Wedding with one off camera flash?

Any tips, advices? Want to try because i am not main photographer.
Thanks

Use an assistant

I try, if possible to bounch the flash off of anything you can. I am assuming that you have an enternal flash correct. The best would be to get a basic flash bracket and get the flash up off of the camera. I think the previous poster was suggesting using cord and have an assistant hold it up for you.

I wouldn't get into off-camera lighting if I wasn't the main or in the employ of the main photographer. If you're working with a main, set a light on a stand in a corner or on one end of the dance floor. Trigger it wirelessly and have fun.

bl4scott wrote in post #6296996
I try, if possible to bounch the flash off of anything you can. I am assuming that you have an enternal flash correct. The best would be to get a basic flash bracket and get the flash up off of the camera. I think the previous poster was suggesting using cord and have an assistant hold it up for you.

I was mpre thinking that if you have radio-triggers you can get your assitant to move the flash into some unusual places. If you are not the main tog on the day then you can take some chances - especially at the reception and on the dance floor etc...

Pretty vague thread. If you're not the lead don't bother, except maybe at the reception, even then if I had a 2nd who tried to do that i'd be annoyed - but only because i'd be doing it myself. I give my 2nd a transmitter so they can use my lights.

You can do a lot with one off-camera light. Here's an image from yesterday, taken with a bare speedlite - there wasn't enough power with a 580 II and a white umbrella - shame about the harsh shadow but might fix it in PP.

tim that's gorgeous. how did u have it so you didn't under expose the background while properly exposing the subject?

Shutter speed is for ambient, aperture is for flash. ISO is for both.

what do you mean by iso is for both?
and btw, thanks for keeping it simple as opposed to going into a whole explanation. lol =]

Thanks. I used the standard technique for backlit subjects, I shot in manual with the exposure set to properly expose the background, which leaves the couple dark. I had an off-camera 580EX pointed at the couple, triggered by a Skyport, set to about 1/4 or 1/8 power from memory.

Earlier in the day I was using wireless ETTL, but it was REALLY bright and I had massive problems with misfires. I should've gone to skyports straight away, but I was in a hurry. If i'd gone with them immediately i'd have saved time though.

Hey tim, you said you didn't have enough power for a white umbrella...but have you tried a silver bounce instead of white translucent?

I haven't tried either type but figured you could save me the hassle of attempting it if you already went through it and it sucked.

gsr x civic wrote in post #6307134
what do you mean by iso is for both?
and btw, thanks for keeping it simple as opposed to going into a whole explanation. lol =]

When you're shooting flash photography, your aperture determine how much flash will be allowed into your exposure. Your shutter speed (as long as you're at or below sync) will determine how much ambient will be allowed into your exposure. The ISO is the basis for determining both the shutter speed and aperture to use. Thus, ISO is for both.

Flash Photography 101, my friend.

cdifoto wrote in post #6307157
Hey tim, you said you didn't have enough power for a white umbrella...but have you tried a silver bounce instead of white translucent?

I haven't tried either type but figured you could save me the hassle of attempting it if you already went through it and it sucked.

I have it held by an assistant, so the persons body would be between the umbrella and the subject, which defeats the purpose. I need something that a person can hold out in front of them.

Ah gotcha. I was thinking slapping it on a light stand (since I work alone).

People make the best light stands - they're voice activated