Realize that most likely the trash was from a boater and it floated up on the beach. Even in very remote locations (coastal parks in USA) you can find lots of beach trash that floated in from the ocean. At least Fuji hotel grounds keepers will be out there cleaning it up so visitors only see a fraction of the trash.
You are one of few talented people who really know what they are doing and not just a publicity stunt. Your work is dope, your style of photography is phenomenal and your videos are just the best. Keep the good work.
So much content in this vid, I love it!!! My favorite tip of yours for traveling was; not selling yourself short when agreeing on the terms. You are so right. It is very important to make the trip worth your time & effort. Thank you very much Julia and keep up the amazing work, per usual!!! :)
Thank you so much for your insights! You often times talk about important matters that most other TH-camrs or articles just don't even think about! I appreciate you so much for that generosity!
I’m loving all of your tips and finally following my passion for photography and investing in myself by getting a better camera and lenses. I’m at brain overload as I have watched 10 of your videos straight already. All I can say is thank you! You are sharing so much! Just amazing 😉
Thanks Julia! Your advice is always spot-on. Travel photography has its advantages and disadvantages just like everything else, and you covered it so well
Thank you for always including the details of your shots! I love watching your channel and all the information you give. I’m a beginner photographer and I find it super helpful to watch your videos!!
Thanks for backing up my argument about getting paid fully for travel photography! I know so many colleagues who do weddings in exchange for the vacation. It leaves so much on the table!
You have the best job ever! You look so pretty in the videos. You and Dan must have had a great time. How can people ruin beautiful beaches with trash. I live in the OC California. I hate it when people trash our beautiful beaches and parks.
You're so personable ! Hooked on your vids kiddo. Im currently investing in glass and hope to upgrade to FF soon. Thnx for your time and great "tutorials""
This was very informative! I feel like I've watched a lot of videos on this topic and this seems very REAL and I appreciate it. :) your videos are so easy to watch and I retain the information so well! Thanks for each and every one of them :)
I was travelling for work, so I had to bring my Canon kit! I've travelled to Argentina before for a personal trip and only brought 1 Sony A7s body with me for vlogging + photos and it was so wonderfully light :D
Thank you for sharing tips on travel photography. I am not a pro (making living out of photography), but I do take my gears where I go (they are huge). When I travel to place where I have to live in hotels, I tend to keep things to the minimum. Perhaps a 85mm f/1.4 with 28-300mm f/4 and 24-70mm along with camera + battery + wires + cards + remote trigger and basic filters. They all easily fit into my PeakDesign 20L bag. Tripod goes checked-in. Recently I bought Fujifilm X-T2 which I thought it will be useful when traveling with my family. It's extremely compact since I haven't invested heavily into it yet (have heavily invested into canon) and I intend to keep it that way (except perhaps a 55mm portrait lens - at some point). Yes, the less gear, the better safety (for the gears) and your back. Got few tips from your videos. Great work.
Thank you! Ah I totally agree with you to keep your kit as light and minimal as possible when travelling. In this instance, I was travelling for work so I had to bring my heavy kit. But I went on a personal trip to Argentina last year and all I brought with me was my Sony A7s mki + 28mm lens to vlog + take photos on and it was so freeing and wonderfully light to only have that with me!
Great video. What camera do you suggest for portrait and lanscape photography beginner? For this video, who usually arrange for your travel expenses such as plane tickets, hotel, food? Will it be the client? Thank you. Love love your work.❤️🤗
I would love to hear about how you started travelling... I am sure at this point once you have a portfolio people know you travel and they call you but if we are starting out doing it, I would love to hear what happened with you! :)
I would love to make this video! I actually have a few stories of how some travel jobs came to be :) My best advice though, is that because travel jobs are such a big deal especially with weddings, it's important to have good connections with your clients. Most of the travel jobs I've gotten have been via word of mouth!
Thank you! How do you go about location scouting before you get to your destination? I was wondering this on your Poland shoot video because you'd organised a model, but didn't mention how you found the locations you took the model to shoot in.
I try to put some time aside to location scout before the shoot happens, so for the wedding we arrived a couple of days earlier (mostly to photograph other events that were happening before the actual wedding), but we made sure to spend some time looking for locations so we were prepared. Then in Poland, we were location scouting the second we arrived the morning before a photoshoot that afternoon!
