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09/06/2006 10:25:44 AM · #1 |
I know that somewhere this has probably been talked about, but given a short amount of time I need to ask to get responses. I have been asked to shoot a wedding. I am gathering info about what I need to do and what I should be responsible for. Is there any certian equipment that is a necessity (Flashes, Lightspheres, etc...) I have found a slew of the normal shots that are a must for a wedding. Anything that pops out would be great help.
Thanks in advance for all the help |
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09/06/2006 03:14:18 PM · #2 |
| 3 hours only one response please help |
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09/06/2006 03:18:43 PM · #3 |
I shoot weddings with flash and lightsphere, and to me those are a requirement in order to get the quality shot that my clients expect. I even use them outside. Does that mean you can't shoot a wedding without paying for Gary Fong tupperware, not necesarily. There are a lot of schools of thought about light diffusers, reflectors, bounces and everyone tends to use whatever works best for them. At minimum you will want atleast one short lens and one long lens. You cold work with just that or you could have 47 lenses on 47 camera bodies and 14 assistants.
What I'm saying is - there isn't a "right" answer to your question. I bought a couple of books about wedding photograpy before I started shooting them and picked bits and pieces from each book that I thought would work for me with my equipment.
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09/06/2006 03:25:24 PM · #4 |
I see you have a decent collection of lenses, so you should be fine there.
You need lots of memory... at least 4 GB, if not more.
Spare batteries for both camera and flash (I use Alkeline for my flash at weddings, so I can just throw them away as I deplete them).
Some sort of diffusion for the flash is good. Lightsphere is a pretty good choice, or a pocket softbox. I also like to use a quickflip flash bracket with my flash.
BTW, if you go with the Lightspere, watch the DVD and practice with it, before the wedding.
Message edited by author 2006-09-06 15:26:39.
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09/06/2006 03:38:16 PM · #5 |
Threads on DPC Forums can be found by searching on "wedding".
Examples:
wedding photography
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09/06/2006 04:19:15 PM · #6 |
| There is a very active wedding photographer forum and lots of excellent work and good info to review over at Fred Miranda. |
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09/06/2006 04:51:56 PM · #7 |
There is no simple answer - each wedding, church, hall and all is different. Each photog is different...styles, preferred equipment, etc.
I plan to make cookies. What do i need? Depends...stove (gas or elec), what type of cookies, etc.
What I use, and it's by no means the perfect solution as it can vary from venue to venue.
Getting ready shots: sigma 18-50 2.8 EX - you need wide and fast. Someteimes i use flash, always bounced. often you have mirrors, lots of them, so you have to be careful using flash.
Reception - 18-50 2.8 and flash. I have 2 different flashes and sometimes shoot eTTL and sometimes Auto with my Metz, and usually with a lightsphere. Camera on manual, 1/60 and F4, flash on Auto and -1/3 comp. With eTTL you may have to use +1 stop comp. Depends on ceiling height, color, etc. ISO 800 usually. I'm still trying to find the best solution and manual seems best.
ceremony - around here 100% of the pastors say no flash during ceremony, so i have my 70-210 on a tripod at ISO 800 or even 1600, and the 18-50 on my second body. whatever shutter speed works i use.
formal shots - in the church i've used available light and strobes. I like using studio strobes! SOOOO much easier as in-church lighting sucks. and these are the pics they're most likely gonna want printed big, so high ISO and slow shutter speeds are an issue. I use the 18-50 again. For outdoor shots of the couple i use the 70-210, for indivudual portraits the 70-210.
I shoot 99% RAW. You have to - and you may still have color issues! There is no time for custom WB and you;ll find that part flash and part ambient is gonna be an issue. At a wedding a few weeks ago the b&g wanted groups shots of various family and college people at the reception, an impromptu idea. We went into the hall...florescent overhead lights. one side was all glass overlooking a stairway..with a huge chandelier with incandescent bulbs, and i had my on-camera flash as it was still not bright enough...goody, 3 different colors of light, and the left of the groups are too red from the chandelier compared to those on the right... so be prepared for lots of PP work!
As to CF quantity - the more i get the more i use. I have 9gb and fill it on a 9 hour wedding or a 3 hour one. The more the better of course, but some pros fill 30+ gb of cards - talk about PP work!
lastly you need a vision - they want formals, and such, and if you know what you want and tell them then you stand a chance of getting it. if you just say 'line up' then that's what you'll get. I'm still working on this bit, the vision, the directing.
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09/06/2006 04:59:47 PM · #8 |
I've been doing weddings for 10 years and still don't have a perfect formula worked out. Everything is different, every time. this past weekend i had a wedding in an old round church. everything was wood, so whenever i walked you could hear me. My solution, take off the shoes. At the reception, both bride and groom were sick, wait it out. The lighting is always an issue, but when i'm shooting with flash i set my WB to the flash mode, it keeps the colors natural looking. You may have to try a few shots and then take a look at what you are getting and make your adjustments on the fly. Sorry, its a pain in the ass but, when the pressure is on (its always on for the photographer)you sometimes have to work and think while setting up the next shot.
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09/06/2006 05:37:47 PM · #9 |
| Thanks everybody. I think that i was getting nervous about not having a great plan for the shoot. Now I have a better idea of what to do, I have the equipment except the tupperware!! I will probably invest in one and check the DVD out. Thanks again for all the input, I will post the pics when the shoot is done. |
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