Christmas Mini Session | Small Home Studio

[@gerberdaddy760]

Justin this is dope I also like how you youre sharing what youve learmed alot of gatekeepers keep grinding bro better with every session

[@justinhatchvisuals]

Thank you! I'm the polar opposite of a gatekeeper. I can't wait to open my doors and start giving classes.

[@FernandoSanz-xj4wl]

Thanks a lot for sharing the BTS. Question about the angle of your camera; at the beginning for the kids you shoot from a higher point tilting your camera towards the floor (just a bit of course), and the last few shots you keep the camera parallel to the floor. When do you choose one angle vs the other?

[@justinhatchvisuals]

The arch on the backdrop is the reason. It is more pronounced with the little ones than with the adults in the picture. I was hoping that when they printed this backdrop, the arch would be a little higher than it was. It was all about the composition with the arch on the backdrop. Next year, if I do an arch backdrop, I will make sure the arch is on top of the backdrop and not closer to the middle.

[@FernandoSanz-xj4wl]

@@justinhatchvisuals thanks, that makes sense. I've never used a printed backdrop, I always add the background in Photoshop so I didn't think about that. I usually have the camera on the tripod at eye level and shoot with the camera perpendicular to the ground

[@sara-h2r2c]

Please show us the type of camera you use to take pictures with.😢

[@justinhatchvisuals]

@@sara-h2r2c hello! I used my sports camera the Sony A9III

[@RonnishaHunter]

I’m new to Godox and noticing some color inconsistency. Has this been an issue for you?

[@justinhatchvisuals]

I normally use a white balance card prior to my sessions for the day. I haven't had any inconsistencies with my flashes, other than maybe one out of maybe 200 images my flash not trigger.

[@RonnishaHunter]

@@justinhatchvisuals I'll give a white balance card a try! Thank you.

[@joserosado3329]

Hey! thanks for the video! What lens did you used?, i have a christmas mini sessions for church and My gear at the moment is Sony A7iii with Tamron 28-75 2.8 G1. Also i have my Canon 6D with Canon 24-105 L as backup. Any tips or recommendations? this will be my first shooting, and im a begginer

[@justinhatchvisuals]

@joserosado3329 are you using any flash? If not, the biggest tip is to make sure you have adequate lighting and have fun! I would definitely use the A7III with the 28-75. If you plan on keeping it at 2.8, make sure you stand far enough to ensure everyone is in the same focal plane. If you plan on using Flash, let me know! I used a 24-70 mm and a 70-200 mm, both 2.8.

[@joserosado3329]

​@@justinhatchvisuals I'm basically new on photography, mostly I do wild life photo for fun, this time my pastors aske me if i could do some mini session to do some fund raising and I said yes, I've never used flash before , i can used one if necessary, the space we got available is a room 13feet x 10feet, we have the church area that is bigger, maybe like 20feet x15feet but we have to take all chairs and instrument out. The lightning inside the church is not the best, and at the moment I don't have the budget to purchase any good lightning set up, maybe a Amazon flash on the 60$ budget price Thanks

[@damarophotography]

Hey, did you use any fill light? what iso are you pointing at? whats the distace of the reflector?

[@justinhatchvisuals]

@damarophotography just the umbrella and the ad300pro. If you use a large enough umbrella, you won't need a fill light.

[@damarophotography]

@@justinhatchvisualsthanks for your answer, and what iso are you forcing?

[@justinhatchvisuals]

@damarophotography F/5.6 ISO 125