All language subtitles for Laxstream #2 Photo Critique Ceremony

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How is the situation in your country?

In my country, it's really bad The city

that I'm staying has the maximum number of

covert patients So life is very very very

difficult the last wedding I shot was in

the month of February and from March till

now and we have rainy season in India,

so We won't be having any wedding till

September.

So from March to September I will not

be shooting anything and I can understand your

frustration as you're saying money is important But

as a photographer, you can't shoot anything.

You can't touch your camera.

You are not doing your weddings.

It's it's really Can't explain in words.

It's like that.

Yeah, it's a it's a difficult situation.

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Okay, so please don't talk don't talk about

about the fucking virus because Because if not,

it will be a big problem and At

the end of this video is very probable

that we will start to cry.

Okay, and I'm going to cry Okay, and

to talk about photography.

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few Nice minutes or a few good time.

Okay with all of us.

Okay, and yes.

Oh, yeah, sir I'm going to share the

my screen.

Okay, and I would like to start talking

about about ceremony because The second challenge and

the idea is no he's talking about all

the different parts of the wedding day so

the last month we were talking about the

Getting ready now.

It's time to talk about Ceremony and the

true is that ceremony for me is the

most complicated part In the wedding day because

I don't know if in if in countries

like India or another countries The ceremony is

no is super super It's very interesting or

or it happens a lot of things Okay,

but normally in my country in Spain or

in Europe sometimes Ceremonies I'm talking about civil

and civil weddings or religious weddings sometimes It

doesn't happen anything anything.

So so for me, maybe is the most

complicated part Because sometimes I can't control any

light I can control people and and sometimes

it's really really difficult and sometimes if you

are working with If you are working in

a religious wedding It's very complicated depends on

the priest or or similar, you know, so

for me my favorite part during the ceremonies

are two when the ceremony starts when the

bride arrives for me is very very important

and Erica and I Every every wedding try

to capture something something attractive when they arrive

when the bride arrives, so I'm talking about

the first part No When the bride arrives

and and always one of us is always

close to the bride is always like like

this or this Okay, so think about that

always I'm usually say that Every wedding the

bride and sometimes the bride and groom use

the the wedding car sometimes four or five

times so It's it's a good idea to

be super close and always Sometimes it's not

always but sometimes I can capture something something

cool when the doors open or or similar

no and sometimes I am super super close

To the window of the car.

Okay, and this is a and sometimes I

or we capture something interesting.

Okay, so Always if we don't know if

we don't know anything about the church if

we don't know about the wedding location The

day before we always visit for trying to

capture photos something like this or Something like

this or something like that.

Okay in this case, I Remember that Erica

and I visited the church the day before

With the bride and we ask her all

about the ceremony and blah blah blah blah

and and I asked her Is there any

possibility to go up to the to the

main no or to the top of the

tower?

and then so and the bride said yes,

and we asked to them a To the

priest and the priest said yes okay, so

every every every wedding the day before we

always try to organize something and We always

work always to photographers and this is the

reason because we are working to photographers because

When we are working to photographers, we are

thinking about okay One one of us is

is close to the bride and another photographer

is close to the groom So in in

this way, we can capture two different perspectives

and sometimes As you are seeing now, no

The photo is a good example or maybe

that no is one of my favorite photos

of my career so I was super super

lucky because This is the so for capturing

nice or good wedding photos sometimes you need

to You need to be a good photographer,

but sometimes you need to be lucky because

believe me I try Sorry when I captured

the the photo was in 2000 2004 14

in September and I remember that when I

when I capture in this photo I thought

okay, I would love to capture more photos

like this photo and I was super super

super full Because it's impossible to capture another

photo like this Because for capturing this photo

or a similar photo I need to have

similar building then the time of the ceremony

is very important, so I Think that a

the ceremony was around 4 p.m. 5

p.m In Spain in summer, especially in

September is the sunset It's around 9 p

.m. So at 5 at 5 p.m

a Light is extremely hard.

No, and this is the reason because I

captured This incredible photo.

So for me is one of my favorites

and I always say that in the future

in the next 20 years This photo will

be a good photo Because it is a

real moment because the viewer Needs a few

seconds or need time to To know what

is happening inside of this photo Okay, and

the unique thing that it will change is

all about clothes No, it is it's all

about the dress of the woman of the

woman and all these things.

No, but but But this is one of

my favorites.

No, it's really really nice.

Also a It's very important When when the

ceremony Starts one of us is always close

to the bride and groom And another one

is similar like satellite is moving during all

the time and is moving trying to capture

Situations like this no like a kid that

is extremely boring or trying to capture or

this kind of moments a Big part of

my weddings.

I'm talking about Ceremony, okay big part of

my weddings of our wedding.

Sorry and happen in In very small locations

sometimes without light in times with with with

strange Locations and it's not common to find

or to capture Moments like like like this

is a strong moment or like this This

is photo from Erica or like this, no

Because it's happening something No, it's something different.

No, it's a priest.

That's just he's trying to know He's trying

to he's trying to take a photo of

the moment of the rings and and it's

a no, it's a real moment Okay It's

not a fake.

So so it's very very Strange no because

normally as I said Normally the bride arrives

The groom is waiting for her and nothing

happens.

So So sometimes it's a little bit frustrating.

Sometimes it's a little bit difficult.

So This was the reason I decide to

propose or to invite you to send me

a Ceremony photos the ceremony photos that I

selected are The first one is from Alex

Second one is from Alfonso Wassmer Third one

is Andres Montoya Anthony Funk this is my

favorite photo of all the series because This

is my favorite because it's a really strong

moment Anthony was in the correct place.

He was waiting for the perfect moment He

captured the face of the bride the face

of her father Mother and it's a good

good moment.

Okay Another photo.

Oh, I don't have the name Sorry Hmm

maybe with this photo Okay Diego Ferreira sent

me this photo Gabriel Boya is a good

moment one of my favorites as well Because

I'm going to talk later.

Okay Jesus Ochoa from Venezuela another moment so

This photo now is similar or this way

of seeing is similar to this.

