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Okay, I think it's recording, everything's okay.

Four people are, oh, nice, okay.

Here, Jorge and Gabriel.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom,

boom.

Admitir, hello, hello,

hello.

Hello.

Hello, hello, buenos dias.

Jorge, how are you?

Bien, bien, yo hablo en español.

Ah, vas a hablar en inglés, acá, verdad?

You should speak in English because this live

is in English.

Ah, okay, I'm good, I'm good, man.

As you can see, as you can notice,

my English is really, really bad, but I

promise to everybody to speak in English.

And so, we will try, okay?

Ah, okay, everything's good, all right.

Okay, Saurabh, how are you?

Saurabh, can you hear me?

Saurabh, can you hear me?

Hello, hello.

No, I think he has problems or something

like that.

Okay, and now it's another guy.

It's Son.

Son, how are you?

Oh, I'm great, how are you?

Perfect, where are you from?

The Netherlands.

Ah, nice.

Yes, oh, it's amazing to already get to

talk.

Really nice people.

Okay, another guy, let's see.

So, it will be great if you turn

off your phone for the speakers, okay?

Because it will be, yeah, it will be

better, okay?

More clean.

And also, you know, it's the first time

that I am doing something like this, and

I don't know how many people will be

there here.

It may be, I don't know.

At this moment, we are, I don't know

how many people we are.

We are eight with you now.

Oh, nice, really nice number, cool.

Okay, Julio Alberto, how are you?

Julio Alberto.

Hola.

How are you?

Yeah, I'm fine, thanks.

Perfect, yeah.

I think that there are a lot of

people from South America, from Spain, and only

a little bit from Netherlands, from India.

But as I promised, I am trying to

speak in English, okay?

Because it will be the best for everybody.

And also, I don't know if it's a

good idea to use Zoom, because maybe with

a lot of people, maybe we'll be really,

really crazy.

But I prefer to use Zoom because people

can talk, can speak, can critique, can ask

questions, and all these kind of things, okay?

Hey, Victor.

Ah, this is Marnix, miss iPad.

Okay, Marnix.

Perfect, I'm very happy to know you are

here.

Really, really happy.

Okay, I closed it.

Boom, boom, boom.

Okay, guys, tell me, have you any questions?

Oh, Diego, how are you?

Diego from the United States?

Yes, California.

Santa Cruz, California.

It's 7 a.m. He's really early.

He's really early.

Oh, Andres Montoya, how are you?

Hola, Victor, como estas?

Really well, really well.

We need, we should speak in English, okay?

Because, yes, I know, my English is a

potato, it's a disaster, but we should try,

okay?

So, hello, Gabriel.

Okay.

Hello, Gabriel.

Hi.

Can you hear me?

Okay, I'm from Romania.

I live in Spain.

I have lived in Spain 20 years, and

now I'm living in Germany.

Oh, wow, it's a long life.

Nice, really nice.

Okay, nice to see you here.

And Claudio Minho, is there?

No, no.

Claudio, Claudio.

Hola, Victor.

Hi, Claudio, how are you?

Como estamos acá en Patagonia, Argentina.

Really nice.

Okay, so we are 12 people.

Thanks a lot.

Thanks for coming here, okay?

And I would like to start sharing my

screen, okay?

Boom, boom, share.

So, remember that we are recording, okay?

All this video.

And I would like to publish after we

finish, okay?

So, you are totally free to ask me

whatever you want.

Totally, totally free.

And the mission of this live stream is

because I would like to create the experience,

okay?

And I'm totally open to answer all the

questions.

If you want to ask me about these

photos or if you have any other questions

from another thing, I'm totally, totally open, okay?

So, there were a lot of people that

sent me really, really nice photos.

And I selected around 40, 45 photos.

And I would like to start to critique.

I would like to critique a big part

of them.

I think I would like to spend around

90 minutes, 60, 90 or maximum two hours

because I have to stay with my son,

okay, at 6 p.m. So, now Erica

is working, okay?

And I promise her that, okay, at 6

p.m. I will be ready for taking

care of Leo, okay?

So, these are the photos that I received.

They are amazing, amazing photos.

Please turn off your speakers because it's a

little bit annoying to hear.

Perfect, thank you.

Hey, David.

Hi.

Hello, how are you?

I'm fine, thanks, how are you?

Perfect.

It's 4 p.m., it's Tuesday.

And this week, I'm really excited because in

theory, I'm going to start my wedding season

this Friday.

I can't believe it.

Nice.

Friday, Friday of July.

It's crazy.

So, I should start last March, 14th of

March.

But as you know, the virus changed our

schedule, calendars, life, everything, no?

So, I will start next Friday.

And my first wedding is in London.

It's a Jewish wedding on the 2nd of

August.

And we are extremely happy, no?

Okay, happy me, Pablo.

Okay, now I would like to start to

critique the first photo.

And this first photo is from, was taken,

sorry, by the incredible David, okay?

He's from Hungary.

And I would like to start to critique

in a good way.

He's always, in a good way, trying to

find the best thing, okay, of the photos.

And I will try to be very, very

constructive, okay?

Every time, all the time.

Sorry again for my bad English, but photography

is universal.

So, it will be easy for you to

understand me, okay?

So, I don't know why Photoshop is not

working.

The first photo is from David.

For me, it's one of the best photos

of the gallery.

It's really, really, it's a strong moment.

And as you can see, the lips of

the bride is perfectly framed through the earrings,

okay?

And for me, it's really, really, really powerful.

And I love how David captured the moment.

Sorry, and also I love how the lips

are perfectly framed and the color, no?

The color is really, really strong.

But in my case, and this is only

personal, maybe it would be great to crop

a little bit, something like this, because I'm

not sure, but it's very, very, very, very

probable.

Who is taking photos?

It's not a clue.

No, I'm kidding you.

The unique problem is not a big problem,

okay?

Remember, and this is very, very personal.

For me, maybe there are a lot of

parts without information.

It's only my idea.

So, and this is the reason because I

decided to crop, okay?

And one of the reason, the reason because

I love this photo is because it's a

real moment.

And David didn't prepare and didn't organize everything

and just discover this incredible circle.

And you can see, oops.

Sorry.

I love how the leaves are totally framed

here.

It's amazing, okay?

Congratulations, David.

It's really, really nice.

I love it.

Thank you.

Thank you, Victor.

So I think that I saw a few

months ago on your Instagram or maybe in

any contest or fearless or similar or not?

Yes, it is on Instagram and I also

entered to fearless about but it haven't won

anything yet.

Cool.

Actually, I like it that you centered the

image.

So I might have a look.

Because it's good because it's a circle and

if you put it in the middle, it

has a like a symmetry.

It makes it much more better.

So the first thing now is when you

see this really nice photo is thinking out,

oh, wow, the leaves.

Leaves are really, really powerful and also are

totally framed.

But all the information or big part of

the information is here.

It's inside of this circle but there are

more information here, especially here that is totally

black.

And maybe there is anything there, no?

And so maybe if you are trying, as

I said, no, as I told you, no,

it's cropping.

So it's very important trying to find or

when you finish your photo, think about, is

it possible to crop again?

Is it possible to crop one more time?

And think about this.

If it's possible, try again.

Try, try, try, okay?

So it's similar.

So I have here another example.

Sorry.

This is not a photo from this challenge

but this is a good example for explaining

or for talking about cropping.

So imagine, no?

This is the original photo and this is

the final photo.

So it's really, really important to crop.

And this is a photo from a Mexican

guy and he sent me to a big

gallery for choosing the best one for the

field test contest.

And when I saw this, I thought, okay,

it's a really nice photo but it's full

of things that are not okay.

Like the buildings, also the geometry is not

okay.

Also the lines are something like this.

And I really like when, so also look

at this guy, no?

It's something like, no?

A little man, no?

He's trying to clean on the hills, no?

So I don't know what is the name

in English of this.

I don't know.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Okay, cool.

Oops, sorry.

Go for the next one, okay?

Okay, David, he's really, really nice.

Congratulations again, okay?

Claudio Minho, where is Claudio?

