Welcome Sara. It's good to see and hear from the whole team. Here's a tip from way back when I was shooting weddings. For group/family/portrait sessions that are going to be outside, always have a back-up 'rainy day location' that everyone is aware of. And include travel time to and from locations in the timeline. 3200 subscribers now, Congratulations. I was one of the first. Cheers Hamish
You’re so right Hamish! That’s a real professional tip right there that most people don’t think about. I remember that me of our first weddings we didn’t have a backup plan and guess what RAIN! We were scrambling looking for a spot and the pictures definitely suffered because we weren’t prepared. Good to hear from you!
I know that this video is different than what I normally do but I think this stuff can be really helpful to new photographers, make sure you're providing value to your clients! Please let me know what you guys think - Sara & Will
What an awsome team, fantastic to see Sara join you on this channel. I have shot my sons wedding and have a couple of people asking for me to shoot theirs early next year. Your information you are sharing is invaluable for starters like me , thankyou so much for sharing and keeping ti real.
Look forward to hearing your progress! I can promise you that brides will start asking you these questions when you start to book. Having solid information that can help them with the timeline is invaluable and makes you look like a real professional
Couple of things....as a photographer and videographer (not both at once!) I have always been an advocate of advance planning, which includes site visits, meeting site official, preparation of a working data sheet, AND a planning meeting with the wedding clients 60 days in advance. It is in my contract terms. Next, in my experience, the post-ceremony portrait and formals session, if too long, is the biggest source of irritation for all involved. So I am a strong advocate of what you call the First Look. If they refuse to do that, the post-ceremony session for me was limited to 30 minutes, or LESS if the wedding party got upset or impatient with the photography. Another practice which became popular with my clients was to have coverage at the rehearsal dinner the night before, which got the large extended family groups taken care of. I thought table shots were obtrusive and hokey, but after a while I came to believe they were a way of assuring that everyone was in at least one picture. A very popular shot was all attendees in one large group.
Good advice guys. When I do a wedding I always appoint someone (from the wedding party since you know they're nearby) to manage the formal family pics. A photographer doesn't know who the relatives are and can't start yelling the names around. Also, in my last wedding just a couple of weeks ago, the couple never thought to have a venue for pictures in case it rained which is a must for every wedding.
So true! Can’t tell you how many times I was stuck shooting in the rain with the wedding party under some type of awning 😂. If it rains we always opt for formals at the alter if it’s a church wedding
Here is another issue related to your talk here that came up when planning our son's Bar Mitzvah. During planning, the caterer told us, "If we mess up any of your other vendors like photo or video, we don't care!" To that, my response was, "All the other services that day are very important to us, especially our photographs and video. We expect you to be 100% cooperative. If you are not, we will sue you." They were amazingly cooperative. (As videographer, I was sure to have camera rolling if anyone at the event intentionally or otherwise did something to compromise the event). I offered other vendors a few images or video clips in exchange for their cooperation.
Welcome Sara, you’re a great team together, great video! I have helped photograph a few wedding, but I never got into it professionally. It sounds like it is complex when working with so many people, I am sure that there moments of stress. I am sure that you have a great relationship together, I am sure you create some great photos during these important events in so many peoples lives. The key is always learning and improving and finding and experimenting with new ways to create a moment of wonderful great memories for all that are involved. The best to both of you !
Great topic! Appreciate all this content you're putting out. PS love the black and white video, I even rewatch some color films in black and white, really helps you notice the lighting design.
@@TheMonochromeMemoirs That one has been on my list forerver to see. The Departed, Blade Runner, Star Wars Episodes 4-8 etc look so classic in black and white. Worth even just watching the trailers that way.
The Monochrome Memoirs dude you get intense when you speak solo. Your eyebrows do this😠 a lot. But it’s good content. Keep it up. (And get some strobes)
Michael Wright Photo you’re so right. No lie I was scowling when I came out of the womb, was a running joke in my family. We’re definitely on the lighting situation! Trying to figure out the right spots in the house to record and set up lights. Thanks for being patient brother!
You know it's against the law of professional wedding photography that photographers are cuter than the bride & groom! I guess you like to live dangerously
