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friends wedding - tips

[Deleted User] · 2009-04-11 12:52:13

hey i normally only take landscape shots with my slr but will be taking it to a wedding soon - any tips for taking shots at the reception when the lights are down low and all that jazz!:)

11-04-2009 12:52pm

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hey i normally only take landscape shots with my slr but will be taking it to a wedding soon - any tips for taking shots at the reception when the lights are down low and all that jazz!:)

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#2 11-04-2009 1:14pm

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i tried this before and it didn't go too well for me:rolleyes:

what i learned (from mistakes) was to turn the ISO up a good bit - maybe 400 or 800.

use a lense with a wide aperture (2.8 or better).

keep an eye on the white balance (or maybe shoot in RAW but i find that a pure nuisance afterwards).

diffuse the flash.

hopefully someone that does know how to do this will give ya proper advice!

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#3 11-04-2009 1:16pm

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thanks!

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#4 11-04-2009 1:20pm

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definitly shoot raw, madness otherwise

extra batteries
dedicated flash
wide angle
second body if possible
and look up online on key shots and get them

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#5 11-04-2009 2:49pm

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two of everything you can get - cameras, speedlights, batteries & cards (the more the better) plan for the worst case scenario!!
Do explain to the bride & groom your experience level, many non-photography people fail to recognise just how difficult having a successful wedding shoot can be.

Re ISO write it on your hand indoors HIGH ISO - outdoors LOW ISO
use flash outdoors.

theres lots of tutorials on the net too including here on the FAQs

good luck

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#6 11-04-2009 7:39pm

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Honestly at all weddings I try to use as low an iso as possible, I think it is a personal thing, I like my images to have no noise whatsoever. Also I always bounce the flash unless it is fill outside, sometimes you need to be quick handed to move the flash the right way but I have myself very quick at that from doing local boxing (yes i know boxing and lfash doesnt go usually but no other choice at my lcoations).

I'm getting from your post you are not the offical photographer as you are just bringing along a camera but maybe speak to the photographer and ask can you shadow him, when I first started weddings I went to a friends wedding and her photog saw my camera and asked did I want to tag along with him and he gave me so many tips. The biggest one that I take with me above all is banter!

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#7 11-04-2009 9:12pm

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oooh i really didnt make it clear in my first post - im not the official camera dude, i`ll be fine takin shots at the church and all that im really concerned about at the reception later on when lights are down low as its not near the type of photography i do!

Cool tips though Learning loads

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