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Ok, so I've had my Rebel XTi about 2 weeks and the wife's boss (who is a Bridal retailer) has me railroaded me into doing a photoshoot with 4 or 5 girls modelling wedding dresses in a nice restaurant/hotel place.
So I'm kinda nervous about it all, I'm still learning the camera but I know it can produce some decent enough results without trying too hard, so what I'm after is some words of wisdom, I've got a 18-55 and a 75-300 lens although the focus is mainly on the dresses not the faces so I imagine the big lens will be pretty much redundant, I've also a wide angle adaptor which might be fun for some interesting group shots. lighting wise I've just got a manual Cobra flash gun which I'm going to mount on a spare tripod and trigger remotely with a sensor, I've a medium sized gold/silver reflector too that I might combine with the flash if needed or just use on its own. Most of the shots are going to be indoors by the looks of the forecast, although if it's not windy and wet we may try a few outdoor shots.
So, anyone any tips for the beginner at the deep end?
lighting or shooting angles? It should be fairly low pressure as I know nearly all the people involved pretty well and everyone knows I've not done this before so they'll be trying to keep me right. I would really like to get good results if I can anyway as they're still paying me for it all and it's not like it's no hassle for them to get everyone together.
So I'm kinda nervous about it all, I'm still learning the camera but I know it can produce some decent enough results without trying too hard, so what I'm after is some words of wisdom, I've got a 18-55 and a 75-300 lens although the focus is mainly on the dresses not the faces so I imagine the big lens will be pretty much redundant, I've also a wide angle adaptor which might be fun for some interesting group shots. lighting wise I've just got a manual Cobra flash gun which I'm going to mount on a spare tripod and trigger remotely with a sensor, I've a medium sized gold/silver reflector too that I might combine with the flash if needed or just use on its own. Most of the shots are going to be indoors by the looks of the forecast, although if it's not windy and wet we may try a few outdoor shots.
So, anyone any tips for the beginner at the deep end?
lighting or shooting angles? It should be fairly low pressure as I know nearly all the people involved pretty well and everyone knows I've not done this before so they'll be trying to keep me right. I would really like to get good results if I can anyway as they're still paying me for it all and it's not like it's no hassle for them to get everyone together.
