Outdoor GOLDEN HOUR Portrait Photography Tips - Using Natural Light

[@pfotenperspektive1686]

Its so interesting to see how much Jessica improved. Her pictures went from good too amazing.

[@rafia2918]

rightttt

[@jasminehope74]

Hey Jessica! I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate your channel so much. I live by so much that you share! I'm so appreciative of all the little tips that you share! Thank you so much for all your tutorials! Your personality makes these videos so fun to watch!

[@lindseyhayes3242]

Great tutorial, first tutorial i found WITHOUT so much gear. Gorgeous photos as well. :) Thank you

[@JessicaKobeissi]

Lindsey Banks I have another one like this coming up this week, it goes a little more indepth and talks about backlit some more. Hope you like it ^_^ thank you!!!

[@brilar12]

+Lindsey Banks I agree ;]

[@EyeDentify]

I Enjoyed this tutorial. Not only cause you are beautiful and your model is stunning. But because you have some nice points that i have not thought about before. I am going to take these tips to heart.

[@snkeptz]

The backlighting was very pretty, but the model's face was dark. It would be better if she had used a reflector to give the model's face better lighting.

[@jamilgotcher5456]

An on camera flash fill would be easier when you are working alone without someone to hold a reflector.

[@esther2208]

Buying a reflector stand also solves that problem. Or using locations with lighter natural reflectors like beach or concrete. Grass is too dark.

[@mikemorrison3913]

Lol it's called Adobe Lightroom

[@ERoossien]

I would have used a silver and golden reflector and a speedlight on camera aimed towards reflector to lighten te face and darken the bg a little. Underexpose 1-2 stops. Post edit try to bring out a little detail in the sky and lighten face/shadows. Or just picked a different location with a more interesting background.

[@goldfish1871]

Really thorough explanations with minimal gear. Great tutorial for beginners. Very much appreciated.

[@goranpancevo]

I just learned how to use the zoom on my new canon 850D from this video. Thanks Jess :)

[@8825607802]

This is an award winning tutorial

[@LweendoNdawana]

Awesome tutorial! All your tutorials have been really helpful, please keep posting more :)

[@ReeX]

uploads on christmas. thats dedication.

[@scottjohnson4646]

Nice job :) Put very simplistically and there needs to be more tutorials out there like yours.

[@NyahEwan]

I really liked your tutorial Jessica! I just subscribed because I can tell you are very educated in photography and have a passion for it! I was curious to what your camera settings were for the duration of the time you were filming on your camera. It would be super helpful! Thanks!

[@JessicaKobeissi]

Nyah Ewan I used the same exact manual settings as shown in the video for the photos, I just adjusted the f-stop!!

[@NyahEwan]

Thanks so much!

[@NyahEwan]

Jessica Kobeissi Thanks a lot!

[@cynthiasmith5260]

+Nyah Ewan rtgiua.lu I'm so happy to finally have found something to do with my hobby. I am addicted to shooting photos of pretty much everything around me and now I can use them to actually earn decent money on autopilot. I'm scaling via a network that distributes them to hundreds of companies. If you want to get started today see this post #plus.google.com/+photographytalk/posts/PBW4CMeMCca

[@tallicafan85]

great tips, i need to get better at natural light at u are awesome. all it is is getting the light ink the right place and getting good focus which i always have trouble with

[@umeshnawathe]

Fan of your tutorials! Thank you for the tips without any expensive gears

[@soothingsoundvideos]

Two videos in less than a week? I love it! Please post more of your BTS videos. BTW, which lens did you like for this shoot, the 35 or the 50? I love my Sigma 50/1.4 on my 5DMk2 but sometimes I feel like it's still a little bit too wide. I know Lara Jade and Sue Bryce use the 35 for their shots, but what's your take on it?

[@ilyasavenkoff1316]

haha omg, Jessica you're sooo much better at photography now :D

[@빅라면-n6k]

I love your every photo video. Really helpful. Anybody talks bad opinion. Please you doesn't care. Really really everything awesome.

