15 minute bride and groom portrait shoot - wedding photography behind the scenes

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A full behind the scenes video of a 15 minute portrait shoot of a bride and groom at Eaves Hall in Lancashire, all filmed in one take. For this shoot I used two cameras (a Sony A9 and a Nikon D810) and two lenses (Samyang 35mm 1.4 and Nikon 85mm 1.8) and only used natural light. In this video you will see how I pose the bride and groom using natural light and also see the edited photographs and the settings which I used.
On a normal wedding day I would usually have two 15 minute portrait sessions with my bride and grooms, one in the natural light in the middle of the day and one as the sun is setting in the evening - this video is an example of how I would work in the natural light portrait session. I work quickly to try and give my couples a nice variety of wedding photographs but the key is to make the portrait session fun.
A huge thank you to Demi and James for being such awesome models and also to my friend and amazing wedding videographer Jonathan Anelli for filming this video for me. Check out Jon's work here: redseats.co.uk/
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@mhand7 5 жыл бұрын

This is gold dust mate!! Lot's of people show bts for shoots but this is actually as close to real wedding day portraits as you can get! Well played!!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Martyn, very kind of you 😊

@Agnivolok1 5 жыл бұрын

I agree! Much respect for ure efforts!

@MLSMiss 4 жыл бұрын

I love how you’re not afraid of the direct harsh light and play it safe with open shade. Learned so much!

@NeilRedfern 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Mette!

@TheBiggervern 5 жыл бұрын

This was a masterful demonstration of creative thought, excellent technique and composure. Many thanks. 🐷🐷🐷

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And great emoji use! Haha, the pig noise is a bit of an in joke between us :)

@MarkWildweddingdjglasgow 5 жыл бұрын

So unselfish Neil, a class professional insight into what can be done without sucking the life out of a couples day time wise! Respect mate.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Very kind of you Mark, I'm really pleased that comes across. Thank you

@photographybydavethompson9370 5 жыл бұрын

I've just come off the phone to a couple whose wedding i'm shooting next year and had this exact conversation with them, about only wanting them for 15-20 minutes. Great to see just how much can be done in that time. I know I need to maximise it more so a video like this really does help. Cheers Neil.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much mate, I really appreciate that. That's what I was hoping to get across, that in 15 minutes you can actually take quite a lot of shots and give them a bit or variety too. Thank you again!

@asubiaroayoola5327 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant video here Neil... thanks for sharing

@rafaelerum6600 2 жыл бұрын

First of all i would like to compliment you, unle Neil.😀...you look very handsome with beard shaved off... And your work as usual is very informative and easy to follow. We all love watching you. Thank you for your kindness sharing your techniques.

@rockyros3602 5 жыл бұрын

Learned so much from this video alone.. Great Job!

@TheElocto 5 жыл бұрын

OMW, amazing is all I can say. I wish I get to the point where my eye is as trained as yours to be able to see the environment and know exactly what you want to do to get a certain shot.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Very kind, thank you very much 😊

@princesphotographystudio 5 жыл бұрын

Love this video!!

@jamesn7223 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing! You make it look so easy...

@isabelladavis1363 4 жыл бұрын

very well presented Neil love how you found the light and the bokeh in these images that illuminated your subjects...thank you for sharing all of these great ideas

@kial.3589 5 жыл бұрын

Like enorme!!!! Gracias por compartir Neil.

@badger0681UK 5 жыл бұрын

Great video Neil, I learnt a great deal from that. The slide show of photos were brilliant at the end

@manuelpinheiro3080 4 жыл бұрын

love this video

@conqueringryan 5 жыл бұрын

Killed it!

@Whyducry 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Neil for this. This is actually very insightful. 15 or 16 or 20 minutes, you slayed it with minimum time.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Elaine!

@paulosousa8442 5 жыл бұрын

Five Stars !!

