The Secret to AMAZING Wide Portraits (Behind the Scenes)

Today we're going behind the scenes from one of my favorite portraits from a rainy wedding day. I am going to break down WHY the composition on this shot was so great and show you some real behind the scenes footage from an actual wedding day!
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[@joncothranphotography9375]

Great stuff! Don't ever be afraid to tell folks how proud you are of that shot. Beautiful shot! ... BYE! ... LOL!!!

[@user-vb8sx9mw3v]

Bought the posing course last month and just bought today the lighting one. As I was paying for it,
I was thinking to myself, “all she needs now is a composition one”.
Well. I guess ask and I shall receive 😎

[@karawright877]

Yes, yes it is. It’s perfect ❤

[@angie25595]

just found you but i FELT IN LOVEEEE

[@davidfknoop4209]

I wish on your videos and tutorials that when you show your settings for zoom lens like the 28-70, that you would include the focal length. That would help me understand how you got your shot

[@L.Spencer]

I'm listening to how you communicate to the couple and it's an art. I just tried a couple's shoot and I found that I'm used to taking my time and thinking when I take photos, but for the shoot I didn't have much time to look and think, you have to be kind of go go go and talking and taking pictures. And how to say things, how to word requests, it wasn't easy!

[@neyshar5267]

I love the image, great job. I was reading a book today and learned that also water can be reflective. Can that be the another reason why the lighting is also perfect?

[@reginabowe5132]

Can I please be on the wait list for the composition course? Please and thank you!

[@L.Spencer]

I'm also curious how you expose for this, do you overexpose in order to get the couple right, or expose for the scene and lighten the couple later? I noticed the overall exposure is pretty high key.

[@getnyrb]

Lovely shot and composition however I have OCD on those leaves in the foreground intruding on the dress. Did you leave them in the final image ?

[@bill-ej4tt]

Interesting

[@martinbrandl8546]

you guys need to tone down the audio a bit its waaay to loud to watch in the beginning

[@martymar74]

Sounds fine to me

[@strikehold2112]

Meh. Looks really over exposed to me. You had great light there, but the image looks blown out.

[@kathleen3777]

Agreed

[@anw898]

Yep!

[@IvanHundricPhoto]

Some people like that style

[@ladyethyme]

Ok but no seriously how do you keep bugs off of yourself and your clients? I am constantly being bombarded by wasps, mosquitoes , even ticks and bees, it doesn't seem that anything will make them stay away…

[@martymar74]

Bring citronella candles. Could actually make some interesting photos

[@christophermckeown1995]

Nantucket spider