 arnold hams |
wedding photography I am taking some wedding photos on this Friday afternoon and evening the weekend, a professional photographer is organised for the wedding etc but I have been asked to do the reception, I have a 20D, 17-35L lens, 50 - 200L lens and the 18 -55 that comes with the 20D. I also have a 420EX flash. I understand that faces look better with a longer lens and wonder if the lens that comes with the 20D although not as good a lens might be better than the 17 - 35. I will be able to use the 50 - 200 for some with the flash turned up. I usually bounce the flash to obtain a softer picture and wonder if one of those stick on diffusers might be better. Would you comment on the lenses, whether the diffuser is a good idea,setting the White balance on auto. Thank you. Arnold Hams
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Kerry L. Walker |
Yes, it is true that a medium telephoto lens is preferable for portraits, but you aren't shooting portraits. Use whichever lens allows you to get the shots - probably the 18-55. A diffuser would definitely be better. It is sometims difficult to bounce a flash, especially with higher ceilings. I use a mini-softbox but there are other diffusers that do a good job. Can't comment on the white balance - film photographer.
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WB. The bain of digital photography's existance. When someone solves this issue, every digital photographer in the world will buy the solution. Anyway, what ever your strongest light source is, set your settings for that. the 20D has auto setting (not AWB) that you can use. If the predominant light source is flourscent, then use that setting. If it's tungsten, then use that setting. If your predominant light source is your flash, then use the flash setting. Many wedding photographers have many opinions about this. I have friends who shoot all AWB. They like the moody look they get. Other photog's use the cloudy setting indoors (whatever). Others use the flash setting indoors. I would probably recommend to you to use the flash setting while indoors. If you were dragging the shutter and using the available light, and a splash of flash, then you would probably wnat to set something in-between the flash setting and the predominant light source. It's a complicated mess. You could take something white, like a white piece of poster board, and when you get to the reception room, photograph it, then there is a setting on the 20D that records that and will auto set the Kelvin temp based on that. If what I just said makes no sense to you at all, just set your 20D on the flash setting. It can all be adjusted later anyway. If you shoot in RAW mode, it can very easily be adjusted in PS without any degradation at all to the image, and in fact, don't even worry about WB, just shoot AWB the whole time and adjust later. If you shoot JPEG, there will be no visiable degradation as you adjust the color to look like a WB adjustment. Clear as mud? Jerry
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arnold hams |
Kerry and Jerry, your comments are most helpful, and thankyou. I will take your advice, and as you suggest will change the settings as for the light source outdoors and the flash settings for indoors. I might take a few raw's for the outdoor photos but not too many as they impact on the number able to be taken. I think that I will get a diffuser and try that and bouncing the flash. Arnold Hams
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RAW will help you for the indoor dark reception, for outdoors, just use AWB and shoot JPEG. Jerry
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arnold hams |
Thanks Jerry, will do! Arnold
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