Jason Lanier hosts a Real Wedding Workshops in Yosemite, California.
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Jason Lanier, bride, groom and crew charter 3 helicopters to three different glaciers to capture timeless, unique, bold, creative and elegant wedding photography. Oh, and Jason also married the couple! Check out the blog to read more. Let us know what you think!
www.jasonlanierworkshops.com
This image is of the beautiful bride Sidney White from my Oklahoma Workshop. She's getting married soon and came along with my workshop attendee Peggy Hogan. Something I like to do at my workshops is to give my attendees the opportunity to have someone they know used as the model for the shoot. This is only allowed for my attendees so it really is an extra perk for them...and for any of you who attend in the future!
We found this little place in small town near Earlsboro or Shawneee and it's straight out of a movie set. It's one of the reasons why I leave time during my workshops for driving around and scouting locations. Many photographers truly miss out because they are in such a rush to shoot that they don't get the right location paired with the right time of day and the correct lighting situations. This is all the type of stuff you learn at one of my workshops.
Simply put, if you slow down you will immediately be 200% better than you currently are today. As I said in a recent post, the BEST photographers in the world are the most PATIENT photographers in the world. Many times at my workshops this is a wake up call for many of my attendees as they are the accustomed to shooting at a frenetic pace. Believe me from experience, once you slow down you start to see more than what is directly in front of your eyes. You start to see flaws in the image, you can correctly assess lighting conditions, you can make sure that you are able to shoot there uninterrupted, and most of all, you willl be prepared for the shoot.
A RUSHED PHOTOGRAPHER IS A BAD PHOTOGRAPHER.
Camera settings: Nikon D800, 1/3200 sec at f/4.0, 16mm at ISO 64, flash did not fire. Shot with complete natural lighting.
www.funphotoworkshops.com
You could have seen this shoot in person if you would've attended my 2-day workshop in Vegas last week. This was a very rare glimpse into what a Grade A Professional Wedding/Fashion shoot looks like. This is why my workshops are different, you get to come and witness REAL shoots. I'll keep telling you all this but you won't really believe it until you come to one in person. What are you waiting for?
This image was taken at my wedding for Delano and April at the Odyssey in Los Angeles last month. They have these beautiful mirrors in the hallway, so during their couple shoot I posed them by the mirror and then got down underneath them with lighting to capture this image. Thanks for being sucha great couple!
Next Workshops: www.funphotoworksops.com
Camera settings: Nikon D800, 1/100 sec at f/4.0, 16mm at ISO 1600, flash fired. Taken at 9:48pm on February 15, 2013 by Jason Lanier.
This image was taken during my couple shoot with Seth and Yvonne the day after the wedding in Liverpool, England. The church was incredibly accommodating in letting us take pictures there and even played the wedding theme song while we were shooting to show they had a sense of humor. It was an amazing time and I can't wait to share more!
This is a shot of the Ring Bearer at the wedding I shot for Sako and Alvina in Los Angeles, CA earlier this month. This was unposed, and the reflection is natural, not photoshopped in. I caught him leaning against the bureau in the living room as he waited for his Mom, and I spotted the reflection and shot for it. Hope you like it!
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Camera settings: Nikon D700, 1/80 sec at f/5.6, 300mm at ISO 4000, flash did not fire. Taken at 1:14pm on November 17, 2012 by Jason Lanier.
This is a production shot taken of me at my wedding for Sako and Alvina in Los Angeles, CA. For these ring shots I tied a fish wire to the rings and then held them up against the curtains while I used natural light and a macro lens to get the shot. Always look for ways to create something different!
This image was taken at my wedding for Aaron and Daryl at the Mosteller Mansion in Hickory, NC. This adorable little flower girl took her duties very seriously and decided half-way through her walk down the aisle that it was time to start running! She barreled her way down all the way to about 2 feet in front of my camera lens. It made for many sweet laughs and a great moment at this awesome wedding!
Next Workshop:
Tampa, Florida- November 13-14
Camera settings: Nikon D700, 1/200 sec at f/4.5, 50mm at ISO 640, flash did not fire. Taken at 5:12pm on October 20, 2012 by Jason Lanier.
This image was taken at the Mosteller Mansion for my wedding for Daryl and Aaron. Sometimes a tilt is the right way to capture an image, and I felt that was really true for this shot because of the angle of the stairway. I really loved how it all came together...
Next Workshop:
Tampa, Florida- November 13-14
Camera settings: Nikon D800, 1/200 sec at f/5.6, 16mm at ISO 1600, flash fired. Taken at 5:03pm on October 20, 2012 by Jason Lanier.
This is typically the kind of stuff we do for albums where we can put two images together to bring the moment together, but I thought I'd share one here with you all as well! This is from the wedding for Daryl and Aaron at the Mosteller Mansion in Hickory, NC. I love to be able to capture these types of moments where you can feel the love the have for each other just through the image. I took both of these shots...I just have fast legs which enable me to run around when needed!
Next Workshop:
Tampa Florida- November 13-14
It always chokes me up when I get shots like this because I love seeing pure love in people's eyes. That's why I love doing weddings, I get to feel those emotions throughout the entire year! This shot was taken during the ceremony, and no photoshop was used for this image. I thought it just stood on it's own...
Next Workshops:
- Myrtle Beach, SC- November 6-7
- Tampa, Florida- November 13-14
Camera settings: Nikon D700, 1/250 sec at f/5.6, 300mm at ISO 640, flash did not fire. Taken at 5:20pm on October 20, 2012 by Jason Lanier.