Okay to oh, sorry to this Sorry, sorry

To this photo.

No, it's similar.

No, it's something like a kid is super

boring It's normal Jorge Sulbaran from Venezuela Juan

Ignacio Valdivieso from my country Julia Rodriguez from

my country Manuel Lopez, it's a good moment,

but in this case Black and white will

be better and Marcos Pascale He captured a

good moment A good moment of the face

of the groom, but it's not the best

Composition or it's not the best moment for

me.

I think no Marnix one of one of

my favorites.

Okay Saurabh With an incredible moment and I

will talk I I will talk later.

Okay Because when when I see all these

kind of photos I imagine a lot of

different options a lot of different photography or

photos than this no, so this is a

Easy way of capturing but I will talk

later But there are a lot of different

possibilities about capturing this this this moment so

when I say when I say that that

that That weddings in India or ceremony, sorry

ceremony in India.

Maybe it's totally different like a Like the

Spanish a ceremony is all about this when

I see all these colors all these actions

like like like two people is not throwing

a Blanket or similar?

No, and the bride is is in the

other side and the groom is in the

other side So I thought oh my gosh,

I need to photograph a wedding like this.

Okay And another one that is Simone Simone

is a good friend from Italy Okay, but

I would like to start okay first of

all, uh Talk about the Alex Alex Kuss.

Okay a photo This is one of my

five favorites, but the unique problem is this

So it's a funny moment during a ceremony

And you can see the the the oh,

sorry.

I am opening photoshop.

Sorry.

Sorry.

Sorry If you have any questions about everything,

please let me know it's totally You are

totally free.

We are only 10 people.

Okay, so it's super easy And if you

have any questions, please let me know.

I will be super happy.

Okay uh, so Oops, sorry Bye for me

the action is here.

Okay the the the The The action is

here No, it's not it's something like someone

is shouting.

No, he's shooting to the bride and groom

but This photo is not the best because

the the so If if this photo is

not working is because there is no a

shadow here So it's it's a little bit

confusing.

It's a bit difficult to find the the

The gun, okay but the rest of the

photo is super super funny and and no

and Everybody is laughing.

Okay, super.

Okay It's a good moment.

Yeah So I think no, it's the best

composition possible but the unique thing is that

the the gun noise Is orange And and

there is no a shadow here and this

is the main problem.

Okay Go to the next one Alfonso Wassmer

When I saw for the first time the

this photo I thought Okay, it's a good

photo But nothing else No attractive light and

It's only no it's only a bride that

is crying So I can see the bride

I can see her hand, okay But yes,

she's no and she's crying and alfonso captured

This photo in a correct place is perfect,

but when I see all these people so

I I was Sorry.

Yeah when I see mask mask mask every

everybody is using mask so Sometimes it's normal,

but I think this photo is a historic

photo because Anyone Can believe that is that

now is happening this in my country I

don't know if if in another countries like

italy or like france or like belgium Or

united states south america Okay, or or australia.

I don't know whatever So people is using

mask during ceremony, but I can't believe it

And also when I was checking when I

was checking that that photo I noticed There

is a key And I thought oh my

god, it's incredible know how people is where

you know is using a mask so So

imagine no This is a very basic photo

No, no interesting light the composition is okay,

but it's not the best but The situation

is crazy.

No, it's It's historic and And I was

talking a few At 12 o'clock at

12 o'clock a few hours ago With

a bride that she's getting married She is

getting married In the next 29th of august

and she she's getting married in In the

capital madrid, okay And she was crying or

she started to cry because she want she

wants to get married, but She doesn't understand

why all all her guests Has to has

to use a mask and also A her

wedding was a 250 people wedding and now

her wedding is only 40 people so It's

really frustrating for her and for me was

was frustrating because I Know it's now it's

very normal to call or to talk with

a with a bride that that always they

they are happy or sometimes they have only

problems that are problems like the candy bar

or like the I don't know no, but

um This problem is serious.

No, it's it's it's it's like another planet.

No, so Congratulations.

Alfonso.

It's a good photo.

Is it it's a historic photo and it

will be remember In the future how wedding

photographers work in 2020 No So congrats and

hope you are well, okay You are in

silence alfonso Nothing to say No, I I

don't know what to say.

It's uh from uh Our perspective noise is

what I told you or what I wrote

you in in the main noise a very

basic photo uh, nothing special uh So for

me it's just To show the what was

happening there.

So nothing special as as you have mentioned

the the point is To show all the

people with the mask, but Yeah, it's true

It's true Okay change change change.

Okay, go to Go to a funny moment.

Okay, and And this is very very personal

sorry, uh, and this is for a for

andres and so when when I see this

kind of photos the first thing that I

Usually do is this is control l and

and And this is my Opinion, okay.

This is only my opinion.

So I I need to make something like

this.

Okay, so I love to My way of

editing it's always with with high contrast and

when I see for example So look at

this no I Usually I prefer to edit

this kind of photos with the row and

not with the Vpa, but when I see

for example this kind of black and white

usually Take a Levels, sorry Sorry where is

properties So Yeah, so

imagine no there is no I prefer to

make something like this And and you can

see the big big difference no between This

kind of black and white Yes, I know.

It's a gpj.

So and there is a lot of grime

in a lot of noise but I prefer

this than going to Okay, so I prefer

this kind of black and white with with

with highlights like the this no for this

dress and the uh, this is personal but

but but I prefer or I don't like

too much when I have this kind of

No shadows.

No Highlights and it's easy for me or

or I need no I need to make

something similar to this with with with Yeah,

it's more powerful.

No, we are thinking about this no with

more power and with for the black and

white is more powerful Okay, Andres It's a

good moment.

And if we are talking about composition and

all these kind of things Um I love

when I see sorry, when I see this

kind of this kind of photos I see

how the This woman is totally connected Okay,

this woman is totally connected with this girl

And this girl is totally connected with the

bride and groom and also this is totally

connected with this part No, so everything is

is perfectly connected So it's a good moment,

but the unique thing is that the black

and white is not too much powerful Okay,

but this is my opinion about the black

and white.

