Canon 50mm f1.2 Portrait Photoshoot BTS - Backlight + Harsh Sunlight!

[@juliatrotti]

All photos in this video are edited with my Sea Spray Lightroom Preset! Check it out here: www.digitalfilmactions.com/lightroom-presets/#/sea-spray-lightroom-preset/ 💛

[@RazVlogsOfficial]

I can't find her Instagram id

[@AllieOnPointe]

I love how you show that you don’t need fancy locations and backgrounds to get great photos!

[@dayeah765caoni3]

Pretty models needed thought

[@tobyhines7587]

Just starting a Julia Trotti video binge. I'm learning so much.

[@lujainsherief4464]

Same

[@Dustyphoto915]

She packs a ton of educational content in these vids. Posing, lighting, camera tech, photo theory. One of the beat at actually teaching.

[@KasuuBeauty]

The model is stunning!

[@IchevronI]

Да да

[@TerrenceW]

Best model Yet..... Great shoot

[@JohnGeo1992]

Really awesome, no flashes, reflectors etc.. just talent. love the results.. am a beginner will be buying a sigma 35mm f/1.4, but it will be on a aps-c body hope it goes well

[@stephenhunt7655]

Nice video, its great to see another photographer using the 50mm for portraits. I love seeing the way you direct your model to get the look you are after.

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you so much 😄I need to start using the 50mm more often!

[@ralphcedricbasco278]

At first the model was kind off shy, but after a while she got relaxed and you Julia captured it so well!!!! My favourites were the images shot on the beach!

[@edmondlee7149]

I love this models body type. Perfection in my opinion. Great shots as well. I have a shoot today and its at a park in direct sun. This video helped me out a lot.

[@ggeek7528]

The color grading of your videos😍

[@WatchesAndPhotography]

So with an extremely beautiful model and lens, it doesn’t matter what background you have

[@MathieuStern]

Really great video and BTS shots where perfect for getting the photographer model relation

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you!

[@JasonPerryman]

The CU at 10.18 is my fave probably, but it's nice to see beach photos taken so well too.

[@kenan.sezgin]

Hey Julia, i really like the way you are directing your model. I will learn so much from you. Thank you for doing these videos. I really liked the rusults from this shooting too. You are amazing.

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you so much!

[@LeanneMcDonald-jt6lb]

Hi Julia, I have the 50mm 1.2 lens, and I can’t wait to use it. Thank you for such a great informative video, filmed at my local beach. So blessed to live here.

[@katinabianca]

The Model looks absolutely beautiful 😍

[@lifewithoutborders1348]

I would kill to work with Such models 😩...metaphorically

[@souvenirshutterphotography4037]

Julia you are beautiful than every model you shoot on your shoot ☺️☺️😍🥰🥰

[@yaridyusoff9246]

A good way to start learning... Thank you julia for the good video

[@Divineshot]

Lovely shots! Especially like the ones with the long tree limbs. Reminded me of The Bridge to Terabithia.

[@Keepinitreal55]

Divineshot 314 random but yes! Haha

[@Divineshot]

@@Keepinitreal55 lol 😊

[@deborahtaylor7902]

Thanks Julia. Love that u show your setttings. and the shots. Great stuff. Love the white outfit on yr beautiful model.

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you!

[@shademanirvanipour6870]

And for outdoors photo shoots I always use a white or gold reflector or my canon flashes

[@TheEquineImage]

Beautiful model and an awesome shoot as always. Thanks for sharing Julia.

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you :)

[@nicholasmartinez2966]

I only own canon equipment so I go back and watch the oldies lol you really use the 50mm well

[@Manguerah]

This video helped raise my motivation to get back into photography. I felt so limited with just a 50mm lense but this video shows me how blind I was. Great video. Thank you!

[@sldigital4481]

Hey love your work. Great to see someone use F2 ... Great idea

[@josedai7155]

Realllly enjoying the BTS vids Julia! Definitely learning a lot from them. You captured some great shots with harsh sunlight

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you so much!

[@jonathanmediavilla3558]

Awesome video Julia😀✌. My favorite photos were the one on by the trees. I really love close up shots. You did beautifully as always.

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you so much :)

[@jonathanmediavilla3558]

@@juliatrotti You're welcome☺.

[@marksnellingphotography]

Everyone walks round the tree, Julia head butts the tree 😁 nice video and gorgeous model.

[@juliatrotti]

Hahahah

[@GilbertTV]

i love the low close up shots on the beach the best....

[@JJ-sl7pd]

Wow beautiful pictures 😍 love it

[@TheBrandonLeeCook]

Thanks for making this video! I enjoyed watching your photoshoot behind the scenes! :)

[@AmericaTru]

omg this model is soooo gorgeous !