I think he's there.

Claudio, Claudio, Claudio.

Hola, Victor.

Hello, my friend, how are you?

How are you?

Perfecto.

Okay, when I saw for the first time

this photo, the first thing I thought, oh,

wow, the light is really, really, really powerful.

The connection is really, really nice, but there

is a few elements that are, yeah, okay,

but not at all.

Something like this, this hand is not totally

working.

So the light is amazing.

It's like a painting, okay?

The color of the skin is super nice.

The moment is a natural moment, but you

were not totally lucky when you captured this

photo because this hand is not totally working.

And sometimes I like when I can see

the face of the bride, but in this

case, I don't know what is happening, but

it's working, no?

It's something like an abstract concept.

It's a good idea.

It's a good background, incredible light, but I

need to see something else.

I don't know what, but I need to

see more, no?

So the whites, it's really, really nice how

you work with this, with the background, no?

It's white, this part and this part.

And I really like how you capture perfectly

all the whites.

Everything is working, no?

Perfect.

Maybe I would like to see her face.

Good photo, Claudio.

Claudio is not seeing something.

Francesca, Francesca from Italy, but I know she's

living in the UK.

And this photo reminds me to another that

I captured a few years ago.

So it's an incredible moment, but I love

the color photos, especially now.

I am very, very focused on the color

photos, but in this way, I think will

be okay.

To turn the photo to black and white.

And it reminds me to this photo, no?

The same, no?

It's a similar moment, like it's a kid.

And here is, there are a lot of

girls, no?

And maybe a black and white.

But if I am talking about black and

white, working in a really hard black and

white, no?

It's similar here, it's not the best way

of working.

But when I am, remember, this is not

a good way of working black and white,

okay?

But when I am talking, this is, no,

it's working about this, sorry.

Remember this, I would prefer to work with

the row.

Oops, sorry.

Sorry, guys.

For me, this is a little bit better.

Control L, more dramatic.

And after in Photoshop or in Lightroom, will

be great to work with every face.

This one, this one, this one, okay.

And also I love these three girls, okay?

They are not touching between them.

And everybody is doing something.

She is playing, no?

She is doing a crazy thing.

She's the main, no?

The main girl, just in the center.

It's really nice, yeah.

Cool.

Congratulations, Francesca.

Really nice photo.

Whoa, for another one.

Nacho Bueno.

Nacho Bueno is from my city.

He's a good friend.

He's living in Spain, in the north of

Spain.

So he sent me four photos.

This one, this one, and this one.

I think he told me or he thought

this was a contest.

And this is not a contest.

This is a live stream.

And I decided to give two hours mentoring

for creating something interesting, okay?

But this is not a contest.

And this is only a good way to

spend two hours talking about photography, okay?

So he said that he loved this photo

or he would like to send this photo

for the contest, but his favorite is this

one, okay?

If we are talking about this kind of

photos, for me, they are okay, but I

prefer to use the 35 millimeters, maximum 28.

More than 28, like 24 or similar is

too much for me because I can't control

all the lines.

It's really difficult for me to control at

24 millimeters.

It's something like, oh, wow.

And 28 for me is the limit.

When I am talking about photos like this,

the main mistake is all about the lines.

So Control A, Control T, and my mission

is make something like this, no?

But the unique problem is the girls are

not okay, no?

As you can see here, very probable that

the bride tells us that it's not totally,

totally okay.

Look at this, history here.

It's not totally okay, no?

Because the bride is getting fat and it's

very probable she doesn't like the photo now,

no?

But the main problem for me when we

are working, hi, Picolino, hi, Francesca.

Just finished to critique your photo.

Sorry so much, okay?

Just finished, yes.

I finished to critique your photo with the

three girls, okay, the three black girls.

So remember that this video is being recorded

and it will be published when we finish,

okay?

And we are talking now about the next

photo.

So you are on time.

Thank you.

Okay, but I critique your photo a few

seconds ago, believe me, okay?

Thank you.

Thank you, thank you.

So Nacho, this is the idea, okay, for

me, when I am using like a fisheyes

or similar or a 20 millimeters, no?

For me it's too much.

But I like the light, but the moment

for me, it's okay.

But it's, I think that the viewer very,

the viewer will think, okay, the photographer proposed

to the bride to throw the bouquet to

the best, to her best friend.

No, it's something like, it's nice.

It's an acting, very easy.

So it's a good photo for your client,

but maybe not the best.

And I am totally sure because I know

your work, you have best ones, okay?

But it's okay, Nacho.

Nacho is not here, I think, okay?

Jorge Sulbaran.

Where is Jorge?

Where is Jorge?

Jorge is here.

Okay, Jorge sent to me these three photos.

The first one, first one, the second one,

sorry.

And the third one.

There is a big difference between this one

and this one.

And it's similar like, there are two different

photographers, no?

Because if we are taking this incredible photo,

I can say that this is an amazing

photographer, that this photographer controls perfectly the light.

And this photographer, not at all, okay?

And here, all the lines are perfect.

We are talking about this photo is, for

me, it's really, really nice, really incredible light.

Here, the bride is perfectly framed here in

this photo.

In this folder, it's amazing.

I love this pose.

I love this.

I love how you expose here.

How you expose here is amazing.

And especially I love when you, with all

this negative space, okay?

Really, really nice.

Congratulations, amazing.

But, but, but, this is the perfect way

of capturing the light, of capturing an amazing

portrait, but this is not the same.

When I am seeing this kind of portraits,

so, yeah, okay, but for me, the main

source of light or the highest point of

light is here, so it's not here.

And there is a big difference if we

are talking this photo and this photo.

Big, big difference.

And it's the same photographer.

And this is a good way how to

control the light, and this is not a

good way how to control the light.

And also there are a few lines that

not working like this.

For me, it's not totally okay, because it's

not the best, okay?

I am kidding.

Hey, guys.

Hello, guys.

Can you turn off your speakers?

Hello, guys.

Turn off your speakers, please.

Thank you.

Hello.

I am hearing you too much.

Okay.

So, and another one for me.

This is the best one, okay?

Okay, okay, go to the next one.

Sorry.

Do you have any questions?

No questions?

Victor, can I ask you a question?

Regarding the photo, the one that is with

the sky, you have told that it's not

a good way of managing the light, but

from my point of view, it's just a

question.

How do you manage this kind of light?

Because there is a very high contrast.

So, if you expose for the sky, you

have this kind of picture.

If you're exposed for the bridge, the sky

will be overexposed.

So, how do you manage?

Do you underspot the sky, and you use

a flash to highlight the bridge?

Well, in this case, you frame in a

different way, but how do you fix this

kind of contrast?

This is the way for me.

Yeah.

Yeah, because this photo was taken with flash,

with speed light.

You?

Yes, by me.

To control the exposure with the sky.

Ah, yeah.

The way that Alfonso tells.

Yeah, yeah.

If he had been like, yeah, yeah, yeah.

So, the unique problem, remember that I'm only

giving my opinion.

It's only my opinion.

And to remember, I'm not a teacher, I'm

not similar, okay?

But the thing is that when I am

seeing this photo, so I prefer to grab.

And when I am thinking about, okay.

It's another photo.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, of

course.

It's another.

Yeah, yeah, of course.

But, so imagine the bride ask you, okay,

please, Jorge, I would like to have here

a photo because I chose this hotel, because

I love this terrace, blah, blah, blah, blah,

blah.

Okay, give to the bride this photo, and

maybe for you, it's better this, no?

And it's more, more, more clear.

And I don't know, I don't know, but

maybe, I don't know.

Yes, less elements.

Looks great, and the right is the principal

point.

No, and the unique thing is maybe, the

photo is okay.

It's not the best, but I prefer this

one, okay?

You know, it's totally different.

But if maybe this photo is better in

black and white because it's cleaner.

And also, there is one more thing.

Be careful with your Photoshop, okay?

Be careful because for me, maybe it's too

hard here.

And you can see, no, I don't know

how to say in English, no, this is

a blur or similar.

It's strange, okay?

