Any Tips on church wedding with no flash?

[Wendyp]

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[Wendyp]

Originally Posted by PeteQ

Tips:

Use a tripod

Don't all of us do this during every ceremony. If some of you don't, try it. There is always a moment in the action where movement stops. If you learn to anticipate you can get good images at slow shutterspeeds, but you have to use a tripod.

[mramos]

Originally Posted by a2rob

Just curios, do you meter on the white dress or dark suit? Would spot metering play a big role w/o flash?

I meter of the dress, until the highlights are a little blown. I might bracket a couple of shots where the dress might be blown more, but it helps with the noise for the grooms suit. A tripod comes in handy, and their is usually not that much movement from the couple.

[Paulo]

Originally Posted by Wendyp

Don't all of us do this during every ceremony. If some of you don't, try it. There is always a moment in the action where movement stops. If you learn to anticipate you can get good images at slow shutterspeeds, but you have to use a tripod.

Very good tip. However, some locations don't allow it at all or restricts use to the very back of the church. On those particular cases, it helps to be comfortable/knowledgeable(sp?) enough to adjust settings on the move and have good handholding technique.

[Paulo]

Originally Posted by mramos

I meter of the dress, until the highlights are a little blown. I might bracket a couple of shots where the dress might be blown more, but it helps with the noise for the grooms suit. A tripod comes in handy, and their is usually not that much movement from the couple.

I always find a way to screw this up at least once or twice during an event. I'm stuck on always metering on the person's skin.