My V1 lasted 8.5 hrs and changed battery even though a bit of juice left for the last 1/2 hr. Only changed camera battery once. Just did my first wedding, so nervous and on my own, exhausting but blew my own mind with how well I did. And clients so happy. Didn’t want to do weddings but loved it!!! I managed because I’ve watched your video previously. Thank you. My day included unraveling a bridesmaids jewellery, helping mum hem a bridesmaids dress, providing an extension lead for the curling wand, playing with the flower girls, solving problems, checking the bride had water and eaten something and checking weather maps for rain - inside or outside decision to be made. We got lucky with outside no rain. Be prepared to be a supporter and calm in the room.
I often wonder, when reading comments about how RUclips videos help us learn more than universities/colleges, whether the videos actually teach us more or that the uni/college courses already built us a foundation from which we can learn and improve from the RUclips videos significantly more.
A photographer that doesn't want other photographers to fail. That's what you call a family member. Too many people in other fields competing when the idea of becoming successful to feed their families or themselves is placed in the back. I appreciate people like this, because it's something that I'd do for others. We're all fish swimming in the same fish bowl trying to survive.
"You can't see that one because it wasn't very good and I don't want to show it to you." The awkward humour is what keeps me coming back to your videos. Love it!
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!
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.
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.
Phenomenal! Thank you so much! You inspire me and motivate me to make photography my own and not have to be like other photographers. Especially the parts about being an introvert. SUCH practical, useful advice. Thank you!
Don't let it get to your head but you're simply the best. I can hardly think of another situation that I have learned so much in 2.5 hours. Each of your videos have a information/time ratio that is just wicked. Makes other youtubers look like the kids who hope the essay is double spaced if it's 10 pages minimum :) Not sure if you've done it, having done everything, but can you do a video about your worst wedding experience? Or, in order to make it not obvious whose it was, a video about the worst situations that have popped up in your career and how you handled it (or would have handled it with hindsight)?
I’m loving wedding photography more and more. Just did two weddings in the last month and I am enjoying it so much. Thank you for all the tips. Your videos have helped out so much.
Incredible video. Wow. You cover it all. I love how upfront you are about your whole process, it’s one of the things I love the most about your videos. What an incredible resource. Thank you!
39:21 Is the reason I'm into wedding photography. What a beautiful shot with gorgeous colours, and the still shot at 39:30. What great light and perfect subject matter. Every photographer's wet dream.
I know there are so many photographer can take more crazy beautiful photos. But for wedding photography, I think the best is the moment. And you did it amazingly wonderful. Great job! Great work! The world needs more people like you and we are not perfect but we are doing it better each and every day!.
I still go back to this video as the best example on youtube of how to shoot a wedding, everything from the mindset to the why and he misses nothing. Great work.
This is the first video I watch on your channel and I love how personal you are describing how this business feels to you, why you do certain things. That's something really rare and helps me to relate and understand everything so much better. So thank you! :')
I have turned down shooting many couple’s weddings because I’m introverted. (I have done a few weddings and some second shooting) I just feel like I’m not good at directing a crowd and “bossing” people around. I just stick to engagements, families, and seniors. But you’re making me rethink it a bit. I don’t need to let my introversion hold me back.
thanks!! really loved how I am learning so much from the video and more so, getting to know you as a person from your emotions and experiences. you are a really great story teller! kudos!
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.
OMG this is the best resource I could've found on this. I love taking photographs of myself and I think I do a good job of capturing others and I'm finally deciding to take the leap into photography. I'm training & working on building a portfolio right now. Hopefully by the end of the year, I'll have learnt the basic beginner technical aspects of this so I can do this as a career. Thank you so much! :)
thanks for sharing your knowledge with us beginners! Personally I'm not making any money from photography. I'm just enjoying taking pictures of friends and family sometimes and it's nice to spice up the images in lightroom
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.
Taylor I don't know if I will ever get into wedding photography , but I've learned a whole lot about angles , lenses and preparing for any shoot , just by watching you work . Thank you for all this valuable insight and information .
