Wedding coming up and I can't use flash......help?
Feb 8, 2012 21:09:16 #
Feb 8, 2012 21:11:26 #
You are the bundle of joy not me lady. This is not my first wedding I have done a lot and the people were very happy EVERY time so why don't you go take some PMS pills and stay off my posts.
Feb 8, 2012 21:17:25 #
Billie34 wrote:
I have a nikon d3000 and it come with a 18-55mm lens + I have a 55-200mm lens (nikkor)
I have that camera with only t he 18-55 kit lens. The D3000 is a underestimated camera as long as you can work within it's limitations.
Images are mostly usable at 800 ISO but 1600 is kind of a mess. I shoot hundreds and hundreds of photos each month, many of them in a church. I shoot RAW and use a flash. But for the times I can't or don't want to use flash, I will resort to no flash auto which almost always results in a wierd color cast and 10% usable.
Do yourself a favor and get a faster lens.
If you are one of several photographers, get everyone together to see what equipment everyone has, perhaps you can borrow a lens. At the very least, you can arrange shooting assignments based on equipment used and to avoid everyone fighting for the same shots.
Feb 8, 2012 21:23:31 #
Billie34 wrote:
You are the bundle of joy not me lady. This is not my first wedding I have done a lot and the people were very happy EVERY time so why don't you go take some PMS pills and stay off my posts.
lmao.... WOW. I'm unsure what I said to you to set you off, besides pointing out that the kits lenses you have are NOT fast enough for low light situations. Churchs are famous for their poor lighting conditions and without a flash and with these two lenses you ARE going to have a hard time getting quality shots that will be print worthy.
I really think you need to take a step back and look at the way you have responded to people in this post. Captain C is a very talented photoprapher who always is willing to offer a helping hand to everybody.
Feb 8, 2012 21:39:45 #
I think everyone is just concerned because a wedding is one of the biggest moments in a person's life. You should feel lucky that they asked you to shoot it =). You said you have done a few weddings...were these not in a church? And just an FYI...my experience is it is ONLY the ceremony that requires NO flash photography. And all the weddings I have done I was allowed to be close. Of course not in their face close....that's disrespectful. But close and at different angles. Church lighting is horrible! Do you have any photg friends that would let you borrow a lens? Or try BorrowLenses.com
Feb 8, 2012 21:48:47 #
aaron
Loc: brooklyn ny
The better slr's can go ver hight in terms of ISO. 12,000 is possible with the better ones,and you might not even have noise. Set the iSO as hight as it can go. Experiment before the actual wedding; evaluate the intensity of the light in the hall.
Feb 8, 2012 22:00:34 #
Billie34 wrote:
Thank you Eric.
Happy to be of assistance.
You might want to check with the 'official' (getting paid to shoot it) Photographer. All most all of those guys and gals have a 'no other photogs' policy. .
This just keeps other people out of the way when they are shooting and since the bride is paying them... If you are lucky you might be able to 'assist' the official photog (set-up, take-down, swapping batteries/memorycards etc), hey it is worth asking them, and get a few shots that way and get some 'pro' experience as well.
You might want to check out this video too:
http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/avoiding-wedding-photography-lawsuits-and-upset-clients/
I believe the 'photographers' were using roughly equivalent equipment to yours and it didn't turn out so well.
Weddings are one of the most challenging photography venues, read up as much as you can. I'm sure a Google search of 'wedding photography' will yield more hits than you could read between now and the wedding, but you might want to check out a few of them.
Good luck,
Eric
Feb 8, 2012 22:20:16 #
alann
Loc: Virginia
Wow! You were not clear in the original post. It appeared you were the official photog for the wedding. The equipment you are using is not conducive to low light/no flash work. With your lenses you would need very long exposures (causing motion blur) and/or very high ISO. Either of these would result in poor IQ.
There are several professional shooters on this board and we feel that when someone asks very basic questions and uses entry level equipment they should not even be thinking of shooting weddings; paid or not. This is most likely why you got the replies you did. Heck, I would not let my second shooter use those lenses.
