Wedding help!

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56Kris

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Hello!

I'm shooting my first wedding this weekend, and to be honest I need all the help I can get. Luckily it's for a friend so there won't be as much pressure as I ease myself into it all.

I'm using a Nikon D300 with Nikon's 50mm F/1.4D AF lens, with a brand new SB-900 & Stofen Omni-Bounce which I'm still struggling to find my way around.

Now, experienced wedding photographers, do you use fill-flash for most of your portrait shots? I'm going for the reportage, minimal posing style as this suits me better I feel. Is it acceptable to leave the camera on aperture priority then change that to suit whichever shot I'm taking, using flash to fill in the gaps?

Any tips in the way of posing and general handling of the day? Like any shots that your clients sort of 'expect' from their day? Any comments or help on the functionality of the SB-900 would be greatly appreciated too.

Sorry for all the questions, thanks in advance for helping me out!

Kris.
 
To be honest.. if you only have a 50mm 1.4, you are going to have a hard day. If you are asking questions about fill flash now, and the capabilities of a SB900, you are not really ready to shoot a wedding. However, foro what ever reason - you are, so its be nice time..

Also, be under no illusion - the hardest weddings I shoot are for friends and family. When I ask a stranger to do something, they jump. With a friend or family member, it becomes a negotiation

Feel free to call my office - and I will happily give you lots of helpful advice. I cant help the fact you probrably ought to have said no

Richard
0115 845 8953
 
you will need a zoom lens and another tog , dont attempt your 1st wedding solo with no zoom
 
*awaits the bombardment*
 
you should speak to the bride and groom about what shots they want etc, and the vicar/priest about flash etc in the church. good luck...
 
If this isn't an April fool...

tip one - the AF assist on the SB900 doesn't work in continuous shooting mode

tip two - speak to the clients about what they want

tip three - check out the venues before the day

tip four - take your own wooden coathanger - the dress looks awful on a wire or plastic one
 
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