So when I am working or when I

am finding these kind of photos, so the

first thing before taking the photo, I think

something like this, okay?

So I think, okay, I have this, oops,

come on.

Okay, sorry guys.

My computer now is suffering because I am

recording this here.

So I am thinking about before taking the

photo that I have this line, this line,

this line, and this line, no?

So, and the main problem for me is

when I am cropping this part.

So this master line, so no, it's cropping

the, it's cropping the right.

So I love the venue, I love the

location.

It's an incredible location, but maybe I would

like to see other different perspectives or I

would like to find another different perspectives.

I don't know because I've never been there,

no?

So it's easy to say now all the

faults or the little mistakes, no?

It's really easy now, but when you are

taking photos during the real wedding is totally

different, okay?

But maybe in black and white will be

better and maybe with the crop, maybe, I'm

not sure, okay?

Thank you.

Yeah, yes, okay.

So the another one, Federico Petri.

Federico Petri, I would like to talk about

this kind of photos.

And I remember there was a time, this

kind of photos were very, very popular.

I'm talking about putting a flash or putting

a back flash and trying to capture the

spray, the high-dressers spray.

And this is similar like our friend.

I am trying to find another photo.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

No, where is?

Oh yeah, this one, okay.

And I would like to talk about after

this photo from Federico Petri.

I would like to talk about this photo.

So for me, the best thing is that

it's a very popular photo.

No, it's a very common photo.

And I am always thinking about the getting

ready is something else than capturing a makeup

artist with a brush or a high-dresser

with different things.

When I am talking about getting ready, now

at this moment of our career, we are

thinking about capturing more moments like this.

So of course, we are capturing moments like

the makeup artist's brush, the high-dresser moment,

blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

But for us now, it's not totally important

because we are super focused on capturing all

the relationship between the bride and her friends,

her parents, sister, brothers, family.

So we don't spend too much time in

capturing all these kinds of things.

I captured this photo around 2014, 2013, I

think.

And so at the time was very popular

trying to capture all these kinds of things

with the high-dresser, blah, blah, blah, blah.

But now I am more focused on the

people, and how is leaving the bride her

most important day and trying to capture all

the situations or the moments that are happening.

And for us, wedding photography means this.

So, and this is the same father, same

bride.

It's only five minutes difference, okay?

And for us, getting ready means this, is

capturing, capturing moments.

More than capturing these kind of photos.

All these kind of photos are perfect, are

okay for our clients, but I would like

to capture something else.

Talking about this photography, for me, I think

one of the mistakes is this.

I'm not talking about the light.

I'm talking about the kind of light.

So this is a continuous light.

And I think for this kind of photos

work flash, okay?

The flash works better.

And in this case, I recommend to put,

sorry, this continuous light here, but no here,

behind her face, okay?

And I would like to see more this

part, no?

So I need to see more information and

maybe changing to a flash.

The flash will be changed totally, totally, totally.

So remember that I show you another photo.

Where is, where is, where is?

Yeah, yeah, this one.

It's from Saurabh, he is from India.

And I am so sorry if I am

not saying his name in a correct way,

okay?

But this is the same philosophy, okay?

But I can see a few mistakes.

The first one is that the highest point

of light is here.

And everybody knows that here is the bride.

Everybody knows, but we should direct the light

here and not here, okay?

And I see a lot of lines that

are distracting me like this.

Be careful, okay?

So here is the neutral background.

So it's not here.

This line is not working, my friends.

And this line is not totally working, okay?

So, but for me, the main problem is

the light.

It's too high for me.

And maybe, maybe another time, sorry, could be

great to make something like, oops.

Yeah, but this line is not working at

all.

Uh-huh, uh-huh, more

or less, but not really.

Tell me.

Victor, in this case then, if there's an

action like this, and obviously you see lines

behind.

Yeah.

You wouldn't just take the pictures.

You would choose to take another pictures outside

the specific scene then.

No, so maybe my mission will be, or

was to change the lenses, change to 85

maybe.

If this photo was taken, I think, I

think was with 35 or similar.

Maybe, I'm not sure now.

Okay, but with 85, I'm trying to crop

in a virtual way something like this.

Okay, yeah.

Or thinking about how the light works, okay?

So I would like to see all the

room, okay?

For knowing how the room is, okay?

But maybe, maybe, maybe, would be great to

use 85 for similar, okay?

And only, sorry, only cropping this part.

Because- In this specific example, would you

then try to create background for that bit

of white that you've got on the left

-hand side?

What, what?

Then in this specific case, would you create

more background in Photoshop in post-processing?

No, no, no, no, no.

Maybe, maybe, maybe will be great to expose

here, okay?

And after this, put a back flash.

Okay.

Or similar, and should expose this part, this

part, okay?

And in this way, all the background will

be dark or totally dark.

And after the flash, you will capture this

frame, no?

Okay.

Similar to this, okay?

So, because remember, he is, she is the,

she's the bride.

He's only a makeup artist.

He's not, he's not important, okay?

He is not important, okay?

So, maybe only sub, I don't know.

Sorry.

This is not working.

I can see, no, I can see all

the, how's our capture?

I can see all the data, but yes,

sub exposure, in my case, sub expose two,

three points, okay?

And trying to get dark everything and only

focus on this part.

Okay?

Yeah, Francesca?

Okay.

Sorry, I put myself on mute as well.

Yeah.

Okay.

Juan Pablo de Saive sent me this photo.

No, it's a portrait, but it's okay.

The light is okay, but for me, there

is, I'm always obsessed with the lines and

with the, sorry, because people, okay.

Very obsessed with the lines and with hands.

And be careful, guys, when you are cropping

these kind of things, you know?

So, in this way, it will be great

to crop again, to make something like this,

a little bit more.

Yeah, it's similar, no?

So, control L and see how the contrast

works, medium.

Yeah, it's a little bit more dramatic, no?

Look at this, and look at this.

Okay.

Go to another one.

Don't save, don't save, don't save, don't save.

Okay.

Okay, Andrea Caciola is a good friend from

Italy.

And I like it, but I would like

to describe.

Guys, this is interesting for you.

If this interesting for you, or I know

I'm very basic, or it's okay or not.

For me, it's interesting.

Oh, okay, okay.

Okay, okay, guys.

Oh, sorry, there is another one.

Guy, Cosmin, okay.

Okay, this is a good moment, but it's

okay.

It's okay for me, but I would like

to see something else.

For me, it's too much dark, but the

photo is dark.

It's okay.

So all the whites are totally perfect.

No, they are okay.

But maybe, maybe the background is not the

best, maybe.

But I love the moment, these hands.

I love the moment when the bride take

off her clothes for changing the wedding dress.

But it's really, it's a little bit complicated.

It's a little bit complicated to understand it.

No, it's not the best, Andrea.

I think that you have better photos.

Okay, Jorge Zulbaran.

I like the action, her legs.

Oh, for another one.

Marco Moreno.

Okay, it's a good photo, but

I prefer.

So remember when I said that the getting

ready is something else like this or like

this, no.

It's something else more than capturing high dress

moment, makeup moment.

Yes, I capture, I take these kind of

photos, but I don't spend too much time.

So for me, it's most important to capture

moments like this, okay, or moments like this,

no, with a lot of people, no.

But it's a nice moment, okay.

But I only give my opinion, remember, okay.

And I really love it because this brush

is not touching this part, which is okay.

It's not, it's a really nice face, no.

It's a good moment, good feelings.

Artistic photo is very probable, no, with a

mirror or with a reflection of a mobile

phone or similar, okay.

This hand is really, really nice.

This part, no, how it's working.

And yeah, and the reflection, no, it's maybe

totally, totally okay, no.

It's half, half, it's working really, really nice.

Yes, and the light, really nice.

No, the light is really, really nice as

well.

Really well focused.

And I say, no, the hand is working

really, really well.

And I prefer this kind of photos when

we only show, we only show the bride.

And I prefer these photos than the other

ones with the makeup artist like this, no.

Similar, like we are comparing who is the,

no, it's the same or maybe the makeup

artist or the high dresser man has more,

is more important than the bride, no.