RUclips 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
I've never watched every minute of a video on RUclips that's longer than 10min, but I watched the entire thing thank you so much for such a great sharing!!!
Not completely through the video but did not see you mention that if you have Godox speedlights designed for Nikon, you can use a Godox Canon trigger on your Cannon camera and it will work fine on your Nikon speedlights as off camera flashes. Godox works with Godox (Flashpoint if you buy Adorama) regardless of who it's branded for, as long as the flash/trigger on the camera matches that camera.
Of the hundreds of photography videos I’ve sat through - this is THE most useful. I don’t normally shoot weddings but i am doing a friends wedding in December so this video is a God send for filling in those crucial details that no other video gives you. Thanks a lot man, really great job 👏
I literally have my first wedding tomorrow! Perfect timing for this vid! And Taylor you did fantastic putting this together! I appreciate all the categories!
Did my first reception a week ago. Can't wait to do my first full wedding and do more than candids/details. This channel is so helpful. Good luck on your first day!!
Many thanks Taylor for this video, you've got balls of steel to do weddings, I get nervous doing landscapes, lol. Once again many tanks for doing this, it will help out loads of aspiring wedding photographers I'm sure. Take care and stay safe.
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.
the value in this video.....awesome, thx so much for this. i am very much an introverted shooter and it keeps me from seizing opportunity so i thank you for that encouragement as well.
I really enjoy your videos. Its nice to hear someone talk about all that they think about and do when they shoot a wedding day. I'm sitting going "Hey, I do that too!". I don't know many wedding photographers, lol.
I am not a photographer but enjoy photography. You do amazing work, I really enjoy watching your processes and explanations during the stages, thanks for sharing.
Great content, thank you and thanks for being real. Quick tip on the LR clone tool... if it doesn't work (edges turn dark, etc.) click on clone rather than heal. Otherwise PS it is! (I always end up in PS after for several photos too).
Fantastic video! I have my first wedding booking, a year from now, so I will be learning as much as I can in between, including signing up to you. Thank you for being you.
Taylor! Bravo for this long and very detailed guide on wedding photography. I'm looking to start getting into this venture and its all overwhelming. I'll definitely be subscribing to your site to get more information. This video is very insightful. Thank you! 🙌🏾
I’ve always been interested in faces so seeing you choosing to have the couple just a tiny part of the picture is super but there, I would be totally out of my element. Can’t wait to try it though this Sunday. Thanks for sharing 🙋🏼♀️💕 you’re such a good coach and inspiration 😘
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.
Hi Taylor, this friday i shoot my second wedding. Im a real estate photographer and do this only for friends, just like the first time. I really apreciate the videos u are making and i learned a lot of it! I just purchased the presets as a thank you!
I’m just curious about how you mount the GoPro on the camera and have a transmitter or flash in the hotshoe? Could you post what kind of device you use to hold the GoPro on the camera.
Hi jackson really appreciate your tuorial but I wa wondering if u could talk about pricing and in detail and how to charge and calculate your gear and time
1:55:42 Wow at this image! I bet they were super happy with this one. I'm finally getting to the end of this video now (now I have time to watch) and I'd like to say a super thanks for sharing your advice and experience. It is giving me the confidence and knowledge needed to pursue this. Once my temp job comes to an end this year I will definitely be looking to be my own boss for the first time in my life.
My V1 lasted 8.5 hrs and changed battery even though a bit of juice left for the last 1/2 hr. Only changed camera battery once. Just did my first wedding, so nervous and on my own, exhausting but blew my own mind with how well I did. And clients so happy. Didn’t want to do weddings but loved it!!!
I managed because I’ve watched your video previously. Thank you.
My day included unraveling a bridesmaids jewellery, helping mum hem a bridesmaids dress, providing an extension lead for the curling wand, playing with the flower girls, solving problems, checking the bride had water and eaten something and checking weather maps for rain - inside or outside decision to be made. We got lucky with outside no rain. Be prepared to be a supporter and calm in the room.
Unbelievable… i paid a college course for wedding photography and i learned more on two hours than i did on 6weeks… thank you mr jackson.
