Shooting a Wedding with a Crop Sensor Camera- Sony A6500 with Full Frame Lenses- Bridal Portraits

Join award winning wedding photographer Jason Lanier as he shoots an entire wedding using a crop sensor camera with full frame lenses at his REAL Wedding Workshop in Beaumont, Texas. PLEASE THUMBS UP, SHARE, LEAVE A COMMENT AND SUBSCRIBE!
In this video that covers part 1, the Bridal Portraits, Jason is using the Sony A6500 with the Sony 70-200 G Master and Sony Zeiss 16-35 lenses. The lighting set up is the Sony HVL-F60M with the Sony HSS Trigger system. The modifier is the Westcott Rapid Box 26 inch Octabox.
Below is a link to gear:
**Sony A6500- bhpho.to/2CHtGd2
**Sony 70-200 G Master- bhpho.to/2hD1SSg
**Sony 16-35 Zeiss- bhpho.to/2CFqdLY
**Sony HVL-F60M Flash- bhpho.to/2BASMuX
**Westcott Rapid Box- bhpho.to/2CGcuok
**Sony Wireless Commander- bhpho.to/2BAc5Ez
**Sony Wireless Receiver- bhpho.to/2CH9hVB
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[@MrThunderMonky]

I've been shooting weddings on my A6500 for just about a year now and I honestly love it more than my A7II. So much so that I sold it.

[@indigokj]

I'm about to shoot my first wedding as lead photographer with my a6500, so this was a huge confidence builder for me. Thank you!

[@drummerg3331]

Loved how you “cleared the room” lol. Amazing shot with her reflection in the mirror!

[@ZoneTelevision]

I shot a wedding with my old raggedy NEX5N with a Minolta 70-210 all manual. Got amazing results.

[@HerbertLongrod]

Great video Jason,You must have seen some of the comments on the Sony facebook group,"You would be insulting the client turning up with a crop sensor camera"..Yeh right. Stunning shots.

[@modbull3769]

I have nikon d7200 and im quit impressed with the result. Really awesome camera. It is nearly d750 only ratio different it is just full frame.

[@oz5wob3]

I own an a6500, thank you for showing what it's capable of doing. Love your work and how you help new photographers. Thanks so much.

[@RS-Amsterdam]

Great sample of awesome photography with an APSC and FF glas. Of course you are a master in controlling it and that counts for more than 70% of the success of a shot for sure but you proved that the sky is the limit also with APSC. Thanks for sharing Great video to start a day. It's shooter - light - glass - camera and not the other way around

[@amitkrupal1234]

Amazing shot with her reflection in the mirror!.That reminded of my Dad's style of shooting through mirror. Awesome photography.Waiting for next video.

[@PhilipribasMusic]

Really great video, I decided to go with a 6500 and spend the rest of my budget on some glass. That’s 70 to 200 looks like a beast. Next on my wish list

[@modbull3769]

Philip Ribas a6500 is best camera for cinematic and it have great 4k fps and touch focus system.

[@Luxdg]

01:27 AM here! I'm watching Jason's video 😉

[@AnthonyDooley]

Jason, it is work like this that breaths back into me that I know I can eventually get there. Thanks for everything you do!

[@osasenoma-owens5072]

Great video, but I think the message would have sank deeper if you didn't use lenses that are pricey enough to get one a full frame camera.

[@josephcullen5872]

First time I saw Jason do a wedding video it made me consider wedding photography. Now I need to get to a workshop!

[@ceasarmercado6759]

It makes me want to use my a6500 more because of this video.. I guess it all comes down to being creative to get awesome shots on a crop sensor camera

[@paigeofstylez]

Phenomenal video and tutelage 🙌🏿👏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@aklivn49]

AMAZING!!! I LOVE your channel. I like how you cleared the room to get GREAT shots. That's what ppl hire you for. So, you adjust the room to fit the shot, and the ppl there understood. Plus, your professionalism and your humble on top of that. Your such a profession, but you don't forget about use little ppl... GREAT JOB!!!