[@punkrage]

Great tutorial, Jessica! What brand DSLR camera and brand lenses were you using in this shoot? Keep up the awesome work!

[@TheNeto82]

nice vid, but why did you shoot @ iso 250? you have enough light! plus you have a full frame sensor that is pretty good at low light! i doute that you needed more brightness in your shot! i have a crop sensor, and when i am shooting portrait shots outside, i usually go for iso 100, if possible, if not, i play with my shutter speed. and the pictures come out very nice. don't get me wrong, i liked ur video, i was just wondering, if i shoot @ iso 100 and the pictures are great, why would you use iso 250, sacrificing neatness for noise? let me kmow, I'm always open for suggestions 😎 ... 👌👏📷

[@mbeforej]

Seriously, you are so amazing. Thank you for taking the time to share these tutorials. It has helped and inspired me tremendously!!! Xx

[@JessicaKobeissi]

***** you're very welcome! glad I could help :)

[@chronocross85]

I'd like to add a tip. For backlit photos it is helpful to use spot metering to help the models face be more exposed(not that it was needed in this video)

[@sgtpepper54321]

Rattu it can better to underexpose than over with this kind of shoot. Means you keep all the highlight details for later.

[@davidfleet]

Surely a touch of fill flash or at least a reflector would balance the exposure on the models face out. Obviously this can be brightened in post but why not start out with the correct technique. I only saw one shot where the models face was nicely exposed. This is personal preference and depends upon what you're vision is but for me sidelighting gives much more depth and visual interest if you have the choice.

[@moderneditz2232]

Beautiful work! This is one of my favorite videos of yours, it helped me so much.

[@bambams87]

This was so helpful, I have been looking for a tutorial like this forever! Thanks so much :)

[@JerichoSbt]

the golden hour! gotta love it!

[@Vellvet_moon]

I absolutely adore your videos! They help me so much and give me the motivation that I need, so for that Thank you so very much :)

[@silaszindel8113]

Hey Jessica! The Photos to this shooting are great! Really like them. I've just got one question about the ISO. Is there a reason you use 200-250 ISO and turn up the shutter speed instead using a lower ISO and a lower shutter speed? Was just wondering(:

[@wolfschindler8921]

I was wondering about that too. The less, the better.

[@shriyavudari9776]

At lower ISO or lower shutter speeds the pictures will be washed out, as there's too much direct light entering at that setting(especially in back lit pictures). We won't be able to make out the details of the subject then (:

[@joanmagee1891]

Awesome. What time of the evening was the shoot?

[@YoungBlaze]

why not keep the iso at 100

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

+YoungBlaze Of Chitown Because Canon image quality only starts to degrade after 640 ISO. Shooting at 100 does not give you any advantage in the grain or anything else over ISO 200. If you go real life, you start actually seeing the difference after you go beyond ISO 800. Sonys and Nikons do even better. For the time being at least.

[@YoungBlaze]

i mean im thinkin like keeping the iso at 100 and and just working with the F stop and shutting , i just hate Grain and noise i try to never go over 400 iso and i have a canon

[@dallatorretdu]

It really depends how much you crop the image. Nikons can only go as low as ISO 200 as far as I know, my Sony has also ISO 50, never used that setting... Of course, when you zoom 1:1 you can notice a little grain at ISO 300, it's not perfect smooth, but if you cannot keep the shutter speed high enough not to blur the hairs you have no choice! Also most lenses need to be stopped down in order to properly contrast the flare (I'm not sure about those Canon L)

[@koshkadruid]

Nikon D750 goes as low as 100.

[@MrMonkeySir]

Anastasia Cher I've owned 3 different nikons and all go down to ISO 100.

[@sixpooltube]

Awesome tutorial. My favorite look was 5:26 (sun on top). What's your opinion of using a reflector to brighten the subject's face when sun is positioned behind the model? BTW, you sorta look like Emma Watson

[@JessicaKobeissi]

***** hahah awesome I love her! as for the reflector...hmmm never tried that BUT if you're going to use a reflector I would be careful and use the white side, but very slightly and only if you need it! You can still brighten the face without a reflector in post :) I don't use reflectors much to be completely honest...

