NBEast wrote in post #17231618
^^^
Whatever you do; don't disregard the "use higher ISO" advice for indoors stuff. Maybe even 3200 or higher on 5Diii.
Also; bring a white paper for periodic WB shots, and shoot in RAW. A few WB shots can be a life saver in PP.
If only they made correctly balanced tie clips or something.
Also; if it's incandescent lighting, try to use a gel on your flash to minimize the mix of lighting colors. If it's florescent or a mix of daylight from a window, then gelling can be more complex.
Lens choice: 24-105 f4 will reduce DOF complications. Although, 70-200 f2.8 is a sweet event lens on FF! For moments without much motion, AF problems with thin DOF isn't such an issue and f2.8 reduces the need for flash / lighting expertise and opens the door for more natural looks. Not to mention reducing complications of mixed light color from the flash.
If you do have 2 cameras, be absolutely sure to sync the time.
For the rare times I do a friend's wedding, I like bringing an old camera with a cheap lens and handing it to a responsible looking kid - 10 years or younger. They get the best smiles. PP needs a lot of straightening but those little ones are really industrious. A little too industrious - prepare
for 30 shots of the exact same thing LOL.
^^^
Whatever you do; don't disregard the "use higher ISO" advice for indoors stuff. Maybe even 3200 or higher on 5Diii.
Also; bring a white paper for periodic WB shots, and shoot in RAW. A few WB shots can be a life saver in PP.
If only they made correctly balanced tie clips or something.
Also; if it's incandescent lighting, try to use a gel on your flash to minimize the mix of lighting colors. If it's florescent or a mix of daylight from a window, then gelling can be more complex.
Lens choice: 24-105 f4 will reduce DOF complications. Although, 70-200 f2.8 is a sweet event lens on FF! For moments without much motion, AF problems with thin DOF isn't such an issue and f2.8 reduces the need for flash / lighting expertise and opens the door for more natural looks. Not to mention reducing complications of mixed light color from the flash.
If you do have 2 cameras, be absolutely sure to sync the time.
For the rare times I do a friend's wedding, I like bringing an old camera with a cheap lens and handing it to a responsible looking kid - 10 years or younger. They get the best smiles. PP needs a lot of straightening but those little ones are really industrious. A little too industrious - prepare
for 30 shots of the exact same thing LOL.
Thanks.
Your 10 year old assistants reminds me of what happened at my nephew's wedding. I had my camera but was not really spending much time with it. My non-photographer wife grabbed the camera and just started shooting. She was having a great time! Most of the shots were pretty good, but there were several with cut-off heads, blur from camera shake. Maybe I should let her do her thing here, too.