Okay, my friend Andres Go to the next

one any questions Anthony my favorite photo from

this challenge um As I said, no, um,

I love I have two Different parts about

the ceremony The first part is is the

when ceremony starts and the second part is

when ceremony finishes because sometimes It it happen

things.

No is so is is easier for photographers

capture Something because sometimes during the ceremony nothing

happens.

Okay, so I like to see this face

I like to see This face is nice.

I like to see the face of her

father.

I love when I see hands This is

totally totally connected And and you can see

no It's perfect And yeah, and the rest

no and and also no so sometimes photographers

Need to be lucky because Imagine that all

these kind of guys didn't Look to this

way Okay, but everybody is looking the bride.

Okay, so everybody is totally connected and also

We can see here The bride I the

bride the groom.

Sorry Yeah, so it's nice.

Okay Okay Any questions anthony uh No, thank

you.

You are shy No, no, that's right Okay

Okay, cool, um any questions any questions no

questions, okay continue I don't know who was

the photographer of this photo.

Okay I think the Um the photographer Was

in the correct place.

I love when I see this part that

is connected with the with this part Okay,

but the unique thing is that this photographer.

I I don't I don't remember the name.

Sorry Who they say in the chest You

think Okay, okay, okay, uh from spain, yeah,

yeah, yeah, sorry alberto.

Sorry.

Sorry.

Sorry.

So I think alberto capture The moment a

few a few a few a few maybe

only a second after of the great moment

because I would like to Uh, I would

like to see all the confetti here Just

here.

Okay, and no No here, no, so I

can see the face of the room The

bride is not the best It's okay, but

I need to see something else.

Okay Okay alberto Okay David

David Was the winner of the last challenge

But this photo is okay Um, there is

or there are a few layers as you

can see, uh You can see here the

bride also You can see here the bride

no he's looking at something but maybe he's

looking at the groom but We can see

his face and he's not working at all

no, it's a good idea, but a It's

not the best and also there is something

like that I don't like too much that

is this is this master line is It's

cropping It's cropping her nose and I think

he's he's not working at all.

And also the black and white for me

is Too much contrast noise This This is

super super hard.

It's totally black here is difficult to understand

what what is happening and Here is totally

black.

So It's not the best this time my

friend.

It's okay david No, it's nice to see

that that you you find this but you

didn't work so well here, okay Don't save

Anthony is super happy Because he won, no

And he's he's really really happy so come

on Diego ferrara Happened something similar This photo

of diego and this photo of jose ignacio

Happened something similar no light and The moment

it's okay But it's not the best I

prefer the right photo because I can see

The face of the bride the face of

the father but the in the case of

the right photo there is a lot of

mess No, so also There is a little

mistake i'm going to show you How is

my english good It's not good, it's not

good, you know, it's a disaster uh Better

we can understand it.

Yeah, I guess I guess But um when

I saw the No, no, I I didn't

I didn't see or I didn't watch the

first challenge Because I don't want to see

all all my mistakes all my grammatical mistakes

all my accent No, so I so it's

not you know, it was something like okay

I published but I don't want to see

it No, it's something like no No, no,

no.

No, so remember Think about is it possible

to crop one more time?

Always always think about this And this is

from my friend saurav From india think about

please is it possible to crop one more

time?

Yes Okay, okay so think about this so

it's it's very important know what This is

not important This is not totally important why?

Because she gave I she gives us her

back so So the idea is trying to

to capture or or free to crop Until

you you have everybody connected So Yeah and

and Yeah Easy peasy Okay Yeah, and another

one of Diego ferrara Is a little is

more confusing than the last photo Because for

me they there is a lot of light

Here too much light for me too much

lights here um And here no, there is

a lot of mess a lot of things

that are not important and And I think

it's not the best moment And and diego

captured the this photo maybe a few seconds

after a of the great moment noise Nothing

happens here So yeah, you always say something

like so imagine that My brother and so

it's true, okay My brother is not a

photographer.

Um He's a farmer but uh, he's 30

30 37 years old and uh, he always

he is he's always taking photos With with

his phone.

Okay with the last phone of the With

the last iphone and he's super super freaky,

you know and Because I I am a

photographer He is always taking photos.

No, he's always taking taking taking photos and

I always say Is there any difference?

between This photo and my brother taking photos

so imagine When we are saying this kind

of photos is something like it's easy to

take This photo and think about What is

the difference?

between this photo or or this capture A

and my brother with his iphone.

It's no difference.

So We always try to find Different perspectives

something like like this Or something like this.

It's impossible to capture This photo or this

photo with an iphone i'm talking an iphone

or or a mobile phone no, so it's

impossible or it's very very difficult and and

This this photo sometimes no, but but in

this way, it's obvious.

Okay It's obvious there is no No difference.

Okay And I and i'm totally sure diego

If if I check your portfolio for sure,

I will find Really nice ceremony photos.

Okay for sure.

Okay Okay, go to the next one one

of my favorites and This photo was taken

by the amazing Gabriel boya and I like

it because we can see his eyes we

can but I love this part And this

and this part is similar to this part

for me Something like a pattern no, it's

similar.

Okay, and also A he captured everything now,

no in a perfect way The unique thing

the the unique thing for capturing something perfect

or super super interesting or some or or

crazy is Imagine that we can't see his

eyes So it's something like we can see

Her eyes and we can see we can't

see his eyes I'm talking for for something

incredible incredible crazy.

Okay, but It's a good moment, but it's

not the something I need to I need

to see more but but this is This

photo is one of my five favorites.

Okay is it's a good moment.

It's super funny And they are super super

happy.

Okay.

Congratulations I'm going to don't save I'm going

to don't say boom boom and gabriel boya

don't say jesus ochoa Where is jesus Hi

my friend hi my friend, how are you?

How did you capture this photo how I

captured before well, I see the I was

in the Very near to the bride and

the groom in the day of the of

the ceremony and I see with my I

tell you something when I take photos I

take photos with With the left eye with

the two eyes open it.