[@sixpooltube]

Jessica Kobeissi Thanks. I'll have to experiment w/ and w/o reflector this weekend.

[@digitallyshelby]

Great tutorial, thanks for sharing Jessica!

[@auroraasmr1827]

This really helped me with a bohemian shoot i'm doing in a few months. THANK YOU

[@chachingup]

Great job! I am a rookie photographer and I can honestly say, I learned some good tips form you today. Please keep posting. :)

[@JessicaKobeissi]

Claudia Rios you got it! Thank you so much for watching :)

[@digitaldividends3243]

Awesome vid! What camera are you using to record?

[@lexmax08]

Lots of good tips.I will try.

[@smallbeginningsproductions1442]

Thanks for the pointers, its always good to see different artistic styles.. New sub here and thumbs up.. Questions do you use reflectors?

[@EyeCanShootFL]

Never forget extra batteries! =) I second the using a fill reflector with the white side to give it a softer look. But as Jessica said you have to be careful, especially with a white/beige dress here. You don't want to blow out the dress... Great video and thanks for sharing.

[@jasonbodden8816]

+Damon T. I don't think she needed a reflector in these shots. Personal preference I suppose.

[@EyeCanShootFL]

+Jason Bodden I disagree for one main reason. Catch light... Looking at the photos there doesn't seem to be an abundance of that in the eyes. My preference as well.. but I think that goes for most photographers.

[@jasonbodden8816]

Damon T. I like catch lights as well but depending on the situation they aren't always a big deal for me.

[@infomagnat]

Which camera you are using? Btw epic photography 👍🏻

[@Bflatest]

Why not use a single speedlight so you can pull the sky down darker in camera and then pop the model with a soft speedlight to fill in You would have the backlit plus some blue sky ????

[@JessicaKobeissi]

Bflatest i don't even know how to answer that. i just didn't do that. i don't know what what to tell you

[@Bflatest]

Jessica Kobeissi I just mean wouldn't that be cool to see the sky details and blue color with your cool backlit shot? Instead of a blown out sky

[@esther2208]

I think blown out skies work in certain situations as well as darker skies. You can create darker skies in post w/o buying and lugging around the excess gear.

[@giangvu7902]

Great video! Maybe using spot metering would help with the exposure on the model's face and it would still blow out the background nicely.

[@Phoeliz]

Why shooting at iso250?

[@ppe-professionalproductsex2609]

I love this video..it is beautifull, this girl presentation is very good

[@VESHZA]

Helped me alot!! these are my favorite kind of video that you do, thank you so much!

[@djlongtocdai]

Love your works jess

[@anahitasafavinia4036]

perfect as always

[@hernandz1000]

Ma'am isn't that dangerous taking pictures in that view mode? I mean you should be using the LCD screen no? I've heard in some place that the sun can burns ur eye or something like that even though I know you're not lookin' at the sun directly for a long time I don't know if it can be right.

[@hernandz1000]

Does anyone knows if that's true?

[@Tamarachloe]

Great tips! Thanks for sharing!

[@Koreanblraby]

thankssssss i really love it

[@sp8709]

Great tutorial! Thank you very much. But what about the editing in Photoshop? Could you please make a tutorial about that?

[@kraly261]

Excelente. Gracias por tu trabajo!

[@Amandeepkaur]

Love your photography.

[@JessicaKobeissi]

thank you so much!

[@nayrb3593]

what camera did you use here jessica ? :)

[@Carsive]

which lens are you using for shooting in the video?

[@mohammedamine3832]

Hi Jessica, Please i want to ask you about kit of lights what kind of light is the best, speedlight or continuos light ? "Thank You so Much"

[@smalltalk.productions9977]

still relevant. thanks for the effort and the sharing. thumbs up.

[@amyli1057]

great tutorial, very helpful. Could you also how to photoshop this kind of photo?

[@MisterBigDave]

Great job!

Great tips!!!!!!! Thank you!

