How to Photograph Beautiful Brides

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Cliff Mautner shares his personal tips, tricks, and photographic techniques that he's mastered throughout his career to capture beautiful portraits of the bride with each and every shot (no matter the location). In this course, Cliff discusses the importance of putting the bride at ease, how he positions himself and the camera while shooting, staging scenes in order to capture the best light, and much more. Cliff also shares his personal camera setups used at his own wedding shoots. If you're a wedding photographer then this is a must-see course!

Introduction (01:58) Cliff introduces himself, talks about his gear and about how he mentally prepares before beginning a wedding day shoot
Getting Ready Mindset (02:58) It is very important to earn the bride's trust as soon as you walk in the room
Your Surrounding Light (05:37) Light is at the essence of everything you are looking for throughout the wedding day
Transitions (01:20) Watch the change in the light quality in the room change when Cliff closes all of the drapes
Capturing the Scene (04:16) Working the room and discovering the best angles and lighting
Setting the Scene (06:20) Setting the stage for the moments to take place and then letting the moments happen
Layers (01:41) Combining elements at different distance to compose an image
Shallow Depth of Field (04:54) It is alright to move the bride around to get the best light and to compose new scenes
Metering Mode (02:58) Cliff prefers the quickness and ease of shooting with matrix metering
What Are the Camera Settings? (01:36) There are no rules to good photographs, there are just good photographs
Beauty Shots (13:10) Light is the most important element. Trust is the second most important
Light Hunt (06:12) Helping the bride move in her dress and searching for some new shots to take
Adventurous Subjects (03:02) Getting more creative and adventurous with the bride
The Important Points (02:35) Cliff reviews and summarizes the most important ideas of this course

Course Time: 00 Hours 58 Minutes

R. Warren

Mar 11 2012

Pure gold. This course is brilliant. I can't wait to see Cliff's next one.
G. Holiday

Apr 14 2012

I always thought I'd never want to be a wedding photographer, but my nephew has insisted I go to Tenerife in December to shoot his wedding. Thought I'd better start learning all I can and Cliff Mautner has changed my perspective completely. His love and understanding of how to make the bride look beautiful and, more importantly, feel beautiful is an inspiration - thank you Cliff.

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Cliff Mautner

World Renown Wedding Photographer

Recognized by WPPI as "one of the top photographers and educators in the world, " Cliff Mautner's 28-year career in photography includes 15 years and 6000 assignments as a photojournalist with the...VIEW FULL BIO»

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