Best Tips for New Wedding Videographers

[@microstealth55]

I love the brutal honesty. Thank you Craig for the clarity that is needed but not so often talked about. I have been watching you and your videos since I started doing weddings a couple months ago, and I really appreciate all the details you lay out for us during your shoots. Keep em coming bro! 🙌😎

[@WeddingFilmSchool]

Yo glad you like the stuff from Kraig, but be sure to check out more recent stuff on this channel! This video is pretty old and the wedding industry is always moving and evolving! - Bobby

[@kmsomo]

This is probably the first comment I'll make in another person's KZbin video but I have to say that I'm glad that I've found your channel and I'm inspired with the help that you are giving to a lot of people here. Thank you!

[@hannahrydberg8944]

I am filming my first wedding on Saturday! I was told three days ago that I was doing it! So excited and watching your videos like crazy to prepare!

[@ianschulze1461]

Hopefully it went well and you had a great experience.

[@hannahrydberg8944]

I did!! It was an awesome experience and the couple were very easy to work with!

[@spencerhalse]

Have you done any weddings since then!?

[@nadajonesvideo]

This is the most useful film i've watched from you. You are right: follow your own creativity be positive about always learning (there really isn't a 'end' story unless you quit, of course, and always give the 51% in the relationship and get to know the couple really well. I am 51 and getting into it. Underwater, drone, business, wedding, real estate. I love the films you've made. Thank you.

[@themangyanprojectstudio8657]

the last point is spot on...I'm just starting and I kept looking at those who have been there and comparing their works to mine and felt bad about myself...It's a process, and mistakes are part of it...Now I realized, for sure they went through that process as well...

[@TheDaveMai]

Love your channel. Thanks for all your tips and advice; It's really helping my wife and I expand the wedding side of our business!

[@WeddingFilmSchool]

+Dave Mai Yes! Amazing sauce Dave. Always happy to see the expansion of dreams and business stuffs! We'll keep the content coming and you keep on making money and shooting films. Keep us updated, post a wedding film on twitter for us to check out! Thanks.

[@alexpeterson771]

Thank you dude! Watching all these now to prep for next weekend.

[@Christina-Bobina]

Serious question. Would 2019 Kraig Adams wear a white shirt with a white background? Things that make you go hmmm. 🤔

[@TCGhits]

I believe this is still true today. All of this. So many of us pro’s worry about this and that but we forget about the little things. Why do we create this content? Why be a videographer or a photographer. Keep it 💯, stay humble don’t get cocky and be goal oriented. To the pro who needs to read this, you can do it.

[@smaulpaul]

That last point is bang on. Again another brilliant video. I wish the photography industry had someone like you.

[@skeetaweet1]

Aye I lost it 4:47,keep things “100” 😆😆😆 nice vid bro

[@strawberryjpeg6000]

Yes! Thankyou! I wanna do this as my job part time!

[@philemotion8876]

Top tips !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... made with hearth ! Thanks Kraig !

[@matthewfoote6050]

Hey Kraig, really great advice you're brewing. I'm not a wedding photographer but this really hits home for any entrepreneurial pursuit.

[@Eco-Shine-Solar]

Awesome video, thanks man

[@strawberryjpeg6000]

How do you book your first wedding and practice if there’s no wedding :/ I wanna start!

[@bennyrodriguez8788]

I Love this guy.

[@t12ryk]

Thank you for these videos. They have been extremely useful

[@ZLPKthad]

This was a really good video with really nice tips, but I'd like to point something out, not only are these tips good for film makers, honestly these are really great life tips, i see myself using this stuff for everything and it's so helpful, love your videos man, i hope to be able to do what you do someday !

[@WeddingFilmSchool]

+Thad Swift Yes, yes and yes. Oh might I add another YES. Thanks for the thoughtful insight. I'm very interested in ways to improve not only my life but those of my subscribers.

[@LuisSerapioestudiofotografico]

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[@MichalOlender]

Good advices!

[@WeddingFilmSchool]

Glad you think so!

[@PaulHarwood856]

Hey Kraig, I just wanted to say I really like this video, and found it to be very helpful. I am thankful for you sharing what you have learned in the past years. Everything you said applied to what I have been thinking lately, and it is relieving to hear advice on those thoughts I've had. I particularly liked when you said don't worry about what other people are doing, and that is not selfish. Anyways, keep up the great work! - Paul Harwood

[@WeddingFilmSchool]

+PaulHarwood856 Yes Paul. We're on the same team then. Time to make money and grow the business but give back. Create and develop your own style. Eyes on what's important but you need to discover what that is exactly first. Keep me updated on your progress brother. Thanks!!!!!!

[@PaulHarwood856]

+Wedding Film School Hey Kraig, definitely on the same team. I'm trying to develop my own style, and am working hard in the process. Keeping my eyes peeled, that's for sure. I will definitely keep you updated. I'm super stoked on what you're doing in the video world, thanks for the inspiration Brother!

