Row, I have done two small weddings at City Hall.
You can do almost anything you want there.
It would be hard to cause a disturbance there!! LoL
The building is huge and mostly well lit by natural
Light. I assume you will be upstairs or on the large main staircase.
By all means take a light stand and a strobe if that’s what you want. I’ve just used a stand with a small diffuser on it for the ceremony then just mount my flash to the camera dialed back about a stop or more just for light fill. I’ve never tried to bounce, in the rotunda the building is several hundred feet high, it’s a massive building! After the engagement ceremony is over, just rove all over the building doing poses. In front of the huges semicircular windows is great and lots of beautiful walls and all over the main staircase etc. It’s a really fun place to shoot. If the weather is good sometimes there are really cool art installations out front in the huge quad or whatever that is.
To bad, I was supposed to have shot there yesterday but my shoot fell apart at the last minute. To bad, since she is a Model I could have posted tons of shots for you. I’ll see if I have any without the wedding in them. Sorry, I don’t post private shots!!!
If you have a question, just ask! Good luck
SS

This is a very specific request, but I haven't found anything on the Googles or forums, so hoping some Hogs can help out!

I'm doing an engagement session for a couple in San Francisco City Hall, and a lot of the research I've done suggests that off-camera flash will help tremendously to get the results I have in mind. Searching through the official rules at http://sfcityhallevents.org/film-photo it lists two main criteria for flash:

1. Lighting equipment must be battery-operated.
2. Do not use flash equipment that will cause a significant visual disturbance.

Number 1, check. No issues with my Yongnuo speedlight.
Number 2... what the heck defines a "significant visual disturbance?" A bare flash going off for a cool backlight effect? A flash with an attached modifier like a MagMod/GaryFong/Rogue Flashbender? A flash on a stand with a shoot-through umbrella? A certain level of flash power? That pretty much covers the scenarios for my current gear...

I'd really appreciate any advice from someone who has shot with flash indoors at SF City Hall and can tell me roughly what their equipment/setup was, and if they ever ran into issues with causing a "significant visual disturbance" in the process. Not looking to steal anyone's ideas or "what were your settings" type questions, just general pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

This is a very specific request, but I haven't found anything on the Googles or forums, so hoping some Hogs can help out!

I'm doing an engagement session for a couple in San Francisco City Hall, and a lot of the research I've done suggests that off-camera flash will help tremendously to get the results I have in mind. Searching through the official rules at http://sfcityhallevents.org/film-photo it lists two main criteria for flash:

1. Lighting equipment must be battery-operated.
2. Do not use flash equipment that will cause a significant visual disturbance.

Number 1, check. No issues with my Yongnuo speedlight.
Number 2... what the heck defines a "significant visual disturbance?" A bare flash going off for a cool backlight effect? A flash with an attached modifier like a MagMod/GaryFong/Rogue Flashbender? A flash on a stand with a shoot-through umbrella? A certain level of flash power? That pretty much covers the scenarios for my current gear...

I'd really appreciate any advice from someone who has shot with flash indoors at SF City Hall and can tell me roughly what their equipment/setup was, and if they ever ran into issues with causing a "significant visual disturbance" in the process. Not looking to steal anyone's ideas or "what were your settings" type questions, just general pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

This is a very specific request, but I haven't found anything on the Googles or forums, so hoping some Hogs can help out!

I'm doing an engagement session for a couple in San Francisco City Hall, and a lot of the research I've done suggests that off-camera flash will help tremendously to get the results I have in mind. Searching through the official rules at http://sfcityhallevents.org/film-photo it lists two main criteria for flash:

1. Lighting equipment must be battery-operated.
2. Do not use flash equipment that will cause a significant visual disturbance.

Number 1, check. No issues with my Yongnuo speedlight.
Number 2... what the heck defines a "significant visual disturbance?" A bare flash going off for a cool backlight effect? A flash with an attached modifier like a MagMod/GaryFong/Rogue Flashbender? A flash on a stand with a shoot-through umbrella? A certain level of flash power? That pretty much covers the scenarios for my current gear...

I'd really appreciate any advice from someone who has shot with flash indoors at SF City Hall and can tell me roughly what their equipment/setup was, and if they ever ran into issues with causing a "significant visual disturbance" in the process. Not looking to steal anyone's ideas or "what were your settings" type questions, just general pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!