I did a proposal earlier this summer and I probably never had been so nervous in my photography career! Pictures turned out nicely though. I agree with everything Jared has said. Great video and advice!!
I am not just catching up on all your videos and the photos you captured took my breath away! Thanks for showing us this and using the new 70-200 in a real world situation!
What a great video Jared! Clearly you're excited about having gone through the experience, and justifiably so...you did a phenomenal job, not only of the photography, but of bring the entire event and background/prep activity to us. Your friend is no doubt thrilled for what you've done for he and his fiance...really, kudos to you! As an aside, I like that you include video content of you doing photography--it ads cred to RAW Talk in that you're demonstrating that you're more than just talk. And so this gushing doesn't rush to your head, I feel compelled to bust your balls a little bit for wearing the bright red jacket--not exactly an inconspicuous outfit! Very nice work! Jon
Thanks Jared. I work as a photographer in a ski resort in Canada and part of my job is photographing "sneaky proposals" as we call them. Your advice is really useful, as always.
that s prolly the best one I have seen from you besides the one yiu talked about your mother shots, simply because they caught my emotion while watching them.
Great photos Jared, they made my wife cry those sappy tears and I think that's what it's all about. Not how much head space or what not completely blown out in the background. It's the generation of an emotional response.
I was asked by a friend to take proposal photos, and am sooooooo glad this video exists. The shared experience is priceless because it's going to be in a park in a city as well. Thanks for an awesome video as always.
This was such an informative video! I am capturing a surprise engagement tomorrow actually and this definitely helped. I do have a question: What aperture were you on? 2.8? I have a D750 and will be renting the Tamron 70-200 G2 for the shoot and I would like to know what setting you would recommend?
Great tips and video Jared. Having that GoPro footage is so special. The photos are great, but being able to watch the GoPro footage over and over again is awesome.
Wow! Seven years ago huh... well my turn's coming up in a month or so and buddy this video just put me at ease... specially since it'll be my "You're over thinking it" nephew who I understand is as nervous as I'll be. Thanks Again!
This is genuinely my favourite video of yours - a great perspective on a super fast job and some great tips too! Fantastic job; and you got some really awesome shots out of it as well!
Great job !!! I agree, that pic of her jumping is probably the best shot but there are a few more that are going to be very special for this young couple and that's what is all about it.
Great video! I gotta say surprizs engagement photography is the funnest. I've done a couple and this video brought back the nerves of getting it right but the dopamine and gitters after its over is worth it all.
Wow! You are correct. It seems like forever but it does go down quickly. I have a friend that asked me to do the very same for him a couple of years ago. I was so nervous! I caught a cramp in my neck I was so tense leading up to the moment. It all does happen so quickly.
Awesome work Jared. Yes, the pic you picked is also the one I would have chosen. I have the "little brother" to your D5 (D500) and it's nice to see how you use the continuous settings. Thanks for the pointers.
Love it bro!!! that was moving!, Could you share your before-going out the door checklist before a shoot; what's your must do, must check habits ect. Did you have a back up camera with you?
This is how a lot of our shoots go. Quick on your feet and being ready is the key. The difference between you and us.... we film it as well as still images. Fun and always nervous.
Great overview of a very quick shoot. One thing to keep in mind that not everyone has a D5 or Pro camera and a large number of run of the mill cameras trying to shoot this in RAW would not make it as the buffer would prevent you from getting the number of shots you were able to fire off.
I like that the picture of the ring is tack sharp. I have seen many pictures shot for weddings etc... of the ring and it is not in focus. Nice job as always.
Good job Jared! It's hard to really get such great shots with such little time. My only critique would be something you touched on and that's if you moved a little to the right. There's a massive tree coming out the back of her head and it would be just slightly better if you were slightly at a different angle. Again that's really hard to do with it being a surprise photo shoot where you literally jump out of the bushes and start shooting. GREAT job as always! I love your work and I look forward to see your future content.
Would love to see the settings on the shots, any chance you could share those? They seem pretty basic, but zooming in I would love to know the settings especially as you are using the D5. Thanks!
