For you wedding photogs out there

SloYerRollSloYerRoll Registered Users Posts: 2,788 Major grins
edited July 28, 2007 in Technique
I took this shot about 2 weeks ago at a wedding.
The bride went nuts over it. Very chiche, but it was a hit.

This is the first time I tried a shot like this, so I know it's not perfected. This sparked a bunch of ideas for the next wedding I shoot though.

Just position your models however you want. Get your speedlight right under the bride ring finger hand (making sure it stays a little bit out as to not cast shadows on faces). It would look much more realistic if I took off the gel and had someone holding the light closer to the hand.

Looks just like they are getting a high dose of tip top diamond light!

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Thanks for looking.

-Jon

NOTE: None of the shots in this gallery are high res, aligned, cropped or color corrected yet. I don't host my finals through SmugMug.

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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited July 11, 2007
    Cool looking shot - nice new way of using flash!thumb.gif
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  • Van IsleVan Isle Registered Users Posts: 384 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2007
    Cool idea! and neat shot! I can imagine a bunch of other uses for the same set up, too...thanks for posting!

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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2007
    I lol'd at this. Seriously! I don't know if it's really cliched or not as I've never seen anything quite like it before, but I think it's a quirky, wonderful idea.
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  • Ike615Ike615 Registered Users Posts: 80 Big grins
    edited July 11, 2007
    great idea for a shot. What are you using so that you don't have to have the speedlight ontop of the camera?
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  • SloYerRollSloYerRoll Registered Users Posts: 2,788 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2007
    Ike615 wrote:
    great idea for a shot. What are you using so that you don't have to have the speedlight ontop of the camera?
    PW's attached to the speedlight.

    You can use PC cables or a hotshoe to PC cable if your camera doesn't have a PC out.
  • rdlugoszrdlugosz Registered Users Posts: 277 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2007
    cool shot!
  • dangindangin Registered Users Posts: 458 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2007
    nice shot! good job on the lighting, btw. that shot is very easy to blow out but you nailed it! ylsuper.gif
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  • SloYerRollSloYerRoll Registered Users Posts: 2,788 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2007
    dangin wrote:
    that shot is very easy to blow out but you nailed it! ylsuper.gif
    I've learned the hard way by blowing out shots in the past. I had both my speedlight and camera set to manual. Dialed exposure in on an accommodating cyclist before the wedding party showed up. Then just hammered on the shutter. I only chimped 2 times during the 100+ shots at this point of the wedding.

    Thanks to everyone else for the comments.

    -Jon
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited July 13, 2007
    SloYerRoll wrote:
    I took this shot about 2 weeks ago at a wedding.
    The bride went nuts over it. Very chiche, but it was a hit.

    This is the first time I tried a shot like this, so I know it's not perfected. This sparked a bunch of ideas for the next wedding I shoot though.

    Just position your models however you want. Get your speedlight right under the bride ring finger hand (making sure it stays a little bit out as to not cast shadows on faces). It would look much more realistic if I took off the gel and had someone holding the light closer to the hand.

    Looks just like they are getting a high dose of tip top diamond light!


    Thanks for looking.

    -Jon

    NOTE: None of the shots in this gallery are high res, aligned, cropped or color corrected yet. I don't host my finals through SmugMug.

    Great idea and execution! thumb.gif I love it! iloveyou.gif
    Thank you for sharing the idea and technique!
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited July 13, 2007
    An original fill flash !:D
    Congratulations and thank you for the idea !
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited July 13, 2007
    rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif This is fantastic shot. What a great idea!! I'm still smiling!!! Thanks for sharing rolleyes1.gif
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  • thegridrunnerthegridrunner Registered Users Posts: 235 Major grins
    edited July 28, 2007
    great shot
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