I often wonder, when reading comments about how RUclips videos help us learn more than universities/colleges, whether the videos actually teach us more or that the uni/college courses already built us a foundation from which we can learn and improve from the RUclips videos significantly more.
As an introvert I really appreciate your take on wedding days.
Happy they can help!
Same!!
Excellent information and beautiful photos..Thank you for sharing your knowledge. 😊
@@codyanderson4132 same here!
Yes, I loved that too! :)
Pretty crazy that this whole video is free for everyone to watch.
I'm Surprised too. ima buy the presets to show appreciation.
100% agree. Taylor is incredible.
I was waiting for the paywall on chapter 2. X-D
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A photographer that doesn't want other photographers to fail. That's what you call a family member. Too many people in other fields competing when the idea of becoming successful to feed their families or themselves is placed in the back. I appreciate people like this, because it's something that I'd do for others. We're all fish swimming in the same fish bowl trying to survive.
"You can't see that one because it wasn't very good and I don't want to show it to you." The awkward humour is what keeps me coming back to your videos. Love it!
Hello how are you doing hope you're safe🙏👋👋
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!
49 people disliked this ? What the hell. This is probably one of the best free resources on youtube. Excellent stuff Taylor
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.
How did it go, my man?
@@GrowWithTrung Pretty good, I am happy and bride & groom are as well. :)
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.
He’s the man. So good he stress the need to have back up to back up to back up. Minimize mistakes or failure
I was offered to do my first wedding next year. I am very nervous & excited. Thank you for this helpful content!
Hope it helps! Have fun :)
Phenomenal! Thank you so much! You inspire me and motivate me to make photography my own and not have to be like other photographers. Especially the parts about being an introvert. SUCH practical, useful advice. Thank you!
the amount of work put into this AND for free is unheard of!
From 30:11 to 32:05 is really touching. Thanks for the encouragement :)
Great video! The information was spot on, and the humor was exactly what I needed to stick around.
Don't let it get to your head but you're simply the best. I can hardly think of another situation that I have learned so much in 2.5 hours. Each of your videos have a information/time ratio that is just wicked. Makes other youtubers look like the kids who hope the essay is double spaced if it's 10 pages minimum :)
Not sure if you've done it, having done everything, but can you do a video about your worst wedding experience? Or, in order to make it not obvious whose it was, a video about the worst situations that have popped up in your career and how you handled it (or would have handled it with hindsight)?
Haha I don’t have any super terrible experiences fortunately! Have a few weird ones starting out that will eventually be in a video though!
I’m loving wedding photography more and more. Just did two weddings in the last month and I am enjoying it so much. Thank you for all the tips. Your videos have helped out so much.
Taylor!! Thank you so much. I'm new to photography, but it's my dream to be a wedding photographer. Your tutorials are so fun to watch.
This is incredible! Just wrapped up my third wedding and have a lot to learn. I appreciate you being the little fountain of knowledge that you are!
I love how your camera sounds like a silenced pistol in an old French comedy in some of your POV clips. Huge thanks for sharing this!
Incredible video. Wow. You cover it all. I love how upfront you are about your whole process, it’s one of the things I love the most about your videos. What an incredible resource. Thank you!
Happy it could help!!
39:21 Is the reason I'm into wedding photography. What a beautiful shot with gorgeous colours, and the still shot at 39:30. What great light and perfect subject matter. Every photographer's wet dream.
As an introverted person I am so glad that I stumbled across you on RUclips and I am so here for this tutorial!
I know there are so many photographer can take more crazy beautiful photos. But for wedding photography, I think the best is the moment. And you did it amazingly wonderful. Great job! Great work! The world needs more people like you and we are not perfect but we are doing it better each and every day!.
Wow Taylor this video has incredible value. Thank you so much for putting it together!
I still go back to this video as the best example on youtube of how to shoot a wedding, everything from the mindset to the why and he misses nothing. Great work.
This is an amazing tutorial and breakdown! Thank you so much for the information! Very helpful!
Still watching, but that "Introvert" thing you said touched me :D Great video so far!!
Hello how are you doing hope you're safe?
