Tricky Sunset Portraits in an Open Field! (Real Wedding Day Behind the Scenes)

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[@stephaniestewart6734]

Love seeing how you work on a wedding day and how you deconstruct these beautiful images later! Thank you for sharing these tips!

[@KatelynJames]

Thank you so much!

[@Gina_Michel]

What a beautiful image! That field…just gorgeous! Thank you, Katelyn! 💛

[@KatelynJames]

You are so welcome!

[@lenaapple1974]

I am always thinking about lead lines before the session, but during - It never happens. I have been doing this for over ten years, and even still soooo much to think about while shooting. It is insane!

[@KatelynJames]

So much to think about!!

[@lenaapple1974]

@@KatelynJames It really is! I try my best to channel you during shoots, but I talk to the clients and it is like OK NOPE! I forget the groups and wonder if I did all four and did I catch leading lines... the sun has not been my friend lately. I feel defeated there.

[@ErinLAnderson]

Thank you. Describing where the sun hits the bride is incredibly helpful!

[@KatelynJames]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kristireese4724]

Ty's typed commentary is cracking me up lol. Love this series!

[@KatelynJames]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@trouwfotomakerij]

If I may.... Your editing style is usually very bright. Too bright to my taste, bordering 'over-exposed'. That's a creative decision, and if your clients like it that way you should keep doing it. :) Having said that: taking pictures in harsh light conditions like in this video becomes somewhat easier when you allow your backgrounds to get very, _very_ bright like you do, because that allows you to use wider apertures to get good exposure on the faces on the shadow side of the setting. It gets trickier (is that a word?) if you want to maintain good exposure and detail in the background and a well-balanced lighting of the faces/the shadow side.

[@KatelynJames]

Thanks for watching!

[@haraldschwack]

Hi Katelyn, wonderful videos you´re making. I enjoy every episode. In this case I was waiting all the time for you to point out the leading lines coming from the traces of shadow and light of the trees in the left background (last image). Theys are pointing directly towards the subject. I really love your balance of introducing your products and just beeing you. thumbs up :)

[@KatelynJames]

Thanks Harald! I try to balance it!!

[@sophiebuckfiddle]

Hahaha the ending always makes me laugh!

[@KatelynJames]

haha its the little things!

[@pattig8905]

Very informative thank you!!

[@KatelynJames]

Thanks for watching!!

[@marcel9568]

I have been using a 60D with kit lenses and the 50mm 1.8 for about ten years now. Never really satisfied with the slow and not so sharp lenses, except the 50mm. I have mostly been doing portraits outside and some small object photography inside. Not really invested in good lenses. A couple of months ago I decided I did not want to invest in lenses for the 60D, but upgrade the whole set. Watching all these channels, one with more special effects than the other, and reading many reviews did not really help that much. Then I found this channel. This is more helpful. If a professional wedding photographer chooses an R6 over and R5, why would I choose the R5? What a relief to watch. I am not ready to choose yet, but I keep watching your channel.

[@KatelynJames]

Thanks for watching!

[@jeffreyhill4705]

Love that lens, the price has jumped $1500 on Amazon. Local camera stores may have it at list price. Thank you for the tips about the lighting of their faces.

[@KatelynJames]

Thanks for watching!

[@MrGflan]

Hi Katelyn, it looked like you were using available light only here? I see the couple seemed to be lit up from the front. Did you add the light in post? I didn’t see flash firing. Thanks, looks great!!

[@KatelynJames]

I never use flash outside, I am just very selective with where my clients are standing and how much secondary light there is. All of this is explained in great detail in the Lighting and Locations Course! Thanks!

[@MrGflan]

@@KatelynJames thanks! I realize your earlier video helped answer this question lol thank you. I gotta tell you, I am a pretty extroverted person, but I will never forget the day I did a family portrait shoot and the clients showed up with a chair and some props, and for a moment there I froze, took a deep breath, and was able to make magic happen based on some poses I practiced and photos of families I saved from Pinterest. I know everything requires practice, but sometimes posing people could seem intimidating at first, so your videos do help out s great deal in case I decide to venture out more into this type of work again. I do love portraits, and when you make it simple and effective, it is a lot less intimidating, even for an outgoing fella like me. Thanks again!

[@jennifercookephotography]

Hello Katelyn! I absolutely LOVE watching your KZbin videos! They are very inspiring to me as a Photographer! I am planning to start posting weekly content onto my KZbin Channel as well! Please keep these coming!

[@KatelynJames]

Yes of course!

[@bethmartin5009]

Ty’s comments 🤣🤣

[@KatelynJames]

he's crazy!

[@nathanielanderson1824]

How do you only have 36k subs...

[@KatelynJames]

haha. we are working on it!! A little late to the game!

[@gaborperenyi8934]

horrorible

[@KatelynJames]

Thanks for watching anyways!