wedding bad weather: sorry to keep asking questions can anyone suggest a strategy for taking pics at a wedding when the weather is awful, supposed to be raining here, so not sure what...

billozz Loc: Birmingham, England

sorry to keep asking questions can anyone suggest a strategy for taking pics at a wedding when the weather is awful, supposed to be raining here, so not sure what to do
apprecaite the help
Bill

luvmypets Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC

Looks like your flash is going to get a workout! Make sure you have extra batteries.(Wouldn't hurt to have an extra flash if you can afford it. Equipment never breaks down at an opportune moment!) You may want to read both camera and flash manuals to see how to lower the power. You don't want those photos that makes everyone look like they were lit with a giant spotlight.

Xantoz Loc: Delaware

Use the studio. Get out the props. Invite the whole wedding patty to have fun in from of the camera. If you don't have a studio find an area at the venue and set up a big backdrop. With props. Lights the works.
They did this at the studio for my daughters wedding in a blizzard.
The photos were awsom. The wine was great. Every shot was amazing. The photographer said it was the most fun he ever had shooting a wedding.
And no I would not shoot my daughters wedding. Lol

hlmichel Loc: New Hope, Minnesota

Here is one that answers you question.

But if they know that the weather is going to be awful wouldn't they want to hold it indoors?

http://photographyconcentrate.com/photographers-guide-shooting-rain/

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

billozz wrote:

sorry to keep asking questions can anyone suggest a strategy for taking pics at a wedding when the weather is awful, supposed to be raining here, so not sure what to do
apprecaite the help
Bill

Same strategy as if the weather is good; take good images, get the important ones, expose correctly...don't get your equipment so wet it gets ruined.

billozz Loc: Birmingham, England

Xantoz wrote:

Use the studio. Get out the props. Invite the whole wedding patty to have fun in from of the camera. If you don't have a studio find an area at the venue and set up a big backdrop. With props. Lights the works.
They did this at the studio for my daughters wedding in a blizzard.
The photos were awsom. The wine was great. Every shot was amazing. The photographer said it was the most fun he ever had shooting a wedding.
And no I would not shoot my daughters wedding. Lol

what studio?

Wall-E Loc: Phoenix, AZ

billozz wrote:

sorry to keep asking questions can anyone suggest a strategy for taking pics at a wedding when the weather is awful, supposed to be raining here, so not sure what to do
apprecaite the help
Bill

You *ARE* going to have to find an indoor location to do the formals. Do it NOW!

olcoach Loc: Oregon

Wall-E wrote:

You *ARE* going to have to find an indoor location to do the formals. Do it NOW!

:thumbup: :thumbup:

Pablo8 Loc: Nottingham UK.

billozz wrote:

sorry to keep asking questions can anyone suggest a strategy for taking pics at a wedding when the weather is awful, supposed to be raining here, so not sure what to do
apprecaite the help
Bill

Now you know why this WORK is left to an Experienced Professional Photographer.

billozz Loc: Birmingham, England

Pablo8 wrote:

Now you know why this WORK is left to an Experienced Professional Photographer.

where does your experience come from when you are shooting your first wedding?

Bobbee

Pablo8 wrote:

Now you know why this WORK is left to an Experienced Professional Photographer.

Great response!

Pablo8 Loc: Nottingham UK.

billozz wrote:

where does your experience come from when you are shooting your first wedding?

Be experienced at general photograpy, work for/with an established Pro' Photographer. Learn/look-in/ practice from the side-lines, untill you are confident in your own abilities. It might take a while, in my case, it did not happen overnight. But I ran/enjoyed running my own business for over fourty years.

Granddad Loc: UK

billozz wrote:

where does your experience come from when you are shooting your first wedding?

First and foremost LEARN to use your camera inside out and back to front and have a good idea of what your settings should be on in most LIGHTING conditions. Know that when your camera meters for a white object it will see it as grey and your image will come out grey, you have to compensate to make it white, boost your EV or lower your SS depending on which mode you are using on your camera.
Dave.

cthahn

billozz wrote:

sorry to keep asking questions can anyone suggest a strategy for taking pics at a wedding when the weather is awful, supposed to be raining here, so not sure what to do
apprecaite the help
Bill

If you were a photographer, you would know what to do. You do not say what camera you are using, the lens, lighting equipment, spare camera, helper. Too many envision themselves being a wedding photographer. This is a one time only affair. You can not do it over again. You are expected to product quality photos. Do you have a contract that specifies what is expected of you? Tell them to hire a wedding photographer, and if they complain what a photographer charges, then they have a problem. No one can tell you how to shoot a wedding. It takes experience, not an exotic camera with a bunch of zoom lenses.

Pentony Loc: Earth Traveller

Hey why get your gear wet and ruin? No wedding is worth doing that. Either do it indoors or no shoot.

I can't imagine anyone wanting to get married outside in bad weather (rain) :thumbdown: