I am not sharing knowhow... I need others to share with me...

I am supposed to do a wedding in Fla at a resort. I will not be able to be there before hand (maybe a few hours at most) so I will not be able to take care of any lighting issues. I usually would not do this but it is a friend and I am actually taking a 8hour lay over from another flight. Should allow me 2 hours to get there (40 miles away) do the wedding they say it should be around an hour (so I will guess 4 with reception) and 2 hrs to get back to the airport.

I got some pics from the couple and the will be doing the service infront of a wall of glass (looks like 20 feet tall and 40 feet long) that looks out over the ocean. OK keeping day light, light off of the ocean what little room light. What settings do you think I would need to use to get the best quality and the best lighting.

No one can really help you without a much more detailed explanation. If you are shooting them silhouetted against the wall of glass, you are going to need fill lighting.
I hope this doesn't offend you but if you need to ask about settings for a shoot of this kind, you aren't ready to do it. You should be able to walk up with your camera and flash bracket with flash and be able to shoot serviceable images. Weddings are super important to brides. If you fail, she will be really angry (rightfully so).
If you are trying to get by without flash, you are probably sunk. If you can get between them and the glass wall with a fast lens, you may have some chance.
Most who shoot weddings also have duplicate camera bodies and flashes just in case of failure as this is a one time only deal.
I know this all sounds very negative, almost hostile. I just think you are opening a big can of worms.
Good Luck.

poloman wrote in post #5474413
If you are shooting them silhouetted against the wall of glass, you are going to need fill lighting.

I think you meant to say "If you not are shooting them silhouetted against the wall of glass, you are going to need fill lighting."

Pray for an overcast day, or a North facing wall, & keep your back to it.
Do you, or don't you have a flash to use?

RTMiller wrote in post #5476538
I think you meant to say "If you not are shooting them silhouetted against the wall of glass, you are going to need fill lighting."

Thanks....but I said what I meant to say. The word silhouette was use to describe the physical placement of people on site. In other words, The subjects are standing against the wall of glass. The photographer is shooting from inside the building toward the wall of glass. Only way to get good exposure of the people and the wall is with fill.

poloman wrote in post #5477408
Only way to get good exposure of the people and the wall is with fill.

Agree.

poloman wrote in post #5474413
If you are shooting them silhouetted against the wall of glass, you are going to need fill lighting.

Disagree. If you use fill lighting, the people will be exposed properly and will not be silhouetted against the background.


I guess I don't under stand your use of the word silhouette. To me that means a dark or black likeness of a subject against a light background where you do not see any subject detail, only the outline.

EDIT: http://images.google.c​om …ouette&btnG=Sea​rch+Images

Just read my last post.

poloman wrote in post #5477408
The word silhouette was use to describe the physical placement of people on site.

"OK everyone, let's get into the silhouette position."

I don't get it.

Todd,
Are you just trying to be picky and irritating?
Sorry if my description wasn't up to your high standards. I thought I had explained it to you. You do have a point but you are hijacking this thread to give me a hard time.
Do you have something helpful to offer the OP?

poloman wrote in post #5485246
Do you have something helpful to offer the OP?

Yes...

RTMiller wrote in post #5476538
"If you not are shooting them silhouetted against the wall of glass, you are going to need fill lighting."

Having a bad day Todd?