This is the first video I watch on your channel and I love how personal you are describing how this business feels to you, why you do certain things. That's something really rare and helps me to relate and understand everything so much better. So thank you! :')
I have turned down shooting many couple’s weddings because I’m introverted. (I have done a few weddings and some second shooting) I just feel like I’m not good at directing a crowd and “bossing” people around. I just stick to engagements, families, and seniors. But you’re making me rethink it a bit. I don’t need to let my introversion hold me back.
thanks!! really loved how I am learning so much from the video and more so, getting to know you as a person from your emotions and experiences. you are a really great story teller! kudos!
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.
OMG this is the best resource I could've found on this. I love taking photographs of myself and I think I do a good job of capturing others and I'm finally deciding to take the leap into photography. I'm training & working on building a portfolio right now. Hopefully by the end of the year, I'll have learnt the basic beginner technical aspects of this so I can do this as a career. Thank you so much! :)
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
this is one of the best videos i've seen for wedding photography!! thank you so much!!
thanks for sharing your knowledge with us beginners! Personally I'm not making any money from photography. I'm just enjoying taking pictures of friends and family sometimes and it's nice to spice up the images in lightroom
What an incredible channel I just found. I’ll spread the word. Thanks Taylor.
So helpful. Shooting my first wedding this week. Thank you!!
This is insanely helpful. Thanks for providing this for free!
Your humour makes these vids, love it. Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge
Hello how are you doing hope you're safe👍👍🙏
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.
This guy is an icon!
This video is such an incredible resource, thank you for making it!
Best 2 seconds, 29:20 ! Lol. All of this is great, thanks Taylor!
Taylor I don't know if I will ever get into wedding photography , but I've learned a whole lot about angles , lenses and preparing for any shoot , just by watching you work . Thank you for all this valuable insight and information .
Happy to hear that! And yah wedding photography is so many different genres of photography all in one day, so that makes a lot of sense.
RUclips 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
Awesome tutorial. Have you done a video on using Luminar in your batch edit for skin softening?
So incredibly generous of you to share all your knowledge!! I can barely function a point and shoot camera 😂 but I love watching how you work!!
Hello how are you doing hope you're safe?
Wow...incredible insight...nothing left on the table. Huge effort. Congrats and thanks!
Thoroughly enjoyed watching your video. Thank you!
I've never watched every minute of a video on RUclips that's longer than 10min, but I watched the entire thing thank you so much for such a great sharing!!!
Not completely through the video but did not see you mention that if you have Godox speedlights designed for Nikon, you can use a Godox Canon trigger on your Cannon camera and it will work fine on your Nikon speedlights as off camera flashes. Godox works with Godox (Flashpoint if you buy Adorama) regardless of who it's branded for, as long as the flash/trigger on the camera matches that camera.
Thanks Jackson...I have learned a lot from your videos.. I am beginner but love photography from my college days. Now I have sources …thanks brother
Very good job. Thank you for sharing. I need to learn more about lightroom.🥰
Thank you thank you thank you thank you.. this 2.5 free video help me a lot
Excellent video. Thank you so much!
Of the hundreds of photography videos I’ve sat through - this is THE most useful. I don’t normally shoot weddings but i am doing a friends wedding in December so this video is a God send for filling in those crucial details that no other video gives you. Thanks a lot man, really great job 👏
Happy it could help!
Intro music was badass!! Tutorial was fantastic. Thank you!
I literally have my first wedding tomorrow! Perfect timing for this vid! And Taylor you did fantastic putting this together! I appreciate all the categories!
Hah I figured it was a good time to release it! Happy it connected that closely :)
Did my first reception a week ago. Can't wait to do my first full wedding and do more than candids/details. This channel is so helpful. Good luck on your first day!!
Good luck 😀
Good luck and have fun!
Please tell us how it was. I have in three weeks my first wedding and I start to get nervous right now.😯
Subscribed! Thank you for the quality, honest, and even entertaining content. Keep up the great work! Greetings from Southern California ☀️
Thanks for stopping by!
Many thanks Taylor for this video, you've got balls of steel to do weddings, I get nervous doing landscapes, lol. Once again many tanks for doing this, it will help out loads of aspiring wedding photographers I'm sure. Take care and stay safe.
