HOW I SHOT THIS | Off camera flash portrait of bride and groom

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A behind the scenes video of an off camera flash portrait at one of my flash wedding photography workshops at Eaves Hall.
As well as showing how I shot the photograph I also show my thought process of finding the image and also editing the image in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.
If you would like to attend one of my future workshops, please sign up to my mailing list here: www.neilredfern.com/wedding-p...
In this video I use a Nikon D810 camera, Nikon speedlight, MagMod modifiers and Phottix triggers.
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A massive thank you to Louisa and James for being such great models and to the amazing Cath Prescott for filming me the behind the scenes of me taking this photograph: www.cathprescottphotography.c...

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@familyschaeffer8348 5 жыл бұрын

Neil, wonderful video. I subscribed because even though I'm familiar with the techniques you demonstrated, you explained your creative steps and rationale very efficiently. You packed enough information and tips into ten minutes that most people wouldn't get out of a hundred KZfaq videos. Keep up the good work and I can't wait to see more. Although I have to say, when I saw "The Monkey" title and then saw your backlit red ears, I thought you were poking fun at yourself! ;-)

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Haha, thank you Greg! That is very kind of you. I must admit I kicked myself once I'd got back from filming that intro, my ears stand out a mile! 😂

@BrittanyClow 5 жыл бұрын

Greg Schaeffer he explains himself soooo well! I could t agree more

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Aww I really appreciate that - thank you :-)

@v2kanv 5 жыл бұрын

Underrated channel, it should have more subscribers.

@sols9449 5 жыл бұрын

What an amazing tutorial loved it.

@sugarlib 5 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy I found you on you tube! Great tips, great video! Thank you so much!

@sunlightphotography6848 5 жыл бұрын

Love it!!!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Sunlight Photography thank you so much!

@raymondchen1916 5 жыл бұрын

safe shot plus experiments, that's great tips.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Raymond!

@bolt339 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, some good ideas & inspiration to always experiment with new techniques.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Keith!

@Samralphphotography2015 5 жыл бұрын

Great to see how the master does it , keep up the good work Neil your an inspiration to us all.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Sam Ralph Wedding Photography Rochdale That's very kind of you, thank you very much Sam 😊

@richardmendoza4389 4 жыл бұрын

Another gem of a video, sir. What's most intriguing to me is how you cook up all these original ways to use everyday objects to create a unique look. & your explanations are so easy to follow! Also, thanks for the quick peek into your editing, too. Fantastic work! Enjoyable & always inspiring to watch your vids!

@NeilRedfern 4 жыл бұрын

Very kind, thank you! Yes, I love to experiment so I always recommend to other photographers to try new things as sometimes the effects we get can be great - like the monkey in this video. Thank you very much again :-)

@mrchristianchang 5 жыл бұрын

And another good video! Keep them coming, Neil. I really enjoy these

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Very kind of you

@suryaloveprakash 5 жыл бұрын

Love the way you explaining in details. Thank you so much.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Suryano :)

@richardbarmore4830 5 жыл бұрын

You are the best! Explain in detail! Very much appreciated!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Richard!

@cosmo0080 5 жыл бұрын

beautiful work

@djzee4571 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video...Thanks for doing this type of behind the scenes videos...love seeing the creative process and the end result...very informative!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much - I am pleased you are enjoying the videos! :-)

@sergeantcrow 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent ! Truly appreciated... So much inspiration and insight in 10 mins... Thank you..

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@ulrickteissier363 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Neil! Your video are really helpful and in situations! You’re make a really good job each time! Thanks again!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Ulrick, that is very kind of you!

@locovidepro 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, I started using off-camera flash, and I love the way things can be created with that. I also started using the MagMod accessories as well. Thanks for this video, good tutorial.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the kind comment, much appreciated :)

@efece02 5 жыл бұрын

amazing work, and amazing video. I love your work, it's too inspirational. thanks!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Fernando!

@BrittanyClow 5 жыл бұрын

Another great informative video Neil!!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Brittany :-)

@stanbessems83 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! I like that you start from the beginning till the end in photoshop! Thanks for sharing!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Stan Bessems thank you very much Stan, I'm really pleased you enjoyed it!

@etniesbgs 5 жыл бұрын

Just amazing work. Thanks for this video

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much :-)

@clarky818 5 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed that Neil, excellent content and great getting a look at your thought process thanks for sharing.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much John, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video!

