How I photograph receptions

tim wrote in post #13296039
I've added photos of how I connect my flash and transmitter to the camera to the first post.

very similar to what ive been doing...only ive got a lowly ole 5d and cybersyncs.

Yup, that's pretty much my setup right there. I have the CST attached to the 580EXII via Velcro and use the Demb Flip-it for the bounce card.

nicksan wrote in post #13298859
Yup, that's pretty much my setup right there. I have the CST attached to the 580EXII via Velcro and use the Demb Flip-it for the bounce card.

yeah so my stuff is a generation prior...still works! the Demb is next on my list for this rig. tired of my fun foam bounce card (not pictured) falling all over itself!

wernersl wrote in post #13298907
yeah so my stuff is a generation prior...still works! the Demb is next on my list for this rig. tired of my fun foam bounce card (not pictured) falling all over itself!

Really Shawn? I use the fun foam bounce card (~5" square) and it never moves. I just use it again at a Wedding last Saturday and it was rocking solid.

Tigerkn wrote in post #13299338
Really Shawn? I use the fun foam bounce card (~5" square) and it never moves. I just use it again at a Wedding last Saturday and it was rocking solid.

wind. the foam strap i made for it (integrated into the design of the card) ripped. so i grabbed a piece of cardboard from a blue moon case and stapled it between the black n white pieces of foam...velcroed to the flash. after a couple of hours it was almost useless. so demb time it is.

They are 10lbs each.

wernersl wrote in post #13255970
How much do they weigh? My bags are approx 18 lbs. Don't think I would go any lighter than that.

Tim thanks for posting all of this information 3 years ago. I have come back and read it over and over because it was so helpful.

It was initially posted three years ago, but I keep it up to date. Glad it helps people

NYC2BGI wrote in post #14273820
Tim thanks for posting all of this information 3 years ago. I have come back and read it over and over because it was so helpful.

Indeed. This is good, good information.

SMP_Homer wrote in post #13262107
how high do you setup those lights?
side light + dozens of bodies = lots of shadows

Not when you aim at the walls. You get very nice soft light. However there are times when I aim my lights at the middle of the dance floor, usually two lights in the back and one in the front. The back lights are my rim lights, the front light my key. Works quite well on the first dance, etc.

tim wrote in post #14276782
It was initially posted three years ago, but I keep it up to date. Glad it helps people

Tim it helped us a ton at this last wedding. My biggest problem was getting a good side lighting that was not too harsh and/or caused shadows. When we set up at 5:00pm we had daylight coming into the room. After it got dark, i had to go turn the lights way way down. I was at -1 with my 580's for these...What i difference. Glad we made the change. I think im going to use strobes. They cycle a lot faster.

Hard to tell from my little diagram lol. But im pretty sure i had the right placement of my strobes at my last wedding. I had them like this [" .] Square room had one top left and one bottom right for cross lighting. Did i have them in the right spot? Or should they be on the same wall?

There's no right and wrong, there's only light that you like.

unlimited6986 wrote in post #14537218
Hard to tell from my little diagram lol. But im pretty sure i had the right placement of my strobes at my last wedding. I had them like this [" .] Square room had one top left and one bottom right for cross lighting. Did i have them in the right spot? Or should they be on the same wall?

It would be nice if there were ideal spots for flashes (there are) AND those spots were fully usable to mount light stands w/o being a risk to guests and staff....
mount wherever you can - any lights that you control is better than not being able to control anything...

nice set up