Off camera wedding shoot question

[mindchatter]

I'm shooting a wedding/reception on Saturday. After checking out the reception hall and it's lighting, I realized that I'm gonna have to add alittle light to the situation. More so for the reception couples announcements at the beginning, when they enter the venue. I'm thinking of using a Genesis 200 bounced off the 14ft white ceiling triggered via cybersync's. Has Anyone done something like this? Do you have sample pics of the outcome? Any suggestions would be appreciated. The reason I'm thinking of using the Genesis instead of shoe mounted bounce flash is because the Genesis kiddie cornered will provide some wild lighting for other shoots during the event, it's not a big hall at all. Also there setting up the head table in front of wall to wall windows facing a huge river, so fill light is going to be needed considering the reception starts at 3pm when the sun is going to be glaring through the widows on to the backs of the head table.

[Wilt]

With all due respect and non-antagonism...it is a bit late to try out something for the first time, when it is six days before the real event!

Yes, I double light weddings routinely, using a radio triggered Auto flash with softbox mounted on a lightstand. Unfortunately for you, my wedding days with double lighting stopped before I 'went amateur' once more, with my dSLR. Given the undependability of ETTL, and given the issues I am having with ETTL and any OC (the ETTL works fine if the flash is on the camera hotshoe, but not with any OC I have tried -- and I have tried four different ones, both Canon and aftermarket!) I would use Auto flash control both on camera and on the remote.

[zagiace]

yes, I have.
I have even marked off exposure ratings on the floor with pieces of tape.
It is not that dificult to setup and certainly not dificult to shoot. But, it does take some time to setup and I don't always have that much time.
I would set up 2 lights to bounce set to trigger with skyports then I would have a flash on bracket set to either flash with a cord and not trigger the kicker lights or set to trigger with a skyport. I often would look at the shots afterward and prefer the shots that had more ambient light and did not care for the kicker lights.

[mindchatter]

nothing new too me.. As stated, just wondering if it's been tried by anyone. I'm quit comfortable with strobist technique's. I've just never read about anyone else using it in this manor = )

[zagiace]

figured if you were doing r/c heli aerial shots you are probably a techno geek, lol
Looks like a lot of fun. there is no reason not to try it, if you have time. You can always just turn them off.
check out shootsmarter.tv - they had a video on there where Will Crocket did this exact set up and explained how.
By the way, perfect opportunity for a meter if you have one.

[mindchatter]

lol.. i've been eye ballin meters for some time now. Just haven't pulled the trigger yet

[tim]

Instructions here (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=646469). I use speedlites rather than strobes, just because mains powered strobes can be quite intrusive at smaller weddings.

You'll find more pro's in the wedding forum than the lighting forum, so wedding questions are probably better asked there.