[@neilcallaghan4457]

Thankyou for putting together, and posting this, Jason; it really shows people like me, that are just trying to start out on portrait/function work, exactly what can be achieved with "only" a crop-sensor camera (plus talent, knowledge and experience, obviously). Again, many thanks.

[@royhobbs785]

Great job Jason, love the look of your photographs

[@AiurMedia]

the new outro is awesome

[@kernpierre5103]

Awesome shoot....never taught of cleaning up an area....it really makes a different...thanks also for being straight up with crop cam and ff lenses....you're the man!

[@JeffRemasPhotography]

Always more than enough quality with a crop sensor. Great video.

[@luzcordoba5405]

I love your work

[@bonsaicnc]

I'm so glad to find your Channel! Learning all the time at all your explanation. Great job, Well done! Greatings from Germany

[@MrJcalais]

Been watching your videos for a while now and I have to say Jason you must be a Fan of the Classic Movie " Ferris Bueller's Day Off" Lol

[@socratesvela8285]

Brendaaaaaa, yeah.

[@draculadicruz]

Great! Thanks for sharing! God bless!

[@dand3675]

Mr Jason, how about shooting events or weddings with a Sony A7S II and 70 200 F4 lens without speedlite flash? Since the A7S II is good with high ISO.

[@jambon37074]

You only have 12mpx with A7SII but If you don't crop or print big pictures you're fine.

[@andreaswinkelholz6694]

Good Job Jason 👍🇩🇪✌️

[@markbuckley1151]

Nice Video, great tip..... Clear the room............

[@StephanieFerrante_]

Hey. I have done two weddings and will be doing my third next month. It’s not going to as stressful for it is my sisters. She is very low-key. I actually love doing weddings. It’s my favorite thing to do. I usually get them last minute but I am good with it usually unless it interferes with my part time job. This video is helping me. Thanks for the content .

[@syracuselux1450]

Fantastic!

[@DonaldWilkins2023]

Great video Jason. (good to see Brenda) :)

[@photographerjonathan]

Glass glass glass. But if you can't afford a full frame camera. Then you probably can't afford most of the full frame glass used at this wedding. witch is more expensive than the apsc camera. But i still get the point. And enjoyed the video

[@harj-spp8547]

Dude, I've shot a few small weddings and literally sweat with anxiety, trying to focus, create the shot and remember to capture the pivotal moments. You seem so at ease and fluid. The way you move furniture around, dayum!! I feel like one needs some big kahonas to move a lamp lol. Its totally understandable tho, when we see the images...clean, no distracting objects and a huge reduction in post editing. Confidence is key. Thx for this video. Hopefully, theres a next part?

[@JessDemant]

Awesome video :)

[@CVCC]

I think what would have been even better is to have shot the wedding with crop lenses too, instead of full frame lenses. A lot of people who would watch this only a have crop body and crop lenses. I recently shot the crop lens 18-105 f4 on a A6000 and I was shocked at how sharp that lens is at F4 wide open. Jason, you gave some great advise in this video.

[@amitkrupal1234]

Even I thought of that, but I think sometimes we photographers should look at our buying options for long term advantages. I own D3300 awesome camera only after I learn to push its strength & overcome its weakness(no HSS). But when I bought 35 mm f1.8 DX instead of 50 mm FF1.8. I realised when I upgrade to Full frame I have to buy 50.

[@JasonLanierPhotography]

I've always advocated for purchasing full frame lenses for crop sensor bodies. Why? Like Amit said, you need to think longer term. Eventually most photographers upgrade to full frame...so having lenses that will work for those cameras is critical. For the most part I don't recommend buying crop sensor lenses.

[@CVCC]

true, but unless you need very low light capabilities or the absolute best dynamic range, today's crop sensors are fantastic. The only thing a full frame gets you is more latitude in your images and processing. So it depends on what you shoot. That 35mm 1.8dx is a very sharp lens. Look at how many pro full frame shooters have gone into the aps-c of Fuji. A great upgrade to the 3300 would be the 7200 or 7500. that would give you your hss. duel controls, a more pro like body. and with the 7200, duel card slots.