No it's not only the the eye when

I look with the with the With the

camera, no, and I see when uh with

my other uh I that that boy is

Sad or boring in the in the ceremony

and I look the hat in the in

the in the floor When I look the

hat in the floor, I I I say,

okay This is a great photo because the

hat is the floor and with the with

the the boy is boring I take my

camera and take the photo and Wait two

or three more seconds And I think in

my mind in my mind If the if

the hat is in the floor, maybe that

person need to put the hand again in

the head And I wait two or three

Second more and that happened the man and

the Take the hat and put in the

in the head and I take the photo

in right right in this moment And you

are working with a second photographer or with

an assistant or with another No, I work.

No, I I work in in too many

into many different Situation in that wedding.

It was in was in Curacao and it

was alone I I make all the wedding

Uh It's normal because I I made a

lot of destination wedding I don't know Uh

another photographer in in the country, you know,

that's the case that is case.

I don't know Jesus uh, I don't know

what what is happening that um, sometimes you

have problems with your Sound or with your

voice.

It's something like his noise.

It's strange.

I think No, no worries, no worries, yeah,

so But you hear me?

Yeah, yeah Okay, so yeah jesus is a

great photographer He uh hit from venezuela, but

he's living now in he's living now in

colombia bogota And yeah, he's a great person

I think I think I I don't know

you okay But sometimes we we are talking

with with messenger and all these things And

yeah, and I and I knew or I

discovered his His work two years ago by

fearless photographer.

I saw a fearless award two or three

years ago and I remember was similar like

Um, the photo was I think a bright

making kitesurf for Or or surfing in the

no in the waves or similar.

I don't remember but I think it was

something similar Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, cool Okay, go to another venezuelan guy

uh And this is uh, um I try

to be or I I try to be

very or I try to I try to

give a very constructive critics Hope you understand

me.

Okay, I try to To don't be super

super hard.

Okay, so So when I see this kind

of photos, I always say what is the

difference between?

the The brother of victor and me So

what is the difference?

between this And this photo so no difference.

So also This is a shy angle Why

is a shy angle?

because we can see the face of the

room, so We can imagine that something is

happening So maybe the room is telling something

cool to her or something lovely to her

But we only can see the the face

of her and we can see his face

And this is the reason because for me

it's not the best one, okay There is

oh there is more Yeah The unique thing

is this no we can see we can

see the the room so Jorge for the

next challenge, it will be a Creative portrait

portrait challenge.

So I'm totally sure Because you have incredible

photos about this, okay and And calm, okay.

It's only one one month left Okay, go

for the next one I talk about this

Yeah Yes, oh sorry this photo from spain

julio rodríguez Um Different perspective Not easy But

the unique thing is that nothing happens so

I think that it's very probable that you

capture Something I might you know Imagine for

example for me a good moment or a

good photo could be something like this.

Okay Um Could be the bride is Okay,

and he's arriving and uh And the groom

is waiting for her and maybe will be

better.

But but the unique thing is that The

unique thing is that here Sorry, nothing happens

Why?

Because if we are checking this lady This

woman this man No, it's something like here

Nothing happens.

No is so maybe you took a bigger

risk To go up to the top.

No of this building because maybe it's a

little bit dangerous But it's not the best

moment man.

You need to photograph something before a few

Minutes before or imagine now when the ceremony

finishes eh wait for a few seconds or

or or Or waiting for know when the

bride and groom leave the the ceremony Yep

any questions Victor just a simple question When

you're alone Yeah I I never I never

I am alone.

Never Yeah, my yeah, but in my case

i'm alone taking the picture so imagine Some

kind of risk to take for example the

last picture that uh were shown At the

same time you can lose many moments so

Yeah, so In the ceremony is in the

ceremony with two people.

Maybe it's a bit easier to wait Something

that happened, no while the bride is Walking

around the aisle or whatever, but if you

are alone how do you manage that kind

of situation because Depends on the wedding depends

on the wedding and depends on the client

if the client wants wants to Or needs

to capture or needs to have a Crazy

photos or something totally different Maybe yes, but

depends on always out there Eh about the

client Eh, I had last year I had

a wedding that I photographed totally alone And

it was super super complicated because sometimes I

I didn't know if I was taking I

was in the correct place And I remember

finally when I deliver all the photos eh

I remember that in the ceremony I took

a lot of risk And I missed a

few moments.

Okay, but I captured another great photos uh,

and I remember that that the bride told

me It's okay victor, but I need to

see more photos.

Okay, and the truth is that I was

alone Okay, and no and no photographer with

me And it was difficult Because I couldn't

take a lot of risk eh and sometimes

I had to photograph the you know in

a simple way and In my case I

recommend to work with with another photographer because

you know, no with With another photographer is

no is easier and You can capture more.

Oh, no, I can't enjoy more.

Okay Yeah, if there are two photographers taking

the pictures one of them can take all

the risks Yeah, one or one take the

let's say the typical pictures and the other

one is thinking all the time how to

change the perspective or Taking something special but

when you are alone at the end the

couple Uh Expect to to have let's say

the typical photos if you lose Uh the

ring moment or something like that You have

a let's say an issue or a big

problem, I don't know.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah depends on the couple so for example

the The last couple that I booked that

is uh, no it's for a wedding for

the next year, you know, it's a Local

wedding It's a religious wedding so And

the bride and groom asked me All your

photos are like the photos that you are

showing on instagram and I said Yes, all

all all my photos are like those photos

But also I capture another kind of photos

like family portraits and all these kind of

things so sometimes uh, I have couples that

that They say hey victor.

Hey erica We want you You take the

most crazy photos as possible and there are

couples that that say okay victor.

Okay Um erica you are taking cool photos,

but we need something else Okay, so and

when and when and when we have this

kind of this kind of clients the typical

a rich family from a city that sometimes

sometimes they are very very conservative nor or

similar we We don't change our Our way

of working Obviously, we don't change But we

have to work harder for the bride for

the groom for the families, you know, so

why why a alfonso You try it or

maybe A try to propose for the next

weddings, uh to have two photographers try With

an extra cost.

