As a wedding photographer of 10+ years, I can honestly say that you're always learning and always trying to improve or perfect your art. I randomly, compleeeetely randomly, came upon this video and the way you gave each set of poses 'names' helps me to not only remember them, but also to incorporate more of some and less of some others. Thanks!
I am shooting one of my lifetime best friend's wedding today, and although I have shot many weddings, I stopped in for a touchup. It has been a while since I shot a wedding, and because this couple is so important to me, to be honest I felt nervous for the first time in a while. I am glad I did, thank you for this. The car is packed, I have a two and half hour drive to reflect as I head out to capture their special day. Here goes...I feel better as I head out with a little more of a plan now.
This has to be one of the coolest, calmest, detailed yet simplified couples posing video ever!!! Thanks so much for making this man, this was so well done!
John is overall better. The problem with reggies photos are his white balance. I told him that 1 year ago, his skin tones are always pinkish. That’s not professional in my eyes.
As someone who’s 2months into a photography course and on a journey to becoming a hybrid shooter, I sometimes have to assist on shoots and be asked to give poses. This video has brought me calm and pumped to readily want to suggest poses when I’m on a shoot or assisting. Thank you so much for this video. You really have no idea how much you’ve motivated me. Thank you.
This video saved my life yesterday! Watch John branch before your wedding is like taking your vitamins in the morning👌 I subconsciously and consciously made more successful decisions in decisive situations where in the past, I would have fried in a pan. Instead I chef'd up some great photos 📸 and memories as John guided me. I can not thank you enough, John. Experiance is the greatest teacher, but having an experienced teacher helps in ways that can not be put into words.
Maybe you can do a mini series on your booking, whole wedding day and delivery. Break the episodes up by parts of the process. Example.. ep.1 communication and booking, ep.2 getting ready and first look, ep.3 ceremony, ep.4 cocktail hour and reception, ep.5 post process and delivery. Something along those lines. It would be nice to see you go into more detail, and it would draw viewers into continue watching the next video. I haven't seen a lot of youtubers do multi-part videos like that in this genre.
This is by far my favourite posing tutorial I've seen! Thank you, John. I'm photographing my first wedding next week and, although the couple know I've never done it before and say they'll be grateful for anything, I'm obviously really keen not to mess it up! After watching this, I feel like I stand a good chance of success!!
Thank you so much for these posing ideas. I'm shooting only my third wedding on Saturday. Your ideas gave me the confidence I needed to get the posing down. Such an awesome and succinct video. I really got a lot out of it. Thanks again.
@@samueltrujillophotographyI don't have any specific links but I learned a lot by watching Jerry Gihonis' videos. I saw one of his sponsored ads on FB, I signed up, and I got to see him shoot an entire wedding from start to finish. Even if you don't come across any of his ads, his videos will give you lots of ideas.
This was exactly what I needed to watch - shooting my first wedding of the season tomorrow and I needed some posing inspiration. You're the best! Already binged 5 of your other videos. Thanks for sharing!!
Hey John love the videos. They are really Helpful. One of my Signature poses is a photo of the hands Displaying the rings, while each person is holding each others Pinky finger. I call it the "Pinky Promise". My couples always love that shot.
Thanks for sharing this ! Definitely very helpful for me as a beginner wedding photographer! I watched all ur video about wedding photography, looking forward to see more. Cheers
This is superrrrr helpful! I think the part I’m struggling with most is also using my words to guide people. How to interact and such is the hard part!
Glad it was helpful! Yeah the communication part is probably the hardest. Which is why I end up giving my poses names so it is easier for me to remember and also communicate it with the couple.
You can do no wrong, my friend. I cannot emphasize how vital your videos have been to me as I prepare to shoot my first wedding. I would also like to mention that your photos are absolutely stunning.
John I just love the work that you do, even your videos. I am a truck driver that never had a hobby yet always wanted one. Thought about starting a UA-cam channel and was encouraged by my now wife, she thought i knew enough about cars and thought I would be good at it. Long story short, I didn’t. Tired of being on the road, and channels like yours got me to the idea of further working for myself and doing something that i know I will enjoy. On the road for almost 30 years and getting too old for it, I want to spend time home with family and do something I want to do. Bought my canon RC5 simply because I wasn’t sure if i wanted to go into the video or the photography side of things, or even both. I just wanted to say thank you for what you do for the community. I will be getting out there and getting to know my camera and let things fall into place, by taking it one step at a time as well as a day at a time. Looking forward to my future! Many thanks!
