White Dress and Cream Suit

Kinkajou

So, just met up with the couple for my October wedding and the bride showed me what they're wearing - her dress is pure white and his suit is cream-colored.

Any ideas for how to deal with this, or should I just not worry about it?

TIA

* disclaimer - I did search for threads related to this, so I apologize if it's already been discussed and I missed it *

FedererPhoto

Kinkajou wrote:

So, just met up with the couple for my October wedding and the bride showed me what they're wearing - her dress is pure white and his suit is cream-colored.

Any ideas for how to deal with this, or should I just not worry about it?

TIA

* disclaimer - I did search for threads related to this, so I apologize if it's already been discussed and I missed it *

I'm not sure the concern. Shoot so that her dress shows correct and his tux shows correct -- the same way you would if he had a brown or baby blue or black tux...

Unless, of course, they are asking you to shoot in a way that makes them both look pure white... then you've got a dilemma on your hands.

Scott_Quier

This is sooooo much easier than a white gown and a black tux . Expose for the gown and the suit will be just fine. This means you want the gown to be white without blowing any of the highlights. One needs to remember when you shoot the gown, that your camera (and mine ) is just a stupid computer - it doesn't know that you are shooting a white wedding gown. So, if the gown covers a significant portion of the area of the frame being metered, that stupid computer will attempt to set the camera such that the gown will come out gray (news flash: brides don't like to see their snow-white looking gray ). So, you will have to over-ride the suggested exposure by something in the neighborhood of 1 to 1.5 stops. The amount you have to over-ride the suggested exposure will be driven by the extent to which the gown dominiates the area of the frame being metered.

Kinkajou

Got it. Thanks, guys. I am feeling veeeerrrry fortunate that the tux is not black, as I am aware of the photographic dilemma that creates. I guess I'll go the "don't worry about it, just make sure her dress is right" route

Great tips, Scott! You can bet I'm taking notes on that

Thanks again for the responses!

zoomer

Piece of cake, set your blinkies and don't blow the white dress, the cream will fall right in line.

Scott_Quier

Kinkajou wrote:

Got it. Thanks, guys. I am feeling veeeerrrry fortunate that the tux is not black, as I am aware of the photographic dilemma that creates. I guess I'll go the "don't worry about it, just make sure her dress is right" route

Great tips, Scott! You can bet I'm taking notes on that

Thanks again for the responses!

This is (almost) always the right answer. Just gotta remember, "Follow the money!" The bride paid hundreds/thousands for the gown whereas the groom (usually) rented the tux. Besides, the day isn't about the groom. It ALL about the bride!!!

Wil Davis

Incident light metering (or gray card)…

…bracket like hell!

…so where's the problem?

Good luck!

- Wil

Bjorn Cochet

I wouldn't worry about his tux, it's the bride you have to focus on, she is the one who will be looking at and judging your photos. The dress is pretty much the only thing she cares about