Family wedding tomorrow - any tips?
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Ok just about to leave, last 2 things - metering mode, should this be ai focus, ai servo or the other one? Also I know to focus on the eyes, but with limited focus points (7 on thr 350d) how do you manage to focus on the eyes of both people? Do you just go with one person or the other, or is there another way?
Soldato
Stick with a smaller Aputure otherwise you could blur the other person or group
Widest Aputure with one person then you can focus eyes
Widest Aputure with one person then you can focus eyes
Soldato
http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html
i think you should just stick to the basics and work on your composition on the day
i think you should just stick to the basics and work on your composition on the day
Caporegime
Outside
Av
F/1.8 to 2.8 depending what you ar shooting
Iso 100 to 400 depending on sun/clouds/shades
When you walk through a door
Change iso to 800 to 1600
F/1.8
If it's too dark, I.e. Evening, flash, manual exposure.
Iso 1600 (prob pushing it on the 350D),
F/1.8
Bounce flash up
Check your screen to see every time you change environment.
Av
F/1.8 to 2.8 depending what you ar shooting
Iso 100 to 400 depending on sun/clouds/shades
When you walk through a door
Change iso to 800 to 1600
F/1.8
If it's too dark, I.e. Evening, flash, manual exposure.
Iso 1600 (prob pushing it on the 350D),
F/1.8
Bounce flash up
Check your screen to see every time you change environment.
Guys, thanks again for all the tips. I made a few ****-ups - forgot to change to 400 ISO indoors early in the day, although it was quite bright and I was set at 200, so just about got away with it I think.
Struggled at times to get good sharp focus, not sure why apart from perhaps being a little bit too far from the subject - not sure really, but I was careful to take it, check it and take it again.
Filled 3 4gb cards (had to upload one onto the laptop whilst I was dining so I could re-use it!) and although lots of them are probably not that great, I think there were a few that looked really good.
I wish I had looked back in at this thread after yesterday morning and seen Raymond's last post about ISO levels, as I was using mostly ISO 400 in the night shots, and was struggling to get focus, although I think that's normal with the 50mm? I guess this is where knowledge is king.
What I also did too though was use too high an F# for the indoor night shots I think. I was mostly using F4, with a few at F2.8, and some a little lower. Used the 18-55 in here too and had it at F6 - F8 I think. Most of my shots with the flash made the room seem really bright, even though I was bouncing it. Guess I need more practice here.
Found the 55-250 almost useless in the room at night, so it pretty much stayed in the bag. Most shots all day were with the 50mm, and the rest with the kit lens.
Ah well, you live and learn.
That aside though, got some decent shots and hopefully with a little time processing them I can make them even better. You guys use Lightroom, right? I'm going to download the 30day trial and see what I can do. Have you any tips on using LR?
Will see if I have anything generic I can upload later when I go through them, but can't put any of the bride etc up as she doesn't want them online - yet anyway
Struggled at times to get good sharp focus, not sure why apart from perhaps being a little bit too far from the subject - not sure really, but I was careful to take it, check it and take it again.
Filled 3 4gb cards (had to upload one onto the laptop whilst I was dining so I could re-use it!) and although lots of them are probably not that great, I think there were a few that looked really good.
I wish I had looked back in at this thread after yesterday morning and seen Raymond's last post about ISO levels, as I was using mostly ISO 400 in the night shots, and was struggling to get focus, although I think that's normal with the 50mm? I guess this is where knowledge is king.
What I also did too though was use too high an F# for the indoor night shots I think. I was mostly using F4, with a few at F2.8, and some a little lower. Used the 18-55 in here too and had it at F6 - F8 I think. Most of my shots with the flash made the room seem really bright, even though I was bouncing it. Guess I need more practice here.
Found the 55-250 almost useless in the room at night, so it pretty much stayed in the bag. Most shots all day were with the 50mm, and the rest with the kit lens.
Ah well, you live and learn.
That aside though, got some decent shots and hopefully with a little time processing them I can make them even better. You guys use Lightroom, right? I'm going to download the 30day trial and see what I can do. Have you any tips on using LR?
Will see if I have anything generic I can upload later when I go through them, but can't put any of the bride etc up as she doesn't want them online - yet anyway
re the flash and a bright room....
are you sure it was in ttl mode? i would do some tests to verify. TTL mode on the flash and camera in manual with the suggested settingsshould be pretty fool proof unless a setting is very wrong or ttl didnt engage
are you sure it was in ttl mode? i would do some tests to verify. TTL mode on the flash and camera in manual with the suggested settingsshould be pretty fool proof unless a setting is very wrong or ttl didnt engage
Definately was, was the first thing I looked at. It was set as TTL and +1 FEC as suggested.
Soldato
hmmm, did you try without the FEC added? typically you need at least plus one when bouncing a yn though.
Yes, but only when I was trying to use the longer lens for candids, and it just made focusing more difficult, so I assumed (probably wrongly now I know) that it needed the +1.
That couple with the fact I was using ISO 400 probably didn't help, but never worry, I am sure I can do something in Lightroom as there are some decent photo's that just need a little tweak here and there.
It's something that I clearly need a lot more practise with, but this was a great learning experience if nothing else and I really enjoyed trying to capture the moment and mood.
Main thing is the ones with B&G look pretty much spot on, and that is all she really wanted, anything else is a bonus.
Aw, excellent - you sir are an absolute gent
Will see what I can do and if I'm stuck I may well take you up on that!