Ten CRITICAL Tips for Shooting Your FIRST Wedding | Master Your Craft

Wedding photography is a great world to get into. However, it can be daunting for a photographer to step into this arena for the first time. With over 10 years of experience, Pye walks through 10 critical tips that will help you photograph your very first wedding.

Time Stamps:
Intro: 0:00 - 0:50
Tip #1: 0:51 - 1:13
Tip #2: 1:14 - 2:22
Tip #3: 2:23 - 3:35
Tip #4: 3:36 - 4:51
Tip #5: 4:52 - 6:07
Tip #6: 6:08 - 6:31
Tip #7: 6:32 - 7:19
Tip #8: 7:20 - 8:12
Tip #9: 8:13 - 9:39
Tip #10: 9:40 - 11:02
Outro: 11:03 - 11:34

Welcome to “Master Your Craft,” a photography educational series by SLR Lounge, exclusively on Adorama TV. From gear advice to in-depth instruction, our goal is to give you practical, real-world advice to help you master the craft of photography. Whether you’re a beginner just learning your camera, an amateur looking to become pro, or a professional seeking inspiration, this is the series you’ve been looking for to help you become a better photographer.

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[kylecouture]

Shooting my first wedding next month. I made it very clear that I am not a professional. I do photography as a hobby, but looking to get into the wedding space. Its a small wedding and the most important photos to them are photos with their JP and family group photos. Charging $100 per hour. $500 for 5 hours. They are super excited and say that I am exactly what they are looking for. Hope all goes well.

[happyhappymtb]

10+ years into wedding photography and still loving your educational videos as year one! Thanks Pye!

[malcolmmacgregor]

I am a landscape and travel photographer. I have been asked to photograph a wedding which is making me slightly nervous. This video has been really helpful as a start point for thinking through the key aspects. Thank you

[GreenAngel]

This helps a lot!! Thank you! I’m going to do a second wedding photo shoot and I’m nervous. I needed tips! My first wedding shoot was a year ago! This feels like a first time again!

[lorenavandam]

ive been feeling so anxious since my first wedding is coming up and this video really helped me to calm down and feel more secure. Your voice is so soothing :) Gained a new subscriber here!

[BlueBass]

Always great advise Pye, thank you! If I could add a #11 it would be to never be afraid to ask someone to “do something again.” The number of moments I miss at every wedding is pretty high, but I decrease it when I ask my couple or anyone else to do something again if I missed the shot.

[DhartSid]

pye taught me so much in the past.
watching this reminds me how valuable his videos!

[Goldmangun]

Excellent tips! I shot my first wedding recently and it was such a stressful experience. Wish I’d been able to watch this first!

[jerrym]

So many useful tips in just a short amount of time. Anyone on the fence about Slr Lounge education… the information Pye shares is just a taste of what you can learn or even be reminded about. Also thank you Adorama for having such amazing educators sharing their knowledge. 🙏🏻😁

[lupeflores]

I use to shoot weddings back in the film days. I always had to bring multiple cameras and flashes because there was only 1 roll of film in a camera. Love that today we have dual card slots! No more 36 exposure limitations today! Autofocus! ETTL flashes! So much easier and now can focus more on the creative side of the wedding. Things have sure improved for wedding photographers today!

[kynkokytsumi]

Just been asked by a collegue to photograph her wedding ... scared but honoured to do it ... havnt said yes yet though but I am seriously concidering it and videos like yours help me

[bryantde]

There is so much I agree with in this video. I was trained in a lot of the same ways you are telling everyone. This is such good advice and such a good reminder to keep in mind no matter who you are. I explained the value example from the beginning to so many people and they always say I’m “short selling” when I see it as a resume builder. I’ve shot 100’s of events, but not weddings, I need to be established as a wedding photographer before I can charge what I am worth. This is such a positive and well spoken video

[brandikins]

I narrowly pulled off my first wedding last week. Client just left a stellar review today. I thought I was ready for any problem…but I wasn’t.

1. Unless you absolutely must, avoid silent shutter mode. Nearby LEDs caused slight orange bars/color banding during the ceremony. I was completely unaware that this was a thing. I quickly caught it and was able to correct in post, but I wish I had known about it ahead of time. If you must use silent photography, get a tripod and shoot at 1/00s or under to minimize or avoid banding. When I noticed the orange bars on my ceremony photos while it was occurring I nearly shit myself.

2. Unless you know your flash supports HSS, make sure to cap your shutter speed with flash at 1/200s. If faster and your flash doesn’t support shutter speeds beyond that, you can get curtain drag where half of the sensor is dark. Happened to me; I quickly switched out the lens to stop the issue.

I was panicked during my shoot but I’m lucky it still turned out okay. Best of luck.

[Rice-EChickenGaming]

Loved it, very informative. Thank you.

[pumpkinnic]

This is a life saver for me! One of my sister's friend's is having a wedding in 4 days and their photographer canceled today. I was asked a few minutes ago to do them since I take photos occasionally

[AmberNathanGillespie]

Honestly... this was super helpful and you gained a follower!! Thank you for posting this!

[bonniebotha]

Really loved this video! Thank you for all the advice! Will be back to watch some more!

[melissafaria]

Shooting my third wedding next week and going through getting some refreshers. I think the wide, medium and tight is a great tip!

[matrixate]

Absolute gold. Thank you friend. Thank you Adorama!!!

[Kyng]

I wasn't ready for tip #1 and 2. This man knows what he is saying. Man I cannot pay you or say thanks enough.