Okay Try to offer hey guys with with

two photographers will be easier uh, also We

will capture a another perspectives with more option

for you And and this is an extra

cost about four five hundred euros It's not

too much and you pay for a for

a second photographer.

It's not You are earning money Right, that's

right Alex Alex Alex, how are you?

Hey I was talking sorry about this photo

and please Can you tell us what happened?

with these in this ceremony It was a

Religious wedding No, yes, it was a religious

wedding and the priest going really really crazy

he took from the back the The gun

with water gun and just spray the the

groom Really?

Yeah, it was I never saw before this

but uh, the the later on the groom

says me that uh, this priest always do

something special for the newlyweds so yeah, so

Uh, I said that the that the issue

no is one of my five favorites, okay

but it's not a perfect photo because the

reason Is difficult to find the gun so

the gun is no is orange.

Yeah And all these highlights no in this

part is no it's too much light here

And maybe sometimes it's not easy to find.

No, it's not totally easy.

Okay To find the gun but you know,

it's really really funny.

It's okay.

It's okay How is the situation now in

your country with the covid?

uh, we hope uh, we are going bad,

uh, it was uh, Everything was open already

and the weddings was as used to be

before the covid And now there's new regulation

only 50 No, only 10 people allowed but

with the paper and with all the contacts

on the paper You can have 50, uh

people on the wedding Uh-huh If I

if I am not wrong you you are

from slovenia.

Yes Slovenia, slovenia.

Yes.

Yes.

Okay.

Okay Thank you for coming and thank you

for sending photos.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you Okay, so go for the next

one manuel lopez, um He's a spanish guy,

but he's living in ireland and I think

in dublin or similar so I love color

I At this time I prefer color than

The black and white but this photo Works

in color.

So also The unique part that I don't

like too much, you know, is this It's

part of the chair.

It's not working so Wait, sorry This this

face is okay this face is okay But

the composition is not working.

So well Manuel I i'm going to kill

you so for me This is not the

correct way, okay guys is it no it's

super fast This is not a good way

of editing black and white.

Okay, but for me, I think Here, you

know, it's better so it's super super fast.

Okay.

Oh, sorry Wait what is happening?

Sorry, so we need light here And

As I said if I am using light

after this contrast so the photo Start to

change now Okay, and we need two more

power This is not the correct way i'm

super fast, okay And and I know that

this is not the best but in black

and white these kind of photos are working

better than Than color one.

Okay, but the first one and the most

important Is this chair?

No, so for me this chair is not

working and There is a good friend In

so in spain that It's not a good

way guys.

It's not a good way.

Okay, there is a good friend here And

this is not and he's not a wedding

photographer.

He's a photographer He's a good friend of

mine And and he he always said he

always says something similar Before before pressing the

button think about what is happening my friend

There is something wrong There is a chair

on the right.

Yes, so Move your camera so the unique

the unique difference between a good photographer And

a medium photographer is only this is the

second is the not is the previous second

before The second before that you are pressing

the button if you are thinking about okay,

what is happening?

What is happening inside of my frame?

Yes, there is a chair or or or

maybe the legs of the kids are not

working or similar of the head of the

Man of the right is is not working.

So think about it.

Take a step.

No, um So a step back or or

similar or move only a few centimeters your

camera and everything change So sometimes it's only

a few centimeters move your camera only something

like this or it's only A little bit

and everything change.

Okay, so it's not the best way but

Think about this noise super fast to find

Black and white interesting or attractive.

Okay and go for the next one when

I say Shy angle is this is a

shy angle marcos pascare This is a shy

angle and I said that there is another

shy angle.

Where is where is where is where is

where is Where is where is?

I don't see it Yeah, this one Jorge

Sulbaran um These two photos are shy angle.

So this is now a shy angle Okay,

and this is a shy angle.

So shy angle is is when you are

capturing the moment 45 degrees, okay, and and

you are not in front so I sometimes

compare wedding photography Like a like a football

player, no like like if you are if

you want to steal the ball to uh,

To a leonel messi or cristiano ronaldo if

you want to to steal the ball You

need to stay in front of him every

time if you are giving your your back

And you are losing the match.

So it's very very important extremely important stay

in front This is not not a shy

angle, but it's similar.

Okay, and this is a very shy angle

and and And we can find or we

can say a few a few a few

mistakes these whites Too much light too much

light Obviously, I love this face It's a

good good moment, but we can't see the

most important What is happening And what is

happening here we can see her face and

we can see The main action so think

about sorry No, sorry a second why

is she putting this Face Why why so

because is the no is the ring moment

the ring moment is happening here yeah, but

we photographers know that this is the Ring

moment, but why is not a good photo?

Because we can see the reason of this

photo And we can see what is happening

here if she if she's crying she's happy

she's laughing Why what is happening now, okay

So and now please if you are using

I don't care if you are using canon

nikon Fuji or sony or olympus.

I don't care but think about Now in

digital is is a little bit strange to

find These these highlights.

Okay, so so our range our dynamic range

is Super super super hard no and super

easy to play So if we are taking

photos in row, it's super easy with camera

row with with light room or or or

Another software is super easy to to to

control everything.

So please Be careful.

Okay, so if you don't have if you

don't have A great light like this Here

is not An incredible light he's a here

is a flat light and Marnix It took

this amazing photo is one of my five

favorites But in case you don't have a

great light with and with a Good way

of working about editing You can find a

good photo like this.

Okay, so Sometimes when I don't have When

I don't have or if I am taking

sorry if I am taking photos During the

ceremony and the light is super flat.

Okay sometimes I turn the photo in black

and white and I try to play with

layers Okay, I try to play with light

3d and I and I try to play

to dodge and burn everything And and and

in this way you can find another way

of working.

Okay Or another no and no another result,

sorry, okay, so I love this moment Marnix

because We can see now The main action

is here the kid Okay and the unique

thing that that maybe something is wrong that

He is not connected and these guys These

kids are not connected and She's looking to

other place.

She's looking there So something is no it's

a little bit crazy photo Uh, but it's

a good moment And this is one of

my favorite.