Thanks! Very helpful as I’ve been drafted to photograph my nieces wedding! I’m primarily a landscape and wildlife photographer so I have a lot to learn before the wedding!
Thank you John for your very helpful video. I am an amateur photographer and have been asked to photograph friends' wedding in a couple of week's time. I will use the advice you have given.
This is very helpful for me as a wedding photographer. Im kinda lacking on how to pose a couple during photoshoot. Thank you so much. Really big help for me.
Thank you so much for this video! I'm gonna be a "photographer" at my sister's wedding since it's a small ceremony with almost non-existing budget but I'm the best at taking pictures so gonna do the best that I can to capture the two of them! :)
I've been working on a lot of weddings it's good to come back and refresh some of the content. Love your work love your composition and your editing style.
Even though I have shot many weddings now. I always still watch your videos leading up to my next wedding shoot. Bro you are amazing and thank you for sharing your art/craft with us.
Thank you so much for this John. I shamelessly "screen shotted" lots of these into a note book I can share and practice with the couples before their big day to familiarise and relax them.
Thank you so much for your video and help. It was invaluable. The couple loved their photos and I felt prepared and confident as a result of watching your video. Many thanks, subscribed 🙏🏽
@@mini-momentsmedia1293 Glad it went well, Got my first lead wedding shoot tomorrow, luckily it's more candid shots but they still want the classics. This guys videos are making me more confident. Just hope I don't go blank when I'm there! Eeek haha
@@DynastyUK don't know if I'm allowed to but I screenshot the poses and showed them to the couple to recreate 😂 we had a laugh about it and it put them at ease. Good luck, I'm sure you'll do great 👍🏿
a friend of mine is getting married tomorrow. He asked me a couple of weeks ago to be their photographer, and I had never done weddings before. this video is a huge help. Thank you so much,, Really!
Hello from Japan! I'm a basketball and street photographer but I've got my first wedding adventure tomorrow! Stoked I found your channel. Thank you for sharing the tips and experience!
Great video buddy - so often you become aware that you use the same poses on every single wedding...always nice to get some ideas to help you mix things up a bit.
You seem like such a wonderful photographer! I always say that camera knowledge and skill is so important, but what makes or breaks it is whether the photographer can connect with the models and you definitely can. This was such an informative video. Thank you!
Absolutely loved this video. Just made me feel 900x better about posing. Suddenly all of my anxiety about posing just vanished lol. I generally do ok with posing but it helps having a nice default base.
Thank you for this, I am doing my first shoot for a friend who wants very relaxed images. This tutorial is great and has given me some good ideas, people have always been out of my comfort zone, I have just started street photography course, I tend to shoot Animals and landscapes so this is going to be a good test for me. I am meeting with the couple to understand what they want etc this has been so useful
Tip for WideShotWednesday - it is best to let the couple walk to the right. This symbolizes a new story, progression. If you walk to the left, you walk back into time, and has a more negative or ending feel. Movies also use this technique.
Doing my first wedding in September! I have shot festivals, concerts and parties, but weddings are a new territory. Finding a lot of help in your videos. Thanks a lot!
Super excited to tune in! Also have you considered doing a video on how to price photography for beginners to pros? I know that’s a question that comes up often when starting out
Loved how you explained all the posing styles and how to actually tell them to do it. Cause sometimes can be difficult explaining the pose to the couple. Very helpful video, much appreciated, thanks!
This might be the best tutorial/photography video I’ve ever seen. Thank you for making this so easy to understand and showing us your beautiful examples.
ur the best. everyt time i need some help regarding to some topic of photography and i search it on youtiube, im really happy to see your channel popping up with a video talking about it. I know thats everything i will need
What's your favorite Wedding Photography pose?
hero silhouette!
Chest to Chest!
Bear hug 😆
Definitely head cuddling!
