Behind the scenes at a wedding from a photographers perspective
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- Congrats to Tracy & Brandon! They allowed us to follow along and get a behind the scenes look at a real wedding from the photographers point of view.
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Yep, he worked that job like the seasoned PRO he is! A pleasure to watch him work. Greetings from Scotland!
Thanks for taking us along for the ride! Very helpful. Gives a very good idea of what is involved. Wow, lots of work! Thanks again.
This was absolutely incredible. You are remarkable at what you do, and the images prove that!
really great!!! thanks for bringing us along.
Just a quick thank you for making this very interesting video and showing a real insight of a pro at a wedding. Your shots are awesome. And as an aspiring pro this has been so helpful. Cheers from the UK! M
Michael Johnson very welcome
Thank you for posting this! I learned lot's of things just watching your process.
Viktor Rosenfeld very welcome!
Thank you so much for putting together this behind the scene video. I was able to clear so many of my doubts as well as got some good ideas for my next wedding.
Anthony Morales very welcome
Thanks for sharing your passion.
Fantastic video and very interesting to see this side of a wedding.
you are amazing! i'm just getting into wedding photography and I'm so nervous for my first one but I hope to be as quick and confident as you eventually
Great photos and amazing video. I'm photographing my first wedding this Saturday and found this video amazing as for tips and tricks. You do great work and go about it stress free. Thank you for this, it has been of much help.
Brittany Ewing very welcome!
Thank you- this was amazing
Awesome video thanks for sharing,I learned a lot from this video. Thanks
Amazing video!!! Sooooooooo helpful.
I’m going to help a friend taking wedding photos in 2 weeks. This video gives me clear ideas and helps me to understand the process better. I hope I can remember what to do on their wedding day!
Candy Tang good luck!
How in the heck did you manage to take such a bright photograph outside in the dark? Absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you for the experience.
Best BTS video of wedding photography and all the shots are awesome
Rajdipsinh chudasama thank you for watching!
Thank you for putting this up, incredibly helpful. I want to be a photographer but my biggest challenge is posing the couple or posing a group of people for a shot...i have a d750 and 50 1.8, 24-70 2.8 G2 Tamron, and 80-200 nikkor 2.8g plus a flash
Im planning on getting a d700 as backup and 1 more flash plus 85mm 1.8 prime and possibly a macro lens
Great video. Thank you!!
Very interesting this channel. Congratulations! !!
Super cool video. I love your details and the way you interact, position them, and give instructions. Other than calling her "honey" an "sweetie" too much, this was an excellent video.
great video!! so informative, really appreciate it :)
Cool video. I kinda understand the pressures of the wedding photographer. Robin and I DJ'd weddings years ago and its a lot of pressure. If nobody is out on the dance floor, you start sweating. Its all about making the bride happy. 🙂You are a true professional.
Love weddings. 32 years in the business. First 14 years, I was a DJ. Then, the last 18 as a photographer.
Thanks for the behind the scenes you all.....
Tan Lines very welcome!
Awesome tutorial, thanks very much for sharing. Please would you be able to share what lenses you are using during this video. Cheers.
Amazing Images! Thanks for taking the time to make this.
Ryan Greaves very welcome! See more behind the scenes videos at www.BehindTheCamera.com
I most Definitely Will Ben. Thanks again!
Awesome photographer!
Thank you for allowing me to shadow your wedding shoot. It was educational and inspiring. If I was 'Oliver' asking for more I would have loved to see some lens details and technical information on the shots but it was a very interesting and real-world look at what you do. I think you handled the groom very well.
Vincent Neale thank you for the kind words!
Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks for sharing this amazing video. The images were nothing short of breathtaking. Thank you very much kind sir for this very education resource that you've taken the time out to share with us.
Ps. That high-five at 14:48 was just so cute!
Val Morgan thank you! See more at www.BehindTheCamera.com
Great shoot awesome tutorial
I already subscribed! And tap the bell....thank u so much sir for sharing us ur skills..im really inspired by your generosity!
mickson Borja thank you!
Just beautiful!
wa7sca thank you!
Thank You!
I don't do weddings but thanks for the ride!
I like the quiet shutter mode, my camera would wake the dead. lol
This is incredible 👌🏻💕
thank you!
Gorgeous shots! Thank you for showing us the behind the scenes. Shooting my first wedding soon and very nervous. Is there a reason you leave your shutter release sound on? Was planning to turn mine off but wondered if I had missed something. have a wonderful day!
Great video. What ISO did you use at the low light reception?
this is a very very important video clip ..thanks for uploading ....
asanka sangeeth thank you!
awesome tutorial! please specify all the gear you've used! thank you :)
Very Practical. Thanks for this video
Thanks for watching! More videos coming soon
thanks for the inside view!
Your very welcome! I just posted a what's in my bag for 2019
wonderful job
what are your settings for the ceremony part?
Thank u for this!!
mickson Borja very welcome
Very good footage showing your process to pose, relax people, to use on and off camera flash, background choices, etc. I ask you only to put legends informing the choice of lens in a determined moment..even we can guess would be even more informative. Thank you.