[@Thunderbird1337]

I would say that most people who buy APS-C cameras (myself included) do it because of the compactness of the system and/ or the price. So buying full frame lenses completely ruins the sense of an APS-C camera in my opinion. They're bigger, heavier and more expensive. On the other hand the Sony lenses are quite value stable, so you can just sell them with small loss whenever you want to switch to full frame. That's why "thinking longer term" is no argue for full frame lenses in my personal opinion. If I decide to use APS-C, I want to take advantage of its benefits. Just my 2 cents :)

[@Lokishand]

Wouldn’t have called the 18-105 f4 very sharp, but maybe I’m spoiled by Sigmas 30mm f1.4. The thing about APS-C lenses is that there are not that much good APSC lenses for the e-mount. They are not bad but Sony’s FF lenses are just gorgeous. Maybe consider Fuji if you want APSC support all the way.

[@brayanfloresramirez8764]

This guy is a genious!

[@Lexxo777]

and Brenda.... IS BACK!

[@Vanderwarkert]

What do you think of the A7R3? I switched from Canon for the A7r3 and truly could not be happier with my decision... I would quite literally need 6 or 7 Canon bodies to get (almost) all of the features of the A7R3!!! (Not to mention the lenses are also incredible) Love the videos Brother, always glad to see content notifications from you! 😁 Amazing work as always, sincerely.

[@LOSTOCEANEXPERIENCE]

He is a Sony Ambassador I think he likes it..

[@modbull3769]

Timothy Vanderwarker Dont switch to canon. A7r||| have eyefocusing system. This camera mostly use for Film actors portraits shot. But there lenses are too expensive

[@joegiannettijr7302]

Is it really worth spending the money on the G-master 16-35 or is the Zeiss a good lens? I have a 30mm 1.4 a 19mm 2.8 and will soon be getting the 35 1.4 Zeiss.

[@Scale_Slotcars_Latvia]

Wow Jason i'm finding it so hard to see a post that i dont like ! so now I watch 5 mins and just press the like button because I know its going to be top quality. I'm off to shoot my first official event tomorrow its a 50th wedding anniversary event in my local registry office ....I'm a bag of nerves lol , keep the videos coming please i am studying studying studying lol

[@jjbenz9633]

Bad ass jason

[@mariojm7748]

Glad you brought these videos back.

[@Leo-ro4uu]

Crazy Jason!

[@smith4813]

Love your videos, would love to do a workshop with you if only you where closer to my area. One day I would love to do weddings, but for now it's just portrait's for me. Thanks for sharing your work and talent.

[@adrianhydephotography]

Great video Jason. Thanks for sharing.

[@obadaalrefa3i]

That was amazing

[@Byhythloh]

'You cant shoot a wedding with a aps-c camera!!' Me: *Laughs in Fuji X-T2*

[@aadsideas]

Long time, no see assistant - Brenda. Good to see her! Shalom

[@DeanMoriarty99]

LOVE IT! thanks Jason

[@PaganiTypeR]

So interesting to see you in action. I wish there was more footage, but anyway. Great video

[@henrikrosen]

Thanks for showing us that you don't need a 4000 USD camera to create stunning images. So many KZbinrs and VLOGers are so in to that you need the best to make good photographs. So many saying that you need a Sony A9, Canon 5D etc or you wont make it as a photographer. Would love to see more videos like this one. What can you create with a mid range camera like the Nikon D7200 or similar Canon, Sony camera?

[@amitkrupal1234]

Most of Jason work reflects his strong know how of fundamentals of photography. Posing, composition & main thing is lightning. Mastering those helps us taking better image. I had trouble shooting with my D3300 at 1/320, due to lack HSS support in camera my SB700 won't fire. I was considering buying D7100/7200. My work was related more into traditional wedding photography. instead buying D7100/7200 I solved it with renting Porta light setup.

[@Cochegrz]

Great video. Thanks for the inspiration. I own a Pentax K70 crop snsor camera. which I use for wedding wnd even photography.

[@Gundolf300]

"I would never ever dream of shooting a wedding with an aps-c. The loss of light, detail, bokeh, Instagram opportunities and common sense in that sensor vs an full fram sensor is too extensive for mankind to handle." Jason Lanier: Hold my beer!