[@hurleygreen927]

Nice pix with your nifty 50, and the attractive model helped! :) I have a 50mm 1.8 on a Nikon D750 and it's a GREAT all-around lens!

[@Ready_for_apocalypse]

Julia does not fear harsh lighting! I don't know of anyone that handles harsh sunlight better than Julia.

[@juliatrotti]

Aw thank you 💛

[@rhodopsin_production1102]

Amazing shoot. I loved everything about it.

[@kahzhoylow4352]

Her eyes can capture any soul.

[@myaclare1983]

veryyyyyyyyyyyyyy nicee shoot loved the beach photos

[@bballer151331]

Can you do video of how you edit and your workflow when it comes to editing photos of portraits in harsh lighting

[@juliatrotti]

Yes I would love to do that!

[@arijitkar7217]

Ur videos are always such a pleasure to watch..

[@francescoz1964]

Wow Julia, I love your work. Ciao from Italy :)

[@TamarHope]

i love all of your videos so so much!

[@petermcginty3636]

Thank you Julia, this popped up in my YT and it is a great video. I have a question for you. When you sort in really bright sunlight, do you ever use a polariser or a variable ND filter? Thank you. 🎉🎉🎉

[@piyushkashyap2322]

Have to say, She was a really good model 🙌👏

[@sageeliz8656]

I love your bts photoshoots!

[@nightcoder5k]

Beautiful photoshoot with a beautiful model. The sunlight is so bright on the beach, you almost needed an ND filter. I noticed you mostly shoot at f/2.

[@lifesbeautiful3024]

Thanks for this video, Julia, and emphasizing the message that one can still get great photos from a seemingly bland location. And you’re very smart to shoot at f2 with this lens. The 50 1.2 imho is very soft wide open, at least at wider apertures.

[@Sunnypanthers]

Not very soft, it is enough sharp to shoot wide open and gives very beautiful picture

[@artndes4257]

So good ,beautiful picture julia 🤗I love this video

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you! I actually normally use this lens at 1.2, but for this shoot I wanted my photos to be extra crisp haha

[@AndrewRMontoya]

Thanks for making videos! Your content is super helpful!

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you :)

[@duaneparker5070]

Great photo shoot. Your work is amazing. Beautiful model.

[@productguru8323]

Awesome video! Beginners can learn a lot from this one..

[@suryakantpatre4812]

Love your photography and your model ❤️

[@nathangreen7312]

Another awesome video. Your model looked amazing 😊

[@juliatrotti]

Thanks so much!

[@addiejordan9809]

I so wish your preset was available with photoshop elements! When i make the upgrade to lightroom im definitely purchasing!

[@shannonblythe5604]

yay! I need one of these weekly! lol! thanks a bunch! again I love these videos!

[@arjunranna]

I loved ur shoots Can u suggest me which filters should i buy for my canon 1500d kit lens and 50mm 1.8 lens Im waiting😃

[@erickcramphoto9513]

I LOVE YOUR WORK, ALWAYS I SEE YOUR VIDEOS AND INSPIRED ME

[@EDMBOY]

Your photos are so amazing

[@187onaPigeon]

7:44 thought there was a mouse in my room. Phone speakers. Lovely shots and model. Thanks! I want to do photoshoots but I am holding myself back.

[@pilu93rd]

Love it! Def getting that Sea spray preset!

[@Miltonbosss]

What hour do you tend to generally shoot ? Just Before golden hour ? Or after the harsh afternoon light ?

[@Dr.RAJAT_Mandal]

Love ur last portrait close up 😊😊 Btw, photos taken with iphone are pretty good 😃😃

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you! I think those closeups were my favourites too :D

[@sidharthkapil]

What is exposure metering you use? because many times in order to expose the face one loses out background detail (in case of harsh sunlight)

[@sdentertainmentarts7038]

Amazing photoshoot

[@kavanlake871]

Well done Julia. Love your work and thanks for the videos. You’ve made me go back to doing shoots with a single lens. It’s a challenge and it forces me to think through the process. Usually the results are magical. You’re the best Julia. When are you coming to San Francisco area?

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you! And yes, I love how putting limitations on yourself can sometimes cause you to be more creative :D I'm going to San Francisco next month actually! I want to try and plan a photog meet up!

[@kavanlake871]

Julia Trotti that’s awesome. I’d love to be involved in that meet up if there is an open invitation. I’m about an hour and a half from San Francisco, so if the opportunity is there, I’m in 😊👍🏼

[@igno4ta]

Im having a hard time shooting baclit photos or with harsh lights, I'd like to see more raw images to see if I can obtain what you do with what I obtain. Thanks for the amazing videos!!!

