Wedding photographer lighting

southkilkenny

Hi all,

Myself and my OH are getting married on 16th Nov and seriously need to decide on photograph locations now. We had an idea that an old barn could look very nice for some of the photos with the appropriate props but our concern was with lighting. We mentioned our lighting concern to the photographers but they said this wouldn't be a problem as the flash would look after all that.

However, i'm not sure how long they are in the business and I would hate to think that the photos at that location turn out poor if it can be avoided by us simply bringing some lights and a generator to the barn on the day.

Any thoughts or experiences on lighting and its effects on our pictures in a darkish barn?

Sleepy

If they're a professional photographer, it won't be a problem. If it's your Uncle Jimmy with a "prosumer" dSLR it might well be...

littleredspot

Do you really want to be worrying about props, lights and generators on your wedding day? Surely there's an easier option elsewhere?

southkilkenny

Its a professional photographer and they have done several weddings before but they also do trade in used wedding materials such as dresses, bridesmaid dresses, shoes etc from their shop so I'm a little concerned that perhaps photography isn't their speciality when it comes to non-standard or more challenging type settings.

In terms of worrying about props etc, this is something we can arrange in the week prior to the wedding and/or nominate somebody to look after that stuff for us on the day so its not a huge burden if it meant getting nice photos. We are struggling to come up with places if the weather is bad on the day. So any ideas/experiences on nice types of indoor settings for photos would be greatly appreciated also.

littleredspot

A lot of reception venues will have somewhere suitable, perhaps by an open fire or grand staircase.
These staged photos are really just an extra to the actual photos of the event/day and I'd hate to think of a bride worrying about "did so and so buy some petrol for the generator" etc on the day, or how am I going to get from the car to the barn, in these shoes, in the lashing of rain.

But I'm assuming a lot about your day there, so apologies if I'm not being helpfull

Penny Dreadful

southkilkenny wrote: »

Its a professional photographer and they have done several weddings before but they also do trade in used wedding materials such as dresses, bridesmaid dresses, shoes etc from their shop so I'm a little concerned that perhaps photography isn't their speciality when it comes to non-standard or more challenging type settings.

In terms of worrying about props etc, this is something we can arrange in the week prior to the wedding and/or nominate somebody to look after that stuff for us on the day so its not a huge burden if it meant getting nice photos. We are struggling to come up with places if the weather is bad on the day. So any ideas/experiences on nice types of indoor settings for photos would be greatly appreciated also.

The week before your wedding is pretty busy you know as it is. I was working flat out the week before I took my leave andw as getting home so late in the evening that I was only fit for a quick bite to eat and bed. Bothering about lighting props etc would have been a nightmare for me.

Re: asking someone to take care of that for you on your wedding day. Its not (IMHO) nice to be bothering guests with jobs like that. You're inviting them to have a nice relaxed day with you, I'd really hate to be given a job like that to do.

If your photographer is a professional and you've checked out their work and their references then you're bothering yourself about nothing I'd think. Relax, let go and trust in their professional judgement. You must think something of them or else why would you have hired them in the first place

Sleepy

Penny Dreadful wrote: »

If your photographer is a professional and you've checked out their work and their references then you're bothering yourself about nothing I'd think. Relax, let go and trust in their professional judgement. You must think something of them or else why would you have hired them in the first place

Exactly, they're the pro. If you don't trust them, cancel and hire someone you do. That's the point of hiring a professional: you can delegate responsibility for that aspect of the day to them and not worry about it thereafter.

southkilkenny

Thanks for the replies, I guess you guys are right. I just wanted to ask some opinions to double check what they told me was correct but I know I'll have to trust them anyway on the day. They have done some very nice work in the past so I guess there's no reason why this would change for our wedding.

Thanks again