Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have only done a few weddings - they all turned out very well but : - remember paper tissues if you should start crying - id did that at my sisters wedding and could thank my canon eos autofocus for the sharp pictures and not my blurred vision. Remember backup cameras, film and batterys Use only moderate fill flash to make it look natural, perhaps with some kind of minisoftbox The Kiss, The ring and the weeding bouket/flowers etc are important even though they do not want traditional wedding photography Get pictures of people/relatives that seldom see each other Remember that if he is in black and she in white you need to be carefull about the metering Use negative film as the are more tollerant to overexposure If you are not used to digital - one week before the wedding is to late to get to know the stuf - stik to gear that you know haw works. A motordrive is good when she throws the flowers - otherwise silent is great. take time to get a som nice pictures of the bride and groom before the mascare starts to run well good luck ruben ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard J Kapner" <ljkapner@cox.net> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 5:15 PM Subject: [Leica] Ideal Wedding Kit? > Last night, my nephew asked us to photograph his "at home" wedding next > weekend. It is to be outdoors at 5:00 PM in sunny Southern California. There > will be about 50 people in attendance, with an indoor cocktail and dinner > reception afterwards. > > While I have photographed many activities and occasions over the past 50 > years that I've been serious about making photographs, neither my wife nor I > have never done a complete wedding before and we would like to gather some > wisdom from the LUG about what's best to do and use. > > We have available for our use both my Leica M and R systems, as well as my > spouse's Nikon D and F systems. Both the bride and groom do not want what > they call "traditional wedding" photography, hence they have asked their > aunt and uncle to do the honors. We're not apprehensive, just conscientious > and want to do our research beforehand so that we're well prepared. > > Of course, we will do set ups and are not as concerned about how and what on > those; we're more concerned about the candids during the ceremony, so: > > 1. Should we opt for manual wind, no mirror Ms to be as quite as possible? > 2. If so, is a 35/75 lens mix ideal, or is some other combo the sweetest > choice? > 3. Is it best to shoot color negative and if so, what? We're E100G and Tri-X > (now T400CN) devotees... > 4. What about digital? > 5. Any there any really important tips, tricks or traps to keep in mind? > > It's good to be stretching the limits of one's capabilities at the tender > age of 65! > > TIA for any advice or pointers. > > Len > > -- > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information