randyrives opened this issue on May 25, 2005 ยท 26 posts
randyrives posted Sun, 29 May 2005 at 8:56 PM
Brenda, I used photo floods lambs, reflected by umbrellas. I used a 500w Flood lamp to the subject's left (my right) at a 45 degree angle. I then used another flood lamp 250w, reflected by another umbrella as a fill, positioned just to my left. This was the setup for all the formal shots. Except for the Bride I posted here (#1) I used the natural light from the window to light her face. I did shoot during the ceremony, the one blowing out the candles was done during the ceremony. I used no flash, just the natural light and ISO 800. I hope to practice using strobes and umbrellas before I shoot another wedding. But my test results before this one, left me uncomfortable. So I went with the old flood lamps. As far as presenting the photos, I am doing this via the web. I gave the wedding party a web address that they will be able to view the photos from. Then for prints they will mail a list of photos (they are numbered) with sizes and qty. Along with a check. I then have a photo lab print the photos and ship directly to the customer. I have had fairly good success with selling my sports photos this way. This is my first wedding, so we will see how it works. If not I may try the proofing album from www.mpix.com Good luck with your weddings!