@leechappelow2757 5 жыл бұрын

This was brilliant, thank you so much for doing this - it’s pure gold for people like me who are learning. Top man!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Lee, really pleased you enjoyed it :)

@clarky818 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent work Neil, some really important tips made in that video, I especially like giving the couple some time to enjoy each other’s company and scoping out the walk before hand.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much John!

@daniellloyd62 5 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic Neil. Gets me excited for my next wedding. Great to see you in action!

@keylamundo343 5 жыл бұрын

That 35mm at the beginning WOW ❤️❤️

@studio51photography37 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@avpfilms27 5 жыл бұрын

Nicely done!

@Zico10101010 5 жыл бұрын

Great composition Neil.

@danielclifton4589 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing. Thanks so much for taking us behind the scenes on a photo shoot.

@NeilRedfern 4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thank you very much Daniel!

@michaelsteptoe2151 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing 😊

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Michael!

@markdayphotography7948 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial with some top tips on how to ease the couple through the shoot. Loved every minute.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mark!

@wesshinn1 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome Neil!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Wes!

@etniesbgs 5 жыл бұрын

you are a wizard.. thanks for this free content! Its Amazing.. i Love your pics!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Very kind, thank you!

@savaskeskin6692 5 жыл бұрын

Great work Neil. Very helpful. Thanks for sharing 👍

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thank you very much Savas

@steelcityphotgrapher 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing really enjoyed watching this Neil, thanks for posting. Never heard of a Loupe but have now, thanks again

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thank you very much Richard!

@roryclitheroe3147 5 жыл бұрын

Great video mate, thanks for putting in the extra work to share with us all 🙌🏻

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thank you Rory!

@unkunobs9022 5 жыл бұрын

Wow!... You make it look so easy. This is a very useful content. Thank you very much Neil. 🤗🙏

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, I am really pleased you enjoyed it :)

@ChrisKryzanek 5 жыл бұрын

Thank Neil, great video and the final images are awesome!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Chris, I really appreciate that :-)

@Islayscapes 5 жыл бұрын

Great job as always ❤️❤️❤️

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank yoooou!

@rosebaldridge6183 5 жыл бұрын

My favourite video so far Neil :) Learning so much!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Rose!

@Cue1477 5 жыл бұрын

Great work Neil. love your creative ideas, thank you for sharing your work with us. :-)

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thank you Robert 😊

@mariopachon8631 5 жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT VIDEO MR REDFERN.

@AIMELtv Жыл бұрын

Neil,,, this is the first vid i look of you and your masterpeaces!!! Great work. The end result is astonishing,,, love it !!!! totaly my style. thanks

@NeilRedfern Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Marc! That is very kind 😊

@kingweddingmedia 5 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial mate thank you! Earned my sub! I’m more for wedding videos but do the odd one for photography and this is the bit I need to learn the most on for photography!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Simon! Welcome to the channel :)

@zakphotographyuk1482 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing shoots Neil! Love the composition and way you pose the couple keeping natural

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@WRPhotography-zx5dv 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, amazing work. It's amazing how you didn't use any flash and your pictures came out great.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@benboman5325 5 жыл бұрын

We need more videos like this, than the ones about gears on KZfaq, great job!!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@myronfields826 5 жыл бұрын

Another great video!!!!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Myron! :-)

@wgcm 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks again mate!!! I am catching a plane to my next wedding and you are my inspiration ;)

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you and good luck with your wedding!

@abanoubnabil8882 5 жыл бұрын

Great video Neil! This is one of the best and realistic tutorials I have seen.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Abanoub :-)

@TheAmandalebeau 5 жыл бұрын

wow amazing video! i will take notes, very useful thank you!!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@chuckcrookshanks847 Жыл бұрын

Nicely done. Your use of minimal time and dealing with adverse lighting to create a variety of images is very nice. Thanks for sharing.

@NeilRedfern Жыл бұрын

Very kind - thank you Chuck!

@MrUffizzi 5 жыл бұрын

Great tips on the lit foreground bokeh and super quick short lighting set up

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Dan!