Hi Julia, can you talk more about the practicalities of carrying your camera/tripod/other gear with you while you're on a trip? Travelling with a DSLR can already be pretty clunky (nevermind things like tripods!), so how do you make sure your gear is easily accessible without impeding you when you're walking, hiking, or even from enjoying your vacation in general? In places like the beach, how do you make sure your camera is safe/supervised if you want to take a quick dip or even just to lie down and shut your eyes for a while? Especially in cases where your hotel isn't close by and you don't have enough time to go back to the same location twice (ex. once to purely enjoy the place, and a second time for a photography session). Thanks!
Hey Julia , I Think its a Lovely Shoot. The First Photo Data says F1.4 The F1.4 is Dof is Very Shallow In the Photo Everything is Very Sharp from Front to Back . Can You Say How ?
Hi =) Thank you for your videos! Do you sometimes have problems with airline companies weighting your hand luggage? Do you know how to avoid that? This is my biggest fear while traveling with my gear (I once had to check in some of it and I was so scared it would be damaged).
Great Julia photos! My dream is to travel across the 5 continents taking a picture of everything, meeting incredible places haha. I loved the backpack the way she organizes the equipment she is very cool. For me photos of premarriage or marriage are the most difficult, of course when you have the experience in this area everything is more relaxed, but the responsibility is very great because I believe that it is the only moment for the couple that everything has to leave perfect and very well planned, I see in my country (Brazil), that many people tend to perform this work with only input devices, for example T5i with 18-55 without camera reserve or any type of lighting (Led flash). of course not generalizing, because here many photographers are excellent and only do this type of work. When he showed all his equipment I wondered if all this would have insurance, after all as he said traveling abroad to enjoy or work with everything that one has has a great risk in damaging them. I think it is very relative, it is a choice, for example I would do a job for a company only with the payment of travel and lodging, but only if it is to acquire a portfolio and if it is starting in this branch, but this is because I would love to meet the world would be something incredible. there are many youtuber photographers who work this way with marketing for the company whether it is traveling or hotel for example, but for jobs like what you did in 100% of what you said. When I saw that plastic in the back of the scene I confess that I was annoyed at how people do not have the least respect for the environment and see you cleaning it, you just made me admire it and love it even more. These are one of my favorite videos. I love you. obs: excuse me if you have something wrong, english is not my language
Thank you so much! First of all, your english is perfect so no need to apologise :) I couldn't agree more! Wedding photography is a lot of pressure because things only happen once and you don't really have the chance to redo things most of the time. Luckily you get better the more you practice, you know what to expect and what's expected of you to be able to capture those moments! Yep, my equipment is all insured, just in case. You never know what could happen! And yes again I agree! It's definitely a choice whether or not you want to shoot something in exchange for just travel and accommodation, I just wanted to point out that it doesn't always have to be this way - you can also charge your photographer's fee too to make it viable! Thank you for your wonderful comment :)
Julia Trotti Thank you for your time in answering me. never imaginary your equipment without insurance, there is your life (at least it's mine), sure independent photography of the event and place should be charged according to what the photographer finds just for his work :). surely you have an incredible and beautiful talent never stop practicing and show us all of it. You're so nice and humble and inspire me with every video, even though it's not exactly my focus, but I always shoot something better from it. Thanks again for sharing.
I honestly feel like a camera strap is more of a hinderance sometimes, especially while travelling. I'm constantly putting my camera down, passing it back and forth with Dan, etc, so I feel like there's more chance the strap will get caught on something (bag, table/chair leg, etc) and fall out of my hands that way haha. I haven't tried the 5Div yet, but I will be making some videos about it as soon as I do!
I'm the only one who uses my camera :-). Sometimes I use 2 cameras and have each of them hanging on one shoulder with the Canon strap (no blackrapid etc).
Wow, that’s a lot of decent lenses. I don’t do photography professionally so difficult to justify spending so much. So do you film video on one and photography on the other? or at least is that how you film TH-cam?
Always a pleasure watching your videos. Please note Julia that everything you say is so helpful. I have been soooo eager for wedding destination shooting and now with this video I definitely want to shoot for travel agencies/resorts. Once you said "don't sell yourself short" it put me in check. I have a random question for you. When I travel with my gear my bag is heeeavy. How much does your travel camera bag gear weigh?
