"Shoot with both of your eyes" ... I've never actually tried this and when I did it was an eye opener (pun intended). Thanks!
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
Awesome.
@PoznicTraining Жыл бұрын
Hell, yes, this is a miniature, gold mine, thanks! Just yesterday I had my first day shooting for a new, regular corporate client, and I was feeling a bit nervous about what to wear. I had my blacks ready to put on, but at the last moment, it just didn’t feel right, as that’s not my style. So instead, I threw on my nice jeans and favorite button up shirt with my sleeves rolled up. I showed up at the event, and it turned out I was dressed, in exactly the same style as almost everyone else there. I blended right in and felt like it was super easy to both. Be invisible when I wanted to and also to chat with people and feel very relaxed being on the same level as them when I sometimes got into little conversations. Appreciate your.encouragement to find our own approaches rather than just doing what everyone says you’re supposed to, cheers!
@527019704 жыл бұрын
Finally a person who speaks with honesty and straight forward. Thank you for sharing these learned tips.
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
Happy to know you found the channel. Thought I actually responded to this comment a while ago!
@guywaters59463 ай бұрын
I enjoyed your tips and information. I have put a lot of it into my work as well. Today I have my own style of doing some events, but I don't by pass the basic. Event Photography is a lot of fun.
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. This was a fun one for me to do. I started off with a few familiar tips you may have heard from me and get into many, many more afterward. All of these tips are also written out in the description! If you enjoy my content and want to support this channel, please consider joining me on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mikmilman
@hurleygreen927 Жыл бұрын
BRAVO!
@hellobeautiful33012 жыл бұрын
Great no-nonsense tips! Thank you Mik.
@MichaelPlaysGuitar3 жыл бұрын
Awesome tips. I was thinking back to the events I shot. I’m guilty raising the camera to just shoot. Got another event this weekend going shoot with more intent.
@pomoBex4 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate your videos. I came across them seeking a pep talk before a big shoot and I found them really reassuring. Please keep them up!
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
Hi Rebecca! I'm not sure how explicitly I've stated it, but one of my objectives is to simply ease people's anxieties when first starting out or going into their first shoot. Tune in on Tuesday. I really think you'll get a lot out of the video publishing.
@pomoBex4 жыл бұрын
@@MikMilman thank you! Yes they are definitely helping. I've been shooting for some time but feeling very rusty after a break. Looking forward to the next one
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
The next one is up now!
@fredrogers4186 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic. I 'only' learned seven new things but each one of them are crazy important. Thank you.
@studiogab50953 жыл бұрын
And Actually you deserve a lot of subscribers because You give precise and Real informations that wasn't shared by other KZbin photographers, You helped us a lot in terms of Giving tips. Thanks!
@MikMilman3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
@photobatya9 ай бұрын
Nice tips man! Recently I’ve shot my jumping daughter indoors with manual 85 f/2 lens at f2 and there were some hits. Then I gave this camera to my wife and she didn’t shot anything because she cant operate with manual lenses without practice. It is very important to practice and to feel the gear.
@photobatya9 ай бұрын
Absolutely agree about lens and camera comparing talking heads. They mostly do not know how to take good photos, except maybe Jared Polin, but honesty not all clients will be satisfied with his kind of photos :)
@MikMilman5 ай бұрын
How would you describe his kind of photos? Curious!
@louisl29062 жыл бұрын
Great advice and a great video. So helpful
@Rajphotos_usa Жыл бұрын
great work mik, i subscribed and learnt a lot of tips from you...
@hamishjohnappleby38253 ай бұрын
Excellent tips.
@MaxxBell03 жыл бұрын
Thankyou , there should be more videos like this , focusing in the work rather than the gear 🙌🏼🙌🏼
@lyrictenor14 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips and the reminders, Mik!
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
I think newer ones are toward the end. Hope you made it.
@lyrictenor14 жыл бұрын
@@MikMilman Of course I did! Always happy to digest new, good info!
@gillesmatheronpro3 жыл бұрын
Always good to watch and rewatch, even a year later. Thanks Mil, the whole thing is great ! I thought I'd be the only one to rest my camera/lens in my folded elbow... seems not ! What it means is : (1) we all have different techniques, but only efficient ones finally last (2) when you think you're weird by doing something, think again you may just be smart or smarter earlier (3) event photography is a real field and it takes high-level skills, it's not just a gap-filling hobby for bored portraitists (4) preparation can be (often is !) key in reaching success, that's what I've been teaching for years (and shall do again tomorrow evening.
