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Photo Forum / General Photo Topics / General Topics / May 2008Advice Needed on Amateur Wedding Photography
I am writing this message for my sister, who has volunteered to photograph our niece's wedding. She is a marvelous amateur photographer, uses a Canon Digital Rebel and gets amazing shots. The niece is paying for the wedding herself and is on a tight budget, so my sister was glad to offer her services free of charge. She feels confident she can photograph all the outdoor shots, reception, etc., but is a little nervous about the actual church photography, largely because the wedding will be at 6PM and so the church lighting has her a little concerned. She is open to renting or borrowing or purchasing any lighting equipment she may need. I guess she could use any helpful words of advice from seasoned photographers. I am writing this message in earnest, and surely would appreciate sincere responses, as I have no wish to start any flame wars, etc. Thanks in advance for any 'light' you can shed. P.S. I have posted this on the Digital Photography usenet as well. > I am writing this message for my sister, who has volunteered to > photograph our niece's wedding. She is a marvelous amateur [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > advance for any 'light' you can shed. P.S. I have posted this on the > Digital Photography usenet as well. General 1. Use f2.8 zoom lens (faster prime if you have but I am not prime fan), and may not worth the trouble with slow cheapie lens. 2. If wide angle required (nice to have but not the must) then something like 15-xx f2.8 would be wide enough. Normal, some where between the range of 25-80mm f2.8 would do (example 28-75mm f2.8). Long zoom 70-200 f2.8 is pretty much standard for Canon. The 25-80mm f2.8 usually be the main lens. why? because the poor lighting situation and the distance. 3. Depending on the lighting situation and distance (as well as the building structure), and with external flash (Speedlite) you should be able to set something like M = Manual ISO = 400 F-Stop = 60-100's Aperature = f3.5 - 5.6 (I almost never do f2.8 or wider) And keep your eye on the Histogram 4. Why spend $$$ on f2.8 or faster but use smaller aperature? because of QUALITY of the LENS (glass). And of course option to use wider aperature, and faster focus etc.. And I tell tell you that wedding photography isn't easy, and I would suggest to pay a visit to study the building where the wedding will be held, lot of practicing on the combination of Lens + Flash + Camera Setting. When you get a hang of how the FLASH works works with <M> mode then you may like indoor photography more than outdoor. I guess she knows how the wedding photo may look like, if not Google for some wedding photos to study the style's. Me? I am indoor photographer so I like indoor more than outdoor. > > I am writing this message for my sister, who has volunteered to > > photograph our niece's wedding. She is a marvelous amateur [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > the style's. Me? I am indoor photographer so I like indoor more than > outdoor. I forgot to mention DO NOT be afraid to use ISO-800 (if needed) even I don't own any Rebel series, and don't often shoot above ISO-400 but once a moon I may even have to go for ISO-3200 with or without flash. And those >ISO-800 usually not important so I don't work on detail and usually no larger than 4x6 print. And I usually set ISO-3200 for fast moving object without flash. > B3. Depending on the lighting situation and distance (as well as the building > structure), and with external flash (Speedlite) you should be able to set [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > And keep your eye on the Histogram you have written in shutter speeds after your heading of F stop. F stop is not shutter speed. F stop and aperture are the same thing. You have this confused. Michael >I am writing this message for my sister, who has volunteered to > photograph our niece's wedding. She is a marvelous amateur [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > advance for any 'light' you can shed. P.S. I have posted this on the > Digital Photography usenet as well. First, having a wedding photographed by someone who has never done this before is not a good idea. There's more to creating memorable portraits then just getting the f/stop right. There's wrangling the appropriate people, getting them arranged in a pleasing composition, making sure that they are all looking the same way, and finally, checking to see that no one is picking their nose or has their zipper down. Your niece's gown will be packed away after the wedding, the cake will be eaten, the tux's returned, and all that will be left is the wedding photos. Even with years of experience at wedding photography, I would never consider photographing a wedding for a family member, or even a close friend. As for borrowing/renting any equipment just for the wedding, I make sure that any gear I use is so familiar that it's use is second nature. > First, having a wedding photographed by someone who has never done this > before is not a good idea. There's more to creating memorable portraits then [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Even with years of experience at wedding photography, I would never consider > photographing a wedding for a family member, or even a close friend. Amen, bro... >> First, having a wedding photographed by someone who has never done this >> before is not a good idea. There's more to creating memorable portraits [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Amen, bro... Wedding photographers these days suck major! Haven't seen a good one since affordable digital...... Get you gran to do it, it would save you lots of money and the results probably better. >I am writing this message for my sister, who has volunteered to > photograph our niece's wedding. She is a marvelous amateur > photographer, uses a Canon Digital Rebel and gets amazing shots. The > niece is paying for the wedding herself and is on a tight budget, so > my sister was glad to offer her services free of charge. She feels > confident she can photograph all the outdoor shots, reception, etc., If she is using a tripod for group photos for the first time make sure she either uses Manual mode or she blocks off the viewfinder when taking shots on any 'Auto' mode. Light entering through the viewfinder can severly disrupt the exposure settings. > >I am writing this message for my sister, who has volunteered to > > photograph our niece's wedding. She is a marvelous amateur [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Light entering through the viewfinder can severly disrupt the exposure > settings. Won't setting the f-stop between 60-100 prevent that...? ----- - gpsman >> >I am writing this message for my sister, who has volunteered to >> > photograph our niece's wedding. She is a marvelous amateur [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Won't setting the f-stop between 60-100 prevent that...? Eh what ? or is this a whoosh! moment that I've missed? >>> >I am writing this message for my sister, who has volunteered to >>> > photograph our niece's wedding. She is a marvelous amateur [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Eh what ? or is this a whoosh! moment that I've missed? I think he means shutter speed. In message <d93bdffd-f4ed-4793-a6c8-3473028568de@d77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>, Barb <sleibo@corecomm.net> writes >I am writing this message for my sister, who has volunteered to >photograph our niece's wedding. She is a marvelous amateur [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >because the wedding will be at 6PM and so the church lighting has her >a little concerned. Talk to the priest/vicar FIRST. Some may not permit photographs in the church during the service, some do not mind as long as there is no flash. Some do not mind the flash.  Signature\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ > I am writing this message for my sister, who has volunteered to > photograph our niece's wedding. She is a marvelous amateur [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > advance for any 'light' you can shed. P.S. I have posted this on the > Digital Photography usenet as well. I would recommend buying the latest model Canon Flash and a rectangular diffuser from B&H. If the ceilings are white tell her to do some tests using these settings. Angle the flash to a 45 to 60 degree angle using the diffuser, place the camera in aperture priority, set the body to underexpose by 1 1/2 stops and the flash to overexpose by 1 1/2 stops in order to blend the ambient and flash lights, and shoot in auto white balance at the highest iso she thinks still gives good quality with her camera. Also, it is important that she has a fast lens, around 2.8 because she will probably be shooting wide open and will need the speed. I use the Canon Mark II Ds and feel good up to about iso 800-1000. Her camera is noisier that the Ds. If she chooses to take my advice PLEASE tell her to test in different settings and conditions until she is very confident. It is your wedding and you don't want to loose it. I shoot mostly advertising work but I have shot a lot under these conditions and have gotten great results. You can see some of my work at http://www.brucekersten.com If you or her have any more questions post them here because I am subscribed to this forum. If you don't get a response with 1 day you can email me through my site. Best of luck |
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