[@juliatrotti]

Check out my more recent videos, I always include the unedited photos now!

[@michaelgibbons3196]

Great shots.

[@blingbling0920]

Nice video to start learning camera. Thank you

[@van_creative]

Beautiful video, beautiful photos

[@justinholding02]

Hi Julia, would you mind sharing one of the shots in HD, I'm thinking of purchasing this lens and I would love to see how in renders.

[@juliatrotti]

You can see the shots a little better here on my blog: blog.juliatrotti.com/pictures/paper-daisies and the banner image is full resolution :)

[@justinholding02]

@@juliatrotti thanks :-). I love the de saturated look, maybe you could do a video on your post production skills. I'm sure that would interest lots of us viewers 😉. Greetings from France

[@La-verdad-aunque-duela]

Hi Julia, thanks so much for this channel, I hace been learning a lot with your videos. I have a question for you: What video camera, lens and luts did you use to make this video?, do you sell the luts? please let me know, again I love your channel!!!!!!!

[@adrielleonofre500]

Eu amo teus vídeos na prática, isso auxilia muito nosso trabalho . Parabéns 🎈

[@ricdynasty]

Hi Julia. I really enjoy your content, so thank you for taking the time to post these videos. Is there a reason why you don't shoot wide open on the 50mm f1.2 ?

[@RavenfluxASMR]

Lenses are not at their sharpest when they are wide open. Usually theyre sharpest 2 to 3 stops from their widest. So a f1.2 is sharpest between f2-f4 and an f2 is sharpest between f2.8-f5.6

[@TazmanianDevil]

What white balance settings do u use?

[@juliatrotti]

I use kelvin, I usually have it at 5200K for daytime shoots and change it mostly when the light is really drastic like indoors or at dusk :)

[@TazmanianDevil]

Julia Trotti thank you so much

[@薛关鹏-d4h]

Pretty shooting,pretty model.

[@thatboypat07]

Your work is freaking amazing. Love it 😍

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you!

[@OlafMegasmasher]

very beautiful model

[@mickeystine3100]

3beautiful ladies. Nice photo shoot

[@realkaylabetts]

hello Julia! im not that experienced in manual mode and I was wondering if you were using it in this video and/or if you were adjusting the settings as you moved around?

[@juliatrotti]

Yep I always use manual model for all my settings as I like to have control over what my images look like! I made a video about a simple way you can try shooting in manual mode here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3rVp4hrr6iSgNk hope that helps

[@realkaylabetts]

okay, great! thanks so much

[@saulorch]

Nice video Julia!!! I'd love to know which focusing option you use in Canon! I don’t know if you ever talked about it in any video, if you had, please leave the link here.

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you! I have made a video about it :) You can find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmLIh6WCn8l2sKM&t

[@anavillarreal2383]

So I ended up getting the 35mm lense because of you and now your going to make me get this 50mm lol I love the sharpness. I have the 50mm 1.8 but the 1.2 is gorgeous. You should do mor with the 50mm:)

[@juliatrotti]

I hope you love the 35 :D And yes I agree, I would love to start using the 50mm more often!

[@anavillarreal2383]

Julia Trotti yes I am loving it. It’s so versatile:)

[@abmtommaso]

Adorable!

[@darnellreid458]

Beautiful work!

[@aimanrazaxxx]

Hi, That was a wonderful photo shoot! Thanks for uploading the video. I am just starting with photography and I have two basic questions: 1. Do you use back button for for focussing or not? 2. Which metering you use for portraits ( Evaluative,Centre or Spot) Thanks 😊 Aiman

[@dbalboa93]

I just purchased this present! love your work. keep it up!

[@juliatrotti]

Ooh yay thank you so much! I hope you love it :D

[@indestructible222]

if you are doing a photo shoot like this, is it just for your and model's portfolio? if so, do you - as a photographer - pay to make-up artist and model? are you doing sometimes TFP photo shoots?

[@ZedExGaming]

when I've done photoshoots with models for our portfolios I either work tfp or they pay me

[@juliatrotti]

Usually the model will pay the photographer to get updated or specific photos they might need for their book! The only time I can think of a photographer paying a model is if you want to specifically take photos of someone who is already working full time and doesn't need "updated" photos for their book as they already get new photos to share with the jobs they do :)

[@pandayamitray1]

Model is too getting exposure through her. Pun intended 😊

[@klararotenmayer7186]

I'm amateur photographer and I'm pretty poor myself for paying any models so i just work with girls that arent models but like posing and are pretty. They get cool photos and i get a good model. Ofc if someone wants book photos they pay me.