@elizabethvireich1828 Жыл бұрын
😊😊😊
@ChloeC4 жыл бұрын
Best Lightroom tip ever!
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
Yeah! A surprising amount of people don't seem to know it. Hey, I didn't know at some point and someone else had to tell me why LR was running so slow for me.
@mikel37193 жыл бұрын
Very nice, I enjoy your honesty
@MikMilman3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
@thirdeyesamuel8864 жыл бұрын
Thanks for so much valuable info in such a short time. Evolution via dissemination of information is peaking!
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
More coming. Thanks!
@donbethel76752 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips, very informative and easy to understand. Liked and subscribed!
@MikMilman2 жыл бұрын
Glad to have you!
@aliciablanding48564 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
Welcome!
@roxieeebeee4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Mik!
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
You got it. Thanks for watching.
@joshuaandrew56893 жыл бұрын
Just started following you and love your principles about learning and competition.
@MikMilman3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Joshua. Glad to have you!
@davec284 жыл бұрын
Wow. Thanks Mik. That's a lot to take in all at once...I'll need to watch it again 😁
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
:)
@FardanaBlues2 жыл бұрын
Hi! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I truly appreciate it, am sort of a bundle of nerves, but I feel I'm clearer now, definitely a video that will be good to go back to when 'stuck in the rut'. Excited to learn more, thank you! Starting out with volunteering for events as a photographer, there is some fear, I look forward to watching more of your videos and open my mind more!
@MikMilman2 жыл бұрын
I specifically recommend my event photography checklist video. I think it would help to calm some nerves, pre event.
@FardanaBlues2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I've been binging them, though I ought to practise as well. Hope you have an awesome day! Or night. Haha. Lots of timezones 🙂
@MikMilman2 жыл бұрын
I'm currently in Thailand, so morning :)
@FardanaBlues2 жыл бұрын
@@MikMilman cool! 😇 Holiday? I hope you enjoy! I am not exactly a neighbour, I just stay in a nearby country. Have a good day!
@dizcuswithA2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, this is very helpful 🙇🏻
@cynthiarubang47793 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing! You’re such an inspiration!
@MikMilman3 жыл бұрын
That's kind of you to say.
@cynthiarubang47793 жыл бұрын
@@MikMilman 🥰
@josborne21864 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love what you’re saying, especially about the crazy fascination with gear, gear reviews, blah blah. It’s overwhelming how much content there is comparing this, reviewing that. You provide real advice from a real working photographer, which is invaluable. I hope we all get back to it soon, we’re still in lockdown here in melbourne. Anyway, I did want to ask you a specific question, when you’re shooting something like an individual reviewing an award, where there’s the handshake, pose and the award held in front, do you take multiple images, say to avoid blinking eyes? I tend not to, but over the years I have taken a few closed-eye shots, and was planning to start to do this, maybe putting the camera on continuous low or something. Anyway I’d really like your thoughts.
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
Hey James, I have a friend in Melbourne. From what she tells me, it sounds like things are pretty bad down there. In general, I try to shoot with intention. I only press the shutter when I know I've got a moment. It's hard to say for sure, but I think my keeper rate might even be higher than when I shoot a short burst as the moment can happen inbetween shots. Sure, a faster burst would guarantee a keeper, but that would require more editing and be a whole lot less fun. Part of the enjoyment of my work is being engaged with what I do. Good or bad, the more automation, the less engaging it is for me. All that said, when it comes to a non repeatable and defining moment like someone receiving an award, I do fire off a burst to guaranteed I got the shot. There's no harm in that. What's your concern? Also, big thank you for your support on Patreon. It means the world to me. I'm really grateful that what I do is starting to reach people.
@josborne21864 жыл бұрын
Hi mate thanks for the reply! Yeah still in lockdown, we’ll hear in Sunday what the roadmap out will look like. I’ve lost 42 jobs but many have lost more. We’ll get through it,. Anyway no real concerns, I just like to ask other pros what they do whenever I get the chance. With things like big corporate events there’s so many sub-moments and each one could have its own set of techniques. I’m really just trying to keep learning. I shot this event last year where there were about a hundred community awards with each one having a ‘shake hands and pose for the camera’ moment. My hit rate was very high, just because it was a relatively easy situation to control. But, a short burst would have saved the one shot out of the bunch where the recipient had their eyes closed mid-blink. I felt bad for the subject, like I let them down. On the other end, for a long series like that I’d need to make sure I had backup batteries on me, which I usually do. Next time I’ll shoot short bursts. I’ve been rehearsing this at home during lockdown, trying to get the timing right, experimenting with continuous high vs. low, etc. anyway thanks for the reply, and I’m most happy to support your channel, you bring something quite unique and valuable.
