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What lighting gear do you use for photographing weddings?
This question is for the more experienced photographers that have photographed at a lot of weddings. I want to know what works for you. At the last wedding, I photographed with two strobes on opposite sides of the chapel, pointed at the ceiling to bounce it all over the entire room. I'm curious what techniques others use. I have photographed with a bracket, and a speedlight attached to it, but I find the freedom of remote flashes, a lot more handy. So I'm curious what others prefer.
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- None. Most churches do not allow flash inside at all. These two were recent (not a wedding--a funeral..) http://www.flickr.com/photos/little_pooky/4736919219/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/little_pooky/4736914681 This is an older one http://www.flickr.com/photos/little_pooky/4628120431/
- the idea of weddings is icky to me, i do my best to decline them, what your doing basically is what i call Newsroom lighting - - - everything is from above giving flat faces and hard chin shaddows as a result - next time you turn on the news have a look at the lighting if i did do a wedding my lighting gear would be two portable flash units, two stands, two soft boxes and an assistant, i find side and eye level lighting far more pleasing
- I use an Alien Bee in the brides' home, existing light in the chapel. On camera strobe until father's kiss and during groom's kiss in most cases. Strobes during the ceremony sounds like it takes away from the service. I consider myself there to record the occasion, not the service to be for the benefit of my photography.
- Prefer remote flashes with modifiers although I wouldn't shoot at the ceremony - I'd use natural light & fast lenses. I don't tend to bounce light off the ceiling either - can result in the raccoon look as shadows fall under the eyes/chin. I tend to cross light at eye level as I think 'Hoff' said.
