Wow Neil ! You are my absolute favourite photographer to follow ! You have taught me so much ! I would really like to understand how you edit the photos you took at sunset to get them so dark ( like in the grass , but keep your faces and highlights so perfectly lit ) . When you show the lighting as you took the shot to how its edited is absolutely amazing ! You took a very attractive couple and made them even more incredible!
I really like the one with the phone reflection and also those where they are close to each other. And I love the explanation of what lenses and other stuff you have been using!
Truly a great work and wonderful pictures. But the way you showed us how exactly you took the shots plus the pre- and post processioning results is setting you apart from the rest.. please keep up the good work. And thanks to Saby & Dav for their approval and cooperation
Neil Redfern I’m one of your first subscriber on you tube and I saw the evolution of yours videos. I have also the same style of shooting than you and use a lot of things front of my lens like you 😂 . I love ocf and I’m shooting wedding with two sony a7iii. I love to see your video they give me some idea when I try to push my self to give more to my customers. Thank you very much for your videos and all knowledge that you share. Have a great day!
Have you ever used a Fuji x100 Neil? It’s a 35mm equivalent, flares like anything and has a leaf shutter, so you can sink flash up to 1/1000. It’s become my go to camera for portraits at weddings!
I have the x100F. I chuck it into my bag and use it during the day if I want to sync flash. Saves having to carry huge strobes to underexposed the ambient
First time commenting, thank you for sharing a bit of your artistic skill. I also own the Helios 44-2. Was going to sell it as I don't use it much. However after you explaining it is great for low sunset shots to get the lens flare for some artistic shots. I will now try this on Sunday. Thank you
My pleasure Ciaran! Yes, the Helios is a lens I rarely use but when the situation is right (low sun so the light isn't too harsh) I love the flare it produces. I hope you enjoy trying it out!
Wow..great work Neil! I really like the shot with the reflection and the ones toward the end! The voice over was great too. Lots of value in this video👍. What did you record the BTS with?..if you don't mind me asking.
Couldn't be happier clicking on this video! Enjoying your videos a lot, thank you so much. I was wondering: how much time did you spend editing the (how many?) pictures?
Sir I was very happy to see the video you made and with your grace I also learned and you continue to teach us like this thank you sir. Sir Please tell me what,s a good time for golden hour photography,
Thank you very much Santosh. The best hour for golden hour is the hour before sunset as that is when the sun is lowest in the sky and offers the warmest and softest light
Great video Neil! Some fantastic shots, and loved the composition on pretty much all of them, some great ideas in here! Maybe a little too warm/saturated for my taste (maybe, can’t decide!), but love the shots overall, thanks for the tips!
I guess is a matter of preference but for my wedding photos I feel your shots are a bit too dark for my taste. Nevertheless your technique is very good and I did get some tips. Thanks
Thank you so much Neil for sharing valuable tips, would you plz suggest me minimum how many lens I should carry for such outdoor prewedding shoot ? If you would specify I will be so grateful 🙏
My pleasure! I am pleased you enjoyed the video :) Good question, I tend to have 4 lenses with me. I use the 35mm and 85,mm the most, but I also like to use the 16-35mm 2.8 and the 135mm too
Do you have a recommendation for teaching ne about settings for off camera flash? Like I can never get the lights to work, sometimes I'll get lucky and the settings for the trigger and the light will be ok, but usually I'm lost with channels, and modes...I've been putting off learning about this but I cant grow my business until I get this down.
Hi Genni, there are some videos on my channel which may help? I also run off camera flash workshops in the UK where I teach exactly how I approach off camera flash shops. There may also be videos on TH-cam which show how to start with OCF? I agree though, knowing how to use OCF can really help you stand out as a photographer
Hello Neil.Really nice photo session you had there.Could you please tell me,if you know,how does the Samyang 35 1.4 performs on Sony a7 mk3?Thanks verry much,good luck.
Thank you very much George :-) I'd expect the Samyang to be excellent on the A7III, however, if I were to be buying a new 35mm lens now for the E Mount I would probably go for the new Sony 35mm 1.8 FE as it so small and light
Thank you very much Naved! Interesting that you should say that because I have photographed a few Indian weddings recently so watch this space...... :-)
Haha! I have very much been learning on the job when it comes to making videos, thankfully I think I have improved since this video! Thank you very much :-)
@@NeilRedfern That's quite the number for just an hour of photographing, I don't think I'll be able to get that many shots in an hour. 😅 Keep up the good work, I'm watching all of your videos and they're really helping me getting into wedding photography, trying to learn as much as possible before going all out on events.
