First real wedding.

I normally don't do weddings but I shot this one for a friend of mine. Nothing spectacular but I did enjoy myself. On camera flash because I was pushed for time.

Great shots. You need to watch those shadows. Caused by flash and proximity to a wall. Happens more in portrait orientation. The solution is to put flash head pointing up to the ceiling.

I tried bouncing on a black ceiling and it didn't go well. Thanks though. I think if I was to do another one in the same situation I'd definitely do it differently.

If you ever do another wedding, consider shooting at iso 6400 and ditching the flash for the ceremony shots.

I might just do that. thanks.

Here's a couple of the family pictures after the ceremony. The guys were having a bit of fun with it. Used an umbrella straight overhead for these.

There are several ways around the shadows problems.

First is to elevate your flash over the axis of your lens, both when you are in the horizontal and vertical camera positions.... This is best done with a grip such as the relatively inexpensive (under $20 in most cases) Stroboframe Camera Flip Bracket... This bracket will allow you to switch positions without having to adjust the flash.

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I like a camera flip bracket better than a flash flip bracket since I don't need to readjust the flash after flipping the camera. Having the flash positioned over the axis of your lens will tend to keep shadows behind and below the subject or subjects. That way the shadows do not seem intrusive...

Second is when shooting in areas without anything to bounce the flash off, using a Joe Demb Flash Diffuser Professional with the Flip It Portion angled at about 45 degrees towards your subjects will, in most cases provide a decent and soft light. I like to use it in conjunction with an over-the-lens flash bracket...

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Here is a shot that I did outdoors in the falling light of the evening using the Flash Diffuser Professional in that manner. Obviously, being outdoors, there was nothing off which I could bounce the flash, I still achieved a relatively nice lighting using the single flash...

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Thanks. If I ever do another one I'll keep that in mind.

Wow this is just amazing! Especially the second click the couple's romance was beautifully portrayed and the lightning is also perfect. I too love to capture wedding photographs and I have been doing this for 25 years. Check out my recent wedding shots and let me know your thoughts.

rjharris wrote in post #18646999
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The on-camera flash in the first photo there really bothers me. However, in the rest of the photos you posted it isn't as distracting. In fact, I really like the 2nd one posted above and the family photos are really fun.

Overall, I'd say nice job. Hopefully the bride and groom were happy with the results.

Thanks, the family photos were with a reflective umbrella into a flashpoint 360. We had very little time for that because the venue was in that room just to my right setting up buffet line.

That's one serious rig! I'm impressed!!

RPCrowe wrote in post #18656442
There are several ways around the shadows problems.

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I've been looking for a lower cost bracket solution for a while and the mechanical shifting brackets are more expensive than I've wanted. I never thought about just using the lens ring. That's a great solution.

Nice work