5 Tips for Transforming Ugly Locations into Beautiful Portraits

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In this video I'm sharing 5 tips that will help you transform ugly locations full of distractions and unwanted elements into beautiful portrait locations where you can create images you're proud of!
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Timestamps
0:00- Intro
2:08- Point 1- Get Creative with Your Crop
4:20- Point 2- Use High Compression Lenses
6:03- Tip 3- Shoot Vertically
6:39- Tip 4- Create Foreground
9:06- Tip 5- Use Bodies to Block Distractions
10:13- Wrap Up
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@shutterlovr 11 ай бұрын

This is my favorite thing to do; finding those little pockets of great places to shoot most people would overlook. I used a worn out green wall in a back alley for a senior session and it turned out amazing.

@krrrcht 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not a professional, just a hobbyist, and my photography style is totally, totally different. And I still learn so much from all of your videos, thanks! Really appreciate these videos - clear, to the point, and most of all you really know your stuff!

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Yes! You don't have to do exactly what I do! Take the information and mold it to your business and your style! Thanks for watching!

@AlienGraffiti 3 жыл бұрын

Always love your content ♥️♥️♥️

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@jennvan9604 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely needed this video! Thank you so much for sharing! :)

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@claybski6605 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you katelyn 🙏🏼

@KatelynJames 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Clay!

@TooGood79 3 жыл бұрын

I love you KJ! 🥰 Awesome tips. Very Helpful and Useful. 👍🏾

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@miguelvazquez01 2 жыл бұрын

Great video thank you for the great information keep up the great work.

@KatelynJames 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@joycady8325 3 жыл бұрын

You are the best teacher, I've learned so much from your videos! Thank you so much :)

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@kathydubois2206 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos and many thanks for the tips. Now that it's getting warmer, I can try these tips in some of my locations that I was avoiding and use my new 50mm lens.

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@lucyveron6288 3 жыл бұрын

This is very helpful!! I struggle a lot with this

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@LESHAUNWILL 3 жыл бұрын

Never heard of you but glad you popped up. I know most of this stuff but I liked your energy and video so I’m subbing now. 👍🏽 one more for ya lady.

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@nicolewilson3886 3 жыл бұрын

I do most of these suggestions intuitively as a photographer, but I think it's so great to have a refresher! Nice video KJ!

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

Me too! It’s actually not second nature to a lot of people so you’re lucky it comes natural to you!

@bensonjunior833 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best videos out there and it came just in time when I was struggling with how my work was dissatisfying in bawdy locations. Thanks

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@thats_mr_b_ 3 жыл бұрын

This is my current struggle. Love that this came up as I faced this problem after going to Little Rock for the weekend

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!!

@cll2409 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Katelyn! I just purchased your Consistency course and am a new monthly subscribing student of yours! I just love you and your family so much! God bless you all from the Larsen family in northern Minnesota! 😊

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

Cheryl welcome!!!! We are so glad you found us!!!

@cedricjethero2904 11 ай бұрын

nice work Katelyn

@KatelynJames 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@largefamilyruralliving7434 Жыл бұрын

I think I naturally do this as well, but still learned something. I've had friends say sure, but my yard is ugly and I'll tell them I can find the beauty in it and work around it.

@KatelynJames Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@moiragrace7053 3 жыл бұрын

Love this! I actually implemented creative cropping for my wedding this past weekend 😊

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

@moiragrace7053 3 жыл бұрын

@@KatelynJames thank you so much for replying! It did make post editing so much easier so I appreciate your tips 💛

@ashstonk 2 жыл бұрын

thanks. downloaded... beautiful family

@KatelynJames 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@AveyaC2012 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice! keep it up!

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@evanmariam4795 Жыл бұрын

You are amazing

@JennaDPhotographyAK 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips! I've been doing these same things for years and still sometimes have to remind myself to use them when the pressure is on. Literally just hid tourists on a trail with my bride & groom's bodies during a mountain elopement at a popular location yesterday!!

@KatelynJames 2 жыл бұрын

So awesome! Thanks for watching!

@teresaw9693 3 жыл бұрын

awesome suggestions

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@notallaboutmeministry3285 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@KatelynJames 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

@DJBastor Жыл бұрын

Thx for your tips:)

@KatelynJames Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!!

@RamaSivamani 2 жыл бұрын

Anytime I have the room to shoot the 135mm even for full body photos that is what comes out of the bag and gets used. The 85 and the 50 is for when I don't have the space to shoot the 135. Out of all the lenses I have used that is my favorite since I love compressed telephoto looks (if I could afford the 200mm f/2 prime I would shoot that but that is definitely not in my budget). These are all great tips and things I still forget or overlook sometimes when I am shooting in locations that are too busy or have too many distracting background elements so this video was great as a refresher to keep these things in mind.