Was wondering if those flash are on TTL or Manual and what's the power settings?
did you use TTL for the whole time?
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Hi Ben. What kind of camera settings you using for the ceremony? Thanks in advance.
no flash during the service ti not catch attention? What about a strobe light way in the back to bounce it off the walls? Scared to bump my iso and get noisy pictures help thanks
I can't sign in you web site it give me a "Please correct the highlighted fields" error for no reason.
What setting were you using during the ceremony, notice not flash on your camera, except for the group shoots. how high was your ISO?
What flash are you using?
what lens were you using inside on the bride
great work!!!!
Norma Aguayo thank you! Sign up for more free training videos at www.BehindTheCamera.com
What were your settings
Thanks for sharing! it's really helpful. did you only use speed lights?
Gloria Trejos Cambre for this wedding I think I only used speedlight. But I often use a Flashpoint 360 for off camera strobe shots as well
Love your work!! Thanks for sharing. Let me know if you do workshops. I would ike to assist !
What did you use to light up the last image with the spaklers was it an OCF? Thanks for the video.
Cilla Latte I did a combination of both on camera and off camera flash. We were unsure where the fireworks would be set off and we're the bride and groom would be so I winged it but had options. thank you! Sign up for more free training videos at www.BehindTheCamera.com
Thank you for the informative video and I do go ahead and sign up. I appreciate it.
Where you using 35mm lens when you were taking pictures in dressing room? Grateful thanks from Russian Federation.
Amazing photograph from behind the couple in the chapel. How did u get the lighting from in front of them so bright?
Used off camera flash
I really love my D750. A very versatile camera. One question: Why are you using the "focus lock" sound beep? Isn't it distracting you or others (church etc)? I like how fast you are without looking stressed. Greetings from germany
Arekusu I have the sound turned all the way down. Nobody else notices it. You only hear it in the video because the mic on my shirt is right next to it. It's not loud at all.
helpful to see the process. would be nice to know what lenses your using but I guess this is not an education video
Drews Quick Fixes Ideas And Hacks we do plan on more education videos. Sign up for more free training videos at www.BehindTheCamera.com
Not really looking to sign up for anything Ben but a simple response on the lenses you used would be helpful. But it's your channel your choice I guess -cheers
What are you referring to? Sign up for what? Everything is free and viewable
I see what your talking about now. equipment is now listed in the description
what lenses were u using :)
Well done!
wolfeyez300 thank you!
Freaking Awesome!
TeknomanomegaX thank you!
You're welcome.
Hi Ben! what off-camera flashes and settings do you use for your flashes? Thank you!
All depends on the situation. This few was from a while ago and things have obviously changed a bit
Awesome video, thanks for doing it. Question, do you think 2 fully charged batteries on a D750 would get me through 6 hours of wedding coverage?
Juan Pittman yes. But pick up a third anyway
good day is my first time I see this video, my question, what lens work that day in the room and the opening, thanks greetings from tijuana b.c. Mexico
usually a 85mm or 105mm
Great video. What autofocus setting do you use to capture the bride walking down the aisle?
ThroughTheMind continuous focus. Usually using a single point
Ben Mcmillen Thanks. And do you use flash for that part of the ceremony?
Very nice. Thanks for sharing. Will shoot next month for my cousin. I have so many questions. What size umbrellas were those? What flashes are you using? I am thinking of purchasing Flashpoint speedlights. What do you think about the new Flashpoint XPLOR 600? I can see you did just fine with the speedlights and I was wondering of getting the XPLOR but not yet if I can do without just using speedlights.
Levi Almuina I have the 600's for commercial jobs. I also use the flashpoint 360 for weddings and love it. For these videos I strip down to basic stuff so everyone can relate
What size umbrellas do you find work well with groups of people like you were using for just the couple as well as the group? Unless you changed sizes or placed them closer vs farther. What speedlights were you using? Seeing as they gave you good power even with the loss of light from an umbrella. Would you say reflecting the light would be better and in that case would it be better to just use the same size softbox?
Sb910 Nikon speedlight. As for umbrellas I have a bunch. Minium 32"
I've done a couple of weddings, but it's really enlightening to see your workflow... Thank you so much for sharing.... One question, were you on aperture priority? I tend to have some soft / out of focus photos occasionally, maybe I'm too wide open? what aperture were you on in the wedding ceremony?
Alexandre .. usually f2 or f2.8. prob 75% aperature and 25% manual. really depends on the job
I notice that prior to every shot it looks like you are metering on the background and then adjusting to the subject...is that correct?
Probably focusing then composing.
thanks for sharing sir.
Intro Boy thank you! See more videos at www.BehindTheCamera.com
a real wedding from the photographers point of view, how the magic is achieved.
Thanks! Can you tell me: You auto-focused then you brought the camera back down? Are you recomposing? You seem to have that movement with each photo. Thanks for sharing.