It's a lot of space, more than the

50% of the photo.

So I forgot to talk about this, sorry,

for an amazing photo from a French friend.

He is called Olivier and I really love

it because as you can see, no, he's

working.

I'm talking about the reds, no.

He's working perfectly with this red, red and

red.

And no, and also it's not, it's an

incredible moment like, it's something like, okay, guy,

jump and try to put your trousers.

And I like to see the final photo.

So imagine, no, he's trying to put, no,

in the same moment, he's now he's trying

to jump and put your legs there.

Will be really, really crazy.

And the unique thing, because I think, I'm

not sure, okay.

So maybe Olivier dark this part and maybe

will be okay to get dark this, but

I'm not totally sure if it works with

the trousers and all these things.

But the unique thing that is disturbing me

is this bath, no, it's not okay, no.

So everything is working really, really well without

the bath, it's not, no, it's not totally

working.

It's my opinion.

But congratulations, it's a really, really strong photo.

I love it.

It's a good moment.

It's a really funny moment.

Cool.

I was talking about Marco Moreno and now

it's time to talk about Bernardo Rodriguez.

And it's a little bit crazy to say

now this thing, but in this case, I

think it will be better to get Bern

or all these things.

So for me, it will be great to

find all these notes, no, all these folders,

totally, totally white.

Okay, because it's okay.

It's really, really nice photo, very interesting.

But for me, I would like, don't see

this part, no.

So I don't need to see this window.

I don't need to see through the window,

through this part.

It's okay, this part is working, nice.

We are 21 people.

Okay, cool, thank you.

Thank you to everybody for coming.

We're really happy.

Another one, 22.

Okay, come on.

Okay, for me, it's okay, but maybe the

folder is not totally, totally clean and it's

not working because that reason is not the

best.

It's my opinion.

So I love, so I like to see

when I find this kind of photo.

So I prefer always to find a bride

trying to play with her wedding dress.

And I don't like too much when I

find only a wedding dress, putting the window

with a backlight or similar.

So I always say it's perfect when we

say to the bride, hello, my bride, can

you go there with your wedding dress and

try to play with it, blah, blah, blah,

blah, blah.

No, it's more natural, okay.

So congratulations, Bernardo, good photo.

Go for another one.

Derrick Lafayette, it's okay, it's a really good

idea, but it's not perfectly working.

And I would like to say why.

So maybe, I don't know.

Look at this.

One more time, okay.

Cropping, cropping, cropping, cropping.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.

Ah, puta.

Sorry.

Excuse me.

More, more, more, more, more, more.

Something like this.

No, it's not working at all now.

But I think that one of the mistakes

is here.

Too much bride for me, okay.

It's a good idea.

It's a really good idea to, no, it's

trying to capture the reflection, but the reflection

is not working at all.

No, it's already, it's not 100% perfect,

okay.

So the idea, remember, it's really, really good,

but it's not working.

In my case, maybe say, hey, guy, please

stop.

Stop, stop, stop, and go super, super, super,

super close and try to capture this hand,

okay, and maybe, yeah, similar, no?

Only one hand, the reflection here.

Do you understand me, guys?

Yeah?

Okay.

Yes.

Viviana?

Hello, Viviana.

Hola, Viviana.

Viviana?

Hola, aquí estoy.

Que tal, Victor?

Escuchando atentamente.

Nice to see you.

Yes, for me, it's very, very hard to

speak in English, but especially when I am

talking, no, when I am speaking with a

Spanish girl, okay, like you, and it's difficult,

but we should speak in English, okay?

Yes, I know, Viviana, my English now is

a disaster, but we need to, or I

need to improve, okay, and I need to

speak in English.

Okay, congratulations for this photo.

I love it.

It's fantastic.

It's a really, really strong photo.

So this is a makeup artist or a

hairdresser artist, okay, or similar, but in this

way, it's perfectly working because it's something like

a painting because, especially because this hand is

amazing.

This hand is amazing.

Also, the way how you are working with

the black and white, okay, is really, really

nice.

And there are four different elements, like the

bride, the makeup artist, and the hands of

the makeup artist.

No, it's really, really, really interesting.

Maybe in my case, maybe we'll be okay

to get dark, okay, oh, sorry, to get

light 3D.

Remember, Viviana, this is only my opinion, but

it's a

little bit dark, you know, for creating a

more dramatic situation.

And this face is really, really impact.

No, it's something like, she's not happy.

She's not nervous.

What is happening with her?

No, it's really, really nice.

Can you tell us how you captured this?

Where was the light?

Was a natural light?

Yes, no?

Was a window?

Yes, yes, it's the window.

Right in front of a window.

Behind you can see the curtain, one is

more closed.

And it's a hotel room.

There's a lot of mess.

That's why I did the crop.

I mean, I framed it closer so that

you can't see everything that's on the floor

and the armchairs.

And I focused on the light that the

faces gave them.

Uh-huh, she's saying that the room was

full of things, okay, and there were two

different windows and the ground floor was full

of a few chairs, sofas, and all these

things.

And she was cleaning everything and she cropped

a lot of the photo, cleaning everything.

And yeah, it's a good way, you know,

of showing a getting ready moment.

Congratulations, Viviana, really nice photo.

Gracias, Victor.

Thank you for sending.

Okay, go for Marnix.

Marnix is a good friend and he sent

me four or five photos.

This one, this one.

No, no, no, no, no, this one, no,

sorry.

This one, this one, this one, this one,

and this one.

Ah, no, no, no, no, and this one,

six photos, okay?

I'm friend of him, okay?

And I am going to be a little

bit harder, okay?

That's good.

But always, always, I'm trying to be very,

very, very, very positive, constructive, okay?

If we are comparing this one, this one,

this one, this one, and this one, okay?

These five photos, for me, my favorite one

is this, sorry.

Sorry, guys, it's this one.

Why?

Because it's a natural moment.

It's a very, very simple room.

When I am talking, it's a very simple

room.

It's because you can say, no, it's only

very old armchair, no, this part, blah, blah,

blah, but Marnix worked really, really well with

the light.

And you can see here, for me, this

is amazing how Marnix works.

And especially, I love when the whites have

texture, okay?

Everything is working, the light is working.

Also, moment is really, really nice.

I love when I find these kind of

things, very natural moments, okay?

And we don't know to see a brush,

or similar, or makeup artist, or hairdresser, blah,

blah, blah, no?

Because everybody knows that this is a getting

ready moment.

Why?

Because here is the mom, it's easy, no?

And I don't know who he is, who

is he, or maybe the brother, or similar,

but it's very sure, no, it's quite sure

that it's really, really close to her, and

really close to the family.

And also, sorry, one of the main things

is this hand.

No, it's really natural, no, it's calm, no,

it's happy.

And also, you can see two photos in

only one, left and right, and this is

perfect.

And also, there are another, whoops, element, and

this is the wedding dress.

So, this is a good way to show

to the world what kind of photographers we

are.

This is another way of seeing, no, and

this is perfect.

And also, you can see here the, I'm

sorry, here in the left side, the light

is working really, really well.

In this part, it's not working so well,

but Marnix work with Photoshop, or Lightroom, or

similar, these faces in a natural way, no,

and the wedding dress.

So, this is a good photo, Marnix.

For me, this is my favorite, really, really

nice.

And a strong photo, yeah, and for sure,

I'm pretty sure that the bride will be

super happy with you.

And I would like to say why the

another photos are not my favorite, okay?

Or are, okay, okay, and we were talking

with Erika, and Erika told me that she

loves, or she loves this photo.

And I said, yes, it's a good photo,

but for me, the last one was better.

And the reason is because for her, this

photo works because you can see these four,

no, these four people, and everybody is totally,

totally connected.

And also, it's super funny to see this

face, no, is crying.

So, everybody is laughing, nervous, is crying,

but the unique face that is not working

is this face.

Yes, I know, it's not depending on you.

It's not your fault, no, but sometimes we

need to be lucky.

Yes, it's true.

