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swight
4th of August 2006 (Fri), 02:01
I have a wedding tommorow that is outside in a garden around 3pm annd the guests will be in full sun, and the B&G will be in shade under a tree.
I was thinking of getting as close as the bride will let me (5ft or so) and using fill flash. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to tackle this? Will the fill flash be good enough to get rid of the sun spots caused by thee overhead leaves? and if so, what position should the flashhead be in? straight forward, at an angle etc?
tim
4th of August 2006 (Fri), 03:19
Well at least you've left plenty of time to work this out... :rolleyes: Good on you for asking the question though, we can help :)

I would use fill flash all day, set FEC to -1 or so. If there's speckles of sun on them i'd probably set the FEC to -1/3 and make sure you're at ISO100 and F8 (or so) so the flash provides most of the light - otherwise they'll look speckled.

If you can have a play beforehand i'd highly recommend that.
linarms
4th of August 2006 (Fri), 03:23
What Tim said. With your flash aimed straight forward, no need for a diffuser of any sort.

If you want shots of the bridal party with the guests in the background, you'll have to experiment with your FEC to keep the dynamic range down. Bracketing may also be in order ;-)
tim
4th of August 2006 (Fri), 04:38
If you want shots of the bridal party with the guests in the background, you'll have to experiment with your FEC to keep the dynamic range down. Bracketing may also be in order ;-)

On a sunny day, with the B&G in the foreground and the guests in the background, the flash won't make any difference to the people in back. If they're all level it'll affect the people at the front the most. Not a lot of point using flash for those shots really, but it won't hurt either.
linarms
4th of August 2006 (Fri), 07:06
On a sunny day, with the B&G in the foreground and the guests in the background, the flash won't make any difference to the people in back. If they're all level it'll affect the people at the front the most. Not a lot of point using flash for those shots really, but it won't hurt either.

You've done more of this than me :-) But I was just thinking that using flash to brighten the bridal party in the shade would reduce (slightly) the difference in brightness between the guests and the party. But regardless, it's going to be a nightmare to get a shot like that in this situation.

RAW will give you the most leeway in pulling detail out of highlights, so definitely use it.
tim
4th of August 2006 (Fri), 19:57
You've done more of this than me :-) But I was just thinking that using flash to brighten the bridal party in the shade would reduce (slightly) the difference in brightness between the guests and the party. But regardless, it's going to be a nightmare to get a shot like that in this situation.

RAW will give you the most leeway in pulling detail out of highlights, so definitely use it.

Sure, doesn't hurt. RAW is good for pulling detail out of shadows more than highlights - 4 stops underexposed and you can get the image, but 2 stops overexposed and it's gone.