@KatelynJames 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!

@LindsayRoo 2 жыл бұрын

Ty at the end! LoL 😆

@KatelynJames 2 жыл бұрын

He's crazy!

@longliveclassicmusic 3 жыл бұрын

This is why I love zooms so much because I can manipulate my backgrounds and foreground perfectly, though I know you use primes… 😍 I took a photographer friend of mine out to the lake with my 70-200 2.8 to take photos of her, and she was just mindblown at what a high compression lens could do. She shoots everything on a nifty fifty. Feel like if I could ever get ahold of that 28-70 f/2 (backorder just plain sucks), it and my RF 70-200 will make me unstoppable! 😛😈

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

So exciting! Thanks for watching!

@den3759 2 жыл бұрын

😩 It was on backorder a year ago too

@CourtneyBStylisteducation 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for these great tips! I do t shoot weddings but will be good to use for seniors and families. Off the subject, what paint color is on your walls? It’s exactly what I’m looking for. Not to warm and not to cool. Lol

@KatelynJames 2 жыл бұрын

We LOVE Reserved White by Sherwin Williams!!!

@thats_mr_b_ 3 жыл бұрын

I have a 35 and a 135 lens for now, what don’t you recommend about the 135? I’ve actually enjoyed shooting portraits of me and my wife for practice and development

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

You just have to be so far away from the client. It can be hard to interact and can be limiting in certain situations! But I do think it is a great lens.

@JasonGeers 3 жыл бұрын

Is a 28 - 70 mm rf lense a high compression lense?

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

You can get high compression at 70mm!

@fitzgeraldfilmsMN 3 жыл бұрын

What aperture do you shoot these videos at Tyler?

@tylerherrinton2597 3 жыл бұрын

Usually around f/2.2 on my C70 which is a super 35mm sensor soooo it’s closer to a 2.8 on FF

@fitzgeraldfilmsMN 3 жыл бұрын

I never realized the frame effected aperture like lens length.

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@ThePlains2ThePNW 2 жыл бұрын

✨💖✨

@KatelynJames 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@debbiemajorphotography7272 2 жыл бұрын

As of 5-16-22 none of the free downloads are available :-(. Message states "You cannot add another "5 Ways to Transform Lousy Portrait Locations" to your cart." You MUST fill out all the info and then the items are available. Sorry, I was confused.

@KatelynJames 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Debbie! Sorry you're having trouble! Make sure there is only 1 of each product in your cart before heading to checkout. Email us katelyn@katelynjames.com if you're still having trouble!

@Adriana.Gabriela 3 жыл бұрын

Why don't you recommend the 135? Shouting to the couple what to do? 😂 It's my dream long focal length 😂

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@beccarkgmail 3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same thing... I want a 135 too. I hate that you just got an auto generated response 😂

@miguelvazquez01 2 жыл бұрын

Weird question did you mean $1,000 dollars or actually 10,000$ I was surprised because I would of thought that $1000 would be shooting in the locations you just mentioned and I would assume that if your client is able to pay $10,000 the better the location.

@KatelynJames 2 жыл бұрын

We have found some of our clients spend a majority of their budget on photography so sometimes other areas of the day aren’t “high end”, but the way we shoot we are able to make things look high end! Hope that makes sense

@starringanna6261 3 жыл бұрын

When you realize that Kately has a Blakelymade painting hanging over her fireplace

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

haha! Yes! Love her!!

@ladyethyme 11 ай бұрын

But…what if there’s literally no trees to pull branches from…? And even then it’s just one photo….?

@snowangel9653 3 жыл бұрын

Liked the video but this stuff is pretty obvious for anyone whose been a photographer for more than a year. Good for beginners

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@nicolecohen8738 3 жыл бұрын

are you still loving your 28-70?

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

We love it!!

@joseregino5170 3 жыл бұрын

The colors look too orange in the video, distracting to the watcher.

@KatelynJames 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@lior2538 3 жыл бұрын

Wow 😂 not at all ! great video !

@kezbanbolat2290 2 жыл бұрын

How we can make confortable the couple, like the couple are not confortable doing poses they are not really photogenique. 🥲 and i have a canon r6 with only 24-105mm STM Lens. its a good for a marriage photographie ?

@KatelynJames 2 жыл бұрын

That would be fine! I would recommend this free class for helping people be comfortable! katelynjames.com/free-class-posing

@kezbanbolat2290 2 жыл бұрын

@@KatelynJames thank you !