Thanks for this. I find 70-200 2.8 lens is great for church gear when it comes to not getting in the way. And you're right, feedback from photographers or from anyone is a great way to improve. Thanks for the video!
RE: Blackmagic Design Micro Studio Camera 4K G2. Which lenses do I buy? Camera's fixed position is 30 feet from the church stage. We want to live stream the stage with a view of 20 feet of the stage.
Hey! I don't have much experience with Blackmagic, but I can say that your best bet when trying out something new is to rent a lens and see how it works before buying! I use lensrentals.com
Figure out where your good angles are, and time when you move to and from them. I'm not moving in the front of the room during speaking - only during the worship portion. And often I'd end the opening worship set up close, take a few pictures right as the pastor comes on, and then dart to the back of the room for the rest of the preaching. It's been a while since I've worked at a church now, as I've transitioned to full time weddings, but the concepts are the same. Capture the moments while being a minimal distraction
Hey!! I don't have a super great answer for this - I pick images that turned out well focus/composition wise, and then just choose the ones I like the most. :)
An alternate title: how to shoot a band in an event/conference centre. Like any other band in any other venue. When I typed in 'church photography ' I expected a, you know, church.
Thanks for showing how to do this with only one prime lens. It helps me to know I don't need a 24-70 70-200 and all the primes just to be prepared for everything! God Bless
Thank you for sharing tips and information. I photograph in my church, and I have the baptism photos taken down. Now doing some new things and the tips was helpful. Thank you also for sharing your kids/youth photo policy, I was just telling my pastor that we need something before photographing the children.
Hi, I just started shooting the photos at my Church. I don't think there bad photos but I would like someone else opinion or critique of them. Is that possible? Thanks for the tips on both videos.
Practice! I know that’s maybe not the easiest answer, but as you do it more you’ll gain confidence. I started out in church photography as a volunteer and now I’m a full time wedding photographer, but I am still nervous in new situations. Once you get more used to it the nerves are replaced by knowing you can do succeed 👍
Hey Mikel! Thanks for the feedback! I believe it's 20 liters. I put my R6, R, 85mm 1.8, 28mm 1.8, 50mm 1.2, and 16-35mm 2.8 all in the bag, as well as batteries and a few small accessories. There's a clip at 7:30 in the video where I pack the bag, but it does go pretty quick so its hard to see. All that being said - just wanted to note that this bag isn't for sale (new) anymore! See the note in the video description for details.
hi! thanks for the reviews! Can you write how the bag works after one year? Heard the stripes are breaking. has something been damaged? The company is no longer on the internet and I am thinking of buying a used one.
Hey!! I still use it almost daily, and have had no issues with it. It has a tiny bit of discoloring on the leather just from wear. No broken straps here! And yes, like I mentioned in the description, this company went under so you'd have to buy it second hand if you are looking for one 👍
For that space I like to leave my shutter at 1/250 (as slow as I can get it without motion blur), Apeture wide open at f1.8, and then use ISO to adjust for lighting. If I remember correctly most of the kid's pictures ended up being at 400iso, but you can adjust that based on how much light is in the space :)
This is great! The worship experience itself is definitely the most important and I love that you talked about easing into it with people you know and also when you asked the lady if you could take a photo! The vulnerable moment comment was gold as well!