@TheMarinerfan05 5 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe I just discovered you on KZfaq. These videos inspire me to get more creative. Thanks!!!’

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear, thank you!

@porkmastah 5 жыл бұрын

Great photo. Thank you for sharing your creative approach and workflow. This is so helpful 🙂

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Damian, I'm pleased you enjoyed it 😊

@AndyDane 5 жыл бұрын

This is great Neil, really well explained and demonstrated, and the fact you went through the editing as well is extremely helpful! Thank you :)

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Andy, really pleased you found the video useful!

@derrickjjohnson6924 5 жыл бұрын

Love it! Great shoot and editing was on point

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Derrick!

@nycks1 5 жыл бұрын

Your PS skills are outstanding

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@richmatlock9643 5 жыл бұрын

With an upcoming wedding (June 1st), I need to get busy, knock the dust off my gear... and thanks to you, you've piqued my interest and I'm ready to get back out there. Thanks Neil.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear, thank you Rich!

@YaneckWasiek 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! Thanks for putting it together and sharing! Subscribed!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thank you so much for subscribing!

@ba553y 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! I love that you do a sort of end to end tutorial on these shots.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

bassey edoho thank you very much Basset, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video 😊

@rodmason594 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful shot! And thanks for the detailed description!!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Thank you very much Rod :)

@rodmason594 5 жыл бұрын

@@NeilRedfern Also I like you replying to your comments. I don't see that too much. But it convinced me to subscribe and follow you. Keep it up!! I'm going to start doing that for my business also😊😊 www.skyemasonphotography.com

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

@@rodmason594 thank you, I try to as much as I can, I feel it's important and polite to reply to as many as I can. Thank you very much for subscribing!

@Ramtea87 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Neil... this video just made my photography to next level...wonderful video..

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, that's awesome, thank you very much Ramtea

@markharry3043 5 жыл бұрын

Really imaginative. Well done. Thank you

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@davidjohnson7262 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful work Neil, very creative!!!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much David!

@dannyklesh 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@maxheadroom7687 5 жыл бұрын

Great video Neil, subscribed to learn more. Terrific photo of the Bride and Groom!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Stephen!

@Packman226 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice job!! Found the video extremely helpful-Thank You!!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Darryl, I appreciate that!

@dennydaniel8199 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent stuff bro! Thanks for sharing your learning experience with us! You are the coolest teacher

@NeilRedfern 4 жыл бұрын

Very kind! Thank you Denny :)

@ranjithputhalath2920 5 жыл бұрын

Great work Neil And thanks for sharing

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thank you very much!

@MichelleCoxPhotography 5 жыл бұрын

GREAT images. I love OCF!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Michelle!

@gentlegnt 5 жыл бұрын

Outstanding video tutorial. Thanks so much!!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thank you very much!

@arthurcoon7901 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and I like your style of tutorial-a mix of on scene stuff and some commentary!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Arthur!

@salikovdmitry 5 жыл бұрын

Bravo!!! Great video!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@juaresdeoliveira6476 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing shoot!!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Juares!

@ozziesanchez8194 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice Niel and thank you

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Ozzie Sanchez thank you very much Ozzie!

@iliassakalak 5 жыл бұрын

Well done Neil!! Great job and imagination!!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Ilias!

@wilsonmendes1270 5 жыл бұрын

Perfeita essa imagem!!!

@Apaolino21 5 жыл бұрын

This was great! Thank you!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Anthony!

@AlergicToSnow 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Something I’d never have thought of. Keep it up.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thank you 😊

@jimmymunuthi4324 5 жыл бұрын

Great stuff really enjoyed that

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Jimmy, I'm pleased you enjoyed it :)

@alexageibel 2 жыл бұрын

Very impressive!

@NeilRedfern 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Alexa!

@TheCinewanderFilms 5 жыл бұрын

really amazing... so helpful tutorial

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@HadiKnowledges 5 жыл бұрын

COOL!! Auto added to my playlist

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Berita & Pengetahuan thank you very much!

@robtimpe7683 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Lots of good info

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Rob Timpe thank you very much Rob!

@patthompson1253 4 жыл бұрын

After watching your video's, I spent the evening yesterday working on creating bokeh using items here in my home. Amazing - so thankful that you share. I look forward to your videos.

