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shooting a wedding at catalina island I am a photographer near Atlanta and have done many weddings but I have been asked to shoot one in Catalina Island, Calf. I am not well traveled and have a few questions.Will it hurt my film to carry on plane with me or should I have it Fed-X ed.? Will it harm my exposed film to fly it back with me and should I carry it on the plane or in my luggage? Also when I shoot some of the bride and groom on the beach should I just go exactly by my meter or does any one have any suggestions on beach photos, proper exposure. I am confident on all my wedding work but this one has me extremely anxious.Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Melanie
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Kristina Hugate |
I was just reading in a photography magazine that the x-rays in the airport can harm your film. You can request that they hand inspect your carry ons. Don't put it in your checked luggage. The x-ray machines they use on that baggage is VERY STRONG. If you can I would send your film by way of fed-ex just to elevate the hassle and the worry. Not to mention the nasty glares from the security people when you make them hand check everything. They don't like to do this... "IT IS TOO MUCH WORK." Hope that helps.
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Definitely do not trust your cameras meter. Your camera will be tricked by two things, the reflection of light off the sand, and the reflection of light off the water. Both these things play together. If you know how to spot meter, you might be okay. A hand held meter is best in this situation. Although, I used my cameras meter for a close to water shoot on a grassy area, and they came out great. But, it wasn't on the sand. I had an experience where I was getting such conflicting info, I couldn't figure out what to do. My hand-held meter was telling me something like 1/125 at f/2.8. My camera was saying 1/2000 at f/16. I decided to go with the hand held, and it was right on. I think I was getting a huge relection up from the sand that was causing the cameras meter to give me a false reading. I would also use small aperatures, f/11 or less, if you are shooting with the water in the background in bright sun, so the water doesn't wash out (the water will turn all white in your photos if not properly exposed). If you have flash, use it. Use it as you would for any backlit situation. Remember, the water in the background is like having a light source from behind. I have never had a problem with the X-Ray machines. However, I always ask for a hand check and usually they do. If they are busy though, they might just tell you that they are going to run it through and that it wont harm your film. You cannot be obstinante or insistant. If you want to rid of this possibility, mail it ahead of time. I, frankly, don't worry about it. I've never had the xray affect my film. Most times, though, I have a few rolls of 3200, which necessitates a manual hand-check...and if they're going to do the one roll, why not do them all? Jerry
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Tom Walker |
Don't trust the meter, beach scenes are like snow scenes and your meter tries to turn them into 18% gray,, A quick fix is hold your hand in front of the lens and take a reading and use that for your exposure. I live on the beach in NC and I've used this many times with good results.
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