We are photographers, and we need to work

really, really hard, but sometimes we need to

be lucky for capturing or for find all

the faces in a good way.

And this is the way I didn't select,

or it wasn't one of my favorites, okay?

Check the other ones because this photo is

really nice.

It's a good moment, but this is personal,

Marnix.

This is really, really personal.

And at this moment of my career, I

am a little bit tired about finding or

creating reflection.

This is really personal.

You know me, so this is a reflection,

obviously, but for me, this is more natural

because it's very proud, it's a reflection of

the room.

And maybe this is the typical mirror of

the makeup artist or similar.

And maybe I try to capture a lot

of photos similar to this one, and maybe

this photo is not the same.

It's more difficult, and it's full of elements,

and it's color, and the color is working

really, really, really well, okay?

And this is very, very personal, remember, okay?

It's okay, but look at the faces.

No expression, no important thing.

So I prefer to see how the bride

is laughing, is enjoying the moment, and this

one is not my favorite.

And if we are comparing this and this,

sorry, guys, yeah, it's easy.

The right one is perfect, and the left

one is not totally working.

Oh, I said that this guy was something

like a brother, or no, no, no, it's

the friend.

Yeah, yeah, he's actually a good friend.

He's a good friend of the family.

Wow, okay, okay, okay, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,

yeah, yeah.

So yes, I think the right one is

okay.

And this one, it's okay, it's a good

photo, but now the wedding market is full

of this kind of photos.

No, it's okay, it's a good photo for

your clients.

And in my case, if I have the

possibility of capturing something like this, I capture,

I take this kind of photos, but I'm

focused on capturing this kind of photos more

than this one, okay?

Or I'm going to say, no, I'm focused

on publishing or capturing sometimes this kind of

photos, and no, this kind of photos, because

as I said, the wedding market is totally

full, and there is no difference between Marnix

and Victor and Erika, Viviana, when we are

capturing this kind of reflections, okay?

But here is Marnix, it's only you.

This is another way of seeing, and this

is the way of seeing of the wedding

industry, okay, and make sense?

Yeah, very clear, thanks.

Thank you, man, thank you for sending.

Sure, thanks.

Okay, go for another one, and Vince Arredondo.

For me, it's okay, it's a good moment,

especially when we are talking about this incredible

girl.

I love it, no?

It's a natural moment, really, really nice, but

I can see here a mirror.

The mirror is totally empty.

I would like to see if is it

possible to work or to find another photo

with the mirror, with a reflection, okay?

Also, I see this part is too much

bright for me, and another time, don't forget,

is it possible to grow?

Yes, so let's do this.

And now, for me, this part is too

bright, especially this part, okay?

So who is the most important part in

this photo?

She is, okay?

Yes, obviously, everybody knows she's the bride, and

it's very probable she's the mother, she's her

sister or similar, but here is the most

important element.

So here is necessary to put all the

highest point of light, okay, and not here.

So in this way, it's really easy to

make something like this.

Get dark, this part.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom,

boom.

I am working in a really bad way,

super fast way, not the best, okay?

It's only for showing you, but remember, this

mirror, I would like to see how many

possibilities can give me this mirror.

It's only in five seconds how the photo

change, and finally, cropping similar, boom, boom.

Ah, ah, yeah.

Okay, guys.

Okay, beans, thank you.

Thank you for sending.

I would like to show you this photo.

I love it.

It's from Jesus Ochoa.

He's from Venezuela, and now he's living in

Colombia.

It's a really, really nice photo.

I love it, no?

It's funny.

It's another perspective.

Okay, super.

Go to check it, okay?

Go to see it.

The main point, no, is this.

So this part.

Eyes, and eyes, no?

And go to this part.

It's amazing, no?

Nice, how this photographer works.

If you don't know the work of the

Mr. Jesus Ochoa, I really recommend you.

He's a good photographer.

He's a good man, okay?

But this photo works.

It's super funny, but for me, there are

a lot of things.

The most important thing that is not working

is this part, no?

It's too much for me.

I love the idea.

For me, no, this is another way of

seeing.

When we are seeing photos like this, I'm

not talking about circles now, no?

I'm talking about another way of seeing, another

way of capturing photos.

So this is the same concept.

And here is a photographer that is trying

to capture another way of understanding.

This kind of photographers are trying to capture

another perspective, okay?

And they are focused on capturing another way

of understanding wedding photography.

And I love it, okay?

But as I told you, as I said,

sorry, maybe it will be something like this.

I'm not sure, okay?

No, yes, I'm sure.

I'm totally sure.

Similar to this.

So maybe I, something is not working

because if we are cropping the part, okay?

Maybe.

So the thing is that it's a little

bit confusing because I can see here a

hand, okay?

Here is a hand.

Here is another girl, maybe.

Or maybe it's the same, I'm not sure.

But I'm going to see, I'm going to

see if I can see the, yeah, for

100, 4,000 ISO.

And he use F-stop 4, but it's

not working.

I thought was 2.8, but no, no,

it's F-stop 4, it's working, but it's

a little bit confusing, no?

It's too, I'm sorry, to find this, sorry.

This part for me, it's not the best.

It's a nice photo, but something is not

working, Jesus.

Maybe you needed to get closer, to take

one or two steps and focus on this

part, okay?

The bride and you and your hand, and

this, no, and these circles, these two circles,

your lenses and the mirror.

Congratulations, man.

And thank you for sending.

Hey guys, any questions?

Have you any questions?

No questions, okay.

Whoa, for this one, Rafa Vichero from Spain.

He's a good guy.

He has a lot of power.

He's new in wedding photography, but he has

a lot of potential and he's growing, growing,

growing, growing and getting better every time.

This is a good idea, okay?

Capturing this moment.

The way he worked with Photoshop or Lightroom

is okay, but maybe the lines is not

working at all.

Maybe this part is not the best, Rafa,

no.

When I have this kind of photos, with

this kind of light, sometimes I said to

my brides or to my couples say, okay,

besides capturing this part, I say, okay, take

a walk and try to walk here and

try to capture only shoes, sorry, okay?

Here is the light and I say, please,

is it possible to walk?

Is it possible to take a walk here?

And please, can you show me your shoes

in a natural way?

Okay, but it's okay.

Okay, almost, almost there.

Congratulations, Rafa.

You are working really, really hard.

Hope this fucking virus finish very, very soon

and we can go back to the weddings.

Okay, sun, here is sun, okay?

This kind of photos are okay, but it's

a good photo for your clients, but this

is not a very artistic photo and this

is a common photo.

Maybe you need to capture something else.

When I am captured something else and I

am captured, I know I'm talking about these

moments.

I'm talking about these moments.

I know with more people, I'm talking about,

again, this and this.

So for me getting ready, yes, I captured

this kind of photos, but I would like

to be more, or I would like to

capture more abstract moments, okay?

And more conceptual, more different moments.

And this is the typical photos that everybody

is waiting for you.

And you need or you should to show

something else.

Or I recommend you to show more people

or more things that are happening in the

same room.

Okay, Alberto Parejo is joining us.

Okay, go to the next one.

Diego Tabango, where is Diego?

From California.

Okay, this is the unique vertical photo.

As you know, all of you, vertical photos

are not my favorite.

This is my mania or I don't know

how to say in English, but I always

prefer horizontal, okay?

But in this way, it's a good moment.

So I love how you capture this ride.

Yeah.

But I love how you capture this, no?

It's totally unfocused, but I love it, okay?

So it's fantastic how you capture the wedding

dress, but maybe it would be better to

try to capture the same reflection here.

So it's similar when I was talking about

this photo.

Now it's the same reflection.

The left side and the right side.

And here is, okay, it's a different way

of capturing a wedding dress.

So remember guys that I prefer to capture

always, always a human being with a wedding

dress and not only a wedding dress, okay?

So as I said, no, it will be

great to find the another, no, no, so

the bride in the right side.

It's my opinion, okay?

The light is perfect.

The black and white is really nice, but

the action is not totally done.

I think someone is writing me.

Yes, it was a mistake, guys.

She ran, the daughter ran into the photo

as I was taking a boring photo of

the dress.

