"Shoot with both of your eyes" ... I've never actually tried this and when I did it was an eye opener (pun intended). Thanks!

Finally a person who speaks with honesty and straight forward. Thank you for sharing these learned tips.

Hell, yes, this is a miniature, gold mine, thanks! Just yesterday I had my first day shooting for a new, regular corporate client, and I was feeling a bit nervous about what to wear. I had my blacks ready to put on, but at the last moment, it just didn’t feel right, as that’s not my style. So instead, I threw on my nice jeans and favorite button up shirt with my sleeves rolled up. I showed up at the event, and it turned out I was dressed, in exactly the same style as almost everyone else there. I blended right in and felt like it was super easy to both. Be invisible when I wanted to and also to chat with people and feel very relaxed being on the same level as them when I sometimes got into little conversations. Appreciate your.encouragement to find our own approaches rather than just doing what everyone says you’re supposed to, cheers!

Absolutely agree about lens and camera comparing talking heads. They mostly do not know how to take good photos, except maybe Jared Polin, but honesty not all clients will be satisfied with his kind of photos :)

Nice tips man! Recently I’ve shot my jumping daughter indoors with manual 85 f/2 lens at f2 and there were some hits. Then I gave this camera to my wife and she didn’t shot anything because she cant operate with manual lenses without practice. It is very important to practice and to feel the gear.

Great no-nonsense tips! Thank you Mik.

Thankyou , there should be more videos like this , focusing in the work rather than the gear 🙌🏼🙌🏼

Thanks for watching. This was a fun one for me to do. I started off with a few familiar tips you may have heard from me and get into many, many more afterward. All of these tips are also written out in the description! If you enjoy my content and want to support this channel, please consider joining me on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mikmilman

Thanks for so much valuable info in such a short time. Evolution via dissemination of information is peaking!

Fantastic. I 'only' learned seven new things but each one of them are crazy important. Thank you.

Awesome tips. I was thinking back to the events I shot. I’m guilty raising the camera to just shoot. Got another event this weekend going shoot with more intent.

Just started following you and love your principles about learning and competition.

Always good to watch and rewatch, even a year later. Thanks Mil, the whole thing is great ! I thought I'd be the only one to rest my camera/lens in my folded elbow... seems not ! What it means is : (1) we all have different techniques, but only efficient ones finally last (2) when you think you're weird by doing something, think again you may just be smart or smarter earlier (3) event photography is a real field and it takes high-level skills, it's not just a gap-filling hobby for bored portraitists (4) preparation can be (often is !) key in reaching success, that's what I've been teaching for years (and shall do again tomorrow evening.

And Actually you deserve a lot of subscribers because You give precise and Real informations that wasn't shared by other KZfaq photographers, You helped us a lot in terms of Giving tips. Thanks!

Great advice and a great video. So helpful

Wow. Thanks Mik. That's a lot to take in all at once...I'll need to watch it again 😁

I really appreciate your videos. I came across them seeking a pep talk before a big shoot and I found them really reassuring. Please keep them up!

Thank you for sharing your experience. We can tell how experienced you are. Very helpful tips, we enjoyed it thoroughly.

Thanks, this is very helpful 🙇🏻

Thank you for sharing! You’re such an inspiration!

great work mik, i subscribed and learnt a lot of tips from you...

Best Lightroom tip ever!

Thanks for the tips and the reminders, Mik!

Thanks, Mik!

Great video man! Subbed!

"It's about the quality of the work. Make sure every shot counts, shoot with intention." - Mik Milman

Thanks for the tips, very informative and easy to understand. Liked and subscribed!

Thanks a lot for this sir mik!

Love the vid mate. 👍🏽

underrated video thanks for the tips!

❤️❤️❤️❤️ amazing tips

Very nice, I enjoy your honesty

Thank you

Hi! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I truly appreciate it, am sort of a bundle of nerves, but I feel I'm clearer now, definitely a video that will be good to go back to when 'stuck in the rut'. Excited to learn more, thank you! Starting out with volunteering for events as a photographer, there is some fear, I look forward to watching more of your videos and open my mind more!