[@prazadsilva]

White shirt in white background.. you look like an angel :D

[@gusy6129]

Just subscribed. Great information from a cool humble person. Thanks.

[@neiln.5194]

Hey Kraig...Could you maybe do a video or something explaining how to get customers when first starting out. Thank you so much and btw totally love your channel!!! I have learned so much from it and you have helped me a lot!

[@EugeneRoz]

Thanks for motivation! Love your videos!

[@WeddingFilmSchool]

+Eugene Roz Yay, thank you Eugene. Let me know if there's anything else I can ever help with in the future!

[@ChiragBarjatyaa]

Amazing tips. Thank you

[@quenchT]

Hello Kraig... Just wanted to drop you a note and say you're doing an EXCELLENT job! I just did my first wedding video (last weekend), and thanks to you (despite of gear-limitations) I thought that it was pretty decent. Just sent the couple (my cousin) a YT teaser but will give them a bluray disc with more footage (i.e. cake cutting, 1st dance, etc). Because of your videos, you have absolutely helped set expectations for me as a videographer (oops, i meant wedding filmmaker). While it's a given that you're quite competent in your craft, I would argue that the following intangibles make you a "must see" for any wedding filmmakers. I'm an engineer during the day, so humor me by reading my enumeration, below: #1) You DON'T project yourself. You don't have that "look at me, me, me" demeanor about you. You don't exude that narcissistic aura that is prevalent in YT videos or social media channels. And it's the same reason why I subscribe to MKBHD, and now to your channel. #2) You're quite candid. Pretty raw. You're not afraid of looking like a dork--hey that's cool man. I'm a dork too :-). #3) You're comments/suggestions are very sincere and are like pearls. From oversleeping during a wedding, an SD card going bad and faking the footage, to the confidence you exude while filming a wedding w/ a 1-man crew. These are just some of the things that have resonated. Keep up the great work, Stay the way you are, and don't change the approach that you've had. Thanks again for the videos! -- Q

[@Skankentertainment]

My wedding business booked 20 this year early. The product is solid for my region. If my prices don't raise much, will the market stay consistent enough to go full time in the next couple years? I'm wondering what your experience has been. Is it always pretty consistent work?

[@tommypagawak7176]

Thanks Adam for your advice

[@JohnKatiku]

Hey Kraig... You have come so far to date. Would you be in a position to redo this video with your current experience and what would you add on / change ..?

[@kalpeshpataskar8401]

hi,Really love your channel

[@dannydworks]

Thanks for the Tips

[@ChiChuNug]

Thanks for thie insight Kraig! Quick Question, how to you go about finding and choosing music?

[@PaulHarwood856]

+Sanka I'm actually curious to know this as well!

[@WeddingFilmSchool]

+Sanka Thanks! Check out our video on this subject: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHSuqKyZr6-rr6s

[@WeddingFilmSchool]

+PaulHarwood856 Thanks! Check out our video on this subject: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHSuqKyZr6-rr6s

[@PaulHarwood856]

Wedding Film School Wow that video was super helpful! Thank you so much!

[@jmposada1]

What is the best Tripod for Weddings? We’ve gone through three Manfrotto tripods and each one has broken in one way or another . Just curious

[@cameronglenn3656]

Jacklynn Posada the heaviest tripod you can buy on amazon. I film just about everything and at the end of the day the heaviest and sturdiest tripod is the best tripod. If it's 80 bucks, you can go through 10 of them and still be cheaper than ONE lightweight brand name one. Take care of it, maybe WD40 it here and there and it will last plenty of time.

[@acastillo184]

Another solid video. White shirt on white background ? No Bueno Kraig.

[@WeddingFilmSchool]

+Ariel Castillo I know :( DUMB. NEVER DOING THAT AGAIN

[@CompoundProjects]

+Wedding Film School Things I wish you knew starting out.

[@npmutia]

Hey bud, I'm a photography hobbyist. I've shot a few weddings (all being a second shooter) and would like to move to videography. when you say, keep making content, what is the 'content'?

[@dansa3362]

+IstoryangPagibig I believe he's talking about just making videos. If you don't have a wedding for a whole month, go out and shoot something with your friends, or for a commercial, music video, etc. If something doesn't turn out the way you wanted, that shouldn't discourage you from making more videos.

[@crossholy12]

thanx for u r advice~~

[@JSLR]

how much do you charge cause eventually.. when I get married I think I wanna hire you :P its gonna be in atleast 10 or more years though xD

[@WeddingFilmSchool]

+JSLR Video Haha, thanks! That's such a compliment. I totally love shooting weddings for photographers/filmmakers because they just get it! You can find all of the info you need at my website: www.emissarystudio.com. Thanks!

[@markowen6910]

This would be more interesting if you showed more than just you talking

[@adamsmith4778]

You said there's never a point when you can retire but you retired 😭

[@MrIrfanBw]

spillage...

[@jigjig1988]

booooooooring!!!!!