So that's exactly what happened.

No, but when I see this trepidation, it's

not a problem for me.

No, no, believe me.

So, because the wedding dress is totally focused.

So for me, no, it's not a mistake.

It's not a big mistake for me, but

excuse me, sorry.

This is really difficult to work with this

laptop because I'm always working with my computer

with two screens and with only one is

really, really difficult, okay?

But okay, so one of the main problem

for me is not that this trepidation.

So because for me, this photo is working,

but I would like to see on this,

no, it's not complete.

More space.

This is one of the mistakes for me.

So the photo is not totally complete, okay?

Or maybe you should to wait for one

second more, but one second more, the bride

will be here.

So the, it's not totally okay, okay?

But the, so it will be great.

First of all, to capture all the complete

body, okay?

Her body and also the reflection in the

right side, okay?

Okay, Diego, what do you think about my

super English?

That's good, you're doing a great job.

That is good, no.

So the problem for me is that I

only have 100, 200 words and it's really

difficult for me to make a good critique

because I don't have 2000 words in my

vocabulary and it's difficult for me, no?

And also my really hard pronunciation, my Spanglish

is really, really, really hard.

Victor, because your English is not perfect that

I can't understand every word you say.

I love it.

That's my case because I'm from.

Yeah, because you are from Venezuela.

Exactly.

Yeah, I'm from Spanish people, you know, if

a Spanish guy is speaking English, it's really,

no, it's really easy for me.

And also if you are like Marnix, for

me Marnix, I understand him perfectly.

Also, he speaks very, very well English.

So my biggest problem is when I am

speaking or when I am talking, sorry, with

an American speaker, with a British speaker and

you are speaking super fast and sometimes I

think, oh wow, what is he saying, no?

But this is my biggest problem.

And it's true is that a lot of

people are very, very polite and always say,

no, Victor, your English is perfect, but I

know my English is not perfect, okay?

But thanks God, photography is universal and thanks

God, when I am critiquing, I can write

or I can paint with the red colors

and it's really easy to understand, okay?

So, okay, thank you, Diego, for your patience,

okay?

And thank you for sending your photo, okay?

Go to another guy and this is Dabu

and when Dabu send me this photo, he

said, for sure you will say this line,

it's not working.

And yes, Dabu, I am totally, totally agree.

It's a good moment, okay?

Or it's a good photo, but for me,

you don't need to show this part.

So maybe you need to sub expose two,

three, no, overexpose, sorry, overexpose two, three points

in this case, maybe, because this part of

the photo is not working.

So the concept is really abstract, work really,

really well, but if you are getting dark

on these parts, this is totally dark and

it's very probable you use Photoshop or similar.

So please, you need to overexpose this or

maybe try to change your camera or say

to the room, please, can you use a

chair or can you up a few centimeters

or can you jump a little bit more

or similar?

Okay, it's my opinion.

Okay, Dabu, but as you said, this photo,

the main problem is this, okay?

Hey, Victor, I have a question.

Tell me.

So ideally, where would you like the horizon?

I noticed you're pretty big on where the

horizon should be.

What's your guide as far as like where

to place the horizon when a subject is

in front of it?

How?

Where?

No, no.

The red line, where would you like to

see that red line?

No red line here.

So I would like to see, no, no,

no, no.

So the thing is that, Diego, I would

like to see, this is a bad way.

So remember, this is a really bad way,

okay?

So for me, it's very important to find

a neutral background.

And I am talking to this, but in

Photoshop, it's horrible, it's a disaster.

And I am talking about overexpose two, three

points, okay?

Because if I overexpose two, three points, all

this part will be totally, totally white, okay?

And this is the way.

So the way is that the room is

perfectly framed in this part, okay?

You know, and it's perfect.

But the unique mistake is this, no?

This line, the horizontal line is not working

at all, okay?

Yeah?

Is it?

Got it, yeah.

Yeah.

So just overexpose, and then you'll get rid

of the horizon.

And this is the same like this photo,

boom, boom, boom, boom, yeah, this one.

So when I have these kind of photos,

I prefer to overexpose two, three points, because

I prefer to find totally, totally white, this

part, okay?

Totally white, okay?

Similar to this, mm-hmm.

Okay?

Got it.

Okay, thanks.

You're welcome.

Okay, oh, here is another photo from Marnix,

but okay.

Carlos Alberto sent me three photos, okay?

And as I said, getting ready moments are

something more than the hairdresser, the makeup moment,

okay?

And if we are talking about the makeup

moment, I'm talking about this, okay?

This is something that's, and please be careful

when we are publishing these kind of photos,

because in case Swarovski is paying you, no,

it's paying you, okay?

It's really nice to show, but if Swarovski

is not paying you, please don't show.

So now it's something like, I only see

this brand, and I see another face that

is, I don't know how to say, is

competing with the bride.

So I wanted to see only one face,

only one face.

Also, you didn't control the flash at all.

For me, it's too much bright, and you

can see noise.

Really, really hard, hard light.

And also, finally, maybe I am a little

bit hard with you, sorry, okay?

Finally, oh, ah, too poor, yeah.

Finally, finally, I would like to, again, one

more time, cropping, crop, I'm not totally sure,

this way.

Also, lines are, the Ctrl A, Ctrl T

lines are not working at all.

Uh-huh, oh, there.

And in my case, when I have this,

so I need to take two, three steps,

okay?

Because you don't need, or you shouldn't show

this part, no, it's not important at all.

And you need to think, which is the

most important part?

Here, okay, it's perfectly framed, but you didn't

use the flash in a correct way, because

I can see all this part, all these

buildings, and it's not clean, okay?

And the rest of the photos are not

working, so look at the line through the

head of the boy, it's not working at

all, okay?

I think it's only two photos.

This one and this one.

Ah, yes, and this one, no?

It's okay, but it's really difficult to find

a perfect composition when there is a lot

of lines, so try to clean, no?

So take it easy.

So maybe you are trying to be very,

very, or you are trying to capture very

complicated frames and try to be super, super

simple.

It's easy.

When there are a lot of lines, it's

really, really complicated and when you find something

clean, it's really easy, no?

It's something like, I don't know, like this,

like this, no?

With only a few lines, more easier, it's

easier, sorry.

Okay, go to another photo and talk now

about- I'll put this up.

Oh, perfect.

Talk about Andres Montoya, okay?

And we are wedding photographers and we know

this is a getting ready moment because, you

know, so it's typical, there is a brush

and we can notice, or we notice there

is a bride, but if we ask to

my mother or to another people who is

not a photographer or who is not a

wedding photographer, maybe she doesn't know this is

a wedding, or maybe if we are asking

to my neighbor or to another friend that

they are not wedding photographers, they will say,

or they say, okay, I see a woman,

but I don't know what is happening here,

no?

So there is a light, but something is

not working, no?

It's not clean, no?

So it's really difficult to find the meaning

of this photo because I only can see

this part of light and I would like

to see more, no?

And as I said one more time, getting

ready moments means something else than capturing the

brush moment, the makeup moment, the hairdresser moment.

Please try to capture, try to document what's

happening with the family, with the bride, with

her sister, with her brother, parents, blah, blah,

blah, blah, blah, blah.

Okay?

Thank you for sending, my friend, Andres.

Go to, go to talk about, about, Gabriel,

Joe Macas.

Joe Macas sent me this one and another

one, what is, Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe

Macas.

I don't know where is Joe Macas, okay,

here.

And compare this one and this one, okay?

I prefer the left one, for me it's

more, more interesting, it's stronger, this one, I'm

talking about this, okay?

So the black and white is okay, but

one more time, one more time will be,

okay, this, Rob, please guys.

So the difference between a photo and a

good photo is only a few things, it's

only a few things.

Please, before finishing the photo, think about, is

it possible to crop one more time?

No?

Okay, done.

Yes?

Try again, try again, try again.

Okay?

It's very, very, very important.

The unique mistake is this, so the hand

is not working, so maybe in this case,

the crop will be another time, similar to

this, okay?

I would, sorry, sorry guys.