OMG !! im here coz ive just gotten a call to do my very first proposal shoot !!! i am d going to scope out an area that i know very well and he wants to do the shoot there so thats a real plus ! so ive gotta work on the angle i need to get the shot i want im guessing im gonna use my 70/200 and F8 and ISO to match the conditions on the day (sometime in march) wish me luck!
Once they get the prints. They'll realize how much it means to them and you to have been there and capture the Proposal. This is a great story and something they can look back on and aw.
First of all, great job Jared on the total success! Would've been nice to have gotten the ring like you said. But that's in a perfect world. Dude this is gonna be me (as the photographer) tomorrow! I've been hired to shoot my buddy propose to his fiancé to be. I'm driving from Orange County, Cali to (Coronado Island )in San Diego. I am also meeting them in a park and I plan to get downtown SD across the bay in the background. Jared, I don't know who's more nervous me or my buddy haha. Got one chance, one short window. it's make or break, do or die, now or never. I'm paralyzed and I'm in a wheelchair and I'll be ducked off in the cut until he gives me the secret signal/pops the bottle of bubbly. When I see the champagne that's my cue to roll over as fast as possible and be ready to shoot! Ahhhhh wish me luck!!
Hey Jared! Thank you for the awesome content! I am going to be doing this for the first time this weekend, and I am really nervous about it. For reference, what was the aperture, focal length and shutter speed on the ones she was “floating”? I need to get some test shows in this week and would love to test out the similar settings you had on. Thank you!
Dear Jared: Thanks so much for the best video of the Year you have posted. Please tell me the real reason you didn't Fast on Yom Kipper as you mentioned during the RawTalk you made on Kippur? Thank you.
Can you walk us through your thoughts in the moment? What was your focus point? Did you go Single point AF or Multi? Continuous AF? What was your aperture? How did you decide? Did you pre-plan the crop/composition? If so, what was your process? thanks...looking for the thought process you went through to ensure a great shot in the moment. Good work!
First of all, good job on getting the shot that the couple wanted! Second of all, yes you should've moved to the right more to try to get the hands and the ring in the shot as well, but I guess that's not that important as long as you got the girlfriend's reaction. Third, I'm not spouting nonsense here, I had to do a similar idea of a surprise proposal, except that it was at the top of Mori tower in Roppongi, Tokyo (I live in Tokyo), it was at 9 pm (totally dark outside) and it was on Dec24th, (Christmas eve). So put all those 3 together and you can imagine the difficulty is more than tripled. The client was happy with the shots that I took because I also came with him the previous day to Mori tower and we talked about the location and where he will be kneeling down, as well as he wants in the background. Also, I was prepared with an off camera flash and I arrived at the location about 1 hr before him and his girlfriend to test the exposure and the flash and see what the best shot is. There were many people there because it was Christmas eve but I managed to get a few great photos of the client, including the kneeling down shot and the happy shots afterward. The reason why I wasn't nervous is because I am a pro, like Jared also said. You know your camera and your lens and your flash, you come early in the day and scout the location and when the action happens you know what to do to make sure you get the best shot. That was my first and only surprise proposal shoot so far and it was a very memorable one! p.s. I also had a gopro on my camera, and gave the video of the proposal to the client free of charge as an extra bonus that he didn't even expect. p.p.s. I was shooting with a Canon 5d mark3 in both RAw+JPG on two memory cards and I was using the 24-105mm f4 lens since I needed to be able to zoom in and out a bit to get different types of shots.
I did a proposal earlier this summer and I probably never had been so nervous in my photography career! Pictures turned out nicely though. I agree with everything Jared has said. Great video and advice!!
First, I am aware that most wedding proposals are surprises.
You're the Man!
I am not just catching up on all your videos and the photos you captured took my breath away! Thanks for showing us this and using the new 70-200 in a real world situation!
Awesome job!
"I'm trying not to be seen"
"Pay no attention to me.. I'm a bush with a red jacket on... move along"
And an "I Shoot Raw" shirt/hoodie/jacket/whatever. Jared is not stealth! :-)
Your openness and vulnerability is straight up REAL, LeGIT and very much appreciated!!!!!!!!!
