Wedding in a Restaurant

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as above, a good friend is getting married in April, the wedding and reception are being held in a restaurant with a small garden at the rear. The restaurant is fairly small and quite dark inside and the garden fairly small as well. Would be grateful with any help/advice you could give me in selecting a lens for taking pictures. Its his second marriage and is not hiring a photographer so the pics I will be taking will be the only record!! No pressure though!!
oops!! I have a D90, with a little bit of experience.
Many thanks
tel
 
Get a flash and learn how to use it - Bouncing off a wall or ceiling will help soften the light.
Fast lenses and probably a high ISO will help gather in more of the ambient light if you want to try and maintain the atmosphere.

You don't have long!
 
Ditto JD

especially the latter proposal since I too shoot mainly in available light. If the space is small try going wide meaning lens but do beware of distortion. You'll be surprised how well a 50mm lives in this type of environment. I assume it will be more of a small intimate gathering so I would expect the guests will accommodate a shooter more readily and you'll blend in nicely with the guests.
 
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Magirus.....Getting in there is nigh impossible, very busy place and I live miles from there!!
Houston1863....Would you get much distortion from the 50mm. I take it that something like a 24mm or 30mm would give a 'lot' of distortion?? It will more intimate than a full blown wedding, still going get about 50 people in there though!! Dont think anyone will be able to get away from me!! because of the size of it.
tel
 
Put a 50mm on a D90 and you're going to have to have a bit of room to back off or all you'll get is head and shoulder shots as it'll look like a 75mm on your D90. 24 or 30mm on a D90 should not give you any distortion (actually it's not distortion as such but a different perspective :D) unless you get very close to your subject.
 
I did somthing slimaure for a freind the other week very small wedding 20 ish guests, I used 17-55 f2.8 90% of the time. Most were between 40-55mm

I did find my 100mm f2.8 good to as you can get pic without the person knowing.

You will need some flash to help lift the light a little.
 
How about a 35mm 1.8G, ~equivalent to a 50mm on a D90. Should be fast enough to use some ambient light and you wouldn't have to back off too far as it sounds like it may be very packed in there. Great value lens and has hardly been off my D90 since I bought it (until I bought a 50mm which is my NBF!). Probably ideally still need a flash as well though.
 
Since the thread started have been looking up/studying what has been suggested...I fancy the 35mm. Think I will plump for that one!!
The flash on the camera would not be enough to get decent pics??.
I will be getting pi**ed along with the rest of the guests and didnt want to bring too much gear!!

Thanks everyone for all the help/advice/suggestions you have all been a great help.
tel
 
Visit the venue ASAP. Get a few test shots and it will take a lot of pressure off you on the day itself.

Fast lenses and a decent flash are a must.
 
dont set the ISO too high or else your shots will be pants.Ive done a wedding in a church once with my D90 and a 50mm 1.8 ISO was 1600..more noise than an illegal rave i tell ya.
Use your flash pal..then use some photo software to alter a few things to make them look wicked..Good luck by the way.
 
What a bunch a brilliant/knowledgeable people, think I am going to like it here!! (as long as you dont get fed up with quesions/questions/questions).
tks again
tel
 
tarny said:
then use some photo software to alter a few things to make them look wicked
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Get the exposure right and noise will be minimal!
 
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