One more time, crop again.

Something like this, no?

Without hand, because in case the, so the

main problem for me is that, no?

It's this, sorry.

So the hand is, or the two hands

are not totally okay, and this part is

not working for me.

So this way, crop, crop, crop, crop.

Okay, thank you, Joe.

Thank you for sending photos, okay?

Thank you, and congratulations for this photo.

Okay, well, to talk about Alfonso Wassmer, and

Alfonso sent me a few photos, and I

have this one, and I think I have

another one, but it was very, very similar.

So think about this, where is the light?

Alfonso, where is the light?

No light, no interesting, no?

No, I would like, so?

It's very flat light.

Yeah, yeah, so the main problem, so in

our photography is always thinking about how the

light works, it's very important.

And sometimes, when I am, no?

When I critique a Spanish portfolio or similar,

I find a lot of friends who are

not working really well with the light.

So as a photographer, I'm totally sure, I'm

totally sure that you, Alfonso, now know how

to control the light, how to expose the

light, but I don't know what is happening

with wedding photographers during the wedding day, because

a lot of wedding photographers forget how the

light works.

And the first thing is, now he's thinking

about, okay, where is the light?

Where is the window?

If there is no window, put a flash

or put a LED.

The unique reason is, or the main reason

is trying to capture a very interesting light,

no?

And here is very neutral, it's here the

light, it's here, it's here, it's here.

Okay, so something is not working.

When I am find this kind of moments,

and now I am talking about moments, okay?

No light.

So always I think about, okay, here is

a pattern, here is a pattern, and here

is a pattern.

Pattern, no?

Or pattern, or pattern.

It's pattern, no Diego?

It's pattern.

Yeah, yeah, pattern, yes.

Yeah, pattern.

Yeah.

So three hands, okay?

Doing the same thing.

So try to focus on this kind of

things, no?

It's three hands, no, in the same moment,

or similar act, or similar acting.

So try to focus on this kind of

things.

And also, when Erika started to capturing weddings,

sorry, I'm going to move this part, okay?

It's a little bit crazy.

So when Erika started to capturing weddings, I

said a few things, okay?

It's not allowed, it's not allowed to capture,

it's true.

It's not allowed to capture this kind of

photos.

It's not allowed to say to the groom,

please, please groom, can you make similar this,

okay?

Put your tie, and maybe, or please guys,

can you make, no.

Never, never, never is natural, never.

So the first thing that I said to

her, and I am talking about the Alfonso

Wassmer photo, okay?

One second.

I'm moving, okay?

And I am in the guest room, because

Erika is in Laska.

And you can see the window, okay?

So I always say, the main source of

light, don't show, hide, and try to find

a neutral background.

And take the light here, okay?

It's very important.

And always, always, five minutes before the starting,

every wedding, every wedding, to all my brides,

to all my grooms, I give, or I

gave, no, I usually give a few seconds

photography masterclass.

And I said, hey guys, look at the

light.

If you are, no, if you are facing

the light, to light for you in your

face is totally perfect.

If you are totally similar to this, you

are dark.

So, to light for you is not working.

When you hear me, light, light, light, if

I say light, light, light, they're getting ready,

it means, light is not working with you.

So remember guys, always trying to face always

the light.

And here is the light, and here is

not the light.

So, try to find a neutral background, similar

to this, don't show the main source of

light, like this, it's easy.

Okay?

And always work, always work.

This is a workshop about light.

Okay, sorry guys, boom, boom, okay.

I am sorry, chat, yeah, good info, thank

you guys.

Okay, so, everything is okay, Alfonso?

Yes.

Thank you, I was very hard?

No, no, no, no, no.

No, I understand perfectly what you're trying to

tell me.

The point is, the room was really dark,

that the picture is light with a lit

light.

The day was very cloudy, and even if

I opened the window, it was, there wasn't

a good light.

So the only way to illuminate the room

was with the light, because I didn't want

it to light the scene with a flash,

because if you realize the walls were orange,

if I light the scene with a flash,

probably the light would be contaminated because of

the reflection of all the orange color.

So the way I fix it, or I

try to fix it, was with the lit

light.

Obviously, I understand perfectly that it's very flat,

but it's the way I fix the problems

that I have at the moment.

I didn't know a better way of fixing

the situation that the resource that they have

with the lit light.

Mm-hmm.

So I'm already with you, but not totally

agree, okay?

Because always, always there is light, always, always,

always.

And now with all the cameras we are

using, if you are using Nikon, Canon, or

Sony, or Fuji, okay, whatever, the ISO is

really, really high.

I thought that you captured the photo using

4,000 ISO.

So think about this, okay?

I'm not talking about ISO, I'm talking about

light, a really low light.

And yes, I love to capture, I love

to play with hard light, but as I

always say, it's very important, as I always

say, sorry, it's very important to play or

to understand how the light works.

And here was a cloudy day, a really

cloudy day, but I exposed the light in

a really good way.

And look at this.

It's not a clean, no, a neutral background,

it's full of things, paintings or pictures, yeah.

And this is the same place, it's full

of things.

But look at this, how a really strong

moment, or a very strong moment has more

power than trying to find a neutral background

or similar, no?

So the most important is trying to capture

how it's happening, all the motions and all

these things, okay, if you are, no, if

you are okay and you can find a

neutral background, yeah.

But the main thing is playing with light.

And the big difference with your photos, the

light is totally flat, okay?

But, okay, for the next time, because I

hope to organize more workshops or more live

streams, okay, and more things like this, okay?

And there will be more challenge, okay?

And I will be waiting for your photos,

okay?

Thank you, man.

Thank you, Alfonso.

Are you Spanish?

Yes.

Where are you living?

In Madrid.

Ah, so I thought you were from South

America because in Wasmer, but when you speak,

I thought this guy is Spanish from my

country, okay?

Thank you, thank you, man.

Thank you, Victor.

Okay, these two photos, big difference between one

of them, one, yeah, so my favorite is

the left one, is really, really powerful.

The right one is very, very common, and

maybe it's not working because the background is

full of mess.

It's not the best, it's not my favorite,

okay?

But this portrait works really, really well.

But this photographer, I think he used a

flash or similar, but I love how Gabriel

took this portrait.

But one more time, I think this light

is too much, this part is too much

bright, and I'm talking about, yeah, this part,

this part, getting dark, getting dark, maybe too

much now, but it's a good portrait, man.

Only, as always now, look at this line,

okay?

Ctrl-A, Ctrl-T, and make similar, yeah?

And one more thing, sorry, view,

clear whites, yeah, more or less, okay?

Remember, one more time, a few things change

everything, always happen the same, always happen the

same, only a few things, cropping, trying to

detect the light.

So now the light is clear, it's perfect.

And also we can see all these are

perfect.

The body of this woman is amazing, the

lines, everything is really nice, and how this

photographer captures this photo, but look at this,

if we are comparing, it's only a little

difference, like this, no?

So look at this, and compare with this.

Now it's something like here, it's the highest

point of light, and okay, thank you, Gabriel,

really nice photo.

Okay, we have 15 minutes more, and it

will be a little bit fast, okay, sorry,

because if not, Erika is going to kill

me, and Erika now is finishing the next

video.

We will publish the next video, maybe tonight,

it's very probable, and the next video, she's

talking about Instagram, and she's talking how we

manage Instagram and how we work, okay?

So it will be a very interesting video.

So talk about the photo of Gabriel Boya,

whoops, okay, good light, I'd

like to see how this folder, or this

window is working for her, okay, I, good

connection, but the leg is not the best.

So the light is really, really nice, really,

really interesting, it's really difficult to work in

these kind of houses, so I don't know

if he's from Spain, or- She is

from Spain.

Ah, okay, Gabriel, yeah, so in Spain-

Because I have made three weddings in my

life, this is the third wedding.

Oh, wow.

I'm not a wedding photographer, I'm a photojournalist.

And I try to make, yeah, this is

the third I have made three weddings in

my whole life, next year, as a second

photographer, and I try to learn about wedding

photography.