Thank you so much! That makes me so happy to hear 💛 My carry on is always heavy with my camera gear - I think this time around it weighed about 15kg which luckily they didn't check. If they do I just let them know I have camera equipment and my laptop in there, and that when I get on the plane I can take my laptop out and it will be a lot lighter and they let me through :D I haven't had any issues so far luckily!
Julia Trotti That makes me feel so good to hear that. My camera bag weighs the same. I thought I was crazy to have a heavy bag. Thank you for sharing. Please keep those videos coming. I know it’s not easy.
So you took most of these photos wide open? Whenever I use 1.4 on my 50mm it’s VERY narrow but you’re getting your subjects completely in focus with some background? Does it change with the lens?
You have a little more give with the 35 at wide open compared to the 50! We were also taking lots of photos where the subject was right where the background was. So if you don't put space between your subject and the background, then you don't really get that bokeh look!
Hi Julia love your work , I’ve just started in photography, and I just wondered you always shoot in 100 ISO and a F1.4 do you ever alter these or do you just adjust the shutter speed using the light meter ? Xxx
Thank you! I like shooting at a shallow depth of field, so I usually leave my camera around 1.4 - 2.8 depending on what I'm working on. I bring up my ISO when there isn't enough light, eg indoors or after sunset!
That Incase backpack. I think the universe is trying to tell me something lol. Two months ago, I bought a camera bag from Amazon - a bag that I've been incredibly satisfied with except for how it doesn't have a "quick access" zipper for me to quickly grab my camera. I have to take it off my back, lay it out, unzip the shell, etc. Just this morning, Amazon sent me a recommended item - the same incase camera bag you're using - and now I'm seeing it on your video LOL. If I'm not mistaken, the backpack has a "quick access" zipper located on the top of the bag? I also like how the camera storage is literally on your back - helps protect the "goods."
Haha the backpack is following you around! And yes this does have a quick access zipper right at the top. I personally have never used it to be honest, but if you put your camera body up there, then you could definitely easily grab it!
Hey. Enjoying your vids. I’m from the central coast, NSW. Heading to Banff in jan and am stressing about weight of carry on. What are your experiences with weight of back packs? Any issues with overweight camera bags? Thanks in advance.
Thank so much! Honestly, traveling with enough camera equipment to photograph a wedding is always stressful, it's a mixture of trying to make your bag look lighter than it is and also being ready to argue your case if they're not happy with the weight. Unfortunately it's a bit of a grey area so I can't tell you for certain, luckily I haven't had too many troubles with my camera bag over the years, but I have had slightly argue my way to being able to take it with me on a couple of occasions since it does get pretty darn heavy!
I Always write pics to 2 memory cards. When I return from a trip, I keep the full cards in two places. One in my photobag, and one in my suitcase. When somebody steals my photobag, I still have the pics
Good thinking! I do the same - I also make sure I have enough space on my cards to not have to format any of them until I get home and can put all the files on my office backup system :)
The Canon 5DIII (and IV) has the advantage you can write the same pics to two different cards, both in RAW, I wouldn't want to miss that feature anymore, definitely not for 'important' shoots
As a professional photographer, do you have to obtain a temporary work permit when shooting jobs overseas? If so, how far in advance do you plan these administrative tasks?
Hi again Julia! Sorry for the many silly questions uhm... with travel and portrait photos and your prime lens: is there a big big difference if I use a lens hood or not? :D Especially on golden hour and harsh sunlight (say on an afternoon at the beach or open area)? :D Thanks! Sorry for the many questions! Amazing videos and photos as always - more power to you and Dan! :D
A lens hood helps to get rid of lens flare if you shoot back lit - so it depends what you prefer :) I like to NOT use a lens hood as I like to capture lens flares in my personal photos!
I usually wear black pants, nice boots (so I can walk around easily and concentrate on shooting if it's rainy and muddy) and a nice floral top which is also dark in colour. In Fiji I wore a black playsuit with florals on it since I probably would have died in pants considering how hot it was haha
Enjoyed this video a lot! Lots of great compositions of the couple on the beach. And he advice towards the end of the video. Hate to be that guy but what's the name of the song that was used in this video?