[@davidjones5682]

What's the best flash to use for the Sony a6500 at a wedding? Lens?

[@saliwanpl1832]

awsome! :)

[@hctcrespo]

Im so happy to see brenda!! Is she back?

[@JasonLanierPhotography]

No, this video is from 9 months ago..:)

[@sleepiva5864]

Great video, Jason. Have a good 2018.

[@MikeWarville]

Thanks Jason great video and you have helped me more than you know god bless you man :-)))) Peace

[@salmass6867]

awesome .Really great video.. I'm following you from Libya

[@seamydobbsno1]

Great Video! 1more subscriber for you Sir!!

[@adamstreetboyz]

I know you have the 35mm 1.4.but you used the 16-35mm f4 for most of the shots. Should you still have both or could I get away with just 16-35mm f4. Not just asking Jason. If you guys could help with my question that would be Awsome too

[@mavfan1]

if you're going to be shooting lots of low light the 1.4 will help a lot. If you usually use flash and/or shoot in good light in general then you're fine with the F4

[@willparsons32]

The 80D has a bit higher pixal count but watching a few youtube videos after receiving your first comment... The difference as for what I can see is very minimal. Using a fast lens with a 1.4 aperture should make a difference as well.. With ALL due RESPECT, A person could chase the camera gear that rolls out of the manufacture tomorrow which will be better than the last product it closely resembled... This is the way "toy" manufactures want people to support them. The same goes for home theatre equipment.... 10 years ago, I was fortunate enough to by a high end manufactures brand (Denon) receiver that was 3rd from the top of their "professional" level of home theatre auto equipment. Today, it's not worth the card board box it comes with. IMO, this applies for everything we buy that has to do with electronics and I believe the DSLR - rather it be Nikon, Sigma, Pentax or Canon.

[@amorgan1231]

What power did you use on the flash please

[@subject8123]

I wish I would’ve known you were going to be 2 hours from my house, I would’ve loved to have met you. You turned me onto mirrorless, not Sony (been there done that) went with Fuji for a proper crop setup to compliment my FF kit. But we’re splitting hairs now, anywho keep up the good work.

[@JohnHenkamGangte]

Hey, Jason. What parts of the wedding do you think are necessary to capture besides the obvious of course? Is it that important to get shots of the groom getting his tie done for example.

[@colinweir5807]

Hopefully I can remember your comment about what is around your subject will be in the photograph and have the confidence that you have to "clear the room". As you say " find the gear that works for you " and use it to find your full potential as a photographer. Yes I shoot with full frame lenses on a crop sensor camera.

[@JohnOliverY]

Would’ve liked to see it in color

[@millerbrosmediaoffgridflyf7767]

Jason, awesome video. Honest question-what if the bride wanted to blow one of your shots up on a large format? Would the cropped sensor picture be less quality than say the same shot blown up form an FE?

[@rogerlloyd7809]

As a A6500 owner I really enjoy your videos. However, how many of your completed shots went thru post processing?

[@jatishpandav]

Jason Lanier just I m enter in professional photography life within few days and I think to buy Sony model but I have questions about which crop sensor sony model is worthy for better low light performance than the canon or Nikon semi DSLR and finally I got u r wedding shoot with Sony a6500 so please share u r experience about camera output in low light or available light photography... I m not emphasis only on camera but 😂😂😂 i m Indian and some cheap people see Camera how much big and think Ridgid like big camera and big lens can only do better either r u not professional 😂😂😂 so just I wan to invest in second crop.sensor mirrorless camera which can do something more than the canon 60d..... Please don't ignore me...🤗

[@seansmith9011]

Would you recommend the 6500 over the A7 II?

[@ShawnSwander]

I own a GFX and several full frame cameras and I usually prefer crop sensor cameras because they are portable and an x-t2 blows away everything but the GFX in image quality.. I've even shot an entire wedding with an x100F and it was awesome because you can get so close without drawing attention. Did almost 70 weddings this year. I will say full frame lenses work great on crop sensor bodies but I never use FF lenses on crop bodies, it's a lot bigger and more distracting than a crop lens it kind of defeats the entire purpose of a crap body.

