As the year flies by we are getting into wedding season! For wedding photographers, this is like the kick off of a sports season. They are formatting memory cards, cleaning lenses, purchasing hard drives and securing second shooters. Wedding photography is widely regarded as one of the toughest fields. The photographer is entrusted with not only capturing this once in a lifetime day, but to do so beautifully and gracefully. We’ve gathered a selection of some incredible content creators who share their experiences and techniques on YouTube.
Wedding season is here and we've curated a selection of content creators who share their experiences, techniques and favorite camera gear for the celebrations.
Taylor Jackson
Canadian wedding photographer Taylor Jackson’s YouTube channel is the go-to source for his 600K followers interested in learning the ins and outs of photographing weddings. And the video below is about one of the best lenses to use for the big day, the Sony 35mm f/1.4 G Master. Jackson states that, “The Sony 35mm f/1.4 GM is one of my favorite lenses for the Sony Alpha ecosystem. It's great for wedding photography. It was the first lens I got for my Sony Alpha 7 IV, and it's one I find on my Sony Alpha 7R V a lot of the time.”
Magic Wedding Photographer
Maciej Suwalowski is the man behind the Magic Wedding Photographer YouTube Channel. He’s a wedding photographer and educator based in Warsaw, Poland. He shares videos about wedding photography, Sony cameras and lenses, workflow, tech talk and more. The video below is his entry video for Sony wedding photographers; he goes through his baseline settings, key things every wedding photographer should know (like writing images to both cards!) and other helpful hints. Suwalowski also shares what gear he uses for his work: the Sony Alpha 1, Sony Alpha 7 IV, Sony Alpha 7R V, Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master, Sony 35mm f/1.4 G Master, Sony 50mm f/1.2 G Master and Sony 85mm f/1.4 G Master.
Chris Turner
Chris Turner is a full-time wedding photographer based in Auckland, New Zealand. After photographing more than 200 weddings, Turner knows a thing or two about it. And he’s sharing that knowledge with the world via his YouTube channel. Turner takes his audience along on shoots, in the editing room, and gives practical advice. The video below walks you through the settings to consider for using the Sony Alpha 7R III, Sony Alpha 9 and Sony Alpha 7 III for wedding photography.
Brendon Lee Rogers
Brendon Lee Rogers is a wedding photographer whose philosophy is that the best wedding photos are candid - not posed nor planned. His channel is full of videos documenting his photography work, discussions on gear and other fun topics. In the video below he covers the Sony Alpha 7 III settings that has saved him time and stress during hectic wedding days.
Mack Julion
Mack Julion is a wedding photographer whose YouTube channel works towards “empowering photographers, and creative entrepreneurs, and encouraging them to the great heights that can not come from anywhere else.” He shares advice videos, behind the scenes clips, and videos that cover the basics for any newbies. We get a peek into camera bag in the video below he shares his favorite cameras and lenses: the Sony Alpha 1, Sony Alpha 7R V, Sony 16-35mm f/4 G, Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 G Master II, Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 G Master II, Sony 55mm f/1.8, and Sony 85mm f/1.8.