Wedding photography: tips and tricks on technology, business and photography practice

Welcome to the big video course on wedding photography. In this video, you will first find out what to expect. You can also download the accompanying materials. You'll find an equipment checklist, a sample contract and sample images in DNG format.

Get to know your trainer Matthias Butz.

Why exactly should you photograph weddings?

Watch, learn - and then, above all, put it into practice. A few words about the application of the course and how you can set yourself up for success in wedding photography.

The video course only shows you one way - gather your own experience.

This awaits you in the chapter "Before the wedding".

Of course we also need the right equipment at weddings. But what is the right one? I'll show you how to find the right equipment.

In addition to the camera, there are all kinds of useful accessories that make our lives as photographers easier. I'll show you what I use at weddings.

Are you ready for your first wedding? Is your equipment ready too? It must not fail under any circumstances. Play it safe with this video.

A wedding offers hundreds, if not thousands of motifs. But what is important? What definitely needs to be photographed? I'll show you here ...

Weddings have special requirements for cameras. But which ones? What does a camera need to best capture the wedding day?

A wedding can be a mammoth task. Is it worth bringing along support as a photographer? An assistant or second shooter?

As a photographer, you can ensure significantly better pictures by influencing the planning of the wedding. Your couples will also benefit from this.

Have you ever thought about what kind of wedding photographer you are or would like to be? What kind of photographer are you?

Did you know that many photographers make a mistake with their name? You can do better!

A wedding photographer doesn't just offer photos. You can expand your offer and adapt it exactly to the wishes of your couples.

You now know what you want to offer. But what can you charge for it? The right price determines your success as a wedding photographer.

A tiresome topic, but it's all about building trust. A wedding contract should avoid misunderstandings so that everyone is satisfied.

The question of all questions ... How do I get clients as a wedding photographer? There is no right answer here! But plenty of tips for you.

In addition to your portfolio, nothing shows what you can do better than good customer reviews. You should definitely collect these ...

The portfolio isn't exactly easy, but I'll show you how to build a wedding portfolio, even before the first wedding.

One of my best tips in wedding photography: turn down assignments! This is not a joke. Let me explain why this is good for you and your couples.

Photographers are a dime a dozen. But that shouldn't stop you. On the contrary. It is still possible to become a successful photographer.

With me, there is no wedding without a preliminary talk. You can find out why it's so important to get to know the bride and groom before the wedding in this video.

You've made it and you're at your first wedding as a photographer. Now I have a few tips for you that will automatically bring you new customers.

No matter how successful you are on Instagram, you can't avoid having your own website as a wedding photographer. Let's create one together.

Find out what awaits you in the chapter "The wedding".

On the day of the wedding, there are a few things we should prepare in order to be prepared for everything at the wedding. I'll show you my approach.

You should be there an hour before the wedding, just to be on the safe side. You can make good use of this time to prepare for the wedding.

At some weddings, the day begins even before the ceremony. If you want to accompany the entire day, you should not skip the "Getting Ready".

The bride arrives, they see each other for the first time, the excitement builds until they both enter the church. So a lot to do for the photographer.

Now we come to one of the most important parts of the wedding, the actual ceremony. Now we have to be invisible and everywhere at the same time.

Group photos are available in several constellations. Many bridal couples find it important to be photographed with all their guests at once.

The wedding photographer's work doesn't stop after the ceremony. The couple move out, there is champagne, and many happy guests offer us countless motifs.

Now we can show what we've got. These photos are sent to guests, hung on the wall and adorn all kinds of places for years to come.

Finding the right ideas for the bridal couple shoot is not easy. But don't worry. I have the right sources of inspiration for you.

After the wedding, it's time for the celebrations. I have experienced a lot here in the last few years and am now preparing you for all the situations.

Wedding games, speeches, activities, memories and lots of emotions. You still have a lot to look forward to on this wedding day ...

The wedding cake is always an experience. Everyone comes together, the cake is brought in and the bride and groom cut it together. There are lots of motifs waiting for you again and some tips from me on how you can best capture them.

Late in the evening, there are still a few things on the agenda that make for brilliant motifs. Fast movement and low light make this extremely challenging.

After a long day, we have now reached the end. I have a few final experiences for you to make the day perfect.

This is what awaits you in the "Image editing" chapter.

There are lots of image editing programs. I use Lightroom Classic CC. Of course, it also works with others. I'll show you what's important in this video.

We have done it. The first wedding is in the can. How can we now make sure that no picture is lost and that we can find them all again?

Once the images have been imported and saved, the best ones must of course be selected. This can be tedious, but I'll show you my tricks.

After we have created our selection, the images should of course also be edited. I'll show you my technique for doing this efficiently and professionally.

There are so many ways to export images and send them to the bride and groom. In this lesson, you'll learn my tricks so that the pictures also look great for the bride and groom.

The export is not only possible in a simple image. You can give the pictures to the bridal couple in many different ways.

When you need to edit a lot of images quickly, you want to use presets. In my opinion, there is a better way that works just as quickly.

It can happen that dirt gets stuck on the camera or the image sensor. I'll show you how to remove it here.

Cleaning a lens is not difficult. You can easily do it at home or on the go. I'll show you how in this video.