How to Shoot Group or Team Photos
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Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we'll be looking at how to shoot group or team photos. This is a valuable tool in your arsenal to bring in extra income. Take a look and let me know what you think. Be sure to sign up for my free business coaching call as well! bit.ly/1riRM7M
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Mom was a teacher?
So are you sir. Wonderful communicator.
Thanks so much, Woody.
Agreed!!! JP is AWEsome.
One of the best videos on the subject. ❤ I’ve revisited this video a number of times. Thank you.
Thanks J.P., your content is amazing - always very informative and delivered with fantastic enthusiasm. Lovely stuff!
Loved your energy, and your tips. Quick and straight to the point. Much appreciate all the hard work you've put into putting this one together. Bravo!
Thank you. Glad you found it helpful!
@@TheSlantedLens great video. what about ISO here? how do you go about that?
You are like god's gift to the freelance world. They should name a street in Montrose in your honor.
Wow. I think that's the nicest thing anybody's ever said! Thanks!
Totally True !!
Thank you , I appreciate you taking the time to make your videos .
Jay, every single your video is so entertaining and I have learned a lot from them. Thanks and keep this good work!
Thanks David!
You are the only real ' photographer ' of photography business among all others.
I wish you were in Europe.
Thanks Fotka! I just do what I know best :)
Now that's how you teach. Your teaching without even thinking about it. You know your craft, thank you Mr Morgan
Thank you for the compliment and thank you for watching, Tom!
Excellent suggestions!! The photographer taking charge and leading the group is very important.
Thanks Randy!
Sir, you're just so great. Always love listening to your words. Have learnt so much.
Thanks, Anish! I'm glad you enjoy the videos :)
Great advice! From shooting early in the morning when people are fresh and about to start their day. Taking charge and politely letting people know this is a photo shoot and not a B.S. session is of vital importance. Thanks for posting this.
You are welcome. Thanks for your comment!
Am going to a job interview tomorrow where I would take photos of youth in sports (stills).
I came across your video and loved it... so many great tips and your humor made it fun to watch. Thanks a lot!
Awesome! Good luck on the interview. We hope you subscribe for more of our tutorial videos!
Incredibly valuable as usual Jay
Good luck with your group shots!
omg.. you're heaven sent! thanks for this..
i have seen many videos before of people with 1 million or more subscribers but this video was phenomenal !!! thanks for the great video !!!!
Hey thanks a bunch!! Tell your friends about us 😉
Brilliant !....thanks very much
Thank you for your wonderful tips and advice! This is such a helpful video!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
such a useful video!
Taking charge is of major importance with group photos. I had to take charge otherwise people in the group would scramble into terrible positions and also people are just mingling. Time is always against you so you need to keep it moving. Thanks for mentioning that.
Thanks for watching and keep on clickin!
A great lesson, thanks so much for posting!
Thank you!
This is great. Holy cow. Thank you!
9min vid, 9yrs of experience. ALL Gold, no second place info here.
Glad you found it valuable. Thanks for watching!
great info thanks sr.
this is a great tutorial, congratulation , and I have a question for a group of more of 200 people
what len and focal lenght would you use ? the same the 24 70 len or other,
Thank you for your answer.
Excellent tips. Very convincing. Very useful. The samples help make the points even more memorable. Thanks a lot, Jay.
Thanks!
Oh man I really needed this for this weekend. Thank you so much!! You have a new subscriber 🙌😍
Thanks for subbing! Happy Holidays!
Great lesson Awesome teaching .Thank you from Chicago
hey windy city! thanks for watching
Love it. Thanks for the tips :) I'm just trying to do the same thing in Spain ;)
Great video exactly what I needed ! Thanks for all the típs!!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
👍Most creators don't know a thing about teaching, in materials and presentation, but not you. There is no time wasted in this video but all take away information.
I appreciate that! Thanks for the compliment!
This is great.
Awesome video! Great tips, Broll and graphics. Entertaining and helpful!
Glad you enjoyed it and that it was helpful. Thanks for watching!
Excellent video. Needed this to prepare for 150 panoramic group pic for graduation tomorrow morning. Thank you!
So glad you found it helpful!
WOW, this was so informative. THANK YOU.
You are so welcome! Glad you found it worthwhile!
really helpful
Thank you PhotoFlex
Such a great station. I’m gonna keep clickin!
Good to hear. Thanks for your support!
Love all your videos - very informative, entertaining and lots of great information. I have a large group of people (around 100) I have to shoot at my office and they want it out on the grass in front of our building. The sun will come up and over the side of them and I'm afraid everyones faces will be blown out. I'm not sure what to do because they're set on this one location! (and no idea what we'll do if it rains!)
What is a good lens length and F stop to use to make sure everyone will be in focus? I have NO idea how this will go because there will be many people deep....Can you help with any guidance?! I've never shot a group this large before!! And how far in should I focus? I heard 1/3 of the way in as a general rule. Thanks for any advice!!