You always shoot wide open 1.4 and your images always seems so sharp.. like how do you do that? :) if you maybe already did a video about that please link it :)
Use flash, find something to diffuse said flash too. My work place does lottery and the plastic rolls for the lottery paper work amazing it's a perfect, white / translucent/opaque cylinder that sits on top of my camera with the flash popped up, but even paper can work to diffuse the flash.
Thank you! I agree with some of the responses you got here :D If you're using a flash, try using the white card to bounce the flash instead of directly pointing it at your subject, it's a bit of a nicer lighting look! Good luck!
I just followed this channel, love it and subscribed it!! So as a Canon user, I have one question. Do you really shoot everything with the 35mm? Is it like your run and gun lens because I would like to purchase one for video/photo use. Appreciate your videos and keep making these awesome videos 👍👍👍
Haha lots of practice, I love my 1.4 aperture :D I have a video explaining how I focus though in case you're interested: th-cam.com/video/t1eVrLjdCzA/w-d-xo.html&t :)
Yay! Just posted all the photos to my blog: blog.juliatrotti.com/pictures/how-to-travel-as-a-photographer-fiji 💛
i love how you spent time to pick up other peoples litter... the world needs more people like you..
Realize that most likely the trash was from a boater and it floated up on the beach. Even in very remote locations (coastal parks in USA) you can find lots of beach trash that floated in from the ocean. At least Fuji hotel grounds keepers will be out there cleaning it up so visitors only see a fraction of the trash.
You are one of few talented people who really know what they are doing and not just a publicity stunt. Your work is dope, your style of photography is phenomenal and your videos are just the best. Keep the good work.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it :)
The sunset on that shallow water was just magical!
So much content in this vid, I love it!!! My favorite tip of yours for traveling was; not selling yourself short when agreeing on the terms. You are so right. It is very important to make the trip worth your time & effort. Thank you very much Julia and keep up the amazing work, per usual!!! :)
Thank you Alex!! So glad you liked it :)
Julia Trotti Cheers Julia! (:
@@juliatrotti May be some day do a video on your pricing strategy for these assignments , Please.
I would love to see a video about your tips for better flash photography, and maybe one about camera maintenance :)
Thank you so much for your insights! You often times talk about important matters that most other TH-camrs or articles just don't even think about! I appreciate you so much for that generosity!
Thank you so much!
That's really cool that you decided to do a fun shoot especially being at a paradise location like that. No missed opportunities.
I love your videos so much! What I also love about you, is that you are really 'accessible' and answering our questions!
I’m loving all of your tips and finally following my passion for photography and investing in myself by getting a better camera and lenses. I’m at brain overload as I have watched 10 of your videos straight already. All I can say is thank you! You are sharing so much! Just amazing 😉
Thank you so much!
nice video as always - beautiful location - nice shots
All of these shots are so beautiful!
Thanks Julia! Your advice is always spot-on. Travel photography has its advantages and disadvantages just like everything else, and you covered it so well
Thank you for always including the details of your shots! I love watching your channel and all the information you give. I’m a beginner photographer and I find it super helpful to watch your videos!!
You are such an amazing photographer. :) Love your work.
Thanks for backing up my argument about getting paid fully for travel photography! I know so many colleagues who do weddings in exchange for the vacation. It leaves so much on the table!
You have the best job ever! You look so pretty in the videos. You and Dan must have had a great time. How can people ruin beautiful beaches with trash. I live in the OC California. I hate it when people trash our beautiful beaches and parks.
"Photography squat" I love it!!!!
Beautiful video and wonderful couple!
You're so personable ! Hooked on your vids kiddo. Im currently investing in glass and hope to upgrade to FF soon. Thnx for your time and great "tutorials""
I love how you picked up those trash there. Like you said, those stuff would pile up and surely ruin the paradise. Always love your video 💕
Nice, i've stayed at the Warwick before - loads of photos from my trip
More videos on this topic plz!!
So in time! I’m in rome rn so thankss
Truly appreciate your work and your sharmign personality Julia ! You always inspire and motivate me !
nice occasion!
Thanks for sharing!.. Loving this style of vlogging!.. :)
Wow!! Great Video!
Oooo the view from the plane & the pic at 1:06 is stunning!