Okay guys Okay any questions?

Make sure I have two questions Tell me

Uh first one regarding the previous photo you

Have a talk about the this one.

Hey this one this one of taking, uh

from the wise angle, but How do you?

Suggest to take this kind of picture.

I mean from my point of view if

I if I would seen that face I'm

100 percent 100 percent sure that I would

take in the same picture because What I

what I have seen it was the the

the face of of the of the groom

if I Now i'm thinking Another way of

doing the things based on your comments if

I put If I put myself in front

of the couple uh, I would see the

the ring and the face of the of

the bride, but I would uh, I would

have lost the the face of the groom

I think because the the point is the

the eyes of the groom from my point

of view if you put just in in

in the In front of the couple you

don't see the eyes because you only see

the the black of the eyes, but not

the way He's looking and if you put

if you put yourself behind the the bride

you see the the groom You see the

the face, but you don't see anything about

the the the ring that is what you

mentioned The guy is to see what is

happening to her and what is happening what

is happening in the scene So thinking about

the situation, I wouldn't know or I don't

know But another way of of doing or

taking that picture that is my my point

not that how I could Put together the

the face of the groom the face of

the bride And take the real moment Showing

the face of the groom I I don't

know how to do it.

I know my first question And the second

question is regarding the lighting in the in

the churches Most of the time we have

flat light and the the lights are yellow,

so If I always ask myself how i'm

going to manage the light of the churches

If I don't use flash the point is

that you have flat light and if you

use flashes the point is that you have

very hard shadows and I always ask myself

that Kind of that question.

I don't know what to do and I

I always decide at the at the final

moment In the in the in the wedding

the the wedding that I have on last

saturday At the I thought that I uh,

my decision was not to use flashes but

the at the end when I show all

the when I show all the all the

pictures I found that I have a problem

because There is not seen here But you

can see what was happening if you look

at the at the bench You see that

are blue and it's because there were all

around the church windows with a blue crystal

so I have a Terrible problem now to

fix the the skin of the people because

all are blue So now try to fix

that point.

No, if I would have used flashes probably

I I wouldn't have Had this problem, so

I don't know what to do that my

question What do you do answer is it's

so easy welcome to spain my friend Welcome

to spain so yeah, sometimes is so yes,

I know My country is not the most

complicated country In the world for capturing Ceremonies,

but but I understand you perfectly because there

are No cathedrals, but in my city There

are two churches that That they are horrible

No, so because all the faces all the

faces are green totally green So in post

-production is impossible.

It's impossible to control all these kind of

lights Okay, or all this kind of color

and sometimes I use black and white, but

obviously I can use Black and white for

the whole ceremony.

It's impossible so It's really difficult I don't

have an answer for all of this There

is an answer but it's not didactic.

It's not really good to say that but

I try to be polite.

Okay, I I I I I try to

find the The correct words.

Okay, but the thing is that when When

you have sometimes is is not the no,

it's not always but when I change my

clients When I start to change my clients

when I start to to have new clients

with more money sometimes sometimes it's It's not

always and I repeat again.

It's not the perfect answer.

I know perfectly.

Sorry, man, but the truth is that when

I decided to to or no when I

When I was lucky three four years ago

to change My all no all my clients

are big part The ceremonies or the or

the locations start to be better so and

It's frustrating sometimes when I find all this

kind of lights all all this kind of

touches all the all this kind of ceremonies

that nothing happens is horrible, but You don't

see What you have to do Okay And

the so I saw I showed you The

three photos that you sent me This this

photo was the first one and the next

photos.

I noticed that You didn't check so so

well the light because you are you are

working with fuji No with canon with canon.

So there is no problem.

There is any problem.

So With your camera you can use 5000

iso 6000 iso and And it's not a

problem At all.

Okay, and you are from madrid, no.

Yeah Yeah So madrid is similar like like

my city similar churches similar people very very

conservative sometimes No, and sometimes it's really difficult.

So I don't have an answer.

I would answer for you.

I don't have it.

Sorry And the unique the unique thing is

that think about try to control the light

No, please control the highlights, okay be careful

if you are from canon because it's more

difficult to If you are sub exposing everything

be careful because it's really difficult to recover

Okay, all the shadows if you are using

canon you are You're using nikon is just

the opposite.

Okay So, I don't know what I have

to say now for you Victor i'm, sorry

I have a question for alfonso Yeah Alfonso,

uh, you decided this wedding no use a

speedlight flash, right?

Yeah But you carry your flags with you

to this wedding.

Yes Even if you don't use the fish

because when I the point is a Two

days before the wedding I went to the

church.

It was a it was expected to be

at uh at 6 p.m so by

that time maybe I probably I could uh,

I would use flashes but at the final

moment because the Because of the covid The

couple changed the hour of the ceremony and

It was at 12 p.m at that

time inside of the church was Enough light

enough light enough light.

The point was that something that I thought

Two days before I saw the blue windows

but What I thought is at that moment

if I use at 6 p.m The

natural light Wouldn't be so harder.

So if I use flash I could take

out that problem but at 12 p.m

At 12 a.m. Well 12 p.m.

So in the morning The point is that

the natural life was Well, it was plenty

of natural light so I didn't realize at

that moment the the problem with the with

the blue light because My eyes didn't see

it.

I I didn't Think that it was going

to be an issue The the blue light

at the moment, so I didn't use it

I don't know.

I have you don't you don't setting the

the white balance to a temperature recorder It's

not an issue of what balance because the

the point is if you change the the

white balance for artificial light you can change

that kind of things but If you change

all the all the white balance the point

is that it's affected everything So something that

that should be blue because all the dresses

are blue and you change the white Balance

you change the color and you change the

skin tones you change everything now i'm working

with the curves i'm working with the with

the Hsl panel to avoid all the all

the blues try to mix and try to

recover the The the skin tones, but it's

quite difficult Was a hard situation.

Yeah In my case Yeah I never use

flash Okay, it's always always natural light As

you can see here okay, and I don't

know if is it correct to say that

but I try to think that photography is

is not 3d It's only 2d.

