Vanessa Joy
Vanessa Joy has been an influential wedding photographer in the photography community for years. Starting her photographic journey in 1998, she has since earned 5 college degrees, started her own business in 2008, and began teaching around the world in 2009. Vanessa has spoken at almost every major convention and platform in the industry such as CreativeLIVE, Clickin’ Moms, WPPI, ShutterFest, Imaging USA Trade Show, PPA related conventions, in addition to hosting personal workshops and numerous small business and photography conventions around the globe. Recognized for her talent and more so her business sense, her clients love working with her and industry peers love to learn from her generous, informative and open-book style of teaching.
Join Vanessa on a portrait photography Fall photoshoot for lifestyle Instagrammer Evi. See how she alters her photography to cater to what her client is looking for and plays shooting at f/1.2 with the Canon EOS R5’s new AF eye detection capabilities.
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- How To Shoot Golden Hour Portraits with the FlashPoint XPLOR 600
- Lens in Focus: Audrey Woulard’s Favorite Nikon Portrait Lens
- How to Control the Lighting in Portrait Photography
- Best Lighting Kits for Photography in 2021
PRODUCTS USED:
- Canon EOS R5 Mirrorless Full Frame Digital Camera
- Canon RF 28-70mm 2.0 L
- Profoto B10
- Canon RF 85mm 1.2 L
- Manfrotto Lightstand
- Profoto OCF 2′ Octa
- Profoto OCF Speedring
- Lastolite Trigrip Reflector