I have a soft spot for clouds and sunsets hehe
I loved the video :3
Me toooo! Haha I was dying at the sunrise through the clouds, so pretty 💛
This was very informative! I feel like I've watched a lot of videos on this topic and this seems very REAL and I appreciate it. :) your videos are so easy to watch and I retain the information so well! Thanks for each and every one of them :)
Thank you so much! That means a lot to hear :)
Love you so much! You have the sweetest soul! I’m flying you to Florida for my wedding whenever that happens Hahahaha!
Ahh thank you and oh my gosh you are so sweet! I would love to shoot your wedding!! haha 💛
Great shots, I love it. Well done .
I happened to have same gear with 5d4 and 5d3 ,but when I travel I use my lightweight fujifilm system with equivalent primes and add magmod diffusers
I was travelling for work, so I had to bring my Canon kit! I've travelled to Argentina before for a personal trip and only brought 1 Sony A7s body with me for vlogging + photos and it was so wonderfully light :D
Thank you for sharing tips on travel photography.
I am not a pro (making living out of photography), but I do take my gears where I go (they are huge). When I travel to place where I have to live in hotels, I tend to keep things to the minimum. Perhaps a 85mm f/1.4 with 28-300mm f/4 and 24-70mm along with camera + battery + wires + cards + remote trigger and basic filters. They all easily fit into my PeakDesign 20L bag. Tripod goes checked-in.
Recently I bought Fujifilm X-T2 which I thought it will be useful when traveling with my family. It's extremely compact since I haven't invested heavily into it yet (have heavily invested into canon) and I intend to keep it that way (except perhaps a 55mm portrait lens - at some point).
Yes, the less gear, the better safety (for the gears) and your back.
Got few tips from your videos. Great work.
Thank you! Ah I totally agree with you to keep your kit as light and minimal as possible when travelling. In this instance, I was travelling for work so I had to bring my heavy kit. But I went on a personal trip to Argentina last year and all I brought with me was my Sony A7s mki + 28mm lens to vlog + take photos on and it was so freeing and wonderfully light to only have that with me!
Thanks this is great 👍📷
Loveee this
You inspires me ❤
Great Video as usual !
GOALS!! 😍😍
Hey, lovely video, do you use some presets for your video?
Great video. What camera do you suggest for portrait and lanscape photography beginner? For this video, who usually arrange for your travel expenses such as plane tickets, hotel, food? Will it be the client?
Thank you. Love love your work.❤️🤗
Nice work!!!!
I would love to hear about how you started travelling... I am sure at this point once you have a portfolio people know you travel and they call you but if we are starting out doing it, I would love to hear what happened with you! :)
I would love to make this video! I actually have a few stories of how some travel jobs came to be :) My best advice though, is that because travel jobs are such a big deal especially with weddings, it's important to have good connections with your clients. Most of the travel jobs I've gotten have been via word of mouth!
Love your Videos Julia..ECO Friendly travel Photographer 💜💜💜
I like your vlog vibe
Thank you! How do you go about location scouting before you get to your destination? I was wondering this on your Poland shoot video because you'd organised a model, but didn't mention how you found the locations you took the model to shoot in.
I try to put some time aside to location scout before the shoot happens, so for the wedding we arrived a couple of days earlier (mostly to photograph other events that were happening before the actual wedding), but we made sure to spend some time looking for locations so we were prepared. Then in Poland, we were location scouting the second we arrived the morning before a photoshoot that afternoon!
Julia , Thanks for the video. Could you let me know what the brand of your portable external hard drives?
Thank you! I use a Samsung SSD for travelling :)
Hi Julia, can you talk more about the practicalities of carrying your camera/tripod/other gear with you while you're on a trip? Travelling with a DSLR can already be pretty clunky (nevermind things like tripods!), so how do you make sure your gear is easily accessible without impeding you when you're walking, hiking, or even from enjoying your vacation in general? In places like the beach, how do you make sure your camera is safe/supervised if you want to take a quick dip or even just to lie down and shut your eyes for a while? Especially in cases where your hotel isn't close by and you don't have enough time to go back to the same location twice (ex. once to purely enjoy the place, and a second time for a photography session). Thanks!
Damn you got glass for days 😻 haha
Hey Julia , I Think its a Lovely Shoot.
The First Photo Data says F1.4
The F1.4 is Dof is Very Shallow
In the Photo Everything is Very Sharp from Front to Back .
Can You Say How ?
