shot my first wedding as 2nd photographer

newfly5 · 5th of June 2006 (Mon)

So I got the chance to shoot a wedding, mostly the photo journalistic side of things and got 60 shots and some will be used for the book. My hats off to wedding photogs more now than ever!! That was one long day! I had alot of blurry pics from shutter drag and my flash and I rarely saw eye to eye. Lots of over exposed pics. Any way my question being, what settings do you guys use? I bounced back and forth with manual and ap priority. What about flash? I have an xt and mostly used the tammy 28-75 2.8 with flash bracket and 580 ex flash. Any input appreciated.

Thank you

Ben

tim · 5th of June 2006 (Mon)

I tend to shoot manual, using a hand held meter. FEC set to somewhere between -1 and -2 as fill. If the flash is used as the main light I usually get it off the camera, with an umbrella, or sometimes I bounce it if i'm in a hurry.

newfly5 · 5th of June 2006 (Mon)

Thanks Tim

kobus2 · 6th of June 2006 (Tue)

As a novice to wedding photography, I also watch my histogram after most shots. That helps me to set the FEC.

5th of June 2006 (Mon)	#1
newfly5 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: kansas Posts: 372 IMAGE EDITING OK	shot my first wedding as 2nd photographer So I got the chance to shoot a wedding, mostly the photo journalistic side of things and got 60 shots and some will be used for the book. My hats off to wedding photogs more now than ever!! That was one long day! I had alot of blurry pics from shutter drag and my flash and I rarely saw eye to eye. Lots of over exposed pics. Any way my question being, what settings do you guys use? I bounced back and forth with manual and ap priority. What about flash? I have an xt and mostly used the tammy 28-75 2.8 with flash bracket and 580 ex flash. Any input appreciated. Thank you Ben

5th of June 2006 (Mon)	#2
tim Light Bringer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 47,934 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: shot my first wedding as 2nd photographer I tend to shoot manual, using a hand held meter. FEC set to somewhere between -1 and -2 as fill. If the flash is used as the main light I usually get it off the camera, with an umbrella, or sometimes I bounce it if i'm in a hurry. __________________ NZIPP Qualified Professional wedding photographer. Camera and Lens Reviews ~ Wellington Wedding Photographer Wellington Wedding Photographer (site2) ~ Wellington Wedding Photographer (site3) Read all my FAQs (wedding, printing, lighting, books, etc)

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newfly5 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: kansas Posts: 372 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: shot my first wedding as 2nd photographer Thanks Tim

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kobus2 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South Africa Posts: 176 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: shot my first wedding as 2nd photographer As a novice to wedding photography, I also watch my histogram after most shots. That helps me to set the FEC.

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