Hi, this is Vanessa Joy here with
Breathe Your Passion on AdoramaTV
and today we're going to talk about how
to work well with one of these guys,
a wedding videographer.
So, we're actually here in
Lake Tahoe, we're shooting a wedding
tomorrow. I'm the photographer and this
is Robbie.
Hey.
Robbie here is a videographer - he's actually from the
Seattle area. I'm from New Jersey, as you
may know, and we met here in Lake Tahoe to
shoot a gorgeous wedding that
we're really excited about. But as the
age-old problem goes videographers fight
with photographers, and we're not going
to talk too much about the photographer
gripes, because we probably know all
those already. So, let's make this positive.
Tell us some of the biggest things that
photographers could do to make your life
easier, as a videographer.
A big thing is,
no matter if you don't know the
videographer, or if you've never met the
photographer, if you are video person out
there watching this. You got to play
like a team, you know? We're all
there to make gorgeous videos or
gorgeous photos, and that's really what
it comes down to. Help each
other get the shot that they need. Hop out
let the video guy do the thing and vice versa.
Let the photographers get the shots
they need.
How often do you see impatience come into
play because timing is an issue? Timing
is just something that is not our friend,
usually. So, it's really easy for us to get
impatient when we're together when we've
got 20 minutes to both do everything we
need to do. How do you think we can learn
to work better simultaneously, rather
than fighting for time?
Yeah definitely, I believe there's
certain things that you can do leading
up to the wedding that definitely help.
You know that a photographer has their timeline,
a videographer needs certain things.
So communication before the
wedding is huge. If we're working with
a photographer we haven't met, we call
them on the phone and say, "Hey we'd like to
talk about timeline." Then from there
you can talk about the shots they need,
what their style is. If they shoot super tight
and they're shooting with a 24mm, back
up with a 200mm lens so you
can shoot
the same time, without having one
in the photo or vice versa.
I like that. One of the things that my
husband, who is also videographer, mentions is
if he didn't get a chance to talk to the photographer,
a lot of times he'll just walk up to
them and say, "Hey, what are you shooting
with? Oh you're shooting with 135mm here,
great, I'll shoot with a 135mm here too."
So, talk to me about
the morning of.. because that's when we
first, you know, meet each other
potentially. What is that like from
your point of view, in the Bridal Suite lets say?
Yeah definitely, so what we
talked about was, mainly, how people
shoot. Bridal Suite is always a tiny room,
very small, it's hard work in, it's cramped.
Everyone is in their own corner.
My suggestion for that is, if you can't
shoot at the same time, let the
photographer get what they need and
then you can reenact the dress
being zipped up, or buttoned up.
That's all you really can do in that
small of an environment.
Right, how about the
reception? The reception tends to be that,
kind of, free-for-all where you're
always getting in each other's shots
and people get mad. What are some ways,
maybe talk to me about the 180 access.
The first dance is huge so with
me, with a video, even my wife gets mad at
me when she's shooting photos. I like to
take the throne and...
Robbie also works with his spouse.
During the first
dance everyone needs to get their shots
and that's some of the most important
photos and video clips. So what I
generally do is, I will do one 360
hop out of the way. Then I
grab my monopod and I'm in the background.
So after you do that 360, one of the
things I know my husband does is he
likes to hide in the crowds and I think
that helps photographers and
videographers, to not be in each other's shot.
But then, we also have to be aware that
we might be standing in someone else's shot that's
in the crowd because of that.
Do you get that a lot? Where a photographer, all
of a sudden, you just see their back in your shot.
Yeah definitely, all the time. Back or
light stands or anything like that. Sometimes
I'll hide but if I know the photographer is
shooting in the crowd, or if mom and
dad are there watching I won't do that.
I'll hide behind a pole, I'll hide behind
the photographer's lightstand, or the DJ
because I know they're not going to
shoot into those.
Oh that's good, I like that,
perfect. If you could ask for one thing
from photographers, things that we
could do during the day to make your
life easier,
what would it be?
Communication.
A huge thing is, let me know when
you're going to do your thing.
If your timeline is different than
ours, we just want to know when the first
look is happening. Where and when that
you're going to do the bridal photos
because most of time we're just
following you around trying not to get
in your way
Perfect, I love it, communication. So,
let's all play nice. Make sure you
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