Absolutely love what you’re saying, especially about the crazy fascination with gear, gear reviews, blah blah. It’s overwhelming how much content there is comparing this, reviewing that. You provide real advice from a real working photographer, which is invaluable. I hope we all get back to it soon, we’re still in lockdown here in melbourne. Anyway, I did want to ask you a specific question, when you’re shooting something like an individual reviewing an award, where there’s the handshake, pose and the award held in front, do you take multiple images, say to avoid blinking eyes? I tend not to, but over the years I have taken a few closed-eye shots, and was planning to start to do this, maybe putting the camera on continuous low or something. Anyway I’d really like your thoughts.

That's a lot of tips!

Just Subbed. Thank you 🙏🏾

Supper movie thank you so much.

I agree with everything you said; all your tips are valid. As a long term wedding/portrait photographer I think your advice is excellent. Also, altho I'm a few years older than you, we have similar beliefs in the photography passion/business. I want to add a tip for photographers who shoot with Canon cameras, altho other camera brands may offer this option, I only shoot Canon anymore so I'm not sure about other brands--you'll have to check your owners manual or download a pdf manual for your camera on line. From the Canon 7D on Canon has a feature I use all the time with autofocus but I've never seen anyone, at least on youtube or anywhere for that matter, mention this feature. It's the ability to select an autofocus point for horizontal and vertical shooting, grip up or down, if you use a grip, which I do. Each time you use your camera when you half press your shutter buttom it will go to the focus point you selected automatically. I select the center one for horizontal and one 2/3 up the screen for my verticals. My reasoning: Horizontal I can find the nearest eye quickly with the focus point centered in the center and if I want a vertical portrait when I flip the camera vertical the focus point automatically changes to 2/3 up my frame so I can find the eye very easy and the subject is correctly framed with the eyes about 2/3 at the top of the frame. If you want to push the focus button and scroll to another point you can, but unless you go back in and change it these two focus points will be your go to points. As I mentioned the 7D, 7DMKII, 6DMKII, 5DMKIV, and EOS R have this capability. I have a 5D Mark II and it doesn't have this feature, but I think the 7D came out after the 5DMKII so it's a bit newer. I also teach workshops and classes and I show all my students this feature. For me it's a time saver and I use it all the time.

I Love your Tips, Gotta use these 2 weeks From now...I'll be on an event and Should I Use continous focusing? What do you usually use?

Hi Mik, make a video on how you got clients when you started out.

This was vary helpful I have 2 events coming up

Also a good tip is to be soo good looking and so polite so event organisers feed you for free even with alcohol. Also a good tip is not to drink alcohol :) btw weed makes shooting much more interesting and precise

I became professional photographer because I have bought Soooo much gear (because of Gas) so it was stupid to don’t shoot something serious with it. Thank good it is not my primary job…

hi mik do you know good programs that will watermark many photos at once? i am learning with ps. is there any others that are simple and fast? thank you for assistance.

Should i upgrade my camera(eos 60d) or buy a new lens

Coming from a Canon 1D to an R5 I'm struggling with productivity with the cameras....

Timestamp 6:00 Yes! I have always mentored that, the only time to upgrade your equipment is when your equipment can no longer deliver and fulfil your vision and support your skill, as a photographer. However, in this day and age, there is a caveat... that relates to sensor technology, A ten year old sensor, may function, but it might not deliver what your client thinks they need. cf 7D and M50, and even they are present day, "old school."

No buying advice, no instant gratification, no dopamine kick for me? Thanks for nothing Mik! :)

can you be my mentor ?

11:40 Kai W in a nutshell

Love the content but please speak slower if possible:) 0:42

Bro you could have left it at “get gud” and called it a day. That’s my advice for Dark Souls players anyways.

This is for starters not professionals