[@djtoman6875]

Title is click bait, pure and simple. Who gives a flying fxxx about sensor size? There are plenty of mirrorless "crop sensor" options for professionals these days, the Fujifilm X Series being my choice for everything but sports.

[@barefoot2737]

is there a reason you use a $450 flash instead of the $70 TTL flash?

[@MrAma1l]

Hvl 60m vs ad200 godox??

[@davect01]

How many brides/grooms even know a FF versus Crop sensor anyway.

[@Gundolf300]

Dave Taylor Well. Maybe when it's the photographer who's getting married ;-)

[@FilmmakerArionSmith]

@@Gundolf300 Facts!

[@blosseraf]

It was a WOW and not an OMG:) I was close!

[@liteoner]

4:30 is the moment we all came for

[@comerpalon4419]

Brenda is back !!!!!!! YOUPIIIII !!! Oups, sorry

[@rialbb]

I miss you Brenda.

[@GladwinAbrio]

Jason what would I miss out on using a a6500 with sigma mc-11 and Canon glass

[@mavfan1]

if you're getting eye AF then nothing much

[@GladwinAbrio]

mavfan1 does eye af work with the a6500 and canon glass with the sigma mc11. Watched it work only with the a7riii

[@j3d89]

awesome work, at the end of the video that fast transition from focus background to blurred, it was a bit ghostly :{ 6:48

[@joecerda630]

Brendas back? Or is this an older video?

[@JasonLanierPhotography]

9 months ago..:)

[@patrixiomadrid]

Buenas fotos pero se cree el hoyo del queque

[@TKSung]

Not sure about the point of shooting with FF lenses on aps-c, unless you happened to have aps-c camera and FF lenses, but not FF camera. FF cameras are not that much more expensive these days and it is the lenses that are the bulk of the cost and weight. You might as well go for the FF camera if you are planning to shoot with FF lenses. Manufacturers make their their APS-C cameras compatible with their FF lenses to lower the cost. Downside is that APS-C users carry unnecessary size/weight. Different story with Fuji that exclusively make APS-C lenses for their APS-C Camera though.

[@campervanelvisitoofonyou8720]

Who's going to teach you photography ??

[@BryanKeithPhoto]

I wish he would have turned all the yellow lights off. I guess that's why the edits are in B&W. Great tips though.

[@KAVINSKY311]

id love too see jason shoot a wedding with an a5000

[@dragonfist25]

UmamiMods I’m sure he could but he would be hindered because it doesn’t have a hot shoe. Other than that it’s a good camera. I use it almost every day for portraits and gym shots.

[@michaelk.9986]

Sponsert bei Sony sponsert by Godox👌👌👌👌

[@dietetycznefakty9565]

Walk ? Yo can fly... Good luck with that lol

[@psmalaya]

Sir i am from India .. i am your biggest fan .. also fallowing you ...

[@hasbeenbowler]

But you can't do that!!! 😜

[@_rhapsodist]

My question is how do brides accept so many stranger at their wedding doing a workshop? What's the deal, do you do it for free and then you're covered from the workshoppers payments?

[@in2food]

Curious as to why all the examples are in B&W?

[@mavfan1]

LOL, says someone who has never edited a photo before.

[@mavfan1]

Sometimes brides want B&W, it's very common for wedding photos. This is a real wedding and Jason is editing the photos for the bride. He's done many videos showing his photos in color.

[@JasonLanierPhotography]

mavfan1 why? It's more photojournalistic which is what this part of the wedding is. Also, they aren't all B&W...there are color ones in here as well...

[@mavfan1]

Jason Lanier I was saying that to the guy who said Sony color sucks and my other comment was supporting/explaining your reason for shooting B&W

[@in2food]

Jason Lanier: I just asked a simple honest question. Sorry this turned into name calling and gear centric.

[@champagnesumo]

Goes to show that you don’t have to spend a fortune in equipment to make a shoot look like a million bucks.

[@GilbertTV]

amazing what you can do with a sony toy camera ....

[@willparsons32]

B&H or Adorama are not a drive away. So this wouldn't work!

[@cocolystyle]

wow... you lost a lots of weight!