Wedding photos without flash strobes ect

I'd like to expand on this post a bit. While I assume that the intent of the original question was to see some shots taken without any artificial light, I strongly believe that going "au natural" is the exception rather than the norm if one wants to create images that are more than simply "documenting the wedding".

Here are some examples.

B&G intro. Three lights set up to insure that I was able to cover the stairs and dance floor. You never know where the subject will be for the defining shot.

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Guess I just document weddings

I'll take that

memoriesoftomorrow wrote in post #17767647
Guess I just document weddings

I'll take that

And you document them very well. But let me ask you what do you do when the lights go down? I mean, way down. Or it's nearly pitch black outside but the couple wants photos?

Hi jcolman,

Are you using speedlights or something larger?
beautiful work.

jcolman wrote in post #17767646
I'd like to expand on this post a bit. While I assume that the intent of the original question was to see some shots taken without any artificial light, I strongly believe that going "au natural" is the exception rather than the norm if one wants to create images that are more than simply "documenting the wedding".

Here are some examples.

B&G intro. Three lights set up to insure that I was able to cover the stairs and dance floor. You never know where the subject will be for the defining shot.

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First dance. I turned off (remotely) all lights but one.

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Looks like natural light right? I added a light firing thru an umbrella camera left

Two lights used. No way was I going to capture this shot with only using available light

Same with this photo. One light used.

But this one is all natural light.

Bottom line, photography is all about light. Without good light you got nothing. Spend some time (and money) leaning how to use lights and you will never have to make excuses again as to "why the photo didn't come out"

DisrupTer911 wrote in post #17770817
Hi jcolman,

Are you using speedlights or something larger?
beautiful work.

Thank you. I use Cheetah lights. A tad bit larger than speed lights but they have the ability to recycle nearly instantly. They also allow for more options with light modifiers. Best of all, I can control the output of each light individually from the transmitter on my hot shoe.

jcolman wrote in post #17771040
Thank you. I use Cheetah lights. A tad bit larger than speed lights but they have the ability to recycle nearly instantly. They also allow for more options with light modifiers. Best of all, I can control the output of each light individually from the transmitter on my hot shoe.

Thanks!

So full manual control then.
Do you just set the lights to a specific setting then adjust your camera settings or vice versa? I use those same lights w/ power controller trigger too, so I think I just need to get faster at adjusting.

DisrupTer911 wrote in post #17771074
Thanks!

So full manual control then.
Do you just set the lights to a specific setting then adjust your camera settings or vice versa? I use those same lights w/ power controller trigger too, so I think I just need to get faster at adjusting.

Yes, full manual control. I set the power to the lights where I think they should be, then shoot a test shot or two and adjust the power from there. I usually only adjust the lights, as I want to be able to set my camera to capture all, some or none of the ambient light first.

Mr Colman,.......UDAMAN !!
Always enjoy you photo postings.
Excellent, sir!
Ken

Slightly odd question from the OP - I would think "most" wedding photographers shoot without flash right?

mckay photography wrote in post #17820211
Slightly odd question from the OP - I would think "most" wedding photographers shoot without flash right?

Short of being outside on an overcast day, all the weddings I've shot I use both ON-camera and OFF-camera flash techniques.

Jon Tinkler wrote in post #17765027
As others have said, find the even or interesting light, or not - depending on what you have going for you. Sometimes you can't pick and choose, sometimes you need to use a load of fill flash on a really bright day to not have everything blown out.

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This picture is really fantastic

As others said above, "find the right light." A favorite method of mine is to shoot from dark to light - put the subject in shade but with the background in sun...

mckay photography wrote in post #17820211
Slightly odd question from the OP - I would think "most" wedding photographers shoot without flash right?

Not sure where that view comes from. All weddings and events need fill light. I've 41 years in the game and every wedding needs fill light.

I've shot most of my 200+ without it. The only time my flash comes into play for me is during the reception.

memoriesoftomorrow wrote in post #17832430
I've shot most of my 200+ without it. The only time my flash comes into play for me is during the reception.

So you do use flash then?