The thumbs up pic is AMAZING!!! GREAT JOB JARED!!! I want to cry too!
I appreciate this, I was asked this week for the same think! Yes, you did great! this is a thing in 2024!
What a great video Jared! Clearly you're excited about having gone through the experience, and justifiably so...you did a phenomenal job, not only of the photography, but of bring the entire event and background/prep activity to us. Your friend is no doubt thrilled for what you've done for he and his fiance...really, kudos to you! As an aside, I like that you include video content of you doing photography--it ads cred to RAW Talk in that you're demonstrating that you're more than just talk. And so this gushing doesn't rush to your head, I feel compelled to bust your balls a little bit for wearing the bright red jacket--not exactly an inconspicuous outfit! Very nice work! Jon
Thanks Jared. I work as a photographer in a ski resort in Canada and part of my job is photographing "sneaky proposals" as we call them. Your advice is really useful, as always.
that s prolly the best one I have seen from you besides the one yiu talked about your mother shots, simply because they caught my emotion while watching them.
Great photos Jared, they made my wife cry those sappy tears and I think that's what it's all about. Not how much head space or what not completely blown out in the background. It's the generation of an emotional response.
I was asked by a friend to take proposal photos, and am sooooooo glad this video exists. The shared experience is priceless because it's going to be in a park in a city as well. Thanks for an awesome video as always.
Great job, Fro, getting the shot and showing how how to be prepared for a fleeting moment.
This was such an informative video! I am capturing a surprise engagement tomorrow actually and this definitely helped. I do have a question: What aperture were you on? 2.8? I have a D750 and will be renting the Tamron 70-200 G2 for the shoot and I would like to know what setting you would recommend?
Thank you for walking us through the process! Very helpful. Excellent job with the photos as well!
Great tips and video Jared. Having that GoPro footage is so special. The photos are great, but being able to watch the GoPro footage over and over again is awesome.
Wow! Seven years ago huh... well my turn's coming up in a month or so and buddy this video just put me at ease... specially since it'll be my "You're over thinking it" nephew who I understand is as nervous as I'll be. Thanks Again!
This is genuinely my favourite video of yours - a great perspective on a super fast job and some great tips too! Fantastic job; and you got some really awesome shots out of it as well!
Great job !!! I agree, that pic of her jumping is probably the best shot but there are a few more that are going to be very special for this young couple and that's what is all about it.
Great video! I gotta say surprizs engagement photography is the funnest. I've done a couple and this video brought back the nerves of getting it right but the dopamine and gitters after its over is worth it all.
You certainly did not fail. You have to keep a cool head and perform under pressure. Great results.
This was great! I have my first surprise proposal tomorrow morning and I am super pumped.. but don't wanna miss it! Thanks for the tips!
How did it go
Wow! You are correct. It seems like forever but it does go down quickly. I have a friend that asked me to do the very same for him a couple of years ago. I was so nervous! I caught a cramp in my neck I was so tense leading up to the moment. It all does happen so quickly.
Those are so special. Your friend is so lucky to have a friend like you!! I love the photos!!
Mr. Jared polin, Thank you for all your videos. but especially when you show us the pictures you capture. they are all amazing.
Great job.
I´m about to shoot a Wedding Proposal next week and i´m super nervous but this was very helpful! Thanks :) btw love the photos!
Awesome work Jared. Yes, the pic you picked is also the one I would have chosen. I have the "little brother" to your D5 (D500) and it's nice to see how you use the continuous settings. Thanks for the pointers.
Man you are amazing! Thank you for sharing this. I will be doing a surprise wedding proposal soon.
the jumping photo is sooooo good, transfers emotions of the moment so well, I almost cried!
Дарья Гуляева wow dude lol thats intense.
Good job man, great shots, great setup for such a short turnaround. It is hard to get good ones!
Great job! I agree the airborne photo is fantastic - best of luck to them both!
Love it bro!!! that was moving!, Could you share your before-going out the door checklist before a shoot; what's your must do, must check habits ect. Did you have a back up camera with you?
