No Flash on wedding

I never use flash during a ceremony but sometimes I wish I could. One of my last weddings took place in a very small and dark church. ISO 3200 f/2.8 @ 125/sec.

jcolman wrote in post #14918226
I never use flash during a ceremony but sometimes I wish I could. One of my last weddings took place in a very small and dark church. ISO 3200 f/2.8 @ 125/sec.

You did a good job with it.

Some wedding venues are so bad that without flash the lighting would just look terrible

I no longer concern myself with whether flash "disturbs" the proceedings or not. It doesn't. You'd have to wonder if you were really into the wedding if you let yourself get put off by a few flashes here or there. As long as it isn't done ridiculously, there's no reason why flash would disturb a ceremony

For churches where there's good natural light, I use available light:

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patrickwilson86 wrote in post #14921249
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thanks. i would definitely read all those links.

Since 95% of ceremonies I shoot are outdoors, I always use flash. I'll even have remote flashes placed on stands at the far sides of the aisles, about three rows back. Shooting indoors is nice because the light won't change and it's usually fairly even, so flash isn't necessary. I can always bump up the ISO on my 5D2 for indoor ceremonies.

scorpio_e wrote in post #14895578
Most churches have window light. Try shooting a ceremony in a venue with no windows and see what you get.

My last wedding only had a little bit of window light so flash was a must. I have shot in so many places where there was no natural light or after dark, so going without a flash would not work.

vinmunoz wrote in post #14897145
Nick have you tried going solo and changing lenses, does it bother you? I wanna go solo for this so I don't have to think much of the other shooter and focus on my thing.

I'm trying to rent another body to avoid changing Lens. or buy t3i in amazon and return.

That's interesting. I never worry about the other shooter. I guess I have confidence in them.

I never can justify using flash in any ceremony. Indoors and in very poor light I have been able to provide good shots with a 70-200 2.8 and the 85 1.2 and bumping up the ISO. IS helps, but motion blur comes into play if someone moves.

Haven't needed it for outdoor weddings or even come as close as indoor weddings(during the ceremony).

Part of the job is capturing the moment without disturbing it.

Did you do noise reduction on PP? My 60D pass ISO1600, too me they are too grainy, even after NR.

tefu wrote in post #14958358
Did you do noise reduction on PP? My 60D pass ISO1600, too me they are too grainy, even after NR.

I use NR in light room if I shoot 1600 and above.

I went to a wedding rehearsal last night where the vicar said no flash. The church is probably the worst lit place I've ever been to. To get my shutter up to 1/60 at f2.8 I've had to go up to ISO3200 which on my Sony A77 is pretty damn noisy.

My only hope is that the the light is much better on Saturday since the ceremony is at 4pm rather than last night's rehearsal which was at 7pm.

gadgeteer wrote in post #14975994
I went to a wedding rehearsal last night where the vicar said no flash. The church is probably the worst lit place I've ever been to. To get my shutter up to 1/60 at f2.8 I've had to go up to ISO3200 which on my Sony A77 is pretty damn noisy.

My only hope is that the the light is much better on Saturday since the ceremony is at 4pm rather than last night's rehearsal which was at 7pm.

You could shoot wide shots on a tripod or monopod at 1/30 and rent, borrow or buy a fast prime and shoot the rest at 1.4 or so.

Yeah i was using my monopod. I did try my prime at 1.8 but I'm a bit worried about my DOF given the distance I'm at.

I just realised too that I got my forums confused and said I am a Sony shooter on here. Thanks for not flogging me to death!

gadgeteer wrote in post #14978242
Yeah i was using my monopod. I did try my prime at 1.8 but I'm a bit worried about my DOF given the distance I'm at.

I just realised too that I got my forums confused and said I am a Sony shooter on here. Thanks for not flogging me to death!

Haha, no prob. The farther you're away, the less DOF concerns you'll have.

This was F/2.8 but honestly probably could have been F/2 as far back as I was. I shot a super dark wedding at F/1.6 for almost every shot once. Do what you gotta do.

snakeman55 wrote in post #14978444
Haha, no prob. The farther you're away, the less DOF concerns you'll have.

This was F/2.8 but honestly probably could have been F/2 as far back as I was. I shot a super dark wedding at F/1.6 for almost every shot once. Do what you gotta do.

Im sure it was just a typo, but the farther away, the MORE depth of field you have (meaning more will be in focus).