@kaiwalyarangari1755 5 жыл бұрын

It's really a Helpful video and i love the colours in Photos (Y)

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Kaiwalya!

@davidsterratt4590 5 жыл бұрын

Great video Neil!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much David!

@Samralphphotography2015 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video Neil really nice to see how you work and how you get these great photos. Keep up the good work it's inspiring and so helpful to see how a top wedding photographer gets those killer shots.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Ralph, very kind

@steventhomas231 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Well done Neil.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Steven :)

@ionutdanielpopa9054 5 жыл бұрын

my hero! thanks

@laldias3797 3 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic neil welldone

@NeilRedfern 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@suikhuathang6480 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome ............ Bro

@nickseddon9062 5 жыл бұрын

Great work thanks

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Nick :)

@carljohnson7182 5 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed the behind the scenes video. Keep up the good work!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Carl!

@verdyverna 5 жыл бұрын

You're the best!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Very kind - thank you :-)

@ProFocusPhotography 5 жыл бұрын

Good Stuff!

@TrancerII 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Phill!

@andrewlunn 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent demo Neil. Just came across your channel recently & you have some great content

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Andrew!

@fotographernz305 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Neil, great to see you work, you captured some gorgeous images. :) I’d love to see the same idea with a non-model couple as these guys are great at having their heads at great angles etc but I’d love to see how you would direct a regular couple, maybe an idea for another video ;)

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I would like to do that too, it's just not as easy to organise but I will try to 😊

@fotographernz305 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome :)

@albertogallardo7414 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks to share this. U r the best

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Very kind, thank you

@drsangpriyagautam395 3 жыл бұрын

Great work Neil.....very creative...lots of love from India 😊

@NeilRedfern 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@debartoloa 5 жыл бұрын

Subscribed! Thanks!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Angelo!

@Alxndrzlkrnn 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Please do more!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Funnily enough, I have just uploaded part 2!

@Alxndrzlkrnn 5 жыл бұрын

@@NeilRedfern Hahaha Yes, I just watched and enjoyed it. I also love that you add a gopro to your camera to add your pov. Maybe cover a wedding event shoot with all the people and record it with just your gopro and commentary? I really liked to see your composition and editing for that kind of situation.

@Zico10101010 5 жыл бұрын

love this series, please do more 15 minutes session but for street photography, modelling, architecture and journalism.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@iftizdunia9444 5 жыл бұрын

Just WoW!!!!!!!!! Wt a protrait shot u r taken!!!!!!!!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@iftizdunia9444 5 жыл бұрын

@@NeilRedfern bride is look so cute with ur clickZ....

@leightonbrock3319 2 жыл бұрын

Superb

@NeilRedfern 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Leighton

@Cardi_Lemmens 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Neil! A very interesting video!! This was very instructive and useful! Now I also remember why I once bought this loupe that's in my closet. I should bring it more with me, since I tend to miss it when I don't have it on me and sun is high. I wish too I had that muscle in my chest to be able to show off a moneymaker strap. My daughter says she will be my coach if I want to start working out, which I should! ;)

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Manuel! Haha, I must be lifting too many cameras 😂

@rokssriram 5 жыл бұрын

AWSOME SIR.... THANKS FOR SHARING ....

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thank you!

@utsavmodi4680 5 жыл бұрын

Superb work mate......loved all ur pics.......hats off to you for bringing up such fantastic images under 16 mins.....😉

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Haha, yep, you're right, I did technically fail to do it all in 15 minutes.....!

@utsavmodi4680 5 жыл бұрын

@@NeilRedfern you tried your best mate to get it completed by 15 mins......but nonetheless..... there is nothing to take away from you.....u hv done a marvelous job....... keeping shooting keep inspiring...

@juberalam3685 5 жыл бұрын

Loved that one bro amazing. Can you please make a video on how you use the light meter. Can't wait to see that.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Juber! I don't use light meters

@juberalam3685 5 жыл бұрын

thank you for reply but what is that little thing you are using while taking photos?