+john bivins it was making sure I had the gear I knew I needed. The lens the batteries the cards and set to raw
Jared Polin Brilliant work as always :)
I love the boomofied photos if yours but I would love to see you edit photos in a different way for us
This is how a lot of our shoots go. Quick on your feet and being ready is the key. The difference between you and us.... we film it as well as still images. Fun and always nervous.
perks of having a photographer friend.
thanks for the tip jared good intel on those ideas
This was very moving. Fantastic Job.
Great overview of a very quick shoot. One thing to keep in mind that not everyone has a D5 or Pro camera and a large number of run of the mill cameras trying to shoot this in RAW would not make it as the buffer would prevent you from getting the number of shots you were able to fire off.
they are a super cute couple, you did an awesome job and thank you for this realest real life review!
Awesome. Thanks for all of the pointers. Great stuff and congrats to the couple!
I have a surprise 70th Birthday Party coming up on the 14th however I will use these tips for there! Thanks!
Very well done! Great images! The new 70-200mm looks amazing! Thanks for sharing this video.
I like that the picture of the ring is tack sharp. I have seen many pictures shot for weddings etc... of the ring and it is not in focus. Nice job as always.
+Kevin Fuller I had to take a bjnch in a row and this one fell spot on.
You persisted until you were satisfied and got the shot you wanted. nice job.
Super cool! Good work and great info!
I have my first one coming up in 2 weeks. I’m nervous but this has given me some security for my thought process
Good job Jared! It's hard to really get such great shots with such little time. My only critique would be something you touched on and that's if you moved a little to the right. There's a massive tree coming out the back of her head and it would be just slightly better if you were slightly at a different angle. Again that's really hard to do with it being a surprise photo shoot where you literally jump out of the bushes and start shooting. GREAT job as always! I love your work and I look forward to see your future content.
Very cool tips. keep 'em coming.
Thanks Fro
This really helped me. I have the same kinda shoot this sunday and I'm really nervous
I love that last one photo!!!
Minute 6:46
Woooow! That was SO intense!!!!
Very nice shots!
Wow! What a moment to capture! Great job Jared! I woud love to see their reactions to the metal prints too. Nice vid as always!
Very nice ! You helped me a lot , thanks!
Would love to see the settings on the shots, any chance you could share those? They seem pretty basic, but zooming in I would love to know the settings especially as you are using the D5.
Thanks!
Awesome work, Jared and good inspiration, thanks !
Great man! the real life photos for me are the best. wonderful storytelling
love this video man, love your sniper shots
OMG !! im here coz ive just gotten a call to do my very first proposal shoot !!! i am d going to scope out an area that i know very well and he wants to do the shoot there so thats a real plus ! so ive gotta work on the angle i need to get the shot i want im guessing im gonna use my 70/200 and F8 and ISO to match the conditions on the day (sometime in march) wish me luck!
This video was awesome in every way!! Those photos were priceless !! Congratulations Fro! Incredible work!!!
absolutely awesome, fantastic video!
Nice job. Great video.
This was an awesome video :) Very cool!
Well done sir! 11seconds and 4-5 great shots that is a win in my book! :)
Awesome job Jared
I'm supposed do something exactly like this in a couple of weeks. Thank you so much for this video.
This was a great tip thanks for sharing it Jared.
Once they get the prints. They'll realize how much it means to them and you to have been there and capture the Proposal. This is a great story and something they can look back on and aw.
Thanks Jared 👍🏽
Amazing!!! Loved every minute of this :-) Well done fella!! You felt the force ;-)
just awesome, great job
Would love to see real life wedding preparation, photography and videography.
That's a great video. Lots of great content.
What ISO and apature where you at?
Great photos!
Great work as usual!
This was both an informative and interesting insight on this important moment. Good stuff.
love that momemnt when you captured her jumping :) that's epic
Good idea with the Go Pro!
Great job both of you guys! Man that D5 is a machine gun!
