking, what flash system was you using and God bless!
Loved the way he used that glass table .... Dull yet beautiful....
vishal tamang thank you!
vishal tamang 105 macro
Do you mind telling us how you're shooting those shoes on that table? With the lighting in the room, I don't understand how you're getting such a pretty, dark, and rich background in those images. Better yet, a reflection! How are you doing that? What is your thought process and settings?
I will have to go back and watch. It's been a few years
Nice video. I have a wedding as a second shooter on my first wedding this weekend. This helps a lot.
It looks like he's working the Nikon G stuff (50mm 1.4 and the 85mm 1.4) the most. Until the ceremony and then like almost all wedding folks he is on the 70-200mm with no flash until after the ceremony/recessional. He's pretty damn good. Faster primes at the ceremony? Given the distance to bride and groom/subject what were you thinking? A 135mm 2.0? Also, love the troll/snark comment. He couldn't pull something like this off if his life depended on it.
Increible... 👍👍👍
Thank you!
good pics...fast worker
thank you!
is its right to cut the arm of the bride when she is standing near the window? I think that the 85 is a beautiful lens but a little bit close when you shot indoor, maybe the 50mm could it be more helpful to use to document the ambient where the story begin
Everyone shoots a little different. Thank you for your feedback
what lens are you using during from the start of the ceremony
Man, you make this look effortless.
DaveSincere thank you!
excellent pics
thank you!
Love it....I learn so much from this. Lovely tones on your images too. Was an 85mm use for most images?
Anthony Morales yes 85mm. Be sure to sign up for updated free videos at www.BehindTheCamera.com
whats your kit set up? the ISO does seam to be a prob its one i always worry about keeping the shutter faster for movement but not killing the ISO i try not to go slower then 1/160/200 but but on my D810 top the iso at 2000 and D750 at 4000 with both on a 2.8 lens
I really enjoyed your video! what Camera do you use? and which lenses? palesse reply
3:38 The way that camera is put down on the table, you know that thing is insured!
Ha! If you have to baby your stuff... you didn't buy the right stuff lol
@Ben Mcmillen : Great videos! I do a lot of weddings myself (with 90% of the pictures in natural lighting conditions) and your depiction of A Day in the Life of a Wedding Photographer is spot on. I still struggle with low-light photography (especially in a church or a reception hall). In this instance (at 16:33), what lens did you use, what aperture, shutter speed and ISO? I noticed that your flash did not go off (and I 100% approve). Thanks for the advice!
Marie-Josée Nadeau I honestly can't remember which lens I used. Prob a 50 or a 24-70 for that shot
Hi Ben. great behind the scenes footage buddy. what settings are you using on speedlight??? TTL ?
You're the best. Thanks for sharing.
vincent p. Thank you. See more at www.BehindTheCamera.com
You were in desperate need of employing a 2 camera set up here . Maybe 35/85 combo.
I could not take my eyes of of your video. It is so helpful. Thank you for showing us how it is really done. Can you tell me where to get your belt with all the pouches and what you carry on you for the wedding shoot?
Charles Chatman Sr absolutely. Check out my what's in my bag video at www.BehindTheCamera.com and subscribe to our channel for free
Ben, I have been there. I know that you were working your butt off. Good job.
Garry Burgess thanks!
bride has a million dollars smile
What is the Camera & Flash settings for the picture at: 22:30 and 23:43 ? -Very nice video and portraits!
Been awhile since I made this video. I usually shoot those shots around f2.8-f4 with my flash St 1/4 power then adjust from there.
Great job on this wedding. What church was this...? They look familiar, and the church does too.
I really enjoyed your video! what Camera do you use? and which lenses?....plz reply
Baljeet Singh Nikon d750. Be sure to sign up for updated free videos at www.BehindTheCamera.com
Pretty good content here John, I enjoy watching you in action! Looking forward to learn things from you. I am an aspiring wedding photographer. Hope you don't mind me asking around in the future. Thank you
Thank you for watching! I just posted a 2019 what's in my wedding bag...
