Weddings.

OK, well it appears the only flash I'll have available is my Metz which will not work fully auto with my D200, so I think I'll practice using it. I have the flash for the G1 also. I'll bounce the flash off anything, and knowing the power of the Metz probably everything! 🙂

The father is coming in full Scottish gear, the father and mother despise each other and must be kept separate! They are the two faces I must learn. Maybe they will start a fight and I can get some good street style shots.

Thinking about it, a wedding could be bloody dull to shoot.
 
Larky said:
OK, well it appears the only flash I'll have available is my Metz which will not work fully auto with my D200, so I think I'll practice using it. I have the flash for the G1 also.
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Which Metz do you have? Does anyone know if it could fry the D200 circuitry if used directly on the D200 hotshoe? There could be a Metz SCA adapter for digital Nikons but I kind of doubt it.

And which G1 flash do you own? Neither the TLA140 or TLA200 will bounce and I find that both of these flashes tend to overexpose by 1 stop.
 
@Kevin: Yep, it seems some people have fried the D200 and 300 by using this gun, so that is no good. I have found an alternative but can't find a supplier. Fun and Games. 🙂
 
Larky said:
@Kevin: Yep, it seems some people have fried the D200 and 300 by using this gun, so that is no good. I have found an alternative but can't find a supplier. Fun and Games. 🙂
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I have no flashes set up specifically for digital. I have always carried a large handle flash with lead gel cells that will trigger the street light sensors. Very even coverage for any and all lenses and large groups or rooms.

AE from the standard flash sensor has never failed me. That said, if you find the right SB from Nikon and have the coin, go ahead. Wedding folks I know mostly still put a bracket on with the right cables to the hot shoe. Big batteries recycle very fast and are good for 150+ flashes, after which time you should have great coverage.

I hate the weight of a flash on the top of a camera, and I hate the lighting from the flash there.

I had a tough time getting exactly the right module for the Nikon AF film cameras I used, but when I did, it seemed difficult to mess up the exposure in tests or practice.

My old boss was very keen on always shooting with the flash, except for a few "Misty" shots taken for the "Candle light" effect.

I used to carry a silver three candle stick holder, with candles.

Watch the veil, you do not want to set the bride on fire. ;-)

Regards, John
 
Roger Hicks said:
I once forgot that I'd agreed to take pictures at a friend's wedding, and when I turned up, it turned out that I was the only photographer. I didn't even have a camera with me.

Fortunately a nearby camera store lent me one. This was in Bristol in the 70s and I was on good terms with most of the camera shop owners.

We were all in our 20s and extremely casual about a lot of things. But we're still friends and she's still married. They were rotten pictures, though.

Cheers,

R.
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That will teach you to step out the front door without a loaded camera 🙂
 
I want to thank all those that have contributed to Dr. Larky's thread. I was asked a few weeks ago to shoot a dear friend's wedding. It took me all of three seconds of thought before I told them, "No, you need to get yourselves somebody that knows what they are doing. I'll shoot before the ceremony while y'all are getting ready, and shoot at the reception. I think your wedding is too important for me to fake my way through the important shots."

Thanks to all,
Michael
 
It might also be helpful to browse the wedding photojournalist association quarterly contest winners (www.wpja.com) to get a feel for the type of wedding photography I presume you would prefer doing.

Notice that the majority of strong images have been made with wide-angle and medium focal length lenses and the flash pictures are consistently bounced or off-camera.
 
Kevin said:
I've read that these are not of consistent quality - some units work fine and others don't.
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Maybe I lucked out with my sample, but I find it hard to believe if there are more non-consistent ones out there.

These are pretty popular because it doesn't cost hundreds of dollars just to trigger flashes unlike that other brand.

So far it's giving me 100 out of 100 firing ratio. I bought the newer version called v4 from Hong Kong, it has not arrived yet.
 
Well, I've been told by the registry office I can't use any kind of flash, I have 2 minutes to shoot by the desk/book after the ceremony and 5 minutes to shoot in the garden ONLY if the party doesn't use it's alloted parking space! I'm a bit shocked at how ruse they were.

So, I will speak to the Priest over the road and ask if we can use his lovely gardens if I promise to either make a new roof contribution or do some free shots of his church.

The wedding is at 3.30pm, after the ceremony a short walk to the place where they eat, then a 10 minute walk to the place they will get mashed. I love the idea of shooting them walking along the road after they have had wine. 🙂
 
shadowfox said:
Maybe I lucked out with my sample, but I find it hard to believe if there are more non-consistent ones out there.

These are pretty popular because it doesn't cost hundreds of dollars just to trigger flashes unlike that other brand.

So far it's giving me 100 out of 100 firing ratio. I bought the newer version called v4 from Hong Kong, it has not arrived yet.
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So you have some units already that fire 100% but you ordered v4 which haven't arrived yet? I am kind of confused.

How big are they? Do you have a pic of a transmitter mounted to an RF??
 
Larky said:
Well, I've been told by the registry office I can't use any kind of flash, I have 2 minutes to shoot by the desk/book after the ceremony and 5 minutes to shoot in the garden ONLY if the party doesn't use it's alloted parking space! I'm a bit shocked at how ruse they were.

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I shot a few with this rule, but, more recently, the only one following the rules were often the pros. Someone in the peanut gallery will pop off a few. ;-)


Good you have a DSLR though, you should find plenty of light.

Regards, John
 
Larky said:
Well, I've been told by the registry office I can't use any kind of flash, I have 2 minutes to shoot by the desk/book after the ceremony and 5 minutes to shoot in the garden ONLY if the party doesn't use it's alloted parking space! I'm a bit shocked at how ruse they were.

So, I will speak to the Priest over the road and ask if we can use his lovely gardens if I promise to either make a new roof contribution or do some free shots of his church.

The wedding is at 3.30pm, after the ceremony a short walk to the place where they eat, then a 10 minute walk to the place they will get mashed. I love the idea of shooting them walking along the road after they have had wine. 🙂
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Get the brides mother a police-batton and take you’re time, what are they going to do if you overrun? 🙂
 
And guess what, the mother and father despise each other so much I'm not allowed to get them within 50 feet of each other! Apparently last time they did she started a fist fight then started throwing cutlery. I cannot wait now. 😀
 
I'm not charging, it's a gift. I was feeling like it was going to be hell until I heard about the parents, I'm hoping it turns into a right crazy do.
 
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