First of all, great job Jared on the total success! Would've been nice to have gotten the ring like you said. But that's in a perfect world. Dude this is gonna be me (as the photographer) tomorrow! I've been hired to shoot my buddy propose to his fiancé to be. I'm driving from Orange County, Cali to (Coronado Island )in San Diego. I am also meeting them in a park and I plan to get downtown SD across the bay in the background. Jared, I don't know who's more nervous me or my buddy haha. Got one chance, one short window. it's make or break, do or die, now or never. I'm paralyzed and I'm in a wheelchair and I'll be ducked off in the cut until he gives me the secret signal/pops the bottle of bubbly. When I see the champagne that's my cue to roll over as fast as possible and be ready to shoot! Ahhhhh wish me luck!!
Gregory Curtis how did your shoot go??
What were the settings for that low light? The pictures look great, but in the video there is no many light
Hey Jared! Thank you for the awesome content! I am going to be doing this for the first time this weekend, and I am really nervous about it. For reference, what was the aperture, focal length and shutter speed on the ones she was “floating”? I need to get some test shows in this week and would love to test out the similar settings you had on. Thank you!
Awesome episode! Please do more real shoots with comments. It was really exciting to watch this 👍
Damm, you are my best teacher/reviewer. Keep going Jared!!!
Great video Fro!
top class Jared!
Awesome lesson!
You already know Jared is gonna shoot the maternity photos 😂
Knowing how he does not like them, makes this comment pure Gold.
Dear Jared:
Thanks so much for the best video of the Year you have posted. Please tell me the real reason you didn't Fast on Yom Kipper as you mentioned during the RawTalk you made on Kippur? Thank you.
Awesome!
gotta say love the ending clip there with the bubbly head lol
Can you walk us through your thoughts in the moment? What was your focus point? Did you go Single point AF or Multi? Continuous AF? What was your aperture? How did you decide? Did you pre-plan the crop/composition? If so, what was your process? thanks...looking for the thought process you went through to ensure a great shot in the moment. Good work!
+William Kabelac it's all in the file and the video.
Can we get an update on this vid Jared?Awesome content! Have one of these shoots today, wish me luck 😅
Good shit Frobro!
Loved it fro !
this was AWESOME!
Hey, quick question. What was the iso, shutter and aperture set for this shoot?
Never got answered
3 years late, if you open the Raw files you can see that by yourself, but ISO was on 3200 ;)
Nailed it.
Great work..👍
First of all, good job on getting the shot that the couple wanted! Second of all, yes you should've moved to the right more to try to get the hands and the ring in the shot as well, but I guess that's not that important as long as you got the girlfriend's reaction.
Third, I'm not spouting nonsense here, I had to do a similar idea of a surprise proposal, except that it was at the top of Mori tower in Roppongi, Tokyo (I live in Tokyo), it was at 9 pm (totally dark outside) and it was on Dec24th, (Christmas eve). So put all those 3 together and you can imagine the difficulty is more than tripled.
The client was happy with the shots that I took because I also came with him the previous day to Mori tower and we talked about the location and where he will be kneeling down, as well as he wants in the background. Also, I was prepared with an off camera flash and I arrived at the location about 1 hr before him and his girlfriend to test the exposure and the flash and see what the best shot is. There were many people there because it was Christmas eve but I managed to get a few great photos of the client, including the kneeling down shot and the happy shots afterward.
The reason why I wasn't nervous is because I am a pro, like Jared also said. You know your camera and your lens and your flash, you come early in the day and scout the location and when the action happens you know what to do to make sure you get the best shot. That was my first and only surprise proposal shoot so far and it was a very memorable one!
p.s. I also had a gopro on my camera, and gave the video of the proposal to the client free of charge as an extra bonus that he didn't even expect.
p.p.s. I was shooting with a Canon 5d mark3 in both RAw+JPG on two memory cards and I was using the 24-105mm f4 lens since I needed to be able to zoom in and out a bit to get different types of shots.
that levitation bit was priceless.
Mr Fro, may I ask what camera you were using???
He said he was using a Nikon D5 with the new Nikon 70-200 at 1:28
that was amazing how you did all that.
This is great you are the best!!!!!!!