 Brian A. Wolter |
Shooting a Wedding Hi everyone I have a question on shooting weddings. My sister wants me to shoot her wedding for her.I have a Canon Digital EOS Rebel XT. My question is: Should I shoot in portrait mode and let the camera do the work? I mostly shoot in aperture priority mode. If I shoot this way, what Iso setting should I use as well as fstop and shutter speed. I just want to be sure that the shots come out and I don't end up with a bunch of bad photos. Thanks.
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Slim Brady |
Set your TV mode to 60 or more (depending on your lens length) and make the iso whatever it has to be to get a proper exposure and have fun.
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Kerry L. Walker |
My first suggestion is to turn the job down. You may be a great photographer but shooting a wedding is a lot different than other types of photography. You have to work quickly and make decisions and adjustments just as quickly. Since you probably won't take my first suggestion, my second choice is, if you are not using flash, to take Brady's advice. You need to set your shutter speed as low as possible to get as much light in as you can. You will need to adjuct the ISO to fit the venue. If, on the other hand, you are using flash, set your shutter speed no higher than 1/60 so you can get in as much ambient light as possible to keep the background from going too dark. If it is possible (which it usually isn't in a large church) bounce your flash. If you can't bounce, use some kind of flash diffuser (Omni-Bounce, softbox, etc.). In this case, set your ISO as low as you can to avoid noise. It will vary depending on how powerful your flash is and how close you are to the subject, whether you are bouncing, etc.
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Brian A. Wolter |
Thanks Brady and Kerry for the help. My sister and her fiance don't have alot of money so I am going to do it for them as my wedding gift to them. The wedding is going to be really small, just family and a few friends. I am going to try to get to the place they are having it at and try your advice to see what results I get. Thanks again.
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Jerry Frazier |
I understand that without you doing this, they probably wont even have photography of their wedding. So, if that's the case, go shoot. If I were you, I would shoot the whole wedding in "P" mode, only because you don't really know how to control the camera, so why try? Just let the camera work for you. You should use a flash, if the shutter speed shows below 1/60 at ISO 1600. You should use flash in strong back-lit situation. Other than that, you should be fine. I would use ISO 400 all day long until that started to not work anymore, then I'd crank it up as needed. Good luck.
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Brian A. Wolter |
Thanks Joe.. I'll try that as well.
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robert G. Fately |
Brian, since it seems you are going to have to do the shooting, I would like to offer a suggestion, if you are planning to use an external flash. Flash lighting is often rather harsh, moreso in a wedding where you already ahve white dresses and black tuxes and generally contrasty scenes. If you can use an external flash unit (which I highly recommend) then I would suggest also that you get some kind of flash diffusing attachment. These are made by StoFen, Lumiquest and my favorite, Gary Fong (I've used all three, Fong's is by far the best). For $30-50 or so, you get an attachment that can make a world of difference insofar as the quality of the lighting on the subjects.
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Christopher A. Walrath |
My two cents would be one simple piece of equipment which would allow you to make great low light images. A TRIPOD! Use it on nearly every shot where people are posed. Crisp images and lower ISO settings can result. You won't have to worry about your heartbeat shaking the camera the slightest.
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Slim Brady |
Shooting on the "P" mode = two dummies , you and the camera The camera doesn't know what you're shooting and neither will you until its too late
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Art |
you're the dummy
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Slim Brady |
guess someone hasn't forgiven me, oh well can't please everyone no matter what you do
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