Full length 2.5 hour wedding photography tutorial. Featuring behind the scenes footage from 10 different days as a wedding photographer. Lots of tips for wedding photography.
My presets: (Sign up for a month of the members site though to get all the wedding photography courses:
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My current recommended wedding photography gear:
Tamron G2 lenses or Sigma Art lenses can be swapped for any of the below. If the native 70-200 is out of your price range, the Tamron 70-200 f2.8 G2 is a fantastic lens.
Also, while more expensive (f1.2) versions of a lot of lenses exist, this is what I would be looking at for wedding photography. If you want to step up to the f1.2 you’re going to get even better quality, it just adds weight and cost.
These are also all lenses and cameras that I’ve personally used and tested over time.
Nikon Wedding photography cameras and lenses:
Nikon Z6II x 2
Nikon Z 50mm F1.8 or Z 85mm F1.8
Nikon Z 24mm F1.8 or Z 35mm F1.8
Nice to haves: Z 24-70mm F2.8 and Z 70-200mm F2.8
Canon Wedding photography cameras and lenses:
Canon R6 x 2
Canon RF 85mm f2 OR Samyang RF AF 1.4 (if only doing photography)
Canon RF 35mm F1.8
Nice to haves: Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8 and Canon RF 70-200mm f2.8
Sony wedding photography cameras and lenses:
Sony A7R III or IV with newer LCD update (I prefer the screens in these over the A7III) and an A7III.
There are a lot of choices for lenses with Sony.
Cost effective and still quality solutions:
Sony 55mm f1.8 or 85mm F1.8
Sony 35mm f1.8 or 24mm 1.8 (If you have a side interest in Astro – consider the 20mm F1.8 G which I use for a lot of the videos you see on YouTube)
Sony 24-70mm f2.8 and 70-200mm F2.8 are great to have, but rent at first to see if you like it.
Or step to the GM 1.4 versions of any of those lenses and you’ll be happy.
Fujifilm wedding photography lenses and cameras:
Fujifilm XT4 x 2 (or even XT3 if you have limited interest in video – or one of each)
Fujifilm 56mm f1.2 or Fujifilm 50mm f1.0
I personally use the Fuji 23mm f2.0, but you can go for the 1.4 or the 18mm if you want to be a little wider.
Fuji 50-140mm f2.8 or either the 80mm or 90mm prime. The 80mm is also a macro for ring shots, so it’s a great choice.
Flashes and speedlights:
Godox V1 and X2T or XPro
Additional V1 for backup or Godox AD100Pro (Or AD200Pro if you spend time in the studio)
I use Sony cards most of the time. Specifically the Sony TOUGH cards for my main slot when possible.
Thanks to Liam for filming a bunch of this:
And Alex for helping with the intro:
00:00:00 Ultimate Wedding Photography Tutorial
00:00:25 Why Wedding Photography is the Best Job
00:03:37 Wedding Photography Presets and Courses
00:04:36 Wedding Photography Gear (Cameras and Lenses for Wedding Photography)
00:12:20 Gear That’s Nice To Have
00:16:34 Camera Menu Settings for Wedding Photography
00:20:21 Photography Settings for Weddings
00:24:39 Engagement Session (In Italy)
00:30:07 Being an Introverted Photographer
00:32:10 Wedding Day, Getting Ready
0:43:19 I Never Got a Job as a Second Shooter
00:44:58 Wedding Day, First Looks
00:48:28 Wedding Day, Ceremony
01:05:20 Wedding Day, Family Photos
01:09:49 Wedding Day, Bridal Party
01:14:47 Wedding Day, Couple Session
01:27:35 Wedding Day, Cocktail Hour
01:29:31 Wedding Day, Reception Details
01:31:54 Wedding Day, Reception Entrance
01:34:27 Wedding Day, First Dances
01:38:54 Wedding Day, Speeches
01:41:18 Wedding Day, Sparkler Send Offs
01:42:41 My Posing Strategy
01:47:39 Booking Your First Weddings
01:53:28 Wedding Photography Editing
01:53:49 My Image Backup Process
01:55:14 Culling / Making Image Selects in Photo Mechanic
01:56:51 Wedding Photography Editing in Adobe Lightroom
02:31:20 Adobe Photoshop
02:35:13 Wedding Photography Tutorial Closing
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Thank you so much for this…God bless you
I liked the aggressive intro
Wedding Videographer here… it's absolutely fine to be shooting each others setups. My theory has always been two creative minds are better than one and ultimately the couple is the one that wins out as they get a wider variety of shots in both their video and photo.