*Great tips for shooting group of people. Thanks JP for sharing this lovely video. Love from India.* 🇮🇳
So glad you found it helpful!
Brilliant stuff!
Thank you! Glad you found it helpful!
another good one!
Thank you, Sean
Great info and advice. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Perfect ! You solve my questions !
Glad you found the video helpful!
Great tips! Thank you!
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!
AMAZING VIDEO!!!! Thanks!
You're welcome! Glad you liked it!
Great Video. What metering did you use? Spot, weighted ext.
Great video. I would like to know how you would price out this or any other group shot.
this vid is soo helpful, thx for that :)
Thanks Lukas!
Nice ! Handy tips ! Thank you
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment!
Just another tip put the most recent girlfriend or boyfriend at the edge, so they are easier to crop out.
So true. Been there, done that.
Great video! Thanks!
You are welcome! Thanks for watching!
Great! Please keep me guiding. Subscribed.
Thanks so much!
Ty for the great info
You bet. Hope you learned some good stuff!
This is good information to get photos of group photography
thanks! check out our other photography videos ;) we have a lot of good information on portrait photography using strobes
Do you get problems with strobes at the same stop with crossing shadows? Will low percent of strobe minimize that?
Awesome! I have a group shoot with about 200 employees coming up, and I'm wondering how I should light that many people... This is at least a good start, but if you have any examples you've done that large I'd appreciate any resources!
Hello Jay P, I wanted to know what was the distance of your lights to the team you were photographing..... Thank you
Great video. I like your style.
Haha, my cardigan or my photos?
Superb tutorial. Interesting to watch your style and techniques. Noticed you had a lot of manpower, plus shooting video for this tutorial. If I may ask, what how much do you usually price a job like this? I usually quote for a one day job based on number of people to shoot, image end use etc. I'm mostly a one man op.
Cheers from Montreal.
Hi Fredreic, there's really no one typical answer. There are a lot of variables at play in each job. I do have an estimating download you can check out to help you find your appropriate rate. theslantedlens.com/how-to-estimate-a-shoot/
ITS LIKE IM THERE GREAT TUTORIAL
So glad you found it helpful! Good luck with your group shots!
i love the tips nice.
Thanks!
amazing
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!
great tutorial as usual Jay, do you have a 'recipe' for gauging the height of the strobes against the number of rows to avoid the guys in front casting shadows on the faces of those behind them? Or is it trial and chimp so to speak? Keep up the good work
Definitely trial and error, but I know I want to get it up fairly high. Thanks Darcy!
Congratulations for 400k....
Thank you! Appreciate your support!
Great video! I saw you use 2 different lenses, when you use 15-30mm and when 24-70mm, depends on size group? Also what focal length you use to avoid distortion, especially with the 15-30mm.
for a 15-30mm lens, you have to get a more expensive lens to not get distortion. yes it depends on the group size but also remember that different focal lengths compress the background differently.
What focal length do you use?
Very nice! One thing I am always struggling with on large group shots - where is the best place to focus? Second row? Just in front of the noses in the first row?
The standard rule is you want to focus about 1/3 in, so I focus on the second row. At f8 there's usually enough so the fall off isn't bad, but if I need to I'll go to f11.
I can't thank you enough, had a last minute requirement to do this but I am a videomaker first and needed some quick tips, the hand in the back and I need to pee was so funny I said it as a joke on set and everybody laughed and that's actually the first pose they did lol
Glad you enjoyed the humor and found the video so helpful. Thanks for your comment!
Usually how many pose do you do?
Great video with valuable tips. Wish you had addressed one issue that I always encounter when doing a group: one or more head wind up blocking the head behind them. Or the person behind shifts and looks as though he/she is hiding from the camera. It seems that no matter how authoritatively you "take charge", this invariably happens for one or two of the group.
I feel like the best solution to that is to get up on a ladder so you are up high and people can't hide as easily.
great video
Thanks for watching!
HI I HAVE A PROBLEM, I took a group picture of our family reunion, I'm on manual focus and I checked the screen its focused, but looking at the final pictures its a bit blurry WHAT THE HECK im honestly panicking because that was my only chance to get everyone together for the shot only to see that the picture isn't completely focused
great video J.P.!! I came back looking for your video since a client wants me to capture a large group of people approx 200 yikes! any tips will be truly appreciated.
With 200 people you have to have something that will create levels like chairs, risers or steps. And you have to get up on a ladder. When you get up on a ladder it creates separation between the people. Don't be afraid to move your lighting a little closer to the center so it is 1/3 away from each side. Watch the ratios and don't let the lights create a double shadow, which is the hard part. You definitely should have a couple of assistants. And a megaphone is not a bad idea.
Me encanta que tenga subtitulos en español, gracias!!!
Megalike!!!
De nada!
How did you bring all of those people into focus? We have a 5D Mark IV and will be taking team pics of our son's baseball team on Tuesday. Thanks for any help.
narrow aperture + wide angle
I shoot more images if more people in shot. I had shot a wedding in 2008 where I had the bride, groom and rest of the party including family members posed. I only took about six shots and when I got home, found that each image had someone with their eyes shut during a blink. Photoshop helped me replace one blinker’s head with another he had not blinked.