Okay.

So imagine that is noise something like I

want to capture always what is happening in

only two things So in the background and

in the foreground no and I think Alfonso

you were talking about this No This is

not a shy angle.

This is not a shy angle So I

always try to think okay, you are like

a bull no and no it's a bull

no that You have to stay always in

front of the bull or or i'm talking

about football player No, you always have to

be always like Everybody has to be in

front of you.

No shy angle.

No 45.

No 50 45 degrees.

Sorry in case I try to capture something

similar Okay, but I prefer to to capture

photos like always So Always or everything is

always in front of me, okay so This

is no ceremony This is another ceremony for

the ceremony series So think about this, you

know in the same situation the same place

The unique thing that you know is the

for people to people.

This is the moment of the no of

the Most important religious ceremony in the south

of spain so Think about this no 45

degrees is is always in front always always

always always always okay, so And you know

if I cut their eyes is because I

wanted that every everyone look at the This

moment, okay, I know the eyes eyes or

the rest of the face is not important

He's smiling.

She's smiling And here is the moment and

we can see Why they are smiling they

are happy because something is happening.

So in this photo We know We know

as a wedding photographers What is happening here,

but it's not working at all Okay, so

go for the Go for the another one

my friend from india Okay think about Always

always What is happening here?

Is it possible to grow up?

Yeah a little bit Okay, and also when

I see This is a super beautiful moment

When the bride is looking Looking at him.

Okay so when I have all these Situations,

I always try to think.

Okay What is my goal?

What is my mission as a photographer?

what which are my my resources or What

is my my personal project as a wedding

photographer?

There are a few things Like like hands

that are very important for me There are

another things like a neutral backgrounds, but in

this way, so imagine So imagine this this

is the blanket.

Okay So the example, okay so So the

bride is here and the groom is here.

Okay, and then Another guy another girl here

and another this is okay another guy so

my mission is if I love capture hands,

I I'm going to go close to here

for example I'm going to close here.

Why this hand?

And no his hand because How about this

is the henna No, it's super Indian.

No, it's not.

It's super No, it's something like oh super

direct and if and all the world knows.

Okay.

It's a Indian wedding First of all hand

hand and and maybe try to capture similar

like this, no through in this part Yeah,

so here is the bride here is the

groom and here is the the hand no

the hand So try to or try to

capture similar or try to or try to

photograph Through the hands of the girl and

the bride and groom and and really really

close so in this way you are the

unique Then you can capture or you are

the unique man that you can show to

all the world what What happened in both

sides, no, it's no it's similar it's no

it's totally totally different and in this way

You capture the hand and the face of

the groom and the face of the bride

Okay So it's totally totally different and you

know, it's a good perspective So I've never

photographed any Indian wedding.

Never never never never I Receive a few

inquires in my life, but never book an

Indian weddings and I can imagine to photograph

a incredible moments like Like this, no, it's

amazing.

Yeah so If in the future i'm going

to i'm going To your country.

I will call you.

Okay, and I will help you in a

wedding In a typical Indian wedding, yeah, sure.

Can I say something Victor right now?

Tell me Can I say something about the

picture?

Of course Yeah, so this picture was taken

by my associate photographer my second.

Oh, it's not yours.

It's not mine because this wedding had 900

guests 900 guests Okay Wow, so I had

I had five photographers me and four other

photographers Okay, and the angle the side angle

that you're mentioning that I should take from

the hands and this I have taken that

shot.

I will send it to you tomorrow on

email Okay, I sent this picture of my

associate because from the cloth You can see

the bride's phrase and expression.

So I found it more unique Uh, you

know, so I sent you this picture and

I didn't send you my picture where I

have taken from the side But tomorrow in

the email i'll send you my picture which

I have taken in the right way that

you said Yeah, I understand.

I understand that you said that you have

to crop it and I really uh take

it to uh To my to your suggestion

and I will see to it that next

time Uh, my team and I work in

this manner So, you know when we are

doing Indian weddings, uh, I asked one of

my photographers to be on a 35 I

am I'm on 85 Another photographer is on

another focal length.

So we get unique perspectives each and every

photographer will get a different Uh framing all

together.

So I prefer to work only on a

85 and 35 During this moment.

I was on a 85 And my other

photographer was on a 35 So he captured

this little bit wider shot and I was

at the side and I got only the

face And a little bit of the cloth.

I'll send you that picture Oh Hello Okay,

I don't know what happened How many photos

um You and the rest of four photographers

you took Okay, the whole wedding day.

How many photos?

8 000 plus pictures Per photographer or or

in overall in total only 8 000 Yes,

I normally I normally take Seven eight thousand

photos per per wedding only me.

Wow, only me Yeah, and Erica sometimes three

three four, okay so So imagine four photographers

or five photographers like No, only the ceremony

i'm talking only about ceremony But indian wedding

has three parts Okay, so one is what

is called the barat where people dance they

just dance and the groom coming And the

bride comes so that is one part Then

there is a garland exchange.

I send you some pictures of yeah.

Yeah that yes The the groom waiting the

bride coming and then the garland that is

part two And part three is this ceremony.

So this part 8 000 In total maybe

15 000 on that day One five crazy

crazy crazy.

Yeah, imagine with with film, no will be

impossible Will be impossible with film.

Okay.

Okay.

So we have a thanks for sending and

and thanks for sending or or We are

very happy because we we are no we

we are knowing more about your your culture

And it's amazing.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you for your views victor.

Thank you Go for the last one from

today.

Okay, because I am so The last video

the or the first Livestream was two hours

and two hours is too much.

So I would like to finish in the

next 10 minutes.

Okay, so The last photo is from simone.

Simone is an italian Wedding photographer he's living

in tuscany and he sent me this photo

the first time or the first look when

when I When I saw I thought oh

wow No, it's uh, oh it's it's it's

a nice photo.

It's a nice photo, but I need I

need to see something else something for example

I I would like to see Someone someone

working here.

I need to know is It's a good

photo, but I need to see something else

I don't know what and why but I

need to see something else.