[@juanbarazarte1568]

the besssssst!!! V E N E Z U E L A

[@CN-pr8le]

Nailed it!

[@jodischrickker8280]

Hey Julia loving the videos learning a lot. Any chance you could mention the time of day you do these shoots. As sometime during a golden hour shoot I still feel like I’m getting the time of day wrong :) xx

[@juliatrotti]

Thanks! I shot this around 3 - 4pm (as in shoot starts at 3 and finished around 4) in the summer, so there were still a few hours to go before the sun set!

[@rockj8197]

Love your work! You manage the highlights so we'll. Are you always shooting to preserve the highlights and bringing shadows up in post? If so, how do you keep the shadows looking so clean after lifting them? About how many stops under are you shooting. I like when you show before and after edits, also. Thanks for sharing.

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you so much! Yep I usually shoot to preserve the highlights as much as possible without compromising the shadows too much. At first I used the histogram to make sure I'm not crushing anything, after a few years of using the same camera though I can tell by eye if I'm pushing something too far haha

[@dapnoyqpid]

Another amazing video Julia…and Dan ;-) ! I'm just curious, but why do you like to shoot at f2?

[@milankollar4780]

Joseph Pancho its because the canon 50mm f1.2 is really soft at 1.2 and at f2 its fine. I have the canon 50mm f1.2 so I know how it is.

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you! I normally like to shoot at 1.2, but for this shoot I wanted extra crisp photos haha so I decided to shoot at 2 :) I thought the slight extra sharpness would really suite the lighting and location we were working with.

[@deborahtaylor7902]

Thanks Julia..so for the most part,when shooting models that may be moving,dancing etc your shutter speed would need to be high through out the shoot correct?

[@juliatrotti]

Yeah, I find that usually anything over 1/320 or 1/400 is enough to capture movement without any motion blur!

[@milestrevelyan]

50mm f1.2L renders like your 35mm f1.4 mk1........lovely images

[@seacow2001]

Man, that 50mm f1.2 is still amazing despite no upgrade since release. If only I can afford it :( :( :(

[@blackentrepreneur244]

seacow2001 just get a 1.8 it’s not all about the lenses. It’s also the photographers skill level and creativity. I shoot with a Canon T6 and 50 1.8 and take great shots 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@seacow2001]

@@blackentrepreneur244 I definitely agree and have the 1.8 and 5d ii. But u know some times we lust after gears. Especially those with red rings lol.

[@harvseguilos]

you're not gonna use 1.2 that much anyways so you're fine with 1.8

[@markharris5771]

BlackEntrepreneur24 Totally agree. I’m doing an analogue 365 project and I’m only allowed to use the 50mm f1.8 on an EOS 2000nf using TMax 400. My second favourite lens after my Sigma 18-35 f1.8 is my Jupiter 50mm f2. Cameras and lenses are tools, like a painter's brushes are. The idea is to know you lenses and what they will do.

[@fit2wynn509]

Wow!! Beautiful pics... and model!! She looks like a thicker Megan Fox!! But I looovee your videos Julia, you are super intuitive and thorough! Well explained in every video and I love that damn cat!! 😂😂🤗

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you so much 😄

[@fit2wynn509]

Julia Trotti no.... thank you 🙏🏾 lol

[@CurlyGardenista]

Julia I have a question, did you have your shutter speed so high (1/500) because of the setting (bright sun) ?

[@juliatrotti]

Yes! If you haven't seen it yet I have an easy how to shoot in manual mode on my channel (you'll see it if you sort by most popular) which explains why I use what settings during my shoots!

[@kairinaminemix]

Would you mind doing more photoshoot video with clients (senior portraits, engagements, bts wedding ext.)? I find it interesting how photographers communicate with non-models that are also complete strangers ☺️

[@bjure8111]

Nice photos. I have a question about how you make decisions when cropping your images. I see that you use a little different technique than the usual crop where lines go inwards to like tighten the model a little?

[@juliatrotti]

Thanks! I usually only crop if I framed the model off centre a little bit (my personal style is to centre the model in the frame) or if the negative space is too much, as sometimes you have a different impression of negative space when you're shooting vs seeing the images on a bigger screen on the computer :)

[@GabrielScindian]

Julia...do you find the 50mm 1.2 L super soft when shooting at 1.2?

[@emilycaldwell2411]

Julia, do you have any tips for taking self-portraits?

[@juliatrotti]

I would love to make a video about that one day!

[@JexterSeniel]

I love this one!!!

[@OmarFadul]

Nice ideas, good looking shots overall, but maybe using some lights to improve the exposure on the model could help with all that harsh backlight you have there.