I experienced one time in wedding shoot.. it was hard... Tnx for the tips
As a wedding photographer of 10+ years, I can honestly say that you're always learning and always trying to improve or perfect your art. I randomly, compleeeetely randomly, came upon this video and the way you gave each set of poses 'names' helps me to not only remember them, but also to incorporate more of some and less of some others. Thanks!
I super agree. He shares his art not minding the competition, but just loving his experience and joyfully share it to us. More subscriber bro!!!!
100!
For the looking at the camera shot I always say “okay this on is for Grandma!” And they giggle and go for it with genuine smiles.
I do the exact same thing... although normally go for aunts and uncles instead just in case one of the grandparents is no longer with us. 😬
@@fraseryoung8503 🤦🏽
Same!
granmas should live forever ♥
@@fraseryoung8503 LOL I thought the same thing like dang i wouldnt want to say that and it ends in an awkward silence
I am shooting one of my lifetime best friend's wedding today, and although I have shot many weddings, I stopped in for a touchup. It has been a while since I shot a wedding, and because this couple is so important to me, to be honest I felt nervous for the first time in a while. I am glad I did, thank you for this. The car is packed, I have a two and half hour drive to reflect as I head out to capture their special day. Here goes...I feel better as I head out with a little more of a plan now.
This has to be one of the coolest, calmest, detailed yet simplified couples posing video ever!!! Thanks so much for making this man, this was so well done!
I have my first wedding shoot next weekend and am so excited/nervous!
Good luck! You got this!
This is the single most useful photography video I have watched. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome! I'm glad it was so helpful.
Prepping for my first wedding, and this just helped me feel a lot more prepared and confident!
Glad to hear that, thanks for watching!
I hope all was well. My first is in 2 weeks😭😊
@@thaddeuswinsett1338how’d it go?
One of the things that I love about your photos is your eye for environmental portraits.
I just did my first wedding photography last Sunday. This video was so helpful! The pictures turned out amazing!Thanks John!
We need to turn this into a PDF, this is pure gold.
great idea 👀
@@jbivphotography i'll be the frist one to print it :).
John Branch and Reggie Ballesteros are killing us with wedding couple poses........Thanks a million......I downloaded both
lol. I was wondering if anyone would notice. 😉
I'll just leave this here for those who want to watch my video: ua-cam.com/video/u0TLNSAVx0s/v-deo.html HAHA
John is overall better. The problem with reggies photos are his white balance. I told him that 1 year ago, his skin tones are always pinkish. That’s not professional in my eyes.
1:34 is where I got married! These tips are invaluable for when you're sweating bullets not knowing what to do next. Awesome stuff man. 35f2!!!!!!!
Your subtle chuckle cracks me up. It's so awesome and likeable!
The dancing shot is always a fun one for the couples if they are into it
Exactly
As someone who’s 2months into a photography course and on a journey to becoming a hybrid shooter, I sometimes have to assist on shoots and be asked to give poses. This video has brought me calm and pumped to readily want to suggest poses when I’m on a shoot or assisting. Thank you so much for this video. You really have no idea how much you’ve motivated me. Thank you.
This video saved my life yesterday! Watch John branch before your wedding is like taking your vitamins in the morning👌 I subconsciously and consciously made more successful decisions in decisive situations where in the past, I would have fried in a pan. Instead I chef'd up some great photos 📸 and memories as John guided me. I can not thank you enough, John. Experiance is the greatest teacher, but having an experienced teacher helps in ways that can not be put into words.
Many thanks, John. Very helpful.
I have not taken any wedding images as yet.
However, in my mind, I am always seeing DISTANT SHOTS.
Glad this was helpful. I always love helping out however I can!
Maybe you can do a mini series on your booking, whole wedding day and delivery. Break the episodes up by parts of the process. Example.. ep.1 communication and booking, ep.2 getting ready and first look, ep.3 ceremony, ep.4 cocktail hour and reception, ep.5 post process and delivery. Something along those lines. It would be nice to see you go into more detail, and it would draw viewers into continue watching the next video. I haven't seen a lot of youtubers do multi-part videos like that in this genre.
This is by far my favourite posing tutorial I've seen! Thank you, John. I'm photographing my first wedding next week and, although the couple know I've never done it before and say they'll be grateful for anything, I'm obviously really keen not to mess it up! After watching this, I feel like I stand a good chance of success!!