@anton00000012 жыл бұрын
Love the vid mate. 👍🏽
@MikMilman2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@MontereyFilms3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your experience. We can tell how experienced you are. Very helpful tips, we enjoyed it thoroughly.
@MikMilman3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much.
@stevebell84283 жыл бұрын
Great video man! Subbed!
@guyphoto94374 жыл бұрын
I agree with everything you said; all your tips are valid. As a long term wedding/portrait photographer I think your advice is excellent. Also, altho I'm a few years older than you, we have similar beliefs in the photography passion/business. I want to add a tip for photographers who shoot with Canon cameras, altho other camera brands may offer this option, I only shoot Canon anymore so I'm not sure about other brands--you'll have to check your owners manual or download a pdf manual for your camera on line. From the Canon 7D on Canon has a feature I use all the time with autofocus but I've never seen anyone, at least on youtube or anywhere for that matter, mention this feature. It's the ability to select an autofocus point for horizontal and vertical shooting, grip up or down, if you use a grip, which I do. Each time you use your camera when you half press your shutter buttom it will go to the focus point you selected automatically. I select the center one for horizontal and one 2/3 up the screen for my verticals. My reasoning: Horizontal I can find the nearest eye quickly with the focus point centered in the center and if I want a vertical portrait when I flip the camera vertical the focus point automatically changes to 2/3 up my frame so I can find the eye very easy and the subject is correctly framed with the eyes about 2/3 at the top of the frame. If you want to push the focus button and scroll to another point you can, but unless you go back in and change it these two focus points will be your go to points. As I mentioned the 7D, 7DMKII, 6DMKII, 5DMKIV, and EOS R have this capability. I have a 5D Mark II and it doesn't have this feature, but I think the 7D came out after the 5DMKII so it's a bit newer. I also teach workshops and classes and I show all my students this feature. For me it's a time saver and I use it all the time.
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Guy, Let me know if we are talking about the same thing, but I have my camera set up to do the following: When I rotate my camera, it recalls where I last left my auto focus point. Additionally, I have programmed my * button to automatically back focus on the center auto focus point. When I release the * button the camera immediately returns to whatever focus point I had manually set it to. I should have a video coming in the future in which I go over how I customize and handle my camera btw.
@guyphoto94374 жыл бұрын
@@MikMilman No, what you are doing is similar, but it's not an auto recall. Regardless of which focus point you last used, if say you were shooting vertical and went to horizontal the focus point you set at horizontal would be there and if you shifted vertical the focus point you originally selected, not the last one used, would be there. And I didn't program my * button, all I did was program for horizontal and vertical focus points to automatically be where I wanted them. And for the Canon EOS6D MKII this feature isn't in the manual, but it's in the pdf download. They don't make it easy to find and I don't know why because you, like me, use this or a similar feature a lot. It's hard to beat for people shooting.
@Thepukuyscoolpix4 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for this sir mik!
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it!
@ryanjay20023 жыл бұрын
"It's about the quality of the work. Make sure every shot counts, shoot with intention." - Mik Milman
@MikMilman3 жыл бұрын
That does sound like me.
@ryanjay20023 жыл бұрын
@@MikMilman I'm an aspiring event photographer, and I watch your videos to learn a lot in this field, thanks for the tips.
@Dime86112 жыл бұрын
Hi Mik, make a video on how you got clients when you started out.
@MikMilman2 жыл бұрын
I think I've talked a bit about that already. Do you have any specific questions?
@muji_dipto3 жыл бұрын
underrated video thanks for the tips!
@MikMilman3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the feedback.
@studiogab50953 жыл бұрын
I Love your Tips, Gotta use these 2 weeks From now...I'll be on an event and Should I Use continous focusing? What do you usually use?
@MikMilman3 жыл бұрын
It depends on the situation and I think it would change for me depending on the camera I use.
