So, today I want to talk to you guys about shooting groom's details.
So we are actually at a wedding, hence my normal wedding outfit.
You've probably seen this often.
But we are going to talk about shooting at a wedding and taking the grooms details.
I think groom's details are supposed to look really cool just because, the groom wants
to look cool on his wedding day.
I think his details there should also be as much attention to his details as her details.
So we try to make sure that we do that.
We try to make sure that we use really cool lighting, or we use different scenarios of lighting
I'll show you some examples of those from other weddings.
I'll also show you some examples of those today.
So today we're going to use this.
I found..
So, when we are thinking about the groom's details, a lot of times I want to find a really
cool surface that isn't like...
Like this floor right here, this may be a little too modern and not enough light, how
I like it.
But something like this, this looks like, super manly especially since it fits the aesthetic
of the groom.
The groom has a wooden watch, and bottle of Jack Daniels, so I like to take things that
like... maybe some part of their groomsmen gifts, or either some parts of... things that
are really sentimental to him and then I try to incorporate that in.
So the groomsmen gift, I think he got them socks, Jack Daniels, all kinds of stuff and so
incorporating that into the shot makes it more sentimental to him, its not just me getting
a cool shot, but its something for his as well.
So, I'll shoot this, and I'll organize it and how I like to organize it, it generally,
either I'll organize it symmetrically to make it symmetrical or I'll organize it by patterns.
I also like to really try to make sure that the shot is balanced.
Like the weight of it is equal.
So, not too much stuff on the right, not too much stuff not the left, not too much stuff
on the bottom.
Stuff like that.
So you'll see how I go through this, thenI'll show you how I shoot it.
Generally, I shoot this at 2.0 or maybe a little bit nigher.
Because shoes sit a little bit higher than everything else and I want those In focus
as well.
But I really like how this sits up high because its going to put a really cool depth effect
because the ground.. its going to create a cool depth effect because the ground is so
much lower than the objects are up here.
Im going to go ahead and shoot those and show you guys how I shoot them.
I'm shooting with a 35 just because I want everything, I'll also switch to a 50 and then
I'll shoot this at...800 ISO, let's see if that works.
Somewhere around 800, F2.
I like to shoot up here.
Thats still a little bit bright, so I'll jump up (shutter speed)
I'll get something like this.
I don't know if you can see the back of the camera, but I just keep working at that.
So you'll see, it looks like that, and ill keep working that.
I'll move this stuff around.... to get it how I want it and the look that I want as
well.
And then I like to focus not he individual parts.
So something like the watch, especially if he has cuff links with his name on it, or
anything like that I focus on those individually.
Generally, I'll do that and crop out the shoes, its kind of insinuated that the shoes are
there.
So, you get something that looks like that.
And as you go through these, you'll see how I kind of shot those.
Very cool.
And so, you'll see those a little bit later.
So, some of the big things to think about.
1) Incorporating in the groom's style, what he likes, what he has, whats important to
him.
2) I always like to side light.
Just because I love the depth go shadows.
I also like to really make sure that sometimes, even if I can have some kind of aimed in light,
that looks really cool too.
SO just really making sure that I'm ensentuating (?) what the groom has and likes.
3) Making sure I'm shooting at 2.0 or higher just son get more things in focus, side lighting
and then just making sure it looks really cool.
So, keep shooting and I'll show you some examples now.
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