Glad it helped! Hope it went well.
wide shot, genius. i don't think i've ever done that pose! i love it, thank you!
Thank you so much for these posing ideas. I'm shooting only my third wedding on Saturday. Your ideas gave me the confidence I needed to get the posing down. Such an awesome and succinct video. I really got a lot out of it. Thanks again.
I'm still on my first wedding ( and 3 engagement sessions ). Do you have other videos to recommend? Thanks!!
@@samueltrujillophotographyI don't have any specific links but I learned a lot by watching Jerry Gihonis' videos. I saw one of his sponsored ads on FB, I signed up, and I got to see him shoot an entire wedding from start to finish. Even if you don't come across any of his ads, his videos will give you lots of ideas.
I'm taking so many notes, need to thoroughly prepare for my first wedding, dude! Thanks!
You got this! You're going to do great on your first wedding. Good luck!
Just love the way you explain all this poses, makes it easier to understand.
Happy to hear that!
This is one of the most comprehensive list of wedding poses that flow so well. I love it. Thank you for sharing!
That's awesome to hear! I hope it helped out.
BRILLIANT video! Some top shots in there too 💪📸
Glad you enjoyed it
I'll be shooting my second wedding tomorrow. Thank you SO MUCH!
This was exactly what I needed to watch - shooting my first wedding of the season tomorrow and I needed some posing inspiration. You're the best! Already binged 5 of your other videos. Thanks for sharing!!
Hey John love the videos. They are really Helpful. One of my Signature poses is a photo of the hands Displaying the rings, while each person is holding each others Pinky finger. I call it the "Pinky Promise". My couples always love that shot.
Nice! That's a great shot idea actually. Thanks for sharing.
You are so awesome man! Thanks for getting the cheat sheet pose :)
👏👏
thanks for your help. always good to see how others do it. more tools in me toolbox always welcome
Honestly this is one of the best wedding pose videos I’ve come across. Great job.
Thanks for sharing this ! Definitely very helpful for me as a beginner wedding photographer! I watched all ur video about wedding photography, looking forward to see more. Cheers
Glad it was helpful!
Nice video, John . Will be adding these in my back pocket . Let's hope for a dope 21' season !
Awesome! I'm really hoping for a great 2021 as well.
8:43 - wow. My favorite of all of them
Thanks for the tips! I have my first wedding shoot coming up and this helps.
First wedding coming up Oct 3rd. your vids are helping me take the edge off thanks!
Thanks John. I find you get the best from couples when they are looking at each other. Love the walking shots. Great work man. :)
Exactly! I fully agree.
This was very helpful. I'm shooting my first wedding tomorrow and wanted to get a few more ideas for poses. Thank you for the video!
Man you are so refreshing!! I have booked 2 weddings because of your education, I am becoming a better photographer!!!
This is superrrrr helpful! I think the part I’m struggling with most is also using my words to guide people. How to interact and such is the hard part!
Glad it was helpful! Yeah the communication part is probably the hardest. Which is why I end up giving my poses names so it is easier for me to remember and also communicate it with the couple.
You can do no wrong, my friend. I cannot emphasize how vital your videos have been to me as I prepare to shoot my first wedding.
I would also like to mention that your photos are absolutely stunning.
Thanks so much
John I just love the work that you do, even your videos. I am a truck driver that never had a hobby yet always wanted one. Thought about starting a UA-cam channel and was encouraged by my now wife, she thought i knew enough about cars and thought I would be good at it. Long story short, I didn’t. Tired of being on the road, and channels like yours got me to the idea of further working for myself and doing something that i know I will enjoy. On the road for almost 30 years and getting too old for it, I want to spend time home with family and do something I want to do. Bought my canon RC5 simply because I wasn’t sure if i wanted to go into the video or the photography side of things, or even both. I just wanted to say thank you for what you do for the community. I will be getting out there and getting to know my camera and let things fall into place, by taking it one step at a time as well as a day at a time. Looking forward to my future! Many thanks!
Might have to steal "head cuddling" cause that is gold. Nice work bro!
lol. It really is my favorite. Anything to make stuff cute and get a giggle in there. Thanks!
