MY first wedding, I some advice

<p>HI all ! tomorrow I got wedding to shoot, can I shoot at 2.8 all my photos?<br>

so I wont miss any moment of action of the wedding. course am using 480ex from canon on mark 111 the one with small sensor and 24-70 2.8 canon lens</p>

<p>Given the opportunity I shoot wide open as much as I can...but that definitely doesn't mean I do all the time. For instance when doing "formals" I usually stop down to at least 5.6 if not 8.0 to get all those faces in focus...depends on the number of rows. Or during the procession I usually stop down the same amount to allow a little more margin of error as they walk down the aisle towards me. But usually throughout the event I'm looking to focus on one particular subject (say, the bride) then take advantage of door frames, church pews, candles, etc to act as out-of-focus secondary objects within the frame; and these are best made out-of-focus by shooting wide open. It's all about isolating your subject.</p>

<p>Your wedding venue usually dictates your aperture setting, as well. I find nearly any indoor wedding (at least where the sanctuary's dark, which are most it seems) I end up shooting at higher ISO's and wide open simply because there's no other way to get a proper exposure. Outdoor weddings obviously allow you a bit more leeway.</p>

<p>If you get the chance, check out the 85mm 1.2. It does an incredible job of isolating the subject and gives a unique shallow d.o.f. look you just can't get from anything else. It's an expensive lens, so I recommend renting it if you have a rental store somewhere close. I'll just say it's changed the way I shoot weddings. But your 24-70 is a great "wedding" lens, too.</p>

<p>One word of advice if you shoot at 2.8 or wider a lot...take multiple shots. You'll find that while they may look good on the back of your camera, once you load them up on the computer the focus might not be as precise as you thought, especially with the 85mm 1.2! Shooting multiple frames of the same thing gives you a bit of insurance.</p>

<p>Convince them to elope! :-)</p>

<p>Seriously, check this out: http://www.aljacobs.com/the_wedding_guide/</p>

<p>Good Luck,</p>

<p>Ed</p>

 

<p>do you have a back up system? second camera, lens, flash incase the 1D mkiii breaks down? or the lens or the flash break down? </p>

<p>I would practice at least a week ahead of time, and I would solicit advice at least a month in advance. Good luck.</p>

<p ><strong ><em >“MY first wedding, I some advice . . . tomorrow I got wedding to shoot, can I shoot at 2.8 all my photos?”</em></strong></p>

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<p >You can if you wish, but I don’t and I would not suggest you do. </p>

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<p >I choose the aperture primarily to suit the DoF I require for the shot: and also to balance the ISO, Flash, and Tv I choose to use.</p>

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<p >WW</p>

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<p>1) Get a back-up system. Even if it's a point-and-shoot camera make sure you have a backup in case your camera fails.<br>

2) Shoot the formals at 5.6 or above.<br>

3) Where are you going to be taking photos during the ceremony? I think that 2.8 at a high iso should work during the ceremony... <strong>if possible</strong> (and only if possible) though, get the aperture at 4.0<br>

4) Good luck.</p>

<p><em> "</em><a href="/photodb/user?user_id=4275377"><em>luis colon</em></a><em> </em><a href="/member-status-icons"></a><em>, Oct 16, 2009; 05:52 p.m. . . . HI all ! <strong>tomorrow</strong> I got wedding to shoot . . ."</em><br>

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So how did it go?<br>

Did you use F/2.8 exclusively?</p>

<p>WW</p>

<p>Also, was this for free for a friend and there were zero expectations? (hopefully)</p>

<p>(The fact you asked this: "<em>HI all ! tomorrow I got wedding to shoot, can I shoot at 2.8 all my photos?</em>" means you are NOT ready to shoot For Real a wedding)</p>