Thanks for sharing this Ben - even if you've shot weddings before, it's always cool to see how someone works. Do you use aperture priority with TTL on the flash? I shoot totally manual (using Nikon and Yongnuo YN685 flash) and drive myself crazy changing camera settings. I was thinking if I trusted my old D7100s enough, I could use A priority then all I would have to manually change would be the ISO to give me the shutter speed I required. I just need to trust the gear and try something new, any advise?
Bpjames both. 50/50
great work
hello Ben maybe a silly question but when the bride and groom were walking down the isle after the kiss ,you changed lens and turned on flash and got perfect shots .....did you need to change iso settings or did you stick with the slightly higher iso from low light shots and did you set camera to ttl for the flash and standard synch speed , you seemed to set up so fast in a matter of seconds you were shooting perfect exposure on speedlight
Harry Harrison Photography I typically shoot with 2 cameras to make it easier. But I was shooting manual. Dropped the iso a little to 800 then bumped the shutter speed to about 125th with flash on minimize natural light blur
thank you for your swift reply Ben
Looking at the shots from the ceremony what lenses were you using. In situations such as that when you are forced to push the iso to the point that even a non photographer can tell something is going on would the use of faster primes have been a better option? If you don't mind me asking I would also be interested to know how far you are willing to push your iso in low light and if there is a point where you feel the degradation in image quality requires additional light.
Back on topic of the rest of the wedding however thank you so much for posting this. As someone who hopes to move into wedding photography at some point, resources such as this are exceptionally rare but I feel they are extraordinarily valuable to give insight into the flow of shooting in these situations. In the future do you plan to make more of these?
These walls are nightmare 🙀🙀for photography ! You did a good job though.....jez
I have a wedding coming up next month. This will be helpful. Are your flash settings in manual mode? Thank you for the video.
David Centifanto on camera flash I'm usually in TTL. Anytime I use off camera flash I shoot manual
Do you shoot full Manual, or do you shoot something like Aperture priority? Curious because your shots are nicely exposed from the first time you start shooting them getting ready, not making any adjustments.
PC-Addicts 70% A mode 30% manual
low key wish he showed the family portraits
maybe in the future
Photos are awesome!
Ben Mcmillen for the Presidency. Great video man
Devin Hylton thank you!
Mr Ben, thank you very much for your wonderful live demonstration of shooting real wedding, it instills lot of confidence in many amateur photographers like. me.
I would like to know that how did you manage the colour cast of the surroundings while you are bouncing the flash?
V N Rao Polamarasetty very welcome!
Nice video, think you should have used gels
Nice work sir but i think u have to show the viewers like me the shooting details, like the camera, lens and details of a particular shot. thank u
maybe in the future
Very nice.....Nice idea with the belt too...Ha nice indeed. Is it a specific belt or adapted???
Hey this is amazing!! very helpful!!!! can you please list what lens you used?
ravneet lamba very welcome!
Thank you so much!
@15:54 are you shooting all natural light i dont see the flash going off
Excellent job !
Hi, there what Camera body, lens, and flash have you used thanks.
I just posted a new what's in my bag video for 2019
Very nice photos sir!
Ben! Love this video! Do you have all of your gear listed? I like that you're carrying a belt with your lenses. Do you still recommend this setup? I just bought a ThinkTank StreetWalker Backpack. Any suggestions? I'm thinking just stick to what I've got. Your shots a beautiful. Was the early morning prep shots with the Bride and product shots with your 85mm?
I still have the belt for when I shoot alone at event style gigs .but for weddings I have moved away from this setup and now carry a smaller backpack. Look at my channel for a video I did a month ago with my current setup. Thanks for watching!
Ben McMillen I will definitely. I want carry as little as possible as it is only me. So if you had to carry only 3 lenses which would you recommend? I have the 50 1.8, access and have experience w the Nikon 14-24 and the 70-200.
@@alfiochieffallo3524 if I had to pick 3 it would be an 85mm, a 24-70 and s 70-200. For my style that's all I need
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Which lens are you using in the beginning of the video? Settings? Appreciate the video!
Freddy Freddy 85mm and 35mm. Be sure to sign up for updated free videos at www.BehindTheCamera.com
what lens were you using at 27:55?
Great work, Ben.. Could you tell me the lens you used?
I think that was a fix lens, 50 mm maybe