first wedding shoot sort of....please help..!

[Rahul]

Hi there, i would really appreciate if anyone can help me with this..
im shooting a friends wedding today ... well sort of... im not the main photographer, they have one already but im just doing it to get some different / candid shots for my friend.

I have an eos 5d, a 24-70mm L lens and 50mm 1.2L lens...

Im not going to use my flash as i dont want to get in the main photographers way so i just want to know if i used my 50mm lens indoors would settings i should use to get decent photos without flash i.e aperture, shutter speed etc... im going to shoot in RAW. Ive read so much that ive confused myself on what settings would be optimum ...or ideal for this situation ...also should i use the 24-70 instead??? but i figured the 50mm would be better for indoor and low light!

Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Many thanks in advance.

[Rahul]

i really do need a quick bit of advice! As the wedding is today ..

basically i need to shoot indoors with out flash with my 50mm 1.2 L lens what would you recommend as the best apperture, shutter speed and iso setting!??

Please help. Thanks

p.s. im not the main photographer...just taking some shots for the groom ..which are different to his main photographers photos.

[Moppie]

i really do need a quick bit of advice! As the wedding is today ..

basically i need to shoot indoors with out flash with my 50mm 1.2 L lens what would you recommend as the best apperture, shutter speed and iso setting!??



It is far to late in the day to be asking for advice sadly, and with out knowing what the light will be like it is impossible to suggest settings.

We don't even know what mode you prefer to shoot in, or what level of experiance you have. How familar are you with different metering types? With DOF? With the effect of shutter speed on camera and subject movement?


In your situation I would do exactly what I did a couple of months ago, stick the camera on P mode, and just shoot away and enjoy the wedding at the same time.
Then the only thing you need to think about is the ISO. Watch your shutter speeds and if they dip below 1/60th raise it up, and don't be afraid to go all the way to as high as your camera will go (3200?).

[Rahul]

Hi thanks for your reply .. i know about all the different things youve mentioned .. and have some experience..at photogrpahy..
but im still learning...always reading books ...experimenting and searching on the net..

i was going to shoot in manual mode....
apeture at 1.4
shutter speed 1/60
iso 800 ...

i havent seen the place myself yet but i guess ill try different settings when im there...

upon reflection i guess it is hard to give advice without knowing all the specifics..!

[SkipD]

I would suggest that you read the camera's manual regarding using the light meter built into the camera.

Nobody can possibly tell you what exposure settings to use without measuring the available light with a meter.

Once you know what you're dealing with regarding light levels, then you have to make the decisions. You need to keep the shutter speed fast enough to avoid camera-shake blur (and/or subject motion blur). You need to stop the lens down enough to have enough depth of field to keep appropriate parts of the subject in reasonably good focus. Choice of ISO setting helps you with the other two settings.

[Moppie]

i was going to shoot in manual mode....
apeture at 1.4
shutter speed 1/60
iso 800 ...



Well in that case, it sounds like you know enough to know what your doing :cool:

Be wary of shooting at F1.4 though, remember the very narrow Depth of Field you have to work with. It is useful in controlled situations, but might prove a challenge if your aiming for candids.

And don't be afraid to up the ISO as high as it will go if you need to.

And of course don't forget to have fun and enjoy the moment with your friends.

[Ryan W]

Personally ... oyu have the 5D so put the ISO up as high as poss - 3200? Then whack a shutted of 125 and see what aperture you can shoot at :)

Failing that, P mode ;)

[elysium]

Im sorry but that has made my heart sink a touch.

That is some real high end gear, I would assume you would know how to get the best out of it. Stick to ISO3200 and guess the rest since we cant without knowing how much light.

If you are not the main shooter, then mess about. Just remember for next time, NEVER post a thread asking for advise moments before you are going to shoot something important.

[Rahul]

normally i would have never posted a thread moments before....but my brain was getting racked with info....that i ended up confusing myself....up until this morning i knew exactly would i was going to do! But people pn this forum really know what theyre talking about so i thought id get a quick opinion!

But hey im just going to experiment and see what happens....its just a bit of fun...i guess!!!

Well tommorow / tuesday ill post some photos up and get some critique...all knowledge and advice helps!

I really appreciate all your responses!

Thanks again.

[Rahul]

p.s. mitesh ...nice portfolio!!! Great work!

[TheHoff]

Im sorry but that has made my heart sink a touch.

That is some real high end gear, I would assume you would know how to get the best out of it.

That is unfair. There is no minimum skill requirement to buy an L lens. Good for the OP for asking the questions he needs to know (albeit late).

[elysium]

That is unfair. There is no minimum skill requirement to buy an L lens. Good for the OP for asking the questions he needs to know (albeit late).
I did not mean for it to come across as late but one would assume that taking on big tasks with any type of gear should already put you in a position to know your limits or have a rough idea of what you will need to do.

Yes I should have posted some pointers or ideas but it seemed they were covered in prior posts.

[elysium]

normally i would have never posted a thread moments before....but my brain was getting racked with info....that i ended up confusing myself....up until this morning i knew exactly would i was going to do! But people pn this forum really know what theyre talking about so i thought id get a quick opinion!

But hey im just going to experiment and see what happens....its just a bit of fun...i guess!!!

Well tommorow / tuesday ill post some photos up and get some critique...all knowledge and advice helps!

I really appreciate all your responses!

Thanks again.
If you have an idea of what you are going just before an event, it is nice to ask for advice but I would not ask people on settings. It can serious affect your result ESPECIALLY if you have no idea of how it will look.

I did this in the past, the photos are very acceptable by the clients standards who were pleased but because it was my first time trying someone else's suggestion without prior practice, I was unhappy with the results and would have preffered by own shooting style.

What I would recommend is allow yourself to get feedback from people on the forum a few days in advance where you can try certain things out like slower shutter speeds or high ISO shooting.

[TheHoff]

I did not mean for it to come across as late but one would assume that taking on big tasks with any type of gear should already put you in a position to know your limits or have a rough idea of what you will need to do.

Right, but he is a guest at a wedding shooting some extra shots for his buddy... not like he is shafting a client with inexperience. Anyway, I think he is set now!