Event Photography Tips: Skills That Make You Great!

In this video I discuss some of the most important traits, attributes, and skills necessary to be a great event photographer.
00:14 Perseverance
01:07 Attention to Detail
01:40 Empathy, Reading the Room, Pattern Recognition
03:02 Being at the Right Place at the Right Time
04:20 Artistic Ability vs Technical Ability
05:20 NETWORKING!
06:36 Customer Service and Understanding Your Client's Needs
07:41 Staying Calm Under Pressure and Dealing with Stress
09:34 Organizational Skills
10:34 Words of Encouragement / How I Got Out of My Own Way
12:15 Fun Time With Brixton
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[@MikMilman]

More videos on flash photography are coming. Please let me know if you have any flash questions!

[@lilianlee6178]

I have questions on using a speed lite in a studio and the extend one could use it to or even which lights are best to use in a studio? Thank you so much!

[@JohnPatota]

Looking forward to learning more about using fill-in flash. I've been using TTL with some success, but only after a lot of experimentation and lost shots.

[@n-zone5690]

yes please I just got new Godox v860III as an upgrade from tt560 manual so lots to know

[@deliciouslyme6206]

🤣🤣 Brixton’s high five!. He’s too cool 😂🥰🥰😎. As always great video🙏🏻

[@douglasbarnes456]

Great advice all around. Bonus is your dog is on point!

[@urselfandtom]

Thanks for this video. It's great, and made me feel better about the future of my own burgeoning photography career. I'll check out your patreon soon.

[@Aiproductions713]

As an event photographer, I love your channel bro. You’ve inspired me to start my channel as well.

[@lizhalligan2089]

🔥Amor Fati🔥Don’t Stress On what I cannot control🔥I am going to accept what is in front of me🔥I am going to figure out how to use it to the best of My Ability🔥How can I use the Rain to the Best of My Ability?🔥What Interesting Images can I make in this Rain?🔥I’m Truly Present🔥and My Mind is on The Task At Hand🔥Thank you Mik!🍁🧡🍂

[@look4u7now]

Pls, your dog Brixton, did find him there.

[@MiracleWinchester]

Oh yeah

[@R.G.LovesBooks]

That dog is so chill

[@Aiproductions713]

Fr tho. Dude just be coolin lol

[@hopeforthefuturesg]

Great info! I definitely can relate to the ups and down of photography..sometimes I'm on s roll then times it can get dead. I currently quit my full time job of 20 years to pursue photography in the beginning of the year. Its def been a little challenging but the freedom of not waking up at 7am to 4pm of a full time job at a factory (which was taking away so much creativity and time from what I wanted to do) is the best decision I've ever made. I know you might have touched on the topic of just sticking to one genre of photography and focus on that but I took a different approach and try to touch on many ( events, weddings, real estate, product, portraits, ect.) Basically I'm trying to cover a wide genre and it's help he establish more income. I know that might not be ideal or work for everyone but it's working for me. Anyways mik, great video and its always a pleasure to hear your knowledge. I currently have covid ( day 6 in recovery) and it sucks! I had to cancel a bunch of things i had lined up and its quite frustrating and i just want to get back to 100% and get back to working. It definitely put me down for the moment

[@EdwardBliffin]

Amazing Amazing Content

[@sheilasmith9665]

Thank you!!

[@antwonmaurice]

I 💛 your dog!

[@jennanadigoo785]

What a great exploration. Thanks, Mik!

[@MikMilman]

Glad you enjoyed it, Jenna!

[@mathieudaviau8906]

In two days ill be doing my first event as a photographer! Itll be for a « career event » for my uni program and so im not even being payed. However im very excited and kinda anxious. Ive watched some of your videos today and the information will be very useful to me so thank you very much MIK !!

[@odayaka_na7099]

Can't wait to see the amazing work you'll be putting out as an Event Photographer!! I'm wishing you the best of luck during your time!

[@Jared-Marcelo]

I'm starting a business photography and I love these tips, specially the hard truths, but also the "you got this" at the end. As an artsy guy, the business type is getting to me😅I want the money, but if were for me, I would just do hobo street photography

[@yuuki066]

Your advices are very wise and on deep level. Seems like the foundations. Thank you for sharing them for free

[@paulm8157]

Dog keeps viewers attention - nice. IMO sometimes business needs to grow to the point where business stuff can be handled by one of two partners while the other tends to making product. Entemans bakery comes to mind (not photog but stay with me); bakery was mom and pop outfit - mom did business stuff while pop did baking. Perhaps as an event photography concern succeeds it needs to separate business side chores. Does that make sense? Otherwise one can be stretched too far.

[@kendricklane30]

Very grateful for you my friend. Not many speak of the importance of mindset.

[@MikMilman]

I got a bit more into it in my last video as well.

[@MikMilman]

Also, thank you.

[@heenayni3617]

Brixton is mesmerized...by the treats in your pocket.

[@lyrictenor1]

Great points, Mik! -It's interesting: As much as I prepare beforehand for an event, I always still have some pre-event anxiety (I have always had this, even as a working musician). However, when I'm working in the moment, that anxiety just goes away, as I'm focused on the job at hand, and I don't have time to consciously think about what I'm doing: I can only depend on my experience, training, and preparation to get me through the event. Something that was really helpful to me in my development as a professional musician and later in other performative-type skills was reading Timothy Gallwey's "The Inner Game of Tennis." -Brix is a very good boy!

[@iKeto_gal]

Have you had a job where they didn’t want flash because it was a distraction for that specific event?

[@MikMilman]

Its not too common, but once in a while there are rules against using a flash. But sometimes I make the decision on my own if the pros of using one don't outweigh the cons.

[@harjotsidhu7309]

Great advice man. Question for you - I currently have a single body with two primes (23 and 50) that I constantly have to switch between, which can be annoying. Do you recommend investing in a second body or getting zoom lenses?

[@MikMilman]

Personally, I would recommend filling out your lens line up before investing in a second body. It will give you more versatility. That said, I'm not sure what kind of jobs you're doing, but generally at some point you will want some sort of a backup just in case your camera malfunctions or gets dropped or whatever. At first, this can be the cheapest option possible - just something you have in a worst case scenario. But eventually, when things are going well, it would be a good idea to get something that can serve as a second camera.

[@harjotsidhu7309]

@@MikMilman mainly doing events (engagements, weddings, birthdays) or couple portraits! That makes sense, thanks

[@dan_s_higginson]

This is all great advice. But the fed up look on your dogs face after getting a lambasting for his weak high five is brilliant. Just sat there on the bench like “this guy, huh? I think I’m going to fall into a coma of boredom”

[@MikMilman]

He's bored because he's heard all this before.

[@dan_s_higginson]

@@MikMilman he could give the advice at this point, right? 😂

[@MikMilman]

He's definitely a black belt at Jiu jitsu now from wrestling me for 10 years. Probably something similar for photography.