If commercial photographers are like scientists in a laboratory, then wedding photographers are like ’MacGyver’ -- it’s often not about what you can do, but what you can do in three minutes with everything working against you! Not every wedding is exquisitely lit by a million-dollar lighting designer, or that you’re shooting with that perfect sunset background. This is a world of tight schedules, lighting and backgrounds out of your control, and subjects who are often afraid of being in front of a camera. Maybe you thought you’d get two hours in a park, and instead you get five minutes in a parking lot. Maybe that lens you were relying on got knocked down the stairs by a klutzy wedding guest. Learning to take great photos even when everything is working against you is the surest path to success as an event and wedding photographer.

Few photographers know that better than Ryan Brenizer. With a background in photojournalism, covering three U.S. presidents as well as Nobel Prize winners, and Muhammad Ali plus many other celebrity subjects, Ryan has become one of New York City’s top working wedding photographers. He is shooting more than 60 weddings a year across a broad spectrum; from exquisitely planned destination weddings as far as Singapore, to weddings in backyards and gymnasiums, and he’s learned tricks to deal with any kind of scenario. Sometimes, he’s even invented new techniques, such as the "Brenizer method" for creating images with extremely shallow depth of field impossible with normal lenses.

This Workshop will teach you his special tricks for shooting in some of the toughest scenarios, including:
• Overcoming blinding sun with little speedlights
• Beautiful and quick to set-up portrait lighting in low light
• Attractive lighting scenarios
• Working through portrait sessions quickly and efficiently while keeping your subjects comfortable