Sometimes you get lucky. During the rehearsal, I was concerned because the couple was standing beneath a bank of lights shining directly down on the tops of their heads. I wasn't sure how I was going to capture flattering shots of them. To make matters worse, the wedding coordinator had specifically requested that I didn't use flash during the ceremony.
Here's where I got lucky. The next day, I'm in position during the ceremony, and it's the priest is standing in the glaring light, not the couple. This time, they were standing back a few feet basking in the glow of light bouncing off the white robe of the priest. He was a human reflector.
I composed the shot on a Canon 5D Mark ll with the 70-200mm f/2.8 IS lens set wide open. The shutter speed was 1/60th of a second and the ISO was set to 1600. I had enough light, and more importantly, the right kind of light, so I never considered turning on the flash. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
In the next installment I'll talk a bit about the post production of four, full, 8 GB cards.
Photo of wedding ceremony by Derrick Story.
Other Installments of the Wedding Photographer Chronicles
Wedding Photographer Chronicles: Chapter 1, the Rehearsal
Wedding Photographer Chronicles: Chapter 2, Analyzing the Church
Wedding Photographer Chronicles: Chapter 4, Delivering the Goods
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Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good.
So true! However, Plan A for me is to be lucky and good :)
Nice shot, looks like they had enough light after all :-)
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