So the maybe the the main problem is

I I don't know what is happening if

he if he's crying if he Yes.

Yes.

I know.

It's nice.

It's a not obvious concept and We can't

see anything, but maybe this is the little

mistake so if maybe with a girl walking

here or a man walking here or maybe

a shadow here or maybe because The composition

especially here Maybe it's not the best I

don't know but something is something is wrong

here No Light is perfect.

The the way of editing is super good

but I don't know what is the meaning

of this photo simone Cool.

Okay Okay guys any question so Go for

my five favorites The the favorite ones for

me and the first one Is alex it's

one my favorite so the winner is anthony

this time Yay, anthony Yeah, I love it.

I love to talk a bit a lot

Gabriel boya is a good photo One more

time And the and one more time marmix

These are the five No winners because it's

not a contest Hey But it's not it's

a good It's not it's these photos are

for me the best and I was thinking

about this photo Alfonso last night Eh we

we went speaking with or we will We

were talking with erica about the winners or

about the best photos and We were talking

about this moment it's a historic moment but

It's historic but maybe the the light is

not the best the moment is a good

moment, but it's not totally the best Okay

So I invite you please to send more

time.

Okay, you are super close and you capture

a good photo and you took A few

risk.

Okay, and it's super amazing, but I have

to say sorry.

Sorry alfonso It's okay, but the winners of

the best photos for me are this one

and finally jesus Jesus where is jesus?

I don't see jesus my friend My friend

jesus ochoa with this here is erica With

with our son Hello, hello Hi Hi

Okay, so A finish for today.

These are the these are the five winners.

So to remember a The winner that is

anthony fung, uh, so anthony we have to

Thank you We have to find um If

you want the next week, uh two hours

we're talking about um Forever you want so

i'm waiting this time.

So if you want to talk about a

Critic portfolio or if you feel free feel

free.

Okay.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

I'm totally open Um, yeah, because i'm waiting

this time so I can get mentoring from

you Thank you Good with witter witter.

I I wanted to ask you one question.

Yeah, uh in the patreon, uh, You have

around about 100 200 maybe uh photographers like

me who are attending and learning from you

I wanted to know their names and if

if there is a way I can see

their work so I can Learn from them

because I don't know who other members are

only when in in zoom like this I

can know that anthony is there alfonso is

there or maybe a few other photographers now

I can understand But if on the patreon

if if there is a way I can

find out Who uh of the photographers or

members are I can go learn from them

And see their work and learn from them.

Basically.

That's what I wanted to know Is there

a way to find out who other photographers

are or the patreons are from yours?

I don't understand.

Sorry.

So because my my son Uh start to

so I start to cry and I'll mail

you.

I'll mail you.

Okay.

Okay.

Perfect.

Perfect Uh You hear me yeah Uh the

photo of the money in your opinion If

that photo were used should do we need

to grab?

only the best and the I mean Do

you keep this one or you will be

close up?

You are talking about your photo.

No, no, no, no, no Oh Yeah, tell

me so if that photo is yours so

you will be corrupt, right So I don't

think so.

Maybe maybe the the woman and the man

on the left hand side not looking to

that one, so We need to grab the

the desk and two boy only So the

problem is Here is the limit for me

because cropping here Not totally sure a man.

Yeah.

Yeah No, maybe I think maybe on the

right maybe a little bit Maybe uh rub

out the the couple of the left hand

side as well the couple of the left

side.

Yeah rub out Just the photo of the

desk and the two boy only You are

talking about this.

Yeah.

Yeah Yep, that's what I want Yeah, but

but the the thing is she could yeah,

right Good idea, but the thing is that

um It's complicated because Yeah In this case,

no, so imagine for me So when when

I see this kind of photos for me

When I see this I think I need

to see her face.

I need to see So when when when

I find leo leo When I so It's

a good idea and also There are parts

of the human being that is for me

it's an opinion for a I don't like

crop here For me it's painful.

I don't like to crop here because it's

painful but for me cropping here Is is

no here no is the hand Here could

be a okay, but I think that um

But it's my opinion, so Maybe here Could

be a little bit Save saving his hands

But it's a little bit difficult anthony, sorry

No, not totally sure I I'm totally uh

agree that the the the action is here

is of course the action Is only here

but With there are a lot of people

and and and if if you are cropping

on the left you are Destroying the the

photo I think if you are cropping the

right It's not working at at all Okay

All right.

Thank you You're welcome, man.

Good idea Okay guys, so the four the

four winners or the four finalists.

Uh, I will see I I I will

send you the money Okay Because it's not

it's not allowed on patreon to give you

a a month for free.

I don't I don't know why I can

give you a a free month.

So so so so the unique way Is

giving you The money, okay So thanks to

everybody for sending for sending me photos Thank

you.

Thank you everybody for staying there for being

on board.

I'm totally totally happy and the next month

It will be It will be time for

portraits.

Okay And I think that it will be

september and and it will and I think

it will be more photos.

Okay for talking about that So jorge's will

run.

I uh, I think You will be super

happy Because you ask me A lot of

times please please man portrait portrait portrait portrait

to be creative So it will be It's

gonna be difficult to show is a a

photo for me for the next challenge It's

a good no so Selecting selecting photos.

No, it's a good things.

Uh is one of the most important things

for a photographer Because you are alive when

you are Selecting your work.

No, it's very important.

So you need to know what are your

your best photos and and and how to

select Okay.

Yes Okay, guys.

It's a pleasure Thank you.

Thank you.

Excuse me a second.

I'm going to Okay Thank you Sorry, I

don't speak english the photo in front of

the Is for other photographer I was in

the second I was just I was as

a second photographer in this way I have

another perspective.

Uh, thanks for the critique Okay Okay guys,

uh finish for today Thanks for coming and

see you.

Oh, thank you.

I'm going to I'm going to publish another

video in the next minutes.

Okay, so Yeah, awesome.

Okay.

Awesome.

So enjoy guys.

Thank you.

Have a good week.

Thank you.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye Thanks, alex, bye