Wedding Portraits - Getting the Perfect Shot at Tricky Locations
Wedding photographer David Ziser takes viewers along with him to three location shoots as he sets up wedding portraits at a park, church, and a beach
Release Date: 2009-03-11
Lessons
Welcome
<p>David talks about the location shoots that are included in this course and gets started with a daylight shoot at the park</p>
Duration: 11 mins 46 seconds
Background Clouds Behind the Groom
<p>From the park location, David directs an off-camera flash setup with large white clouds in the background</p>
Duration: 2 mins 5 seconds
Camera and Flash Adjustments
<p>Get the light on the subject and fill that light with the off-camera flash</p>
Duration: 4 mins 0 seconds
High Key Bridal Shot
<p>Light colored background with the bride popping forward</p>
Duration: 5 mins 53 seconds
Direction of Light
<p>No flashes. Just studying the light and placing the subject in camera in the best place</p>
Duration: 5 mins 26 seconds
Under a Canopy
<p>This new setup positions the bride and groom under a heavy canopy of trees</p>
Duration: 6 mins 21 seconds
Stone Steps
<p>Great leading lines make a nice background for a casual shot of the groom</p>
Duration: 6 mins 11 seconds
New Park Location
<p>Walking through a scene and deciding what will work best for quality pictures</p>
Duration: 12 mins 45 seconds
Twirls and Swirls
<p>Quick portrait and creating a composition on the fly</p>
Duration: 0 mins 49 seconds
Natural Light
<p>No flashes. Just using the loop lighting pattern to make a pretty photograph</p>
Duration: 8 mins 33 seconds
Bride and Groom on the Bridge
<p>The lighting really comes together in this final shoot at the park location</p>
Duration: 3 mins 27 seconds
Sacred Heart Church
<p>This magnificent old Florida church is a beautiful location that David has shot in before</p>
Duration: 6 mins 36 seconds
Bride Near the Back Pews
<p>Starting from the back of the church and moving to set locations around the church</p>
Duration: 7 mins 7 seconds
Groom at Second Location
<p>Working from the back of the church and shooting towards the altar</p>
Duration: 4 mins 26 seconds
Repeat of the Pews
<p>The rows of pews creates a compositional line bringing focus to the subjects</p>
Duration: 4 mins 56 seconds
Low Angles
<p>Getting low to shoot up into dramatic backgrounds</p>
Duration: 6 mins 13 seconds
Stained Glass Window
<p>Positioning and patience will allow the sun beams to come down beautifully onto the bride</p>
Duration: 1 mins 57 seconds
Rays and Pillars
<p>Positioning the bride and groom near the stained glass window with pillars in the background</p>
Duration: 2 mins 55 seconds
Repeating Arches
<p>Utilizing the looping light pattern and repeating background</p>
Duration: 2 mins 18 seconds
Bride at the Front of the Church
<p>This setup brings the bride towards the front of the church</p>
Duration: 4 mins 26 seconds
Spiral Staircase
<p>Using fisheye lens in a tight location to get an interesting shot</p>
Duration: 3 mins 44 seconds
Above the Head
<p>Using a fisheye lens and the monopod to position the camera well above the subjects</p>
Duration: 2 mins 6 seconds
Outside the Front of the Church
<p>Adjusting to the light outside the church and shooting the couple in front of the church</p>
Duration: 9 mins 25 seconds
Sunset at the Beach
<p>Time is very important as the sun drops from behind the subjects on the beach</p>
Duration: 8 mins 53 seconds
Backlighting as the Sun Fades
<p>Making the most of the fading sunlight with some backlight shots mixed in</p>
Duration: 5 mins 51 seconds