first Baptism

[jeffrey_abelson]

Hi All:

 

I'm shooting my first baptism today: I'm going all digital (to keep

the costs real low for this low-cost client) - I plan on mounting my

Q-flash X on a light stand for portraits outside the church - and i

spoke to the priest yesterday to find out if flash is ok inside - he

said no problem. i'd like to keep the flash on it's stand for inside

the church, assuming I'll be kept pretty much in one place (I've never

been to a baptism in my life, and only 1-2 church services). I don't

have a bracket for this digital camera, and I HATE on camera flash,

though I can mount my sb-28 (with lumiquest) on the camera if needs be.

 

Comments would be appreciated.

 

Jeffrey

[jeffrey_abelson]

Hi All, I managed a nice jerry-rig for my canon and Lindahl bracket - it seems just fine - I think I'll go with that and forget the stand - comments?

[david_schilling___chicago_]

Sounds like a good idea to go with the bracket rather than the light stand. If it's a good size church you may be able to catch a few of the actual baptisms before yours and there will be plenty of others taking some "happy snaps". For my son's baptism, a friend who is also a pro wedding photographer took alot of the shots and I brought along a backdrop to the lunch to get family portraits while his girlfriend did pro-video. We got the 3 generations shot and I got a great portrait of me and my dad. The attached are low-res scans and a little checkered.<div></div>

[bruce_rubenstein___nyc]

The Baptism service can change quite a bit depending on which branch is doing it. I did a Greek Orthodox one a few months ago, and it is long, elaborate service and only one child is done.<div></div>

[jeffrey_abelson]

Using the bracket was the best way to go, and though I made a few mistakes, I was happy with the end result.<div></div>

[steve_hovland]

A stand is a hassle and a safety hazard.

 

Personally, I don't have a problem with flash on camera when the task is to DOCUMENT AN EVENT. It's good to use some kind of diffusion. I prefer to tape a piece of Rosco Rolux over the flash- only 1 stop loss. You can get it at grip or theater supply houses. 6 bucks for a 20x24 sheet- lifetime supply :-)