matt_m__toronto_ Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 ok a friend of mine is getting married in few hours and i've been just asked to photograph the wedding as their other friend who was supposed to shoot fell sick with the flu. i don't have much experience, but i've been using an olympic stylus epic for 2 years now and just recently got a nikon fm (last week). my friend is going to let me use his hasselblad 500cm and lens system. he's going to show me how to load and unload the film. i've never used a light meter before, but we're going to stick with 400 speed films, so all i'll have to do is push the "read" button. can you guys give me some tips to make this wedding go as smoothly as possible. is there a certain shutter speed that i should stick with, as i'll be hand held all day? and i'm just starting to understand f stop. the larger the # the smaller the depth of field right??? and are there any sites that show different wededing poses? i would like to scribble some down and try some nice formal portraits. as for flash, i've got a metz that i'll be trying out for the first time as well...how does that one work? and can i set the camera and flash to automatic? any other tips or suggestions would be great as well...is there an online manual the camera and flash? oh and what lenses should i use for the wedding? he has a 50, 80 and 150. would the 50 be the same as a 50 in 35mm ??? thanks for all the help guys, i'll post the results in a week. -m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward_c._nemergut Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 I pray to God this is an April fool's joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_levine Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Thats funny a dentist friend also with flu,called this am,wants me to do a few root canals for him.He said these are easy,the drill has an easily understood instruction book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morthcam Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Matt, are you planning to put an April Fools post on every single Photo.net Forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_m__toronto_ Posted April 1, 2003 Author Share Posted April 1, 2003 "Matt, are you planning to put an April Fools post on every single Photo.net Forum?" -only the ones i frequent. c'mon gimme a break...april fools is the only day of the year that i look forward to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_haykin Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 That figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed farmer - mount laurel, Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 . . . I remember my first beer . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victor4 Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 TRUE STORY - not an april fools joke... A few years back another photographer double booked a date and asked if I would fill in for him on a wedding, using a 'blad, knowing full well my experience was limited (at that time) to mostly auto 35. Apparently the contract called for MF. He actually pleaded, saying that the party involved was really not concerned with results and that he was certain that I would have no problem. Needless to say I turned him down. Now that I shoot primarily with hasselblads I realize how dumb it would have been to have accepted the offer. Matt's april fools situation was good for a chuckle or two though, thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad_hiltbrand Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 I think using the 'blad' in this situation is asking for trouble that you don't really need. You will probably achieve much more aesthetically pleasing results by using a more approriate tool for the job at hand, one that will simplify your photographic challenge by eliminating the need to worry about focus, f-stops, or exact exposure timing: try photographing the wedding with a pinhead camera. It's the perfect choice for you :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian_c._miller Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Remember to use flash lighting. Phosphorous grenades should really put a bang into the festivities! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peza Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Poor guy Matt... Poor B&G .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
struan_gray Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 I did this once, albeit with a couple of day's notice. Keep things simple and you'll be allright. Just remember to put the darkslide back in the right way round before you start shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary_woodard Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Matt, good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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