@@NeilRedfern You can send it my way for free, I wouldn't mind..anyway keep the vids coming, being following your channel for the longest time. Also probably getting the Samyang 35 1.4 because of you..
That is very kind, thank you William! The Samyang is awesome but if I were buying a 35mm today I would be seriously tempted by the Sony 35mm 1.8 FE, purely because it's so small in comparison and not too much more expensive
I am not sure exactly what you mean? You can always adjust how much red and orange you have in your photos though by changing the HSL sliders in Lightroom
Hi Jon! Yes and no, on the Sony you can shot at a particular value above whatever the auto white balance is, so I do that. So it's like auto balance plus 1k Kelvin or thereabouts. I have only just started doing this after being shown how to by the awesome David Stubbs!
@@NeilRedfern Yes I thought so, I tend to use manual WB so much more with the sony as on occasion the A7iii tends to have a bias toward magenta :-) It would be interesting for people who follow you to offer a video on this subject also OFFCF and how you arrive at power values ?
Hi Steve, if you go to the WB settings and select AWB, you should see a chart appear (you do on the A9 with the latest firmware), if you select click right a few times you can choose a value of Kelvin either above or below the AWB. As I say the thanks to knowing about this go to David Stubbs who told me about this!
One of the best wedding photography channel in youtube. Your work is absolutely amazing.
Thank very much - that means a lot!
Beautiful images of a beautiful couple. Thanks for sharing
Very kind, thank you Tony!
Loads of information here. Great shots Neil. I learn so much from your videos. Thank you. Can't wait till the next one.
Thank you very much!
Wow Neil ! You are my absolute favourite photographer to follow ! You have taught me so much ! I would really like to understand how you edit the photos you took at sunset to
get them so dark ( like in the grass , but keep your faces and highlights so perfectly lit ) . When you show the lighting as you took the shot to how its edited is absolutely amazing !
You took a very attractive couple and made them even more incredible!
Thank you very much, I really appreciate that. I do need to put together an editing video :)
My favourite wedding photographer, and I am a W.P. too. Amazing, Neil
Very kind, thank you Angelo!
I absolutely loved the flare shots you achieved, positively stunning.
Thank you so much Kaightie! That Helios lens is a beast for flare :-)
Great teaching style! Loved how you simplified complex dynamics and made it easy to follow along and understand what you're doing. Thanks so much!
Thank you very much - very kind 😊
Fantastic photos, what a beautiful evening for that photo shoot ! You have a great imagination to create stunning photos.
Thank you so much Jules!
GREAT Video!!!!!!!
Thank you very much!
Beautiful shots as usual bro. 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you very much 😊
Excellent so much wonderful information! Wonderful captures
Thank you very much Isabella :)
Brilliant explanation as always
Best wedding photographer ever!
Very very kind! Thank you
Keep going Neil... We loooooooove youuuuu!!!!!
Aww, thank you so much Sara!
Superb Neil, as always. Thanks for sharing with us!
Thank you very much Ian! Really appreciate that
I really like the one with the phone reflection and also those where they are close to each other. And I love the explanation of what lenses and other stuff you have been using!
Thank you very much Miroslav, I am pleased you enjoyed it :)
Beautiful shots Neil your work is as inspiring as ever
Very kind, thank you :)
Brilliant as always. Thank you for the video.
brilliantly done Neil,,, More vids like this please,,, especially portraits.
Thank you very much Ray, I will definitely try to do more!
This video is great!!!
Thank you very much Joe!
Lovely bit of sensor dirt there. Lol. Cracking video Neil. Awesome pics.
😂😂😂 the perils of shooting video at f8!
Great explanation, thank you
My pleasure Michael :)
Absolutely fantastic video.
Thank you very much Ron!
Beautiful work! Very inspiring and you clearly know your technical aspects
Thank you very much Susan!
Outstanding work👍🏾
Thank you very much Phelix!
very beautiful video man
Thank you very much 😊
Wow! I love this.
Very kind, thank you!
Truly a great work and wonderful pictures. But the way you showed us how exactly you took the shots plus the pre- and post processioning results is setting you apart from the rest.. please keep up the good work. And thanks to Saby & Dav for their approval and cooperation
One of your best video! Thanks a lot.
