I am going to start shooting weddings pretty soon, I have most of my equipment ready except for the lightning. I have the pac 6 on my DVX but to be honest I have no clue on what lightning to buy for use on weddings mostly in banquethalls. Should I purchase a kit? Which brands are good for this? How many lights and stands? I do all my shopping at B&H, any suggestions on what products I should look in to? Thank you for any advices.:undecided
Wedding lightning.
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Matt Sconce
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People usually don't want you to put light up at their wedding. The camera light sounds good, but try to use available lighting if you can, and break out the camera light if you absolutely have to.
lpcvideo1
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Yeah, sorry for being a wiseacre!
There is not alot of lighting you can do in the wedding itself. Depending on the church (or whatever), there is usually a good amount of light though. The reception my be more amenable to a camera light, but it makes people more nervous for the interview stuff.
I would go to the Church some other day (same time of day) and test out your camera settings. Take it home and see how it looks in your editor.
There is not alot of lighting you can do in the wedding itself. Depending on the church (or whatever), there is usually a good amount of light though. The reception my be more amenable to a camera light, but it makes people more nervous for the interview stuff.
I would go to the Church some other day (same time of day) and test out your camera settings. Take it home and see how it looks in your editor.
I shoot quite a few weddings and here's my two-cents worth (lpcvideo1 you made me laugh my ass off...):
1. A good on-camera light in a MUST. The church and photo shoot will all be well lit, but the receptions, especially the speeches, will be bad lighting for video. I use an on-camera light, 50-100w bulb, with diffusion gels to soften it, and it really brings out the flesh-tones in the shots.
2. Get a Gold/White reflector (gold on one side, white on the other) for the photo shoot. I have a soft gold on one side which gives me nice warm light. I bounce the sun onto the subject for some really nice tones.
3. Learn to shoot with your iris wide open and your shutter speed at 1/24. This gives you less need for more light.
4. Pray for overcast skies. Bright sun sucks. Overcast narrows the gab between the highlights and the shadows, almost eliminating shadows.
Good luck!
Justin
www.beyondtimemedia.com
1. A good on-camera light in a MUST. The church and photo shoot will all be well lit, but the receptions, especially the speeches, will be bad lighting for video. I use an on-camera light, 50-100w bulb, with diffusion gels to soften it, and it really brings out the flesh-tones in the shots.
2. Get a Gold/White reflector (gold on one side, white on the other) for the photo shoot. I have a soft gold on one side which gives me nice warm light. I bounce the sun onto the subject for some really nice tones.
3. Learn to shoot with your iris wide open and your shutter speed at 1/24. This gives you less need for more light.
4. Pray for overcast skies. Bright sun sucks. Overcast narrows the gab between the highlights and the shadows, almost eliminating shadows.
Good luck!
Justin
www.beyondtimemedia.com
Jay Rodriguez
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jchenier said:
Justin, really good pointers!:thumbsup:
We generally take a camera light along with a 800/1000 watt arri with us. Generally we put the arri near the band and bounce it off the ceiling. We generally use the bounced light for dancing if needed and the speeches, cutting the cake etc. I occasionally get an odd/ dirty look from a guest or two but if the bride and groom are fine with it then its not a problem, its their day and video after all