Thanks! Very helpful as I’ve been drafted to photograph my nieces wedding! I’m primarily a landscape and wildlife photographer so I have a lot to learn before the wedding!
Congrats on being featured on Fstoppers, my friend!
I didn't even realize until you left this comment. 😱 How awesome!
I have watched your videos and I love love love how you make the couple so relaxed. You take beautiful 🤩 pictures too.
Thank you John for your very helpful video. I am an amateur photographer and have been asked to photograph friends' wedding in a couple of week's time. I will use the advice you have given.
NC Photographer here. I am starting my preparation to do the transition to weddings and these videos are one of my main learning tools. Thank You!
Great to hear!
This is very helpful for me as a wedding photographer. Im kinda lacking on how to pose a couple during photoshoot. Thank you so much. Really big help for me.
im going to take photos at my cousins wedding this friday. great video, thanks for the inspiration!!
That's awesome! Glad to hear this video was helpful.
Thank you so much for this video! I'm gonna be a "photographer" at my sister's wedding since it's a small ceremony with almost non-existing budget but I'm the best at taking pictures so gonna do the best that I can to capture the two of them! :)
Thank you! 15 years of wedding photography and needed a refresher! Out the door to my second wedding today! Cheers from Austin, y'all
Refreshers are always great. Thanks for watching!
Every single image is fantastic John. Thanks for the tips and poses.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
I've been working on a lot of weddings it's good to come back and refresh some of the content. Love your work love your composition and your editing style.
Awesome. I'm glad this was a nice refresher. Thank you so much and I'm glad you're loving the content.
why i love your channel for gear review is that you're not a brick reviewer, you're such a great photographer :))
Even though I have shot many weddings now. I always still watch your videos leading up to my next wedding shoot. Bro you are amazing and thank you for sharing your art/craft with us.
I really appreciate that. Glad to hear I'm out here helping folks.
Shooting my first wedding solo in October this year! Thanks for this video your tips will go a long way 😊
Awesome! I'm glad these tips were helpful for you.
You are awesome John!! I love your style of photography but even more, your helpful and sweet demeanor!
Thank you so much for this John. I shamelessly "screen shotted" lots of these into a note book I can share and practice with the couples before their big day to familiarise and relax them.
Will attempt these on Saturday 😬 first photography gig!
Good luck!!
@@jbivphotography thank you. I'm watching it again and making notes 🙏🏽
Thank you so much for your video and help. It was invaluable. The couple loved their photos and I felt prepared and confident as a result of watching your video. Many thanks, subscribed 🙏🏽
@@mini-momentsmedia1293 Glad it went well, Got my first lead wedding shoot tomorrow, luckily it's more candid shots but they still want the classics. This guys videos are making me more confident. Just hope I don't go blank when I'm there! Eeek haha
@@DynastyUK don't know if I'm allowed to but I screenshot the poses and showed them to the couple to recreate 😂 we had a laugh about it and it put them at ease. Good luck, I'm sure you'll do great 👍🏿
Thanks for the tutorial man! This will help me a lot for my first wedding shoot!
Glad you found my video helpful. Good luck with your first wedding shoot! I have more tips on my channel that can help you prepare 😉
Hi John. interracial couple wedding outdoor in sunny day. What setting will be best?
Great Video, very informative, can definitely use the poses for my weddings
Glad to hear it!
Thank you so much for these!!! Will save this one and watch it over and over for my future photography works!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Your videos are full of good content and very relaxing to watch. Your photography is ah-mazing! Continue being genuinely you.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate that and I’m glad you’re enjoying the content.
Getting married tomorrow and I needed some good poses. Thanks for the helpful tips!!!
Awesome! Congrats on your wedding!!
a friend of mine is getting married tomorrow. He asked me a couple of weeks ago to be their photographer, and I had never done weddings before. this video is a huge help. Thank you so much,, Really!
Glad to hear it was helpful. Hope the wedding went smoothly!
Hello from Japan! I'm a basketball and street photographer but I've got my first wedding adventure tomorrow! Stoked I found your channel. Thank you for sharing the tips and experience!
Great video buddy - so often you become aware that you use the same poses on every single wedding...always nice to get some ideas to help you mix things up a bit.