@NeilRedfern 4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved reading that Pat, that is exactly what I hope my videos do! Thank you very much for letting me know and best of luck with trying out new things in the future!

@jamesricephoto4323 5 жыл бұрын

Great vision and edit Neil!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much James!

@mariopachon8631 5 жыл бұрын

awesome....mr Neil....cool information

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Mario Pachon thank you very much Mario!

@polharkin3785 5 жыл бұрын

Great video and very well explained

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Pol :)

@yawarmonte768 5 жыл бұрын

I lOVE Your Work Neil Redfern

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, very kind 😊

@tysonator5433 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Neil, I have recently discovered your videos. This one is very good as you clearly show and narrate what you are doing and the reason behind your technique. This image is a stunning moody photo of the couple and would not have thought about using the mirror for this as a image portal like a lens for example. I have always used the mirror to get front and back image of the subject. As they look into the mirror and I shoot of to the side behind the subject. I love using Lightroom much more than PS. Again great video.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Tyson!

@avav1988ashu 5 жыл бұрын

It's amazing bro

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Ashwini!

@samiad2808 3 жыл бұрын

😍😍😍

@anjumysuruu41 5 жыл бұрын

Great Videos for Begginers..

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Anju :)

@kochavigivoni5814 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Neil, thank you very much!!!!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thank you Kochavi!

@narjis1photo911 5 жыл бұрын

dont apoligize since your giving pricey info really thanks for your hard work

@lensbaad6069 5 жыл бұрын

"never be afraid to fail" ..... Wow....

@kial.3589 5 жыл бұрын

Spectacular video, pure creativity. Of the wedding photographers that I like the most. Which triggers do you use? Greetings Neil.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, very kind. I use Phottix strato triggers

@tajphotography794 5 жыл бұрын

superb, thnks

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@biglebowski3486 5 жыл бұрын

Nice :)

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jan!

@stephenhunt7655 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video, just Subscribed .

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Stephen 😊

@kuruvillakevin 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Neil...Great video...Thanks a lot for sharing your experience and thoughts...learnt a lot from you and I'm a great fan of yours.Could I kindly check with you which is a speedlight you recommend to overpower sunlight outdoors.Thank you . Kevin

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Kevin, I really appreciate that! I'm afraid most speedlights would struggle to overpower the sun unless they were extremely close to the subject. The closest may be the Godox Ad200 but I haven't tried that myself. There are portable lights which are much stronger, such as Elinchrom Quadras, although they are physically much bigger than a speedlight. It is for this reason I rarely use off camera flash in bright conditions.

@kuruvillakevin 5 жыл бұрын

@@NeilRedfern Thank you

@drummingspain207 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, interesting insight - many thanks for sharing it! What is the trick for focusing when using mirrors? I've tried it before and it's always been a bit out. Also, in an actual wedding, would the B+G be happy to maintain a pose for so long? I know it wasn't actually that long but in the few weddings I've shot, once I've taken 1 or 2 photos in one spot, they're wanting to move on and then get back with their guests. Obviously we can't 'rob' too much of their time, but do you have any suggestions to buy a bit of time to get it right? Thanks!!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I personally haven't noticed too much of an issue focusing in the mirror but that will be down to the mirror rather than your camera I think. And if this were a real wedding I would have taken this shot in a fraction of the time, I took so long here because I wanted to show you each step of the process, but with practice you wouldn't need the first first steps, you could just jump straight to the end. I would hope to get this shot taken in less than a couple of minutes if it were a real wedding :)

@kossgallery6980 5 жыл бұрын

WOW U are great.....

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, very kind :)

@genexfashion3580 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Neil what accessories you have put on camera top in flash shoe and why if u could tell me

@user-gn6sb5mg6b 5 жыл бұрын

Cool

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@steelcityphotgrapher 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting Neil, again another cracking tutorial. Can I ask what you set your zoom to on your flash for this type of shot? TIA

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Richard, I'm really pleased you enjoyed it :-) I usually have the zoom set to around 50mm or 85mm, although it doesn't really matter when using a grid because that limits the spill whatever the zoom of the flash is set too. Even if the zoom is set to 200mm on the flash the grid will channel the light far more than that. I hope that makes sense?