If you had just made it clear you wanted to take photos at your sisters wedding I doubt that you would have gotten some of those responses.
Fast glass is your answer. Be ready to spend hundreds (and for many upward to 2 thousand) for the lenses needed for high quality wedding shoots.
There are several professional shooters on this board and we feel that when someone asks very basic questions and uses entry level equipment they should not even be thinking of shooting weddings; paid or not. This is most likely why you got the replies you did. Heck, I would not let my second shooter use those lenses.
If you had just made it clear you wanted to take photos at your sisters wedding I doubt that you would have gotten some of those responses.
Fast glass is your answer. Be ready to spend hundreds (and for many upward to 2 thousand) for the lenses needed for high quality wedding shoots.
Feb 9, 2012 00:10:39 #
Not sure if this will help you at all but I just got this in email.
http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/low-light-wedding-photography/
http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/low-light-wedding-photography/
Feb 9, 2012 06:00:57 #
boost to a higher iso and adjust to white balance to what light is availble.
Feb 9, 2012 07:27:07 #
Have you ever thought of renting a fast lens for the weekend?
We do it all the time for some of our special sporting events we cover that a 70-200 2.8 will just not reach.
They are fairly cheap and you may can get a bundle deal if you rent more than one.
other option is high ISo and just try and reduce the noise you get in post processing.
my 2 cents.
Good luck.
We do it all the time for some of our special sporting events we cover that a 70-200 2.8 will just not reach.
They are fairly cheap and you may can get a bundle deal if you rent more than one.
other option is high ISo and just try and reduce the noise you get in post processing.
my 2 cents.
Good luck.
Feb 9, 2012 07:28:56 #
woodworker236
Loc: Western, Pennsylvania Home of the first JEEP
Billie34 wrote:
Up all of yours. I never said anything at all even close to saying that I was the one and the only wedding photographer or anything, I was just asking what I should do because I DONT KNOW. I thought that was what this forum was for anyways.
It looks like they are trying too tell you what too do, but you have such an attitude problem. What you need is a cup of strong coffee. Remember you are the one asking for help, from your answers back I think you really need more than camera help.
Feb 9, 2012 07:33:49 #
OK, you are restricted because you asked and the many in the audience who did not ask will be using their puny point and shoots and not know they can turn off the flash.... no good deed shall go unpunished. You will be blamed for missing shots and poor quality while the guy in the dress will smile at this controling the situation...
Now, who's wedding is it any how... your sisters or the pseudo-god messenger who holds the actor gild card performing the public declaration of private intentions... Hay, you will not be excommunicated nor ban from heaven nor relegated to hell where there are lots of flashes. Do what it takes to get those great shots that the couple will remember always.
Humm, you could use radio remotes and plant the flashes here and there,,, thus you will be taking photos with no flashes from your camera,,, humm simultaneity.. flashes controled by god...
And yes most all the before mentioned advice is relivant... just a difficult situation that should not be...
Now, who's wedding is it any how... your sisters or the pseudo-god messenger who holds the actor gild card performing the public declaration of private intentions... Hay, you will not be excommunicated nor ban from heaven nor relegated to hell where there are lots of flashes. Do what it takes to get those great shots that the couple will remember always.
Humm, you could use radio remotes and plant the flashes here and there,,, thus you will be taking photos with no flashes from your camera,,, humm simultaneity.. flashes controled by god...
And yes most all the before mentioned advice is relivant... just a difficult situation that should not be...
Feb 9, 2012 07:54:24 #
steve_stoneblossom
Loc: Rhode Island, USA
A tip of my cap to those of you that got past this OP's attitude to assist her. In all the posts I've read I have never seen anyone lash out like this. God knows we often disagree, but name calling???
Feb 9, 2012 08:14:26 #
Billie34 wrote:
I am taking pictures at my sisters wedding in May 2012 and I don't know what to do because I am not aloud to use my flash. I have always used it before and I have no idea what to do. Any suggestions?
every time I ran into 'no flash', they mean no flash during the ceremony. after the ceremony, we took all the posed shots inside with flash.
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