@studiogab50953 жыл бұрын
Cool Alright I'm gonna Try and Experiment which works best for my Camera Thank You again!
@TheHeraldOfChange2 жыл бұрын
Timestamp 6:00 Yes! I have always mentored that, the only time to upgrade your equipment is when your equipment can no longer deliver and fulfil your vision and support your skill, as a photographer. However, in this day and age, there is a caveat... that relates to sensor technology, A ten year old sensor, may function, but it might not deliver what your client thinks they need. cf 7D and M50, and even they are present day, "old school."
@ayeshamartin_8685 ай бұрын
What brand of memory card do you recommend?
@dr.akashchakole25603 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️❤️ amazing tips
@MikMilman3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Doc.
@junigxd32734 жыл бұрын
Just Subbed. Thank you 🙏🏾
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
Glad to have you! Most of my videos are longer and more in depth in my tips. Hope you enjoy em'
@lyudmilaworrall295 Жыл бұрын
Supper movie thank you so much.
@jennanadigoo7854 жыл бұрын
That's a lot of tips!
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
:)
@Fifthimagez3 жыл бұрын
This was vary helpful I have 2 events coming up
@MikMilman3 жыл бұрын
Nice. What area do you live in?
@Fifthimagez3 жыл бұрын
@@MikMilman northeast of Baltimore Maryland
@MikMilman3 жыл бұрын
Things are still slow to come back here in LA. I think it will be for a while. But at least I get to make content for you guys!
@Fifthimagez3 жыл бұрын
@@MikMilman I just did my first event last Saturday it went great any advice i’m only a year in and it seems like things are just starting to turn up
@MikMilman3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome!
@dodothebird21994 жыл бұрын
Should i upgrade my camera(eos 60d) or buy a new lens
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
I would need more information about your needs and goals to answer that.
@anamorphicalan4 жыл бұрын
hi mik do you know good programs that will watermark many photos at once? i am learning with ps. is there any others that are simple and fast? thank you for assistance.
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
If you have access to photoshop, you should have access to lightroom which has a way to batch export images with a watermark.
@photobatya9 ай бұрын
I became professional photographer because I have bought Soooo much gear (because of Gas) so it was stupid to don’t shoot something serious with it. Thank good it is not my primary job…
@ashleymadison93802 жыл бұрын
Coming from a Canon 1D to an R5 I'm struggling with productivity with the cameras....
@MikMilman2 жыл бұрын
What do you mean?
@ashleymadison93802 жыл бұрын
@@MikMilman focusing for one. I just got the camera and I'm using mostly EF glass adapted right now. I am sure it's just a learning curve. But one struggle is easily switching to a single focus point and moving that focus point around.
@ashleymadison93802 жыл бұрын
@@MikMilman Also, the animal eye focus did not work well at all with the EF 70-200 2.8 lens. Everything I have read and seen on KZbin suggested the converted EF lenses worked great. It's still far better than my old camera but I was a little disappointed. I plan on upgrading to RF class over time but currently my only RF is the cheap 50 mm 1.8. I am considering the super wide telephoto 2.8 for my first real RF glass. Any thoughts? I currently have the EF 24 to 105 F4, And the WR 70 to 200 2.8. I want to start with something that is ideal for event photography. Such as walk around party type shots.
@photobatya9 ай бұрын
Also a good tip is to be soo good looking and so polite so event organisers feed you for free even with alcohol. Also a good tip is not to drink alcohol :) btw weed makes shooting much more interesting and precise
@kelvinsomo1758 Жыл бұрын
can you be my mentor ?
@MikMilman Жыл бұрын
Check out my patron :)
@sheilasmith9665 Жыл бұрын
Love the content but please speak slower if possible:) 0:42
@dodothebird21994 жыл бұрын
11:40 Kai W in a nutshell
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
Is he like that? I don't watch his stuff.
@dodothebird21994 жыл бұрын
@@MikMilman yes, he is like that
@chrissoclone4 жыл бұрын
No buying advice, no instant gratification, no dopamine kick for me? Thanks for nothing Mik! :)
@MikMilman4 жыл бұрын
heh
@GoldKunai2 жыл бұрын
This is for starters not professionals
@MikMilman2 жыл бұрын
Not sure what you mean
@skylar.benson Жыл бұрын
Bro you could have left it at “get gud” and called it a day. That’s my advice for Dark Souls players anyways.