 Debbie Martinez |
Looking for acyual photos taken inside a church... Hello all better photo members, I would like to know if any of you have taken any inside the church 1st communion or wedding pictures so that I can see them. I have a Communion to shoot in May and just want to see what to look for. I have a fuji fine pix s5000 digital camera. If anyone knows of any sites I can go to to view photos let me know. If you have taken any photo yourself please let me know where I can check it out.. THX
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Kerry L. Walker |
Check the websites of wedding photographers in your area.
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John P. Sandstedt |
Kerry's suggestion is good; however, you really need to check with the clergyman of the church where the ceremony will take place. Certain ministers and/or church denominations prohibit or inhibit the number of pictures [i.e. - only during the processional or recessional,] or specify the location[s] from which pictures may be shot. I realize it's sometimes very difficult to control the congregation. Each wedding will be a little different. If you have no restrictions, you need to get to the altar side of the chancel so you take the bride and groom's faces and the minister back [not theother way round!] You want shots of their hands as wedding bands are exchanged, you want shots of candles being lit by the B&G or other folks in the wedding party. You need to be careful if you shoot pictures of people reading scripture, poems, etc. You'll catch horrible facial expressions if you're not careful. Check whether you can shoot with flash. Since I don't own a digital camera, I'm not certain whwther this is an issue with your S5000. Check out this month's PopPhoto or PhotoGraphic. There's an ad for a new book by Bill Hurter on Wedding Photography. You can probably get it at your library or local Barnes and Noble. Don't forget to take pictures of the wedding party after the ceremony!
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Kerry L. Walker |
My last post was rather short because I was about to leave and didn't have much time. John's advice about shooting in the church is on the spot. Since you are shooting a Communion rather than a wedding the prohibitions may be a little different. Check with the priest. My point was this: check to see photos shot of weddings. You will see that in most of the pictures, you can't tell that it was shot in a church. Remember, you are taking pictures of the people, not the church. You need to be close enough so the frame is filled with the people. You don't want the people to be so small that the church drawfs them (unless that is what you are looking for.) I think there is one photo in my gallery. It got there when I posted a photo to make a point. I didn't even know it was going into my gallery. It was shot in a church and you can tell it was. However, the girl in the photo was not meant to fill the frame. I was looking for other things, like the reflections and the parallel lines leading to the subject. The girl is such a small part of the photo that she is almost unrecognizable. That is what I was looking for. It is not what you want when you shoot the Communion. Get close and get the people.
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