Wedding Help...

[Marcus]

Got a friends wedding in a couple of weeks and just trying to get an idea on favourite settings for this sort of event?

Most of the pictures will be outdoor, but some will be in the church and inside at the sit down meal, so just trying to hit the ground running with some settings ideas really

Might see if I can invest in a nifty before the day as well

[simon justin nixon]

Mate, it depends on the weather and what sort of shots you are wanting to do. If you're not confident, then I'd personally use auto. last thing you want to do is mess up your mates wedding photos. lol

[Marcus]

Mate, it depends on the weather and what sort of shots you are wanting to do. If you're not confident, then I'd personally use auto. last thing you want to do is mess up your mates wedding photos. lol

I am not the official photographer thank god

[Jaffa]

If you're taking an SLR to the wedding then it's pretty much good etiquette to contact the official photographer and let him know that you'll be there with an SLR and you'll be sure not to get in his way.

I've done a fair-share of reading into wedding photography and it's true that people seem to look at the person with the biggest camera... especially at weddings were people don't really know eachother and are unsure who the official photographer is.

At the end of the day, you're going to make the photographers life alot harder and possibly jepordise some of the shots which would have been good due to people looking away etc.

[LM]

If you're taking an SLR to the wedding then it's pretty much good etiquette to contact the official photographer and let him know that you'll be there with an SLR and you'll be sure not to get in his way.

+1

I took some candid's at a wedding, the photographer was, to say the least, unhappy.

I'm not sure what camera he had, but mine was bigger/looked more professional, and people were constantly looking at me waiting for the photo, rather than looking at him.

[Marcus]

+1

I took some candid's at a wedding, the photographer was, to say the least, unhappy.

I'm not sure what camera he had, but mine was bigger/looked more professional, and people were constantly looking at me waiting for the photo, rather than looking at him.

Good point Jaffa/LM

Will speak to the photographer on the day