Any photographers in here?

[Wagonbacker9]

anybody who wants to preach ideas, I'm all ears. I'm not sure how "actively" they'll want me photographing... but I'd prefer to be overprepared. The couple got no engagement pics, and I believe the entire wedding party is going to number somewhere in the 20's.

 

[sleeper3]

that's a lot of peeps. My fiancee and I pretty much took our engagement pics ourselves and they turned out great. It's not too late to take them... we waited a month or 2 before we did ours. You should offer to take some. Just find interesting backdrops and lighting conditions and snap off a couple hundred shots. That's what we did. We ended up with about 30 keepers, and it was free, so it was all worth it.

 

[Wagonbacker9]

no no... 20 people... TOTAL. thats it. They don't want the wedding to be a "wedding"... they're after more of a "hey, lets go take a vacation" kinda thing. idk. whatever works I guess!

anybody with ideas of outdoor/beach photography I'd be MORE than happy to get input though I'm hopefully gonna run off about 4000 pics in 8 days. lol

 

[sleeper3]

oh, usually when people say "wedding party" they mean bride, groom, bridesmaids, groomsmen.

Anyway, just remember that if the background is not an integral part of the photo, blur the crap out of it. That's my 2 cents.

 

[Wagonbacker9]

yeah, thats my poor usage, to me its all wedding party because I'm pretty much the only one there thats not related by blood or marraige, my gf is the maid of honor, though its basically in title anyway, as theres not much that they'll be planning or what have you.

Anyway, just remember that if the background is not an integral part of the photo, blur the crap out of it. That's my 2 cents.

I read this as "keep the 50mm 1.8 handy" lol

 

[FunkyBuddha]

apparently I'm unofficially shooting my gf's brother's wedding in november in Jamaica... so I'm going to start trying to snap off a few pictures just of the apartment or something and get them sharp.

If you can between now and then, save up for an external flash and a diffuser. You'll want to use it indoors if need be.

Get a polarizer for your lenses...if it's gonna be outdoors in the bright sun, you'll want to cut down on reflections and glare a lot.

Go do as many portraits as you can between now and then as well. Just ask buddies or girlfriends to be test subjects.

Practice using your focus points so you can selectively focus on diff. people.

Rule of 3rds!!

Remember..it's the bride's day ....the guys don't care so much..unless I'm wrong haha.

Practice talking to people and conversation..this way, you'll get them in a more relaxed state. They feel comfy around you.

You can join my facebook page or go on Flickr

http://www.facebook.com/glencophotography

 

[Wagonbacker9]

I have a polarizer for the 50, but not the 18-55 yet. Also, I still need to get a good pic out with the polarizer on before I know its not garbage (tiffen brand, as I know someone will ask), but some of the pics I posted it was questioned as to whether or not it was any good. Personally I think I was just not using it properly, but..

nother question, is there any harm in shooting throught the CP and a UV filter?

and you're absolutely correct, the groom could give a s***.. at least he is very good at giving that impression.

 

[gr?]

nother question, is there any harm in shooting throught the CP and a UV filter?

other than vignetting, no. People add vignette to their photos anyway

 

[FunkyBuddha]

Just wanted to report that ISO3200 on the G11 sucks balls. Carry on! LOL

 

[FlyinHawaiian]

LOL...

...and in other news, 35mm seems to be dying off as the preferred media form for photographers....

 

[chowhoundMSP]

Just wanted to report that ISO3200 on the G11 sucks balls. Carry on! LOL

What do you expect from a P&S. Hahaha.

But seriously how is that thing working for you? Any chance you want to post some more shots with it.

 

[FunkyBuddha]

What do you expect from a P&S. Hahaha.

But seriously how is that thing working for you? Any chance you want to post some more shots with it.

It's alright. For a P&S, it's actually not bad. The video is decent at 640x480 vga. I like how it's got a hotshoe so I can use a flash or multiple. Focusing is decent.

I'll post more tonight. I havne't really taken it out too much yet.

 

[sleeper3]

went to the airport again.

 

[FlyinHawaiian]

I want to get this video camera. Anyone know anything about it?

Key Features:
1920x1080p @ 30fps
1920x1080i @ 60fps
Can record up to 10secs @ 300fps

http://cgi.ebay.com/SAMSUNG-SC-HMX2...temQQimsxZ20091205?IMSfp=TL091205014011r13853

 

[sleeper3]

100% crop from the 50d:

 

[FlyinHawaiian]

Lol, how turbulent was that 737-800s approach? Looks like the right wing was moving down while you were tracking the left side of the fuselage/wing. Couple of suggestions on taking aircraft approach shots:

Sun at your back (very important since you're gonna be looking at sky) (as you know)
Low light setting is gonna best so morning or evening is gonna be the key time to do it
Landing shots are cool, but the most drama is aircraft on takeoff, JUST after they lift off
Cloudy days are pretty hard to shoot, light is rough on the aircraft and most blend in with the sky since they're white.
Unless you're shooting prop aircraft, use the highest shutter speed you can without losing any detail

Here are some of my approach shots:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25174230@N03/2419766850/" title="Challenger 300 by flyinhawaiian071, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2409/2419766850_4454160339_b.jpg" width="1024" height="684" alt="Challenger 300" /></a>

 

[sleeper3]

cool shots

here is another I took yesterday:

 

[altspace]

What lens Sleeper for that moon shot?

 

[sleeper3]

I was mostly just trying out this new spot that I scoped out... I think it will work perfectly. Early morning, I can take landing pics pretty effectively, and evening, I can take taking off pics... kind of depends on which way the wind is blowing...

 

[sleeper3]

What lens Sleeper for that moon shot?

55-250mm IS

you gotta get that lens.