Wedding coming up

tu me donneras tes impressions...
j'ai fait celui de ma meilleure amie le mois dernier (mais j'étais la photographe officieuse, car témoin et il y avait le photographe "pro" : j'ai adoré)...
puis j'ai refusé un autre mariage... angoissée d'être prise pour la "pro" ce coup-ci...
c'est dans quel coin ?

c'est à Bucarest, le 14-15 août... un mariage intime, une cinquantaine d'invités, ce qui me met un peu plus à l'aise, mais je suis la seule à immortaliser le moment, par conséquent la "pro" comme tu dis, et je retrouve l'angoisse que je ressentais avant un spectacle de théâtre :)

Para interiores necesitas flash, pero nunca directo.
Lo mejor rebotado al techo o las paredes.
Si lo pones en la zapata caliente (hot shoe) lo rebotas con un accesorios.
Aqui te dejo un enlace interesante.
Yo uso tres tipos.
El mejor para tomas en lugares de medio tamaño y grande es este:
http://stanfordphoto.blogspot.com/2008/02/review-lambency-flash-diffuser.html
Pero lo mejor para mi es un flash externo Metz AF 48 con un micro apollo Lastolite.
http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews_lastolite_micro_apollo.php
Suerte !

Gracias amigo !!

grab as much memory cards as you can get
if you can, grab another (second) camera too
use one lens as wide open as possible (eg 50mm f/1.8 or 1.4)
use one tele between 50 and 200 (18-200 or 70-200 f/2.8 or 70-300)
try to have a wide angle lens in order to capture wide space (in the church, the ball room, the dance floor)
or
haha... you make great photos, we all know that :-)
I'm sure you will take a lot of great portraits (important)

try to take a glimpse from the early morning (the 'getting ready'), hair and make-up, dressing up and try to capture some natural moments. These snapshots work great in sepia or b/w.

Try to picture these special symbols like the bridal bouquet, all kind of flowers, the rings(!!!), the clothing, the shoes, the parents of bride and groom (very important!), the food (& the menu) and of course the cake and how they cut it into pieces

take care to have a flash and several sets of batteries
because the night...

don't forget to switch to the sports program to catch the bridal bouquet (if the bride throws it)
and yes: an extra battery for the camera or at least the power plug to load the battery if it's down..

take a look at Mike Larson's Interview (English with German subtitle)
http://www.fotomagazin.de/aktion/detail.php?object_id=2745&class=29
just click on the video
or look at his blog
http://www.mikelarson.com

I like the "haha" part, doesn't let me panic :))
good to see the recap' done by someone else, keeps me focused.... thanks Ingo ;-)

up until now, I think my favorite wedding photographer is http://www.andrewadamsphotography.com
we'll see what I can do...

Vielen Dank für den Tip! Bin gleich auf diese Seite gegangen und sehr begeistert.

very interesting !

Nice advices from Wiki Tango !
Aies confiance; aucune raison pour qu'il n'y ait aucune photo réussie ;-)

--
Coming from rodocrozit photostream (?)

Merci Stéph ;-) ouais, confiance... confiance...

I think Wicki Tango said it and well. I heard that a good photographer (from a good UP photographer) will take dozens pics of the same subject for just a good one! So keep taking, don't miss anything. Plenty of time to chose afterwards. Enjoy yourself and good luck!

Thank you Evelyne... the trick with the dozens of pics, I learned it doing theater photography. It can be very helpful and very distracting too. From time to time, It's good to take your time and search for the right composition. But considering the short period of time, I'm sure I'll take tons of pics and intoxicate you all with them :))

Thanks again !

Super expérience Rodocrozit ! Wiki Tango a tout dit.
Tu vas probablement faire plusieurs centaines de photos, il te faudra des cartes et/ou un appareil pour décharger les cartes pleines. Utilise la plus haute qualité possible (chaque photo doit pouvoir être agrandie) .
Raw + Jpeg serait le meilleur choix (raw pour retravailler celles qui doivent être soignées, Jpeg pour les voir tout de suite une fois copiées)
Bon shoting !

Yes Raw + Jpeg !!

;-)

Merci Enrique !! je vais écrire le Raw grand sur le sac de mon appareil, comme ça je l'oublie pas ;)) merci !

Je te conseille ca :
http://www.chezekinox.com/?p=46

Je viens de le lire (je l'ai volé de chez toi)... en effet, très utile.

...follow your instinct, rodo!...certainly you will succeed!...

Thanks Armando, that's nice of you to say... I feel calmer and more prepared every day

Relax ;-)
You can read this and follow the links: http://digital-photography-school.com/wedding-photography-21-tips-for-for-amateur-wedding-photographers

I never did this, but perhaps consider having three camera bodies, two with mounted lenses (a tele and a wide...) and the third for any inconvenience; don't forget the batteries (body grips help, for speed and battery life...), for bodies and flashes...

--
Seen in robertoballerini home page (?)

Thanks Roberto :) I'm afraid the three camera bodies is not possible, but I think I can manage without... thank you for the link and for the moral support :-D

The main difficulty comes with the people, open and friendly people are just so easy to shoot. Frame, moment, click. Perfect. When they're nervous and stressed it's _a lot_ harder. Try easing them or lurk for the few good moments. I don't think gear is so important, certainly it can't be neglected, but the last time I just took my D80, a Sigma 18-200 and I was happy (wedding was outside, so I didn't need a flash or 2.8 lens). Inside, fast primes can be difficult since you're constrained in where you can go and what angle to shoot from, a 2.8 zoom is always a good option. Even better with IS / VR.
The only thing that I was happy to have outside was a polarizer to kill those reflections, but it's only useful when you're outside. Of course you'll want to shoot RAW, so you need enough memory cards.
This and the following are some pictures that I took at the last wedding (my 2nd): http://www.ipernity.com/doc/donandre/2583781
They're pretty ordinary, certainly not fancy, but probably at a professional level. The moment is what counts.

But browse through this guy's gallery for some inspiration. He's the best wedding shooter I've ever seen (mostly B&W though). He uses a documentary approach capturing beautiful moments: http://www.jeffascough.com

Ohhhh I love Jeff's gallery... didn't know him before, thanks for the wonderful inspiration ;-)
I agree with you on the "gear" point of view, you have to forget a little about technology in order to feel the mood and to capture it right.
Thank you again Andre !

juste pour rigoler un peu...
http://fr.news.yahoo.com/63/20090731/tod-mariage-les-meilleures-vidos-des-sur-366b5ef_1.html
des mariages...