[@californiaimage]

6400 shutter speed? dang.. anyone else find this excessively fast?

[@julesback]

Yeah! I also want to know.

[@christianmontes6213]

Try reflecting sun light into the subject so you don't get a washed out(overexposed) background and she is still exposed correctly. Also desaturate and decontrast in your picture style settings to get more dynamic range and better post production results. :)

[@dallatorretdu]

There's something wrong with the bokeh highlights in those images... not sure how and why

[@ElementGs]

What's your reasoning behind ISO 250? I understand the intent behind the 2.0 aperture and I imagine you're firing in Av which is why your shutter is so high, but what's with the ISO?

[@JessicaKobeissi]

John Gannon personal preference

[@ElementGs]

Jessica Kobeissi Jessica, I was not meaning to be rude, I was just curious if you had a reason that I was unaware of. I prefer never to fire above 64. ;)

[@JessicaKobeissi]

John Gannon No worries! Everyone always gets tense about me using 200 ISO... I toned it down to 100 ISO now, but before my photos were just fine even at 200 ISO. I say experiment with your settings and use whatever makes you comfortable :) It's your style and your photography!

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

I love 'contrejour' but what I noticed you have to have a good lens or else the CA sort of ruins your shots. Canon makes good lenses with red stripes on them.

[@NicMOSH]

she is absolutely gorgeous

[@nuikissss]

Jessica u are amazing :) and i like your shoes :D

[@saturnlom647]

Awesome tutorial!

[@jasonbodden8816]

Jessica's said in a past video she shoots between 200 and 250 just because she likes to. There's more than one way to shoot, guys. There's a world of images outside ISO 100, even in broad daylight lol.

[@mahteef]

no... there isn't

[@rabansays]

ma'am your videos are really great. Can you please upload a tutorial showing how to get clouds in bg of a potrait without overexposing the sky? Thank you :D

[@1photochic]

expose for the background and use fill flash on the face to balance exposure of face and sky.

[@Percxnjon]

Some good pointers . But def need work, use battery grip for starters . Show what flash does and doesn't do in these situations .

[@JessicaKobeissi]

I'll try to check out the battery grip, thanks!

[@danconner6246]

If I had a model like that, I'd be a very happy boy.

[@jhakeroxas3638]

How to Achieve that model?? :D

[@ptarmwithiga2747]

Great work I learnt alot

[@yovelrodoy]

Thank you for this tutorial!!! greetings from Israel.

[@alexprevost3920]

Let's be honest, is there seriously THAT much of a difference between 100 ISO and 250 ISO on a 5D M3...everyone please shut up about that. The beauty of photography is that there is no ONE right method. You do what works for YOU and for YOUR style. Art is subjective. Have your opinion on the final result but stop knit picking how she got there. We all do what works best for us. KZbin turns everyone into an instant troll for some reason and it drives me CRAZY. If you're not making tutorials yourself and you're on here telling her how to make hers then you have no real right. Her whole point is to show you what you can do with a simplistic set-up and not a crap ton of sophisticated gear. Do your thing Jessica! I've got your back.

[@googleuser8723]

There should be options there....a reflector, ice light, umbrella/speedlight....so that you can determine as the light changes what to do. The one-approach thing is lazy. I assume this is just to demonstrate one-approach. It would have been nice to see the final product though.

[@Mr.GreenMusicCollection]

beautiful work...!

[@kingofindia.]

Which Metering mode are you useing for this shoot?

[@bchiu20000]

stunning model, top notch gear.. But It would be better if you use a UD filter as the majority don't have a camera that goes up to 1/6400.

[@christianbourdeau4108]

bchiu20000 UD filter? You mean ND filter?

[@bchiu20000]

It's a UV and ND filter combined that I am inventing. :P

[@jasonbodden8816]

+bchiu20000 Many people have modern compact cameras and DSLRS that go up to 1/6400 sec. :/

[@xperiax10z]

What metering mode did you use for this portraits??? Is it spot metering??

