How to Photograph Beautiful Brides
Cliff Mautner shares his personal tips, tricks, and photographic techniques that he's mastered throughout his career to capture beautiful portraits of the bride with each and every shot (no matter the location). In this course, Cliff discusses the importance of putting the bride at ease, how he positions himself and the camera while shooting, staging scenes in order to capture the best light, and much more. Cliff also shares his personal camera setups used at his own wedding shoots. If you're a wedding photographer then this is a must-see course!
Release Date: 2010-09-24
Lessons
Introduction
<p>Cliff introduces himself, talks about his gear and about how he mentally prepares before beginning a wedding day shoot</p>
Duration: 1 mins 58 seconds
Getting Ready Mindset
<p>It is very important to earn the bride's trust as soon as you walk in the room</p>
Duration: 2 mins 58 seconds
Your Surrounding Light
<p>Light is at the essence of everything you are looking for throughout the wedding day</p>
Duration: 5 mins 37 seconds
Transitions
<p>Watch the change in the light quality in the room change when Cliff closes all of the drapes</p>
Duration: 1 mins 20 seconds
Capturing the Scene
<p>Working the room and discovering the best angles and lighting</p>
Duration: 4 mins 16 seconds
Setting the Scene
<p>Setting the stage for the moments to take place and then letting the moments happen</p>
Duration: 6 mins 20 seconds
Layers
<p>Combining elements at different distance to compose an image</p>
Duration: 1 mins 41 seconds
Shallow Depth of Field
<p>It is alright to move the bride around to get the best light and to compose new scenes</p>
Duration: 4 mins 54 seconds
Metering Mode
<p>Cliff prefers the quickness and ease of shooting with matrix metering</p>
Duration: 2 mins 58 seconds
What Are the Camera Settings?
<p>There are no rules to good photographs, there are just good photographs</p>
Duration: 1 mins 36 seconds
Beauty Shots
<p>Light is the most important element. Trust is the second most important</p>
Duration: 13 mins 10 seconds
Light Hunt
<p>Helping the bride move in her dress and searching for some new shots to take</p>
Duration: 6 mins 12 seconds
Adventurous Subjects
<p>Getting more creative and adventurous with the bride</p>
Duration: 3 mins 2 seconds
The Important Points
<p>Cliff reviews and summarizes the most important ideas of this course</p>
Duration: 2 mins 35 seconds