Very kind, thank you Ulrick!
Neil Redfern I’m one of your first subscriber on you tube and I saw the evolution of yours videos. I have also the same style of shooting than you and use a lot of things front of my lens like you 😂 . I love ocf and I’m shooting wedding with two sony a7iii. I love to see your video they give me some idea when I try to push my self to give more to my customers. Thank you very much for your videos and all knowledge that you share. Have a great day!
Thank you Ulrick, and thank you for being there since my early videos! I hope you are enjoying shooting with Sony cameras too :)
Excellent video. Thanks for posting
thanks
Great video, love the creative ideas and the execution!
Thank you very much Geryll!
superb
Awesome...
Great video as always 👍 love your work
Have you ever used a Fuji x100 Neil? It’s a 35mm equivalent, flares like anything and has a leaf shutter, so you can sink flash up to 1/1000. It’s become my go to camera for portraits at weddings!
That's interesting Ash! Yes, I had the original X100 and loved it as a travel camera but I never used it with flash. Which version do you have?
I have the x100F. I chuck it into my bag and use it during the day if I want to sync flash. Saves having to carry huge strobes to underexposed the ambient
@@superash82 Aah, cool! I have HSS with my speedlights but it's great if the x100F is good for flare
Amazing!!!!
Thank you Eric!
First time commenting, thank you for sharing a bit of your artistic skill. I also own the Helios 44-2. Was going to sell it as I don't use it much. However after you explaining it is great for low sunset shots to get the lens flare for some artistic shots. I will now try this on Sunday. Thank you
My pleasure Ciaran! Yes, the Helios is a lens I rarely use but when the situation is right (low sun so the light isn't too harsh) I love the flare it produces. I hope you enjoy trying it out!
nice presentations !
Very nice video Neil... congrats!
Amazing!! Love it
Thank you very much Rana!
Wow!
Superb work.
Thank you Paul!
@@NeilRedfern Looking forward to seeing H and P's recent shoot. ;-)
Aah, it all makes sense! Haha! Should be ready in the next week or so - they were both amazing!
So when the sun is behind then you should expose for the background? Or should under expose them 2 stops? Good video thank you
excelente video desde Colombia
Thank you very much Leonardo!
Inspirational 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you Shabanali!
luv it
Thank you very much!
Really enjoyed this Neil ❤️
Thank you so much Tanya!
Wow..great work Neil! I really like the shot with the reflection and the ones toward the end! The voice over was great too. Lots of value in this video👍. What did you record the BTS with?..if you don't mind me asking.
Thank you very much Adrian! The BTS video was recording on my GoPro, which I think is a Hero 6
Couldn't be happier clicking on this video! Enjoying your videos a lot, thank you so much. I was wondering: how much time did you spend editing the (how many?) pictures?
Thank you very much! I would say it probably took me a couple of hours to cull and edit these?
Good thanks
Sir I was very happy to see the video you made and with your grace I also learned and you continue to teach us like this thank you sir.
Sir Please tell me what,s a good time for golden hour photography,
Thank you very much Santosh. The best hour for golden hour is the hour before sunset as that is when the sun is lowest in the sky and offers the warmest and softest light
Thanku sir
Great video Neil! Some fantastic shots, and loved the composition on pretty much all of them, some great ideas in here! Maybe a little too warm/saturated for my taste (maybe, can’t decide!), but love the shots overall, thanks for the tips!
My pleasure, thank you very much Simon!
Beautiful shots!! Do you use a ND filter to achieve these?
Great and again marvellous images 😁👌🏻
you click all photos what is your destination position to subject And whats angal??
I guess is a matter of preference but for my wedding photos I feel your shots are a bit too dark for my taste. Nevertheless your technique is very good and I did get some tips. Thanks
Thank you so much Neil for sharing valuable tips, would you plz suggest me minimum how many lens I should carry for such outdoor prewedding shoot ? If you would specify I will be so grateful 🙏
My pleasure! I am pleased you enjoyed the video :) Good question, I tend to have 4 lenses with me. I use the 35mm and 85,mm the most, but I also like to use the 16-35mm 2.8 and the 135mm too
@@NeilRedfern thank you so much for your kind reply.
@@ssuryakanta1 my pleasure!