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Aah, that is called a loupe. It is so I can accurately check my exposure. If you watch the video on my channel about "the top 5 things in my camera bag" you will see me talking about it :)

@blind_journey6158 3 жыл бұрын

thanks alot sir 😭💕

@Islayscapes 5 жыл бұрын

Great T-shirt Neil 🤣👌🏻

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Haha, thank you Michaela!

@heartweddingsphotography2490 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Neil, Thank you for sharing, not so easy when your using two systems. I have used the loupe for years, a must in hard light, but so awkward!! Freedom when you have an A9 to use.:-)

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Jon! And yes, using two camera systems isn't ideal 😂

@polmacdhomhnaill3021 5 жыл бұрын

This is interesting, thank you.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thank you!

@indrekk2sper 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice video, definitely make more videos like this if possible 😉

@RolandoCocom 5 жыл бұрын

Yes! Great work

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I definitely will do more of these, I really enjoyed it 😊

@omarsanroman403 5 жыл бұрын

Neil eres el mejor 😊😎

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Eres muy amable, gracias :)

@katasticone 2 жыл бұрын

Neil, can you talk about how you're determining your exposure? It looks like you're generally shooting wide open, setting your ISO and then adjusting exposure with SS. Can you talk about how you're determining ISO? 64 is such a precise number. Thanks!

@endlichbilder 5 жыл бұрын

Great Video man! Perfect idea for this Kind of Video! But - the midday sun in Winter is actually ok for me :) i think 1 pm in british summer is really a lot more hard to work, Right?

@tonyseddon6132 5 жыл бұрын

Love this video Neil. On another recent video you said you occasionally run wedding workshops, where would I find this information? many thanks again for the video.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Tony! I do indeed, you can find more information here 😊 www.neilredfern.com/off-camera-flash-workshop/

@2MProduction125 Жыл бұрын

Top quality content. I am wondering how you menage to match colors of sony and nikon in post. Me and my coworker have nikon z7 and sony a7 III and I really had a problem matching colors in editing on our first wedding event. Subscribed :)

@NeilRedfern Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Marko! It is tricky to match the two as they each have their own colour profile - my advice would be to have an individual preset for each camera in Lightroom and change the HSL sliders in Lightroom so that they match. It is not easy though but it can be done.

@calincurticapian2958 5 жыл бұрын

I really love your content. You think exactly like me. Maybe a few close detail shoots and that silhoutte will make this 15 minutes perfect

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Calin :-) Yes, I was annoyed at myself for forgetting the silhouette!

@ihsanfarhan 4 жыл бұрын

This is very awesome video. I have so much trouble to get my exposure right/balances, can you give me some tips to get the best exposure for my photos? I used Sony A7ii+samyang 35mm f1.8+ Sony 85mm f1.8 I really appreciate your tips. Thanks

@NeilRedfern 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! The biggest tip I can give you is to place the bride in the best light and always expose for the highlights. Exposing for the highlights gives you much more freedom when editing too

@ichphotography2249 4 жыл бұрын

Hello thanks for This video ❤❤ great job 📷📷 wanna ask you some questions please 🙌🙌 about what you have used in 4m52 it's a device to do what ??? and I have another questions at times, I galley with the photos in full sun and I saw that you increased the speed until 1/128000 and your iso he was at 160 it is a solution Have a good day

@timtog 5 жыл бұрын

Great vid Neil, something you could use from wedding to wedding with images you could use to fill up the album. What would you do if you wanted to get the couple in front of the venue shot, but the sun was in front of the couple making them squint or panda eyes . Thank you for taking the time to make this.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Tim! Great question, If that were the case I probably would shoot from a sightly different angle or wait until later in the day to take that shot. But you'll see that I never have the couple looking at me (the camera) so it may not be too much of an issue. I much prefer them interacting with each other

@darrenweston8085 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Neil... I'm new to your channel and I love your "how i shot this image" vids. Just a quick question. In this vid as an example are you shooting in aperture priority or manual.. ?? Also as your ambient light is always changing do you routinely for these quick fire shots keep your WB in auto in a real wedding scenario ??? Thanks for all your time in sharing your experience.