So yes, it's a good moment, it's a

good, black and white, in a really nice

light, but the thing is that I was

trying to say that working in a typical

old Spanish house is really difficult, because all

the spaces are full of mess, full of

mirrors, full of paintings, but no amazing paintings,

no, I'm talking about really old school paintings,

okay, and it's really difficult, man.

Yeah, and it's very difficult to find a

neutral background and clean everything, so it's always

full of things, always, always.

This room was three meters to two meters,

or something, very small, but I try to

do a good- Okay, man, thank you

for sending, and congratulations, because when I took

my third weddings, my third wedding, my work

was really, really bad.

Very quickly, I would like to show you,

to all of you, how was my work

when I started.

So, portraits, non-math, photo forum, I have

one of my last conferences, I think, will

be here.

Ah, Castellón!

Yes, I had a workshop there a few

months ago before the virus, and I would

like to show you very, very quickly how

was my work when I started.

I don't know if I, oh, no, I

don't have here, sorry.

A lot of people think that I always

have an incredible work, I think, will be

here, because it was another workshop.

This was in Madrid, in a big academy.

So, come on, come on, computer, boom, boom,

boom, come on, come on, come on.

Yeah, it's fine.

Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh,

uh-huh.

Yeah, here it is.

This was my amazing work in 2011, 2012,

and after 2012, my career changed.

Okay, I, so yeah, but before this, I,

here, there is no photos here, but before

taking these kind of photos, I was working

as a photojournalist, no?

So, as a press photographer, and I was

working for nine years as a press photographer,

and I learned a lot about photography.

Yeah, because you go to a press conference,

and you have to do very quick photos,

to politic person, and I make, I know.

Yeah, to me, was, but the main problem

for me was, we're thinking, when I started

to take, or to photograph weddings, I thought,

okay, what do I have to do for

being a wedding photographer?

And I thought, okay, so who are the

main, or the most important wedding photographers in

my city?

ABC.

So, ABC, and I thought, okay, I need

to copy for being, or I need to

copy.

I'm copying you, I'm copying you.

Two years, I'm copying you, really.

Okay, okay, go to the final photo, okay?

And this photo was captured by Julio Rodriguez,

okay?

And I will go to see the photo.

Okay, and I would like to, okay.

So, the thing is that the black and

white is not too much powerful.

So, I would like to see this part

with more light.

And the pattern, it's really difficult for me

to say this word, pattern, okay?

So, I think that this photographer Julio used

maybe a mobile phone and another mirror here.

So, this is a mobile phone, very probable.

And this is another reflection similar to a

makeup artist mirror or similar, okay?

But when I am trying to capture this

kind of photos, I think, okay, this is

a pattern, another one, another one, another one.

Finally, the male, or he's the bride.

Another one, but this is cropping.

Another one, but it's cropped.

So, it's not working at all.

It's a good idea, but as I said,

as I compare with all my respect, as

always, when I am comparing these kind of

photos, it's not the same, but it's the

same philosophy.

Now, he's trying to find something like a

mirror or similar, okay?

And now, it's something like this and try

to play with the same things.

So, these kind of photos are okay for

our clients, but now, all the wedding industry

is full of these kind of photos.

And it's a little bit difficult to create

an incredible photo or a different photo, okay?

It's my perspective.

It's a good photo, but the unique things

that are not working are the hands.

Hands are not working at all.

Oops, I am trying to, yeah.

So, hands are not working at all.

And maybe this part of light are not

working.

So, think about this.

And also, there is one element that is

not working.

It's the face of her, no action, nothing

happens here.

So, maybe we need to wait for a

few seconds for trying to capture another thing.

So, another acting or similar, okay?

Okay, guys, that's all, my friends.

And I would like to say which are

my favorite ones, okay?

And my favorite ones are this one, this

one, this one.

Excuse me, because I think I selected five.

This one and this

one, okay?

Okay, momento, yeah, moment.

My dad is calling.

Okay, I was talking with Erika for

talking about which was our favorite.

Let me see if I miss some, any

photo here.

Oh, no, no, no, no.

Yeah, these are our favorite ones.

Oh, yes, six, okay?

If I need to select my five favorite

ones, if I'm talking about five, I need

to, sorry, Jorge, you don't kill me, sorry.

Sorry, it's only five, okay?

This is a good photo, but sorry, Jorge,

you wanna kill me now, okay?

One, this one, this one, this one.

And where is the another photo of this

guy, the Venezuelan guy, this guy, okay.

What is the winner?

Which is your favorite one, guys?

Which one for us?

Which one?

Oliver.

Oliver.

Viviana.

Viviana.

Viviana for me, too.

Sorry, for me as well.

Viviana as well.

David.

Okay, so.

Viviana.

Okay, sorry, guys, I love democracy.

I love, I really love it.

But in this way, I am going to

be like a dictator, okay?

Dictator, no?

So my favorite one is the photo that

was taken by the incredible David Szabo.

So this is my favorite, and this is

not only my favorite one, because we had

a few doubts between Olivier, David and Marnix.

And finally, we were discussing about David and

Marnix.

If finally we didn't choose Olivier photo was

because it's not totally, totally, totally a real

moment.

It's a nice photo.

I'm not talking about the quality.

I'm talking about the moment, okay?

And I'm not saying a portrait is not

allowed.

No, no, no, no, no.

But I'm a photographer and I know how

difficult it is to find a different way

of understanding when in photography, okay?

And David's photo and Marnix's photo for me

are totally different, okay?

Are really, really well.

Then the David photo is super nice.

The Viviana photo is super cool, but for

me, David and Marnix's photo are better.

For me, it's my opinion, sorry.

So the winner is David.

So we need to find two hours, two

hours maybe of mentoring or maybe the next

week.

And it will be great to make something

like a, it's a portfolio or a review

critique about your site, about your Instagram and

how are you managing Instagram or all these

kinds of things, okay?

So we will find two hours, okay?

For the next week or for the coming

weeks, okay?

And for the next four photos, I would

like to give the next month for free

to this, to Patreon, okay?

So Viviana, Olivier, Marnix and Jesus won't pay

the next month.

So the next month will be free for

them, okay?

I know the Viviana photo, Viviana's photo is

really, really nice, but for me, the lips

of David is really, really strong, okay?

But David, for me, I think you should

crop a little bit more in that photo,

okay?

So remember, I vote or we vote this

photo because the concept is really, really nice,

okay?

It's a very interesting.

Another point of view, okay?

So that's all guys, it's finished.

Thank you, thank you for being on board.

Thank you for trusting in me.

Thank you for being part of this first

live stream.

And I would like to, if you like

the idea, I would like to make something

like this every month, okay?

So I'm totally open to find another topic

or another way, please contact me if you

need or if you have another ideas, but

for the next month, I would like to

make something similar, something like the best photo

from the ceremony or similar, or maybe your

best 10 photos from the same wedding, the

whole story, but we need to think about

that, okay?

If you have another incredible idea, please let

me know because I am working for you.

So I am totally open to you, totally,

totally open.

And sorry again for my English.

I know it's not the best, I'm so

sorry, but so I think that I know

I tried to give my best and I

think you understood more or less, everything more

or less, okay?

So thank you guys.

Hope you have a good week and wish

me luck because next Friday we will start

or we are going to start our wedding

season and we are really excited and I

have a lot of doubts here.

What kind of photos I would like to

take?

So you can imagine, I'm really excited.

At the same time, I'm really, really nervous.

It will be an engagement session and we

will start next August in London.

It's a Jewish wedding.

It's only a 40 people wedding, but we

are extremely excited and we need to work.

We need to take photos again.

We need to feel the feelings before the

wedding and I need it, okay?

So thank you guys.

Thank you for coming.

Thank you for being part and thank you

for sending photos.

Thank you, Victor.

Thank you, bye.

Thank you, bye.

Excuse me, I would like to say, I

would like to take one photo of you,

okay?

Say hello.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Gracias, Victor.

Okay, guys.

Bye, bye.

Gracias, Victor.

Bye.

Bye, Victor.

Gracias.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Ciao.

Gracias, Victor.

Ciao.