tanya_moe2

<p>What I normally do is to sit in the middle aisle and I lean over the chair. I know this is not going to work for all the shots because it depends what side of the aisle your going to get the best shot. I usually sit on the right side of the pew but I found that I wasn't able to get a good close up shot of the bride & groom and the lighting on the candle on one wedding because the lighting of the candle was on the left side not the right side of the pew. (luckily I was not the photographer during this. People say move around. If i'm sitting in the middle of the pew I can not just stand up in the center of the aisle because people will see me from the back and complain because I was blocking there view.. Also because I was in the wrong side of the aisle I wasn't able to get a even shot during the ceremony because I should had been on the left side of the pew instead of being on the right side of the pew. I thought of sitting more to the back & stopping each person for a brief second and step out of the aisle and take the shot. They came out blurring. So what I think I'm going to do is while they come down the aisle I'll stand up and just keep shooting. people won't really notice me because they won't see the party coming down the aisle until the party pass each guest. as far as asking the couple where I could stand there going to say wherever you want. So my game plan is if I don't know if the right or left aisle will give me the better shots I will just move over to the other side and stand up or squat down. I also thought of being more in the back of the aisle and for the rest of the ceremony either shoot to the side of the aisle but I don't know how I would get a center shot if i'm shooting at the sides of the pew. Also the wedding is at 2 pm outside which could be bright sunlight so if I stand off to the sides or at the back of the aisle my flash will not work. My other idea was to was to sit more towards the back of the aisle, step out have the group pause and the go in the way back of the aisle basically in the door aisle & just shoot but then again I'll have the flash problem since I'll be probably way to far away. I have a 50-150 lens. I wish I had video of just the photographer shooting the ceremony so I know exactly where to stand.</p>

<p>The one thing I'm fearing is where to shoot. Should I go like 4 isles from the back, step out, take a quick shot. which you could get camera shake. then when they are going down the aisle keep taking the pictures from the back of the aisle even though I'm pretty sure I won't get any good close up shots since I will only have a 50mm-300mm lens. or should I get as close as I can so I know I'm going to get a good shot at all times. and is it ok to step out even though your probably blocking other peoples view from people who are behind ( which if your as close as you can get to the alter I'm probably going to be disruptive from everyone who can see me keep stepping out then stepping in the aisle. The other thing I'm worried about is lighting of the candle. If I'm close as I can get to the alter I will have to literally stand up in the aisle which then people who are behind me won't be able to see the couple lighting the candle. But if I'm to far away I'm obviously not going to get the shot. The last wedding I did I was about 4-10 aisle from the back but had my tripod up as high as I could get it the entire time. one of the guests were mad because I was completely blocking there view.</p>

<p>What's the difference between shooting in program mode & auto. Also I'm really concerned in shooting raw due to when I shoot portraits I can shoot 100-500 pictures & I only have paint shop pro so I don't have time to change all photos to jpeg since photo labs only print jpeg. I have a canon 60 d that I bought in 2008. & I don't think it has the setting to shoot raw+jpeg</p>

<p>Should I buy a flash diffuser for my external flash. Also should you always use a flash diffuser such as indoor. I bought I thought a diffuser & it darkened the people at an indoor wedding so I' m really hesitant if I should buy one. I also see people recommend a lens hood. I'm really not to worried my camera is going to break & I'm really not concerned w/ lens flare since I haven't noticed it in any of my pictures. Thanks everyone</p>

<p>What's the difference between program mode & auto.</p>

<p>thanks.</p>

<p>I'm wondering w/ men & woman if you should have the subject tilt there head to the right or left side.</p>

<p>I have researched & researched how to pose the head. It says ask them to tilt there head toward the lower or upper shoulder. I thought of that & I have a feeling if you ask someone to tilt there head to the side there going to over exaggerate the tilt.</p>

<p>What shutter speed, iso, & aperture do you recommend to use at 2 pm in bright sunlight for the wedding. I'm assuming a shutter speed of 1/200, aperture f4.5 & iso 100?. If this setting doesn't work do I keep adjusting everything. People are not going to want to be standing around while I keep adjusting my settings. Also when I'm doing individuals like just the bride do I have to manually keep re adjusting & then change it again when I shoot the groom & then keep manually changing all day long.</p>

<p>Ok, so I kind of get why to shoot in Manuel mode. What the iso, shutter speed & aperture does and why. But I'm shooting a wedding so I will not have a ton of time to keep adjusting all of this & I'm assuming each photo or different photo I take depending on the light I will have to keep re adjusting everything which people are not going to be wanting to stand around for 5 minutes. How do I know what to set so I'm not sitting around playing w all the settings. I wish my area had a photography class.</p>

<p>Thanks for everyone for the suggestions. I tried in Manuel mode & auto mode. After about 10 test shots in Manuel mode I was finally able to correct the exospore so the pictures were not black. I did about 10 test shots comparing auto to Manuel mode to auto mode. In manuel mode I shot at 100-250 iso f4.5/ shutter /1/30-1/60. some of the photos came out but the edges were feathered. in auto 400 iso, f4.5 shutter 1/60 and & photos came out correct. I think I'll stick to auto mode so I'm not sitting there for hours to keep adjusting everything. also does it matter what lens you use. I have a 28-55 mm lens its a pretty good brand lens. I'm assuming I should buy a 28-75 mm lens. my studio is small so the maximum is about 35 mm but at 55mm i'm almost in there face. but not sure if it's worth the investment. Also I've been looking everywhere on the internet for posing idea's & can't find any.</p>

<p>Everyone is telling me to use Manuel mode. I've tried that & the photos are still black. or the shutter speed is at 15 & I'm not sure how to adjust the shutter speed. I know it has to be a 1/30 so it doesn't freeze up. The f step the lowest it will go is f4.5. When I changed the shutter speed to 1/30 & set the iso to the max it still turn out black.</p>

<p>thanks everyone. That's what I thought. but i'm a beginner.</p>

<p>I'm a beginner in portrait photography so I have several questions.<br> I have 2 soft boxes. I'm assuming for lighting you should aim one soft box behind or on the side of the subject & one aimed directly at the subject.<br> For lighting indoors the person is over exposed or have shadows on the backdrop. What I have for light is one big bay window & a side small curtain w/ the 2 soft boxes. Do I move the curtains back & use the 2 soft boxes, the windows and also use an external flash that's connected to my camera?<br> I was told to use the av mode. I have a canon 60d. but when I use any of the setting such as av, p, manuel, tv, all the pictures are black and I've tried uping the iso to the maxium of 3200 but the pictures are still black & it doesn't matter how much lighting<br> I have so I've been using portrait mode which the skin looks almost yellow.<br> For outdoors photo on bright sunny days should I use my external flash? and do I point the flash at the subject or point it up.</p>

<p>I'm shooting an outdoor wedding on October 4, 2014 at 2pm which is the high peak time of bright sunny days. I'm assuming no shade or little shade. I don't have an assistant & can't use a soft box since that would be very obtrusive during the ceremony. I'm a beginner. I have a canon 60d. I thought of using an external flash mounting on my camera. I thought it s call fill light. I've tried w/ no flash & I get the dark raccoon eyes. If I use the flash do I aim it directly at the couple or do I put the flash all the way up.</p>