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The Wedding Story: Capture Creative and Authentic Photos

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Overview

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Wedding Photography is a hard and sometimes exhausting business. Finding ways to stay creative while continuing to capture timeless and classic imagery is important. Drawing from their own life experiences, Davina and Daniel Kudish capture the subtle nuances of their client's life stories at every wedding. In this course, they’ll discuss techniques to personalize each individual wedding to capture the stories and moments that make each couple unique.

They’ll discuss the formula to capturing stories and teach:

  • Pre-Wedding Conversation techniques with clients to help build your shot list
  • Utilize what you know about each couple to help approach capturing the day
  • Research and location scouting techniques
  • Capture the details that matter most
  • How to work with various lighting situations
  • Preserve the mood and capture natural moments
  • Composition and Framing
  • Shooting with variety
  • Create personal and creative portraits
  • Edit a slideshow and how to create an album

Davina and Daniel are known for capturing creative portraits and important moments that tell every unique love story. Join them to learn how to implement their formula to find and capture the creative story with every client.

Syllabus

  • Class Introduction
  • What Are "Epic" Images?
  • The Slideshow Formula
  • First Client Meeting
  • Establish Client Relationship
  • Expectation vs Preparation
  • Pre-Wedding Checklist
  • Gear for Photographing Weddings
  • Capture The Subtleties
  • Show The Connection
  • Importance of Capturing Transitions
  • Sidelines & Story Telling Details
  • Anticipation & Patience
  • Let The Scene Develop
  • Sequencing in Numbers
  • Successful "Anticipatience"
  • Examples of Poor Reaction Time
  • HTCG in 10
  • Giving Direction
  • Have Variety With Light & Composition
  • Capture The Mood
  • Take Advantage of Natural Light
  • Be Creative With Video Light
  • On-camera Flash For The Dance Floor
  • Find Flattering Ambient Light
  • Don't be Afraid of Tough Light
  • Composition & Framing
  • Lens Choice
  • Keep it Simple
  • Purpose of the Creative Portrait
  • Scouting for the Creative Portrait
  • Maximize a Location
  • Unique Posing for a Creative Portrait
  • Experiment with Your Photography
  • Make The Image Personal
  • Post Production Overview
  • Stay Organized in Post Production
  • Full Gallery Edits
  • Lightroom Workflow Overview
  • Bring Out Detail in Lightroom
  • Black & White in Lightroom
  • Landscape Images in Lightroom
  • Bold Images in Lightroom
  • Slideshow Edits
  • Importance of The Slideshow
  • Selecting Slideshow Images For a Large Wedding
  • Culling Slideshow Images for a Large Wedding
  • Complete Slideshow Example for a Large Wedding
  • Slideshow Images for a Small Wedding
  • Complete Slideshow Example for a Small Wedding
  • Build a Business Around Storytelling
  • Portfolio for Clients
  • Importance of The Inquiry Reply
  • Price List Best Practices
  • How to Price Your Work
  • Final Thoughts

Taught by

Davina and Daniel Kudish

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