[@josecasper8717]

Would be more interested to know the video camera's setting when you did the backlight streaking through her arm and head..her skin tones are desaturated and it looks "airy" at 5:18 or so. Tell me the settings please

[@JessicaKobeissi]

dukenu casper the settings in the video are pretty much the same as listed in all the other shots...very little differences. It's the sun positioning that is causing it to look that way!

[@jamesanthony8937]

Thank you so much for the info. I have a Nikon D3000 with a 55-200mm lens. I was wondering when I shoot people In front of a location such as a sign or just a location; I want to focus only on the model but completely blur the background, what settings do you recommend I use to do that? if someone can please help me thank you so much!

[@victoriafarquharson]

Try lowering your aperture. Not sure how low yours can go with that lens, I recently bought a 50mm 1.8 and it allows a smaller area of focus therefore blurring the background.

[@__sababakhair]

A few years ago, back when I was more into graphic designing, I followed your blog (swimchick.net) religiously! Completely forgot about it until I, by some miracle, stumbled upon your channel. :) Love your work and subscribed :D

[@kabakles]

Why is this comment marked as spam?

[@__sababakhair]

kabakles Idk :/ Maybe it's because I linked a website and youtube assumed it was spam ?

[@peggyhodskins261]

wow great pictures and Erica is beautiful

[@exil3dlivecom]

Nice vid, i just disagree with side lite pics. Done right, they are amazing.

[@inhisgarden1983]

Thanx, great video and tips

[@tongtommy4788]

Great ! Learn a lot

[@shannjess5223]

Hi Jessica, can I ask what metering mode you use to shoot into the sun?

[@locky1995]

It's a pity that photographer on youtube always keep smth secret. I think you should use spot metering when you're shooting with the sun in the background. The cam will only meter and lighten up the spot where your focus point is set

[@_Kavika]

Did you mean, iso @ 6400 and shutter speed @ 250?

[@GregS-01]

+David Lotomau uh no. She wants to capture are very shallow depth of field by shooting at F2.0. But F2.0 lets in very much light so she compensates by using a super fast shutter speed (1/6400) to create the perfect exposure for her F2.0 aperture setting.

[@ninatischler1108]

I find it so annoying that the model is wearing sunglasses. You cannot really tell, if a picture is a good one, if you don´t see the eyes

[@excessnetwork4221]

What focus settings are you recording love🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@dqle189]

2:26 the person recording is really into the lesson

[@yashwithninnikal4230]

Mam , can you please tell me what to do when the models face appears dark due to bright sun in the back ? Increasing the ISO would brighten the sky much more or decreasing the ISO will darken the face even more. Please help

[@anghelov]

Thanks for the video!

[@possignup]

When you mention going into manual focus mode is it an issue with that particular lens or the cameras focus system not being able to find its target with so much light shining at it? I've shot some images in almost direct sunlight such as this but the autofocus on my D300 hasn't given me trouble when I need to find my subject.

[@morgankeith6015]

There's enough light there to not have your iso at 250. Sure, it's not that big of a deal but when you are in more tricky situations, you want to be able to know the lowest possible iso you can use to get the least amount of grain possible from the camera, instead of having more work to do in post. Also, these photos were way too flat and boring, in my opinion. Would have been much better if you got in closer with some of the shots and exposed for the background and then used flash to fill in your subject to get the best of both worlds, instead of constantly getting that high key look, which definitely can work extremely well if used correctly and artistically. Also, learn how to expose properly against the sunlight. Your camera's light meter is getting confused when it sees all the white light in the scene and thinks it should be mid grey, which is what the camera is programmed to think. These pictures are way too underexposed, so lower your shutter speed more to allow more light in. It should be pretty apparent when your shutter speed is ridiculously fast, also aided by your really wide aperture.

[@EngineFD223]

Why was your ISO at 250 when your shutter speed was already so fast at 1/6400?

[@wayneimportante8307]

Niceeeeeee! 😀

[@robertktw]

love it, thx for sharing!

[@goljenta95]

i love your vidoes yes bhs

[@KarukaPhotographyFL]

Jessica you need a battery grip my friend , no more dead battery after 1 hour of shooting