This image was taken of my beautiful Bride Daryl who was married to Aaron at the Mosteller Mansion in Hickory, North Carolina late last month. She was waiting at the top of the stairs for her Dad to come and get her and I grabbed these shots by shooting through the decorative trim on the staircase. I lighted it by using off camera flash so it gave me the results I wanted. Hope you like it!
Next Workshops:
- Myrtle Beach, SC- November 6-7
- Tampa, Florida- November 13-14
Camera settings: Nikon D800, 1/200 sec at f/5.6, 30mm at ISO 1600, flash fired. Taken at 5:04pm on October 20, 2012 by Jason Lanier.
Ever seen a bride rise from the dead?! Well, this one sure did. We did this shoot a year ago for a special Trash the Dress shoot Halloween style and it was a blast! I went and bought two fog machines at the Party Store for $75 bucks, found an awesome location where the home owners allowed us to shoot, and we made it happen!
I had one of my real former brides (Randi) agree to rip and trash her real wedding day dress. The home owners had this coffin in their front yard for Halloween, so we put Randi inside the coffin with one of my video lights, and then put another video light next to the fog machine so it would illuminate the fog, and then I shot! Thanks to Cameron and Steven for helping me with this shoot!
Next Workshops:
- Myrtle Beach, SC- November 6-7
- Tampa, Florida- November 13-14
Camera settings: Nikon D3, 1/60 sec at f/4.5, 16mm at ISO 3200, flash did not fire. Taken at 7:01pm on October 27, 2011 by Jason Lanier.
This image was taken at my wedding last night for Paul and Jessica at the Bali Hai in San Diego. The image was taken this was and wasn't cropped, I purposely wanted a shot that showed them holding hands over the skyline of San Diego with the moon above them. It was such a beautiful night...I wish all weddings could have such tremendous weather!
Next Workshops:
- Myrtle Beach, SC- November 6-7
- Tampa, Florida- November 13-14
Camera settings: Nikon D800, 1/100 sec at f/4.0, 35mm at ISO 1000, flash fired. Taken at 6:20pm on October 26, 2012 by Jason Lanier in San Diego.
This image was taken of a beautiful bride named Abbie Bluhm during his bridal session. Believe it or not this was shot in her bedroom with two red sheets that I bought at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. We laid the sheets one the bed and then on the headboard, I went to a local florist and bought 4 bags of rose petals, and then while standing on a ladder my assistant threw and rained down rose petals on her. She was and is so beautiful from the inside and outside that it made the shoot just unbelievable. I found this shot while going through my images for the new website. Hope you like it!
Next Workshops:
- Morgantown, WV- October 22-24
- Myrtle Beach, SC- October 6-7
- Tampa, Florida- October 13-14
Camera settings: Nikon D3, 1/80 sec at f/1.8, 20mm at ISO 200, flash fired. Taken at 7:05pm on January 4, 2008 by Jason Lanier.
"Writing Vows" this image was taken at my wedding yesterday for Janelle and Jesse at the Boulder Creek Ranch here in Southern California. I asked Janelle to give me some extra time before the ceremony so we could take the time to get some shots like this one. I used two video lights and my flash to light this shot, and turned off all the lights in the room so I could control the lighting better.
When I first arrived she told me she couldn't start shooting because she still hadn't done her vows, so I said, "No problem! I'll just set up the place for you to do them and let you do what you need to do...I'll just get some cool shots of you doing it." And this is the result...hope you like it!
Next Workshop: August 28th and 29th- Tampa, Florida!
Camera settings: Nikon D3, 1/80 sec at f/4.0, 20mm at ISO 800, flash fired. Taken at 2:37pm on August 4, 2012 by Jason Lanier.
Going to the Chapel...in Hawaii- this image was taken at my wedding for Nate and Yvette at the beautiful Hilton Waikoloa on the Big Island of Hawaii. It was such a perfect day, and we couldn't have asked for a more beautiful sunset than the one we got after the ceremony. This property has a long walkway from the gazebo to the chapel which I absolutely loved. The walkway helps to tell the story and makes for a great picture. Congrats to Nate and Yvette!
Next Workshop: Temecula, California- June 26th and 27th
Camera settings: Nikon D700, 1/250 sec at f/16, 16mm at ISO 100, flash fired. Taken at 5:33pm on June 15, 2012 by Jason Lanier.
A Natural Wedding Canopy...Hawaiian Style- this image was taken during my wedding fantasy shoot for Nate and Yvette at the Lava Tree State Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. This place is truly one of the most beautiful on earth and I've been in love with this road since I found it 4 years ago..(there's a landscape shot of the road hanging in my home). So I took the bride and groom down there and we had an absolute blast as we did all types of shots with this gorgeous scenery.
Take the time to get the right shot. Go to the right place, plan the right amount of time, dress up, make sure your gear is ready to go, visualize what you want to capture, and make it look amazing. Great pictures don't come from Photoshop, they come from your creativity and proper planning....
Next Workshop:
Temecula, California (We wil be shooting REAL wedding couples)!- June 26th and 27th
Camera settings: Nikon D700, 1/50 sec at f/6.3, ISO 320 at 35mm, flash fired. Taken at 6:22pm on June 16, 2012 by Jason Lanier.
Today's website preview shows off our beautiful couples. Click on the link below to see how we captured their special moments on their wedding day! Thanks again for visiting!
