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04/05/2003 07:16:05 AM · #1 |
| Im taking pictures for a friends wedding tonight only the reception. It is in a legion hall I have never been but I am thinking it will be low light. Any tips for me ? Should I use auto or manual I'm thinking flash with red eye reduction. |
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04/05/2003 02:02:59 PM · #2 |
In many cases of a situation like this, if you are just going to take candids, it would be best to just use your point and shoot mode with flash and let the camera handle the exposure for you...
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04/05/2003 02:13:46 PM · #3 |
If you can adjust your flash power, your might try lowering the intensity on your flash a good deal (at least an f stop). The backgrounds will be darker, of course, but I find that using the flash at full power often leads to some very nasty overblown highlights. But just by decreasing the intensity of the flash you can eliminate a lot of this.
Also, about red eye. You can use the red eye reduction, but my experience is that you just can't eliminate it with a point and shoot no matter what you do. I always accept that I will need to edit the red eye out later and try not to worry about it when shooting. |
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04/05/2003 02:37:59 PM · #4 |
Also, in the weddings I have done, I was sure to include photos from many angles. Be sure to get action candids.. not just people sitting at the table. Step up on a chair, take a photo across the dance floor from this vantage point. Get people clapping, hugging, etc.
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04/05/2003 06:57:21 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by rogerspaul:
Im taking pictures for a friends wedding tonight only the reception. It is in a legion hall I have never been but I am thinking it will be low light. Any tips for me ? Should I use auto or manual I'm thinking flash with red eye reduction. |
i agree with john, though in a dark environment it might also be a good idea to try shooting on an aperture-priority setting, if you have it, with flash on and the aperture as wide open as possible - the camera will adjust exposure through shutter speed. i realise that with your little camera there won't be much in the way of depth of field available, but the wide aperture is best for portraits, as well as gathering available light. |
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04/06/2003 04:29:59 AM · #6 |
| i took over 200 shots and i suck! |
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04/06/2003 06:05:32 AM · #7 |
i had an edmonton oiler shot and i blew it i should have asked for the house lights on! doh?
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04/06/2003 10:11:01 AM · #8 |
:0(
Show us some anyway? Maybe they are not as bad as you think.
Belonging to dpc has a way of making you "eek" at snapshot looking photos. But reception candids are mostly that.
Post some?
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04/06/2003 10:18:36 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by rogerspaul:
i took over 200 shots and i suck! |
Don't be too hard on yourself - weddings are hard to shoot, especially if you are trying to get candids, in low light with an on camera flash.
If you get 10 good ones then you are probably doing pretty well.
A wedding I shot last week |
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04/06/2003 11:28:56 AM · #10 |
| Gordon, CRW_9405 totally rocks... |
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04/06/2003 12:10:16 PM · #11 |
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04/06/2003 12:12:40 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by jimmythefish:
Gordon, CRW_9405 totally rocks... |
Thank you - I was trying to capture mostly the candid stuff around the day, rather than the more formal poses the offical photog was doing - for that one he'd set it up with a football stadium in the background, rather than using the great church/trees etc - but the groom is a footy player :)
This is the set-up for the offical photo, mine was taken at the same time but from the right hand side
Message edited by author 2003-04-06 12:21:46. |
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