Life-Camera Creation correct
And the sharpness does not move away in 1.8 or in wide apperture?
I do the very same thing, what I'm doing is when shooting at a wide aperture where DOF is critical I go up, focus on the eyes then move my camera down to get the person in the full frame and shoot. I compose first, then move the focusing point up to the eyes or cheek bone, get a confirmation light then move back down and shoot.
very nice work
Please please answer this one question.....do you gel the flash during evening shot?? Thanks for upload. Wonderful pics
sometimes I do
Thanks for the reply....once I didn't get why I couldn't save some evening pictures then I did some research on gelling the flash to match lighting.
Ben: when u were shooting the brides were u on ittl ? also do u recall camera settings ?
Art Lopez I usually use TTL on my flash unless I'm doing off camera flash. Then manual. As far as settings they change all day
Ben Mcmillen thx Ben. So in a wedding reception, church, paparazzi style where subject to flash and light quickly changing use ittl and adjust as needed...and for portraits sessions, group shots use manual flash ?
im sorry to ask such an amateur question ,but when you were shooting the shots of the bride getting her dress on helped by her bridesmaids you had your flash almost turned behind and up ......were you using that one flash and bouncing it or as a trigger for a off camera flash on a stand ? I would really like to know as im learning flash photography at the moment and its kind of alien to me ..............Harry
Photo Latvia I'm bouncing the light to make it a softer light source for my subject
Thank you for your reply at least i know i can use a single flash bounced and get good results until i get my stands and trigger set up , super channel its just what i have been looking for ,i watched 5 posts of weddings last night ......Harry
How much time do you allot to taking photos prior to the wedding? For the bride & bridesmaids and for the groom & groomsmen? I think that’s my biggest struggle thus far. I once showed up on time to a wedding (according to when they told me to arrive) where the dress had already been put on and the men were already dressed.
neecagee 2-3 hours before usually
what are your gears used for this wedding
Thanks for watching! Here is my current wedding setup th-cam.com/video/BnXtVvRyJGA/w-d-xo.html
Anyone know the name of the instrumental when the bride walks down the aisle at 16:37? Driving me crazy trying to remember it :)
River flows in you! By Yiruma! I used to listen to this song all the time and it was driving me crazy but I finally found it! Hope it helps!
Yes, thank you!!!!
As much as I believe in Direction instead of instruction, I think he made the posing very natural looking.
what lens did you use in the beginning and Do you crop or do you let the customer crop
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I got some jobs at first now it seems like I don't exist I have adds all over CL and i pass out cards business cards but nothing what am I doing wrong
Do you have a Webstite or anything to show off some pictures ? I am interested :)
What dslr are u using sir?
mickson Borja Nikon d750
pls tell us your camera settings for some of your shots
What settings did you use? and what lens did you shoot with? it looks like you used the same lens throughout the ceremony.
could you explain to me, because I don't know. what help does knowing his settings when the light is always different for day to day place to place. It would be more a guide to you if anything.
i only wanted to know what he was using out of curiousity. I have my own preferences when shooting weddings.
thanks, I was confused.
I really enjoyed this and I know it took a lot to get it done... Thank you! Are you using 85mm for the pre-ceremony portraits, by chance?
Carrin Lewis I do use the 85mm a lot. Also the 105mm or even the 24-70 if I'm in a rush
Did you use TTL for the whole time sir?
probably about 80% of the time
Hi. What flash are you using? Your recycle time is fast!
Sindy Magana probably lithium batteries. They are always full power then when dead dies right away. Everything else slowly dies out
Oh wait I think he has battery pack
What camera you use?
AnonymousV 420 currently the Nikon d750
Nice video ! But how come you didn't use any Speedlite during the ceremony? Are the images as good as when you use the umbrellas for group shots at the end of the ceremony?
We never use flash during the ceremony
@@BenMcmillen Why not?
@@dvo_509 using flash during the ceremony is distracting to the guests
@@BenMcmillen I have a DSLR camera, what would you suggest me for this case where i shouldn't distract the guests while i can't get my ISO upper than 400 to prevent noises?
@@dvo_509 what camera are you using? We shoot Nikon d750's. Up to 8000 even 10,000 iso is usable
Can I ask, why you always tip your lens before shooting ?
Adam Flores locking in focus
what is that method that you're doing where, you half-press the shutter button then change a-bit the direction of the camera???? I observed that you do it everytime.
Glen Agoncillo it's called focus and recompose. I use this about 50-70% of the day. Other times I use continuous focus to follow movement. See more videos at www.BehindTheCamera.com
Thank you sir, you're videos are very helpful! please upload more of this. :)
Great job. Very informative as well.
You made the most out of a tough location!
Thanks! They all have there challenges
Taking notes.
Any suggestions for my first wedding shoot ? 5d mark IV 24-105f4l is ii, 70-200f2.8l is ii , (2) 600ex rt ii, ste3 transmitter, 32in rapid box duo soft box. Do I have the right equipment to have a successful shoot?
Jerod sims how did it go?