 Andrea R. Siebert |
bracketing is bracketing really neccisary at a wedding? i've heard you need to bracket and i've heard you don't need to. what are your opinions and why? thanks andrea
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Andrea R. Siebert |
let me restate my question. Is a flash bracket really neccesary at a wedding? thanks andrea
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robert G. Fately |
Boy, Andrea, you sure do ask a lot of questions! ;-) First of all, the flash bracket to which you refer is something that is usually desired, for two reasons. Now, there are some diffusers out there made to go on the flash that cn eliminate the need for a bracket. I use the Gary Fong lightsphere, which diffuses the light so redeye is not a problem (and also harsh shadows are eliminated) and also eliminates the need for a bracket as you can simply "fold and rotate" the flash as needed when you take shots in portrait mode. Go to the gary fong site to see what I'm talking about. There are those that don't like the lightsphere, though, and they use other kinds of diffusion devices, sometimes with or without brackets. Now the confusion in your original quesiton about "bracketing" is that this term does not refer to the use of a flash bracket, but rather the notion of taking multiple shots of the same scene at different exposure values. In other words, if the wedding cake shot meters at f8, and you take a second shot at f5.6 and a third at f11 you will be "bracketing the exposure". At weddings, where most of the action is quick and you don't often get a second shot at anything, it is difficult to bracket exposures. But it can be a good idea if the situation allows it, as light meters are not always exactly correct and you might like one of the other shots better.
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Andrea R. Siebert |
yeah...i realized I asked the wrong question the first time that's why I corrected it quickly=)the more I ask, the more I learn right?=) what I have is similar to the sigma bounce reflector-just a different shape. it sets high about the flash head and straps on to the base. I will check out the lightsphere you talked about. thank you so much! andrea
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Christopher A. Walrath |
Try bracketing some images now, before you go to the wedding and see how certain lighting and distance situations work out. That way, you get there and consult your notes and see what might work better to eliminate some of that guesswork.
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