Everything is sharp because I have nothing in the foreground of the photo. Since everything is at the same distance away, there is no depth of field!
Hi =)
Thank you for your videos!
Do you sometimes have problems with airline companies weighting your hand luggage? Do you know how to avoid that? This is my biggest fear while traveling with my gear (I once had to check in some of it and I was so scared it would be damaged).
Excellent Job Julia :) Keep up the good work. Also, so jealous. Fiji?! 🏝 ☀️ 🍹
Great Julia photos! My dream is to travel across the 5 continents taking a picture of everything, meeting incredible places haha. I loved the backpack the way she organizes the equipment she is very cool. For me photos of premarriage or marriage are the most difficult, of course when you have the experience in this area everything is more relaxed, but the responsibility is very great because I believe that it is the only moment for the couple that everything has to leave perfect and very well planned, I see in my country (Brazil), that many people tend to perform this work with only input devices, for example T5i with 18-55 without camera reserve or any type of lighting (Led flash). of course not generalizing, because here many photographers are excellent and only do this type of work. When he showed all his equipment I wondered if all this would have insurance, after all as he said traveling abroad to enjoy or work with everything that one has has a great risk in damaging them. I think it is very relative, it is a choice, for example I would do a job for a company only with the payment of travel and lodging, but only if it is to acquire a portfolio and if it is starting in this branch, but this is because I would love to meet the world would be something incredible. there are many youtuber photographers who work this way with marketing for the company whether it is traveling or hotel for example, but for jobs like what you did in 100% of what you said. When I saw that plastic in the back of the scene I confess that I was annoyed at how people do not have the least respect for the environment and see you cleaning it, you just made me admire it and love it even more. These are one of my favorite videos. I love you.
obs: excuse me if you have something wrong, english is not my language
Thank you so much! First of all, your english is perfect so no need to apologise :) I couldn't agree more! Wedding photography is a lot of pressure because things only happen once and you don't really have the chance to redo things most of the time. Luckily you get better the more you practice, you know what to expect and what's expected of you to be able to capture those moments! Yep, my equipment is all insured, just in case. You never know what could happen! And yes again I agree! It's definitely a choice whether or not you want to shoot something in exchange for just travel and accommodation, I just wanted to point out that it doesn't always have to be this way - you can also charge your photographer's fee too to make it viable! Thank you for your wonderful comment :)
Julia Trotti Thank you for your time in answering me. never imaginary your equipment without insurance, there is your life (at least it's mine), sure independent photography of the event and place should be charged according to what the photographer finds just for his work :). surely you have an incredible and beautiful talent never stop practicing and show us all of it. You're so nice and humble and inspire me with every video, even though it's not exactly my focus, but I always shoot something better from it. Thanks again for sharing.
Hey Julia, great video. I noticed you aren't packing lens hoods. Never shoot with hoods?
Thank you! I like getting lens flares in my shots :)
Why don’t you use a camera strap ? And would you recommandeer a 5DIV or a 5DIII ? I have a 5DIII, still happy with it but wanting to upgrade
I honestly feel like a camera strap is more of a hinderance sometimes, especially while travelling. I'm constantly putting my camera down, passing it back and forth with Dan, etc, so I feel like there's more chance the strap will get caught on something (bag, table/chair leg, etc) and fall out of my hands that way haha. I haven't tried the 5Div yet, but I will be making some videos about it as soon as I do!
I'm the only one who uses my camera :-). Sometimes I use 2 cameras and have each of them hanging on one shoulder with the Canon strap (no blackrapid etc).
Travel goals! Julia what kind of bag is that?? It holds every thing perfectly!
It's an Incase DSLR Pro Pack, honestly my favourite bag ever!
Thanks Julia! 🤙
Wow, that’s a lot of decent lenses. I don’t do photography professionally so difficult to justify spending so much. So do you film video on one and photography on the other? or at least is that how you film TH-cam?
We film all my TH-cam videos on the Sony A7s ii :)
Can you do a video on how to get hired for a tourism board?
what gear do you use?
Always a pleasure watching your videos. Please note Julia that everything you say is so helpful. I have been soooo eager for wedding destination shooting and now with this video I definitely want to shoot for travel agencies/resorts. Once you said "don't sell yourself short" it put me in check. I have a random question for you. When I travel with my gear my bag is heeeavy. How much does your travel camera bag gear weigh?
