Ken Fong
28th of June 2004 (Mon), 13:35
Hello all,
Okay, I'll be shooting a wedding this weekend for a sister-in-law that did not want to hire a professional. I've been getting a lot of great help from the forum these last few months to prepare (THANKS). For portrait work, I was wondering if anyone can critique my setup. I'll be practicing on my wife these next few days.
subject: bride or groom with various members of the family...anywhere from 1 to 7 people, maybe more if light coverage allows.
location: indoor church 'parlor', backdrop is TBD
setup time: I have about 10-15 minutes, probably more if needed
equipment setup:
- Canon 10D with ST-E2, 1.4 50mm (1.4) lens or 2.8 24-70mm lens
- tripod with remote release (but I might consider hand holding?)
- 550EX (Main), 420EX (Fill)...ST-E2 is set for a 3:1 stop ratio
- both flashes mounted on stands at subject's eye level and reflecting off umbrellas (with option to shoot through as a softbox).
- Main reflector is 60" diameter, fill reflector is 45" diameter.
- Main reflector will point 'hotspot' just over subject's head
- Fill reflector will point 'hotspot' just below subject's head.
- Reflectors will be 90 degrees apart relative to subject ~6 feet out, and camera will be centered between the reflectors
- I plan to use the camera's metering on the wedding dress (a Sekonic incidental meter is available, but I wasn't planning on using it unless someone highly recommends it.)
- lots of AA batteries from Costco
- EOS3 with NPH 400 film as backup
pose:
- subject body will face the main, but head will look towards the camera - or some variation of this. 3/4 body coverage and closer.
packing:
- I will probably bubble wrap my stands, tripod, and umbrellas and place them in a long duffle and check them in at the airport.
Okay, I'll be shooting a wedding this weekend for a sister-in-law that did not want to hire a professional. I've been getting a lot of great help from the forum these last few months to prepare (THANKS). For portrait work, I was wondering if anyone can critique my setup. I'll be practicing on my wife these next few days.
subject: bride or groom with various members of the family...anywhere from 1 to 7 people, maybe more if light coverage allows.
location: indoor church 'parlor', backdrop is TBD
setup time: I have about 10-15 minutes, probably more if needed
equipment setup:
- Canon 10D with ST-E2, 1.4 50mm (1.4) lens or 2.8 24-70mm lens
- tripod with remote release (but I might consider hand holding?)
- 550EX (Main), 420EX (Fill)...ST-E2 is set for a 3:1 stop ratio
- both flashes mounted on stands at subject's eye level and reflecting off umbrellas (with option to shoot through as a softbox).
- Main reflector is 60" diameter, fill reflector is 45" diameter.
- Main reflector will point 'hotspot' just over subject's head
- Fill reflector will point 'hotspot' just below subject's head.
- Reflectors will be 90 degrees apart relative to subject ~6 feet out, and camera will be centered between the reflectors
- I plan to use the camera's metering on the wedding dress (a Sekonic incidental meter is available, but I wasn't planning on using it unless someone highly recommends it.)
- lots of AA batteries from Costco
- EOS3 with NPH 400 film as backup
pose:
- subject body will face the main, but head will look towards the camera - or some variation of this. 3/4 body coverage and closer.
packing:
- I will probably bubble wrap my stands, tripod, and umbrellas and place them in a long duffle and check them in at the airport.