How do you keep from getting cross shadows with 2 lights?
Excellent mentor. Sir when I capture group at wedding in low light sometimes it happens images not come sharper how can I take sharp ,
There are a lot of potential possibilities, shooting in low light is difficult. So if your aperture needs to stay at a certain value, you would need to compensate with either bringing up your ISO, slowing down your shutter speed and keeping a steady hand, or of course bringing in more light.
Great video sir, which lens is suitable for group photo, when I shot group photo using sigma 16 mm 1.4, the people at the corner faces are wide, do you have any suggestions to fix that. 🙏
I generally use a 24-70mm and I try to get back far enough on a ladder so the people aren't distorted. A 16mm is too wide.
The 07:50 part!!
Good Guide!
Thanks for watching!
do you have any advice for wedding group photos after the ceremony? That would be handy as I find I have abit of trouble with them
What do you struggle with in particular? I think these principles apply to that as well.
well..i dont have the time to setup the lights. so it would be with natural lights.
Do you have any tips on what kind of instructions you would give and hwo you would line people up as sometimes if i say. Taller people in the back and shorter people in the front means I would be splitting up some couples.
I just wanted to see your approach and how you would tackle it in a wedding scenario
Great video! I have a headshot and team shoot next week. A group of 50 people. 🙏🏾❤️
Wishing you success on your group shoot!
Such a great video with so many minor details which can potentially make or break a shoot.
I'm just starting out in digital photography and have a bunch of kit I'm intending on helping a mate out next week for exactly this project - corporate employee shoot. I've a semi decent Canon 70D and a bunch of beginner lens along with a single Nissin Di700A flash with Air Commander I'm hoping will produce some half decent shots. I'm not taking any payment for this shoot (he's a friend) but would like to reap some good quality shots. One of the issues I have is the unpredictable February UK weather.
Yeah, weather this time of year is iffy!
Hej, how did you deal with focus in order to get everyone in sharp, single point or group, and where to focus? I have a Nikon D800 . Thanks for the answer.
I get up high on a ladder, which bring the whole group into more of a single plane of focus. Then I focus 1/3 of the way into the group and I usually shoot with f/8 or f/11.
Hi Slanted Lens, you didn’t mention about focus point vs aperture for large groups. Where/who did you focus on? Some focus at the front row and use narrow aperture. Some focus 1/3 row into the group and use narrower aperture. What say you?
I generally focus one third of the way in and shoot on f/8 or higher to carry the focus.
What would be the ideal aperture to ensure everyone is in focus?
Suave Johnson f/8 - f/11
it happens to me when i get a group photos in wedding.. everyone is looking in different ways, someone is talking.. that is when i stop. i just look at them..
Jay! Do you have any relation with the J.P. Morgan banking services? xD love your channel! Your videos are really great
I wish! And thanks a bunch.
I like more the non retouched version. But great ilumination
Thanks, quick question, did you use a Nikon D850 to shoot this video?
No, we did not. Thanks for watching!
Are you or would you measure each of the individual studio lights separately (set them both to F8) when you first do the setup and then measure the light after both strobes are set up? If you have two lights at F8, the total amount of light could be different, I think...
Good stuff Jay P.. I noticed you had a grip truck at the location. Who do you rent from and do you mind me asking how much it was for it? I'm somewhat in your area and always looking for a good bargain:-)
Hi Joseph, thanks for watching. That's mine, actually. I have a lot of equipment and am constantly going on location so it just made sense to purchase one.
Wow, that looks like a nice setup. If you ever have time in your busy schedule I wouldn't mind stopping by and checking it out to see how you set it up.
So what would you charge for a group that size?
Really depends on a lot of factors. I have an estimating guide available here: theslantedlens.com/how-to-estimate-a-shoot/
seems like you got the exposure right on that final image just the pants were the only thing off. im curious what it would look like with a mask on the pants and then make the adjustments
All of those adjustments can be handled in post.
@@TheSlantedLens right but it look like the final image was over exposed compared to the before photo the only thing that was bad was the pants. The point is I think you could of done the post job different and better
My mum also teach me, love the last word .
Hope you learned some good stuff.
I belong to a photographer’s group and someone had a question about taking a photo of a group of people (80 plus).
Am I allowed to copy some of your photos from your tutorial posted on TH-cam March 2017. I’m planning on posting your TH-cam site with some of the photos.
Just trying to help a fellow photographer.
Thank you
It might be better to share the link to the video: th-cam.com/video/PMjzK-BiohA/w-d-xo.html
Do you ever feather both your lights instead of pointing them at the center of the group?
I point them at the center of each half of the group, to get the most even lighting across the whole. Thanks for watching!
watching on 2022 january..
Hope you found it helpful. Thanks for watching!
I freeze up when photographing large groups of people. Forget names. Ideas for poses.