Portrait shoot in harsh light | 4 TOP TIPS!
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Published 2021-06-08
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In this video I give you my top tips and advice for shooting in very harsh light. This bridal portrait shoot video was recorded around 5 hours before sunset in the middle of summer so the sun was still very high in the sky which makes taking natural light photographs quite difficult.
However, as I show you in the video, by following the tips I give in this video we can utilise the harsh light to produce really nice wedding day portrait photographs.
All the photographs in this video were taken with my Sony A9 and I used the Sony 35mm 1.8, Sony 85mm 1.8, Sigma 135mm 1.8 and Canon 50mm 1.2 lenses.
A huge thank you to Nina for modeling, Nina was absolutely amazing! (You can follow her here: www.instagram.com/ninadiniro/) and also to my friend Toni Darcy for kindly filming this video for me. You can check out Toni's YouTube channel here: / @tonidarcy
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All Comments (21)
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I love the fact that at 8:50 you chose to face her to the sun and have a dark background for a more studio lit looking portrait! I always always always do back lit w the sun and add OCF. Thank you!
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Beautiful work and clear communication! Thank you so much!
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Thank you sir. You have one of the best photo How-Tos on YouTube. I’ve learned a tremendous amount in just a few of your videos.
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Another fantastic shoot Neil!, Such beautiful images, very inspirational for using just natural light. Gorgeous model! Thanks for sharing
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Amazing skills Neil! I hope I can remember all this when I go out and shoot 😜.
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Love your content and knowledge that your share , very much appreciated
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These are fantastic tips! And that model, WOW, she's an Angel! Thanks for the knowledge!
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Amazing harsh light portraits, Neil. Good job and thank you for sharing
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This video is very well done. Instructions are clear and the results speak for themselves.
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Beautiful shoot
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Absolutely amazing
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Stunning as always 👍
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great video!!
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Nice video, excellent work.
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Great work my friend!
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i like your creativity!
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nice. harsh light portrait.love it.
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As always, I love your enthusiasm to explain so wonderfully. Just shows how skilled you are in photography!
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I must say im impressed with the shot at f14 and placing subject in frost of sun. And I am hard to impress!
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Can't wait to give my best in back light siluet position soon, your work is outstanding... Thank you for your time and willing to share your experience.