Thank you so much! That makes me so happy to hear 💛 My carry on is always heavy with my camera gear - I think this time around it weighed about 15kg which luckily they didn't check. If they do I just let them know I have camera equipment and my laptop in there, and that when I get on the plane I can take my laptop out and it will be a lot lighter and they let me through :D I haven't had any issues so far luckily!
Julia Trotti That makes me feel so good to hear that. My camera bag weighs the same. I thought I was crazy to have a heavy bag. Thank you for sharing. Please keep those videos coming. I know it’s not easy.
Nice video keep going 💜💜
You are GREAT ARTIST JULIA ::: ;)
So you took most of these photos wide open? Whenever I use 1.4 on my 50mm it’s VERY narrow but you’re getting your subjects completely in focus with some background? Does it change with the lens?
You have a little more give with the 35 at wide open compared to the 50! We were also taking lots of photos where the subject was right where the background was. So if you don't put space between your subject and the background, then you don't really get that bokeh look!
Hi Julia love your work , I’ve just started in photography, and I just wondered you always shoot in 100 ISO and a F1.4 do you ever alter these or do you just adjust the shutter speed using the light meter ? Xxx
Thank you! I like shooting at a shallow depth of field, so I usually leave my camera around 1.4 - 2.8 depending on what I'm working on. I bring up my ISO when there isn't enough light, eg indoors or after sunset!
a lot of the first shots were at 1/5000 why so fast? you were walking slowly. does it help to darken the highlights?
I like to shoot with a wide aperture, as that usually help soften the light a little. So I use a high shutter to expose the image correctly :)
That Incase backpack. I think the universe is trying to tell me something lol. Two months ago, I bought a camera bag from Amazon - a bag that I've been incredibly satisfied with except for how it doesn't have a "quick access" zipper for me to quickly grab my camera. I have to take it off my back, lay it out, unzip the shell, etc. Just this morning, Amazon sent me a recommended item - the same incase camera bag you're using - and now I'm seeing it on your video LOL. If I'm not mistaken, the backpack has a "quick access" zipper located on the top of the bag? I also like how the camera storage is literally on your back - helps protect the "goods."
Haha the backpack is following you around! And yes this does have a quick access zipper right at the top. I personally have never used it to be honest, but if you put your camera body up there, then you could definitely easily grab it!
Hey. Enjoying your vids. I’m from the central coast, NSW. Heading to Banff in jan and am stressing about weight of carry on. What are your experiences with weight of back packs? Any issues with overweight camera bags? Thanks in advance.
Thank so much! Honestly, traveling with enough camera equipment to photograph a wedding is always stressful, it's a mixture of trying to make your bag look lighter than it is and also being ready to argue your case if they're not happy with the weight. Unfortunately it's a bit of a grey area so I can't tell you for certain, luckily I haven't had too many troubles with my camera bag over the years, but I have had slightly argue my way to being able to take it with me on a couple of occasions since it does get pretty darn heavy!
why do you bring two 35mm lenses with you?
Thanks for this Julia. What picture style are you using in your portrait shots, is it neutral or faithful? :) :)
I use standard :)
Oh, I see.. :)
I Always write pics to 2 memory cards. When I return from a trip, I keep the full cards in two places. One in my photobag, and one in my suitcase. When somebody steals my photobag, I still have the pics
Good thinking! I do the same - I also make sure I have enough space on my cards to not have to format any of them until I get home and can put all the files on my office backup system :)
The Canon 5DIII (and IV) has the advantage you can write the same pics to two different cards, both in RAW, I wouldn't want to miss that feature anymore, definitely not for 'important' shoots
"sore from photography squats" The struggle is real! lol
As a professional photographer, do you have to obtain a temporary work permit when shooting jobs overseas? If so, how far in advance do you plan these administrative tasks?
Love from India
why do you prefer canon after shooting with sony ?
My entire kit is Canon based - lenses, accessories, etc, would be a big jump to completely change to Sony at the moment!
waiting for u come to brazil
Try travelling with a 1DX II, 4 Lenses, Gimbal, Drone & Laptop. Never again... lol
Peter McKinnon style! 😂
im the same as you, and i bring all of them to hiking and 6 hours worth of time on the road by bike
Hi again Julia! Sorry for the many silly questions uhm... with travel and portrait photos and your prime lens: is there a big big difference if I use a lens hood or not? :D Especially on golden hour and harsh sunlight (say on an afternoon at the beach or open area)? :D Thanks! Sorry for the many questions! Amazing videos and photos as always - more power to you and Dan! :D
A lens hood helps to get rid of lens flare if you shoot back lit - so it depends what you prefer :) I like to NOT use a lens hood as I like to capture lens flares in my personal photos!