@dubnewych 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Neil...love your style of photography...how are you metering these shots? Are you in Aperture Priority or Manual? Spot metering or evaluative? Are you metering on the shadow side of the face? Thanks for your very informative videos.!!!

@stephenconley3836 3 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely on point. Perfect BTS. My question though. When you are shooting through the leaves, how are you setting your focus? Auto? Manual, single or multi point?

@photosbynikpatel5062 5 жыл бұрын

Bloody Brilliant Neil what helped me learn most from this is how well you communicate with the couple , also i noticed that you hardly use zoom's based on the amazon gear list, is the 35mm and the 85mm your staple lens for the entire wedding or do you tend to use the 70-200mm at all, debating on either 85mm, 70-200mm or the 135mm. Thanks...... May I make a suggestion for the next video on how you use the various tools like fractals, loupes, and prisms.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much and great suggestions! Yes I use a 35mm and 85mm for 90% of the day, the only other lenses I use are a 24mm and, very rarely, a 135mm but that's it. I stopped using my 70-200 about 3 years ago now and I feel my work has improved as a result. Thank you very much again!

@independence_1947 5 жыл бұрын

So you haven’t used any flash or any extra lighting Just the ambient light?

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, this entire shoot was natural light only

@khun-sing 5 жыл бұрын

Amazingly educational and really cool to see your process. Wondering whether you ever use lens hoods rather than just your hand, or rather, why not use lens hoods the entire shoot? Makes your kit less cumbersome as you walk around?

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Todd! Good question, I think I've actually lost my lens hood haha, but yes I could have done if I had one. The reason why I don't like using lens hoods is because sometimes I want the flare, using my hand just allows me to control it, plus I also like to shoot through things that, sometimes, are right up against my lens

@Makta972 5 жыл бұрын

Very good video ! A 35mm is so versatile. You don't use 24mm at all ?

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Yes, I did when I was shooting Nikon, now I have a 16-35mm 2.8 on my Sony to cover wider focal lengths

@ronjohnsonjr8677 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video.. love it, love the poses to. Do you mainly use apature priority? P.s. you just got another subscribe.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ron! Much appreciated. No, I always shoot in manual. Nothing wrong with however you prefer to shoot but personally I've always shot in manual as I find that works best for me

@ronjohnsonjr8677 5 жыл бұрын

@@NeilRedfern Thanks for getting back. Keep the vids coming and great work....👍

@KeepBelieving24 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome work.Just one question,last shot (B&W) settings are 1/32000 !!! f1.4 !!! maybe you think 1/3200 f.4.0 becouse house and threes are also sharp or i missing something :-/

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Nope the settings in the video were correct, the Sony A9 allows 32000 shutter speed. The building probably isn't as sharp in reality as it looks on KZfaq. Bt bear in mind the couple weren't that close to me for shot so even 1.4 won't blur the background all that much

@KeepBelieving24 5 жыл бұрын

@@NeilRedfern ok.Tnx man

@trucker5722 5 жыл бұрын

Great video mate.did you set your iso or use auto

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! In conditions like this I tend to set my ISO to 100 or 200 and then just leave it. I shoot manual everything as I find that better for consistency which makes editing easier

@alejastudios6344 5 жыл бұрын

I’m slowly learning from you and hopefully save enough to be able to attend one of your up coming training. I tried your trick here yesterday, did some shots in the sun and exposed to the building highlights and secondly exposed to the sky. I got some good images but my subject was underexposed. Is it better that way and then brighten the subject in photoshop? Or just expose for the subject and work the sky in post?

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! The method I try to stick to is to the make the subject the brightest part of the image and I try to do that as best I can in camera. I then expose for the brightest part of the frame - ideally the subject. You'll notice I don't often include the sky in my images unless I'm using off camera flash and underexposing - that's because the sky will almost always be the brightest part of the frame.