It's very true. I need to switch up some of my posing actually now that you talk about it. Gotta make sure to always spice it up at some point.
You seem like such a wonderful photographer! I always say that camera knowledge and skill is so important, but what makes or breaks it is whether the photographer can connect with the models and you definitely can. This was such an informative video. Thank you!
Amazing tutorial!!! Thank you so much!!! I did everything and as a result captured amazing moments! Thank you again!!
Glad it helped!
You saved me sir! Clutch!
👏👏👏
Absolutely loved this video. Just made me feel 900x better about posing. Suddenly all of my anxiety about posing just vanished lol. I generally do ok with posing but it helps having a nice default base.
So glad to hear it!
Love it. Definitely will start to incorporate these into my weddings. Great Vid
Awesome! Thank you!
I’m doing my first wedding tomorrow. Shooting solo. Hella nervous about it. But your channel is definitely helping me with tips ❤️ thank you.
I hope your wedding went well! Glad I could help out a little bit as well.
thank you! All your tips were very helpful❤️
Top notch. Should make this into a PDF guide to keep in our phones.
Thank you for this, I am doing my first shoot for a friend who wants very relaxed images. This tutorial is great and has given me some good ideas, people have always been out of my comfort zone, I have just started street photography course, I tend to shoot Animals and landscapes so this is going to be a good test for me. I am meeting with the couple to understand what they want etc this has been so useful
Fantastic photos John! Your composition and Fuji's colors. Awesome.
Tip for WideShotWednesday - it is best to let the couple walk to the right. This symbolizes a new story, progression. If you walk to the left, you walk back into time, and has a more negative or ending feel. Movies also use this technique.
smart
謝謝！
I’m glad this was helpful! I really appreciate the thanks!!
Dude, you're very good at what you do! Those wide shots are amazing
Thanks so much!
I AM SO GRATEFUL TO YOU. YOU HAVE REALLY GIVEN ME THE TIPS, IDEAS AND CONFIDENCE TO BECOME A MUCH BETTER WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER.
I'm so happy that I've been able to help. ☺️
Perfect! No muss and long lead up. Thank you! I’m a new fan!
Thanks for the tips! Any suggestions for posing plus size couples to make then look best?
I don't shoot weddings, but this was still a good tips video! Thanks for posting!
I've shot a ton of weddings but this is hy far the most helpful. Is it wring that I'm watching this on the morning of a wedding ha ha
Bro,this video is a gem..keep it up man..you will bless a lot of aspiring photographer around the world..
Thanks a ton
Doing my first wedding in September! I have shot festivals, concerts and parties, but weddings are a new territory. Finding a lot of help in your videos. Thanks a lot!
Super excited to tune in! Also have you considered doing a video on how to price photography for beginners to pros? I know that’s a question that comes up often when starting out
That would be an awesome video. I have considered it. Wasn't sure the best way to approach it but I've been thinking about it.
Yes John make one! I've got a version up on my page for photography that you can scale from beginner to pro based on profit margin.
I appriciate the videos you make, they are really informative and have all the answers for a beginner.
Thank you so much for sharing. Those poses will be very helpful in my couple shootings.
You are awesome! We love your pictures and your guide! Seen it a hundred times!
Thanks a bunch I'm glad this was helpful.
Thank you! Great content! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your skills with us!
This is fantastic with all the examples and how easy it is to remember!
👏👏 that’s great to hear. Glad it was helpful.
This video is SO useful! Thank you for sharing, John!
Loved how you explained all the posing styles and how to actually tell them to do it. Cause sometimes can be difficult explaining the pose to the couple. Very helpful video, much appreciated, thanks!
This might be the best tutorial/photography video I’ve ever seen. Thank you for making this so easy to understand and showing us your beautiful examples.
I really appreciate that. I’m glad you found this video helpful.
Using these today for my second wedding!!
Hope it went well!
ur the best. everyt time i need some help regarding to some topic of photography and i search it on youtiube, im really happy to see your channel popping up with a video talking about it. I know thats everything i will need
I really appreciate that. I'm glad to hear all of the content is helping out!
Thanks John, great information and you have such a natural teaching style that it is a pleasure to watch.
Thanks a bunch! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I hope to bring more awesome stuff like this in the future as well.
There is so much gold in this video