@@juliatrotti thanks once again!
What’s the camera strap you use?
Holdfast straps!
Julia Trotti thank you so much ☺️!
At 1:10, the autofocusing of the Sony a7s mkii was so disappointing :(
Dan was actually manual focusing while walking towards me haha
how do you dress for a wedding you have to photograph?? @JuliaTrotti
I usually wear black pants, nice boots (so I can walk around easily and concentrate on shooting if it's rainy and muddy) and a nice floral top which is also dark in colour. In Fiji I wore a black playsuit with florals on it since I probably would have died in pants considering how hot it was haha
Enjoyed this video a lot! Lots of great compositions of the couple on the beach. And he advice towards the end of the video.
Hate to be that guy but what's the name of the song that was used in this video?
Thank you! I get all my music from Artlist. The songs were Silent Dreams and Sungazing :)
You always shoot wide open 1.4 and your images always seems so sharp.. like how do you do that? :) if you maybe already did a video about that please link it :)
I do have a video about that! Here: th-cam.com/video/t1eVrLjdCzA/w-d-xo.html&t :)
Great tips! will be phographing an event this Saturday! any tips and tricks? I only have a 700D/Kitlens/50 Prime :)
for an event keep an wide lense handy which will help to get wide shots
Use flash, find something to diffuse said flash too. My work place does lottery and the plastic rolls for the lottery paper work amazing it's a perfect, white / translucent/opaque cylinder that sits on top of my camera with the flash popped up, but even paper can work to diffuse the flash.
I might buy a second camera, so that I wouldn't be changing lenses
Thank you! I agree with some of the responses you got here :D If you're using a flash, try using the white card to bounce the flash instead of directly pointing it at your subject, it's a bit of a nicer lighting look! Good luck!
why do you have 2 35mm lenses?
The new one has lots of lens flares, so I took the old one in case I was taking pictures in harsh light situations.
Hey Julia , thanks for the video, why don't you make a video about how can we find a sponsor for travel photography
How are you finding Sony A7 colors?
I think they're really great tbh! Going to upload a proper review video soon :)
I just followed this channel, love it and subscribed it!! So as a Canon user, I have one question. Do you really shoot everything with the 35mm? Is it like your run and gun lens because I would like to purchase one for video/photo use. Appreciate your videos and keep making these awesome videos 👍👍👍
Thank you! Yeah the 35mm is my go - I use it sooo much. I use other lenses when I'm after a different look, but the 35 is my favourite 👌
Awesome vid, how did you get invited to shoot in Fiji!?
It was an Australian couple who found our work via recommendations from past weddings clients we've shot :)
Thanks Julia
Good morning!!!
Σ' αγαπώ ❤️ it means I love you in Greek❤️❤️🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
Georgia Pall I'm living in Greece and I also love her!
Javier Gamez Σε ποια πόλη❤️
Georgia Pall thessaloniki and you?
If you guys ever come to south america. Let's get together
song???
I get all my music from Artlist! I don't remember the song names though, I don't have the session opened in Premiere at the moment :(
What's the name of the backpack??
Incase DSLR Pro Pack
I have one as well. It’s a great bag.
thanks Dennis!
You should go to Guam 🇬🇺😭
😍😍😍😍
HOW. Just how. How do you shoot everything at 1.4 :O
Rauhaan Inamdar fast shutter speed
No how does she lock focus correctly? Not how to expose? I'd always mess it up 😂
Haha lots of practice, I love my 1.4 aperture :D I have a video explaining how I focus though in case you're interested: th-cam.com/video/t1eVrLjdCzA/w-d-xo.html&t :)
Thanks!! :)
If anyone is looking for the name of the backpack it a Incase DSLR Pro Pack.
Did you and Dan pay for the Fiji trip yourselves?
We paid for the half that was a holiday for ourselves :)
nice video, photo gear is heavy, you took the same lens twice lol
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