Yeh it was a bit agressive
If you only want to shoot a single body (with a backup in your bag of course), would you choose a 24-70 2.8 or a prime? 24/35/55/85mm f1.8 lenses are game for the prime choice. Body is an a7r, so lots of cropping is allowed.
Good stuff. Even after shooting over 150 weddings in the last 6 years I still find myself watching videos trying to find next tricks I may have not seen. I watched a lot of Creative Live when I was starting out. Susan Stripling and Joe Buissink are two that really helped me better understand how I can use my fun loving personality as a way to relax people vs trying to be standoff-ish. Joe said it best, you can be a commodity or you can be an experience. There is only one of you, and not all experiences are equal. If you allow people to consider your value strictly by your photos then it allows for couples to consider price comparisons more as its photos to photos, and not experience where the photo are the by product.
I am an introvert myself and that has been one of my setbacks as a wedding photographer. It is like you said in the beginning of this video, very draining. I really want to get over it because I really want to do this now because I don’t want to work forever at a 9-5.
I see you're a man of culture, driving a 4runner…
Taylor your video was extremely helpful to prepare for my first full wedding shoot last weekend here in Germany. The couple likes the photos (so do I 😉 ) and it just was a great day. Thank you so much!
what mic are you using for voice overs…sound amazing!
Thank you for the idea of setting up a speedlite with sender and receiver for speeches. I don’t this at a wedding yesterday and it worked brilliantly
Iceland is such a s scam its all green and there really is no frozen ice there like Antarctic.
LOL. I live across the street from your office, small world
Thank you for taking the time to provide us with so much amazing info. I can't get over why you outsource your post-production. I understand it's probably a time factor, but as a photographer I can't imagine sending it to someone else to post-edit with their own vision of what the end result should look like. Either way, thank you for all the great information, much appreciated.
Awesome tutorial. Have you done a video on using Luminar in your batch edit for skin softening?
To save time with overexposed backgrounds: I see you add 4-5-6 graduated filters around the subject. You can use the an inverted radial filter to do the same in one click. Draw circle around subject. Click invert. Adjust.
Thanks for the Tip
Tbh you are the best
Great video, priceless advice & tips.
What do you think about the Nikon D780?
Do you ever carry notes with you? I have my first wedding in July and I’m so scared I’ll forget all the important stuff
I had the same problem, I started by doing families and newborns, but always wanted to weddings.
When I asked for help or to shadow someone some photographers would even act angry, saying they weren’t about to reveal their secrets.
I’ve got my first wedding in July and I’m so excited and ready for it.
Have done tons of studying, research and I have all the equipment I need plus extras.
Also when I get approached by a new photographer now, I take it upon myself to act be nice and give tips, knowing what’s it’s like to be a newbie
This video is such an incredible resource, thank you for making it!
I heard you say that you shoot wide open almost all the time but noticed that a lot of the photos I’ve seen from your weddings seem to have more depth of field than that. I mean an 85/105/135 at f1.4 pretty much murders the background and gives you a razor thin depth of field. Im just wondering if there is something I’m not understanding here
Wait, do you not use back button focus?
Can I ask. When you are bouncing your flash off of the ceiling or walls, do you use a Speedlight head or a bare bulb?
At 32:50: what lens whas that please??
this is one of the best videos i've seen for wedding photography!! thank you so much!!
is the list for the group-pictures still available?
That intro made me wish I could like harder.
YouTube suggested you and I'm so glad they did. Your videos are awesome and so easy to watch and learn. Massive introvert with a dry sense of humour so got a lot of time for you! Thanks buddy
This video calmed me down being nervous for shooting my first wedding after Covid in a few days. I think I got it and I really like your approach of keeping it easy going and relatively plain and simple. The key is in doing the basics well first and constantly I guess.
Would love to see this done when there is a bad weather day.