Wedding Photography: Rapid-Fire Tips and Tricks

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David Ziser is back with a brand new, rapid-fire learning session comprised of the many wedding photography tips and tricks he’s discovered in his 25-year career. In the end, you’ll come away with an arsenal of solid techniques that you can put to work right away for better photos and higher profits.

Shooting in Natural Surroundings (03:12) David talks about the problem situations that wedding photographers must sometimes overcome when shooting on location
Avoiding the Dappled Lighting (01:43) Changing position and using an off camera flash to begin setting up the shot
Building the Photograph (03:43) Experimenting with lighting and lenses to create the quality bridal shot
Longer Focal Length (02:32) Reduce background elements by increasing focal length
Head and Shoulders Shot (07:38) Fighting the light background to make this setup work
Pampas Grass Background (06:21) Working with lenses, reflectors, and distance to use some pampas grass as a background
Bright, Direct Sunlight (02:58) How to get the shots while working in direct sunlight
Checking for Blinkies (04:06) One way of setting exposure to make sure you don't have any blinkies in the camera's display
Brick Background (09:40) Experimenting with the bride in front of an exterior brick wall and windows
Working with Available Light (04:04) Pillars' curved surfaces will show you the direction of the natural light
Leading Lines (04:29) Pay attention to the geography and position the bride and groom in places that draw attention to them
Finding a Location (04:18) Looking for a location with good available light and setting up the shot
Classic Profile Views (03:41) Starting with some classic angles and experimenting from there
Directional Light (02:43) Continue changing the position of the camera and the subjects to find that perfect directional light
Posing for the Final Shots (08:24) The day finishes up with a beautiful setup with great lighting and converging lines

Course Time: 01 Hours 09 Minutes

J. Parcerisa Vilatarsana

Nov 29 2012

David congratulations, excellent video showing many techniques, the photographs you show after your shot are extraordinary of course very well edited, it could be nice if you could show us how you do this. Once again congratulations and thanks for sharing.
T. Hendy

Mar 1 2012

This is an exceptional course. Seeing how he sets up and changes with the conditions is excellent. I don't think anything could be improved on here.

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