@steelcityphotgrapher 5 жыл бұрын

thanks Neil, I didn't know that when using a grid so really appreciate it. Cheers have a great weekend

@adityadarmawan778 5 жыл бұрын

Hi there Neal, great video! If I may add something, try to talk with the couples while you shot different angle, and still trying to find your frame. It looks like the couples have no idea what are you doing and why it took so long. :))

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Aditya Darmawan thank you Aditya! This video was taken on a workshop where I was training other photographers and they are models - they knew what they were doing 😊

@adityadarmawan778 5 жыл бұрын

@@NeilRedfern oh, I'm so sorry then. I'm checking you out on Instagram, awesome feed! Keep on inspiring! Greetings from Indonesia :)

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

No problem at all! If this were a real bride and groom you would totally be correct 😊 and thank you very much, I really appreciate that! 😊

@annemcdanielphotography3894 5 жыл бұрын

What white balance on your camera do you use? Thank you! Wonderful video--just wonderful!!!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Anne! I tend to shoot around 6,000k in manual white balance :)

@suryaprakash-vm5tj 5 жыл бұрын

Super brother

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@andreasfranzmann9634 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent shot and excellent video!! I would prefer watching it without the annoying music in the background but still: Great video, thanks for your time and effort!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@djmeet1 5 жыл бұрын

what was the white balance set to after adding cto gel?

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

meet bora it would have been around 5000k once I had added the CTO gel

@rachanastudiokambalakkad9910 5 жыл бұрын

nice.nice

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@swarnikastudio 5 жыл бұрын

great

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@chillmusicforyourapartment 5 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@akpevbe 5 жыл бұрын

Cool ..... what app were you recording sound with?

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you :-) I just used the voice memos app

@zercaro 5 жыл бұрын

Neil wonderful work. But I’m interested on your presets in Lightroom . Can you share it, sale it?

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

zercaro I don't have it for sale at the moment I'm afraid but it is something which I may think about doing in the future 😊

@snaapographycam1212 5 жыл бұрын

Great... What settings in speed light ?? To do like this photography.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! All my settings are in the videos I make Rakesh, the settings will always change depending on the venue and the lighting but I will always include the settings for you in the videos.

@rockyros3602 5 жыл бұрын

Niceee! Wanted to ask whats the name of that thing where the flash is mounted? And also whats the brand of your double camera sling? Thanks!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I use Phottix strato triggers, Manfrotto mini stands and my camera strap is called a moneymaker from Holdfast :)

@manosrijasantra637 4 жыл бұрын

How can I apply this technique in wildlife photography

@sergeantcrow 5 жыл бұрын

The sound quality of the phone recording is quite good....

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I know, it was better than I had expected it to be

@suikhuathang6480 5 жыл бұрын

Thank a lot 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Thank you

@skyrocker71 5 жыл бұрын

were u using manual focus ?

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Leo, no, I always shoot in autofocus

@user-lt8ei4tb4k 5 жыл бұрын

👍

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@gienekgienek8015 5 жыл бұрын

Orange ears :)

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Haha, I know, I didn't think it through!

@riccardoduo7880 5 жыл бұрын

Nice! A little bit of exposure spilled in the lower part of her dress... I'd recover that, but other than that, great image!

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Riccardo!

@leonard187 5 жыл бұрын

+Neil Redfern I really loved this video and thanks for sharing your amazing skills with us all , and now I’d really appreciate it if I could learn step by step how to edit photos the way you do I am always looking to learn new editing skill with Photoshop and Lightroom so if you could please help me out it would be greatly appreciated. And again thanks for sharing this awesome amazing fantastic video with us all.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much - that is very kind. I will have a think about putting together an online workshop (so that it can be interactive) for editing as a few of my subscribers have mentioned that now. Thank you very much again :-)

@leonard187 5 жыл бұрын

Neil Redfern awesome that would be a tremendous help to us all because your photography and editing skills are absolutely amazing thanks

@rohanbhattnainital 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation of the workflow Neil. It will be extremely helpful in my shoots. Thank you. Please do check out my my channel and let me know what you think. it's Naini trails

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@moltenpros 5 жыл бұрын

The photo would have looked better without the distracting bokeh but I know this is subjective. Instead of the couple standing out, now the bokeh stand out more.

@NeilRedfern 5 жыл бұрын

That's why photography is such a great art form, everything is subjective and we all like different things :-)