Do you have a recommendation for teaching ne about settings for off camera flash? Like I can never get the lights to work, sometimes I'll get lucky and the settings for the trigger and the light will be ok, but usually I'm lost with channels, and modes...I've been putting off learning about this but I cant grow my business until I get this down.
Hi Genni, there are some videos on my channel which may help? I also run off camera flash workshops in the UK where I teach exactly how I approach off camera flash shops. There may also be videos on TH-cam which show how to start with OCF? I agree though, knowing how to use OCF can really help you stand out as a photographer
Hello Neil.Really nice photo session you had there.Could you please tell me,if you know,how does the Samyang 35 1.4 performs on Sony a7 mk3?Thanks verry much,good luck.
Thank you very much George :-) I'd expect the Samyang to be excellent on the A7III, however, if I were to be buying a new 35mm lens now for the E Mount I would probably go for the new Sony 35mm 1.8 FE as it so small and light
Thanks for the answer.I was thinkig about it aswell as the Sigma 35.Verry much appreciated the answer.
My pleasure, I'm tempted by the Sony even though I love the Samyang. I'm always a fan of smaller and lighter lenses!
Hey Neil good job try to make Indian traditional wedding portrait over all vedio is good you r approching out of your country
Thank you very much Naved! Interesting that you should say that because I have photographed a few Indian weddings recently so watch this space...... :-)
Are u in a tunnel recording your voice? 😁👍🏾 Nice video
Haha! I have very much been learning on the job when it comes to making videos, thankfully I think I have improved since this video! Thank you very much :-)
Please clean the camera matrix. Thanks for the video!
Haha, I know! It's clean now :) Thank you very much!
Awesome photoshoot! How many shots did you managed to get in that 1 hour?
Thank you Caciur! I will deliver between 40 to 50 images from this shoot :)
@@NeilRedfern That's quite the number for just an hour of photographing, I don't think I'll be able to get that many shots in an hour. 😅 Keep up the good work, I'm watching all of your videos and they're really helping me getting into wedding photography, trying to learn as much as possible before going all out on events.
Hello. Can you send a raw version of the photos you show in the videos?
Hi Sinan, I am afraid not as some people may pass the images off as their own
Selling your presets? Loved the editing..
Thank you! I'm afraid not at the moment as I wouldn't know how, plus I only have one preset so wouldn't be good value for money 😂
@@NeilRedfern You can send it my way for free, I wouldn't mind..anyway keep the vids coming, being following your channel for the longest time. Also probably getting the Samyang 35 1.4 because of you..
That is very kind, thank you William! The Samyang is awesome but if I were buying a 35mm today I would be seriously tempted by the Sony 35mm 1.8 FE, purely because it's so small in comparison and not too much more expensive
@@NeilRedfern It was actually my initial target but thank you for re-assuring me on that decision.
Can you do a video on how add orange or red color on your pictures pls
I am not sure exactly what you mean? You can always adjust how much red and orange you have in your photos though by changing the HSL sliders in Lightroom
At what WB did u used??
I tend to shoot around 7000 to 7500k manual WB for evening light
Sefton park?
Yep! Well spotted :)
👏👏👏👏
Hi Neil, may I ask if you used manual WB :-)
Hi Jon! Yes and no, on the Sony you can shot at a particular value above whatever the auto white balance is, so I do that. So it's like auto balance plus 1k Kelvin or thereabouts. I have only just started doing this after being shown how to by the awesome David Stubbs!
@@NeilRedfern what is this wizardry? How do you warm the AWB up? Great video thanks.
@@NeilRedfern Yes I thought so, I tend to use manual WB so much more with the sony as on occasion the A7iii tends to have a bias toward magenta :-) It would be interesting for people who follow you to offer a video on this subject also OFFCF and how you arrive at power values ?
Hi Steve, if you go to the WB settings and select AWB, you should see a chart appear (you do on the A9 with the latest firmware), if you select click right a few times you can choose a value of Kelvin either above or below the AWB. As I say the thanks to knowing about this go to David Stubbs who told me about this!
Thank you Jon, good idea! I will have a think about doing this in the future :)
Do you underexpose most times when taking photos?
Yes I do that on purpose as you can bring back details in the shadows but a blown highlight can not be saved
Neil Redfern amazing.. and the same idea when your shooting in straight sunlight too at sunset?
Yep, I'm basically always trying not to blow out any highlights, whether they be the dress, sky or anything else