Thanks for putting this together! Such a useful video and really appreciate it being free.
Thanks for watching!
Wow! Thanks Taylor! This video was so great!
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.
yeessss it's more info than photography school would teach and it's FREEEE
the value in this video.....awesome, thx so much for this. i am very much an introverted shooter and it keeps me from seizing opportunity so i thank you for that encouragement as well.
I really enjoy your videos. Its nice to hear someone talk about all that they think about and do when they shoot a wedding day. I'm sitting going "Hey, I do that too!". I don't know many wedding photographers, lol.
Great Video. Do you set a number of pictures that you will supply your client with?
I am not a photographer but enjoy photography. You do amazing work, I really enjoy watching your processes and explanations during the stages, thanks for sharing.
2:32:40 98% is top of the month, thanks man for such an amazing video :).
This is amazing video!! Very informative!! Thank you for putting the time and effort to get this video out there!
This is amazing !!! Thanks for sharing this for free.
Awesome walk through video. Thanks man. All the best 🙂
Great content, thank you and thanks for being real. Quick tip on the LR clone tool... if it doesn't work (edges turn dark, etc.) click on clone rather than heal. Otherwise PS it is! (I always end up in PS after for several photos too).
Highly informative and well done. Very much appreciate you sharing your knowledge :)
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us, it really helps a lot! Good vibes for you man! 🙏💙
Fantastic video! I have my first wedding booking, a year from now, so I will be learning as much as I can in between, including signing up to you. Thank you for being you.
Happy the videos can help! :)
🤩 Jaw dropping awesome contribution. Thanks man! 🙏
Taylor! Bravo for this long and very detailed guide on wedding photography. I'm looking to start getting into this venture and its all overwhelming. I'll definitely be subscribing to your site to get more information. This video is very insightful. Thank you! 🙌🏾
Love this!!! I never worry about frame count, you can’t ask them to do it again next week
Zack Snyder would :D
Amazing video. It makes you want to jump into wedding photography haha.
I appreciate for sharing such valuable information. Thank you 🙏
Nice job with the sparklers! What are the settings on that sparkler send-off? (tough to see on the screen)
Thank you so much for posting this. Awesome content!
so stinking amazing...serious goals right here. Thanks Taylor!
I’ve always been interested in faces so seeing you choosing to have the couple just a tiny part of the picture is super but there, I would be totally out of my element. Can’t wait to try it though this Sunday. Thanks for sharing 🙋🏼♀️💕 you’re such a good coach and inspiration 😘
Great video! I have been shooting weddings for over 15 years and I learned things!!
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.
You can also just one click subject select now. This was done before that update
@@TaylorJacksonPhoto Oh yeah! The select subject thing is badass!
This was fantastic. Thank you so much
Hi Taylor, this friday i shoot my second wedding. Im a real estate photographer and do this only for friends, just like the first time.
I really apreciate the videos u are making and i learned a lot of it!
I just purchased the presets as a thank you!
Hey Tim! Happy the videos can help! Have fun at the wedding!
I'm not even looking to be a wedding photographer, but this video was fascinating. Thanks for posting!
I’m just curious about how you mount the GoPro on the camera and have a transmitter or flash in the hotshoe? Could you post what kind of device you use to hold the GoPro on the camera.
I love how you give a "call if duty" camera style. Very fun to watch.
Hi jackson really appreciate your tuorial but I wa wondering if u could talk about pricing and in detail and how to charge and calculate your gear and time
Great video, priceless advice & tips.
Thanks for the video!...I've got my first wedding in July to shoot, and these tips are gping to be a HUGE help!!
1:55:42 Wow at this image! I bet they were super happy with this one. I'm finally getting to the end of this video now (now I have time to watch) and I'd like to say a super thanks for sharing your advice and experience. It is giving me the confidence and knowledge needed to pursue this. Once my temp job comes to an end this year I will definitely be looking to be my own boss for the first time in my life.
Supreme content. Thanks man.
Love the colors
👏👏👏. Amazing man. You are a true inspiration