 Autumn Todd |
digital weddings Hi Everyone, I have done a few weddings (in film) and I'm starting to get inquiries for the upcomming year. I just bought a D70s (I have a s600 flash setup). I've been reading my manual and beginning to experiment with the camera, but I am getting very nervous about the difference between shooting film and digital at weddings. I was hopping that I could get some personal experience and advice on key differences/issues that I need to be focusing on. Thanks,
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Kerry L. Walker |
Until you are comfortable with the new rig, stick with what you know. Biggest difference I can tell you, without personal experience, is that there is a greater chance of blowing out the whites with digital (this info is from a friend who shoots digital). Once you get the hang of the difference (less latitude) you should be able to handle it. Just practice a lot before you change.
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Autumn Todd |
Thanks Kerry- That's a good idea...maybe one more in film wouldn't be such a bad idea. I feel that the camera is pretty user friendly, but like you mentioned about the whites, I think that I need to do alot of experiementation so that I can see the techniqual differences. My next confirmed wedding is in July, then the next is in Sept., so I have some time to play around with the camera.
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Shoot a wedding with slide film, and you'll see what it's like with digital. That's pretty close to the same. Except for one important point, slide film has better highlight control. Digital is whacky with highlights. The thing though is because you can chimp, you can check your exposures constantly. So, it's far easier to nail your exposures. Most people going from film to digital don't realize how bad they are at properly exposing film. The better you are, the easier the transition is. Digital is very tricky in bright sun, out at the beach, or in any other high contrasty type situations. In the dark, you have the opposite problem...noise.
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