>At present I am about to embark on that which an amatuer should never do,
>weddings. I've avoided these like the plague for almost 20 years, this
>time I just couldn't say no. In preparation: I've got the appropriate
>equipment backups, experimented with the various Kodak and Fuji pro films,
>tried a couple of labs, aquired the wonderful 85/2, sent off the OM2 to
>John H. to be blessed, any other suggestions?
I've done a few weddings, all with normal auto or manual flash. I don't know
how TTL flash would work. Use a fill ratio of 1/2 or 1/4. If the flash
aperture settings are 4, 5.6 and 8, and the exposure says f8 at 1/60, set
the flash to f4. This makes the little eye more sensitive, and it turns off
quicker. By 2 stops. 1/4 fill ratio. Or do it by manual. Put a finger in
from of the flash. 1 finger = 1 stop reduction, 2 = 2 stops. You probably
know all this already.
Also, use the phrase "look over here, these are the ones you're paying for"
a lot. A goup of 6 poeple all looking different directions is bad.
Always place men on the outside of a photo. Dunno why, but it looks better.
You'll have to have two women standing next to each other (bride, groom,
best men, bridesmaids), but it looks better than a woman on the outside.
Even in big group shots this looks good.
Do not use flash for photos of the wedding cake. Take a tripod, use natural
light or colour correction if under artificial light.
One lot of photos I got developed were magnificant. So I got some blow ups.
Sent them to Kodak, the colour was terrible. So I didn't pay for them. Sent
them the neg and original print and said "I want a big one of these" and
they came back perfect. If you're not happy, tell them. There is a lot of
competition out there for them.
You probably know this stuff anyway
Foxy
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