Taking Photos Of People..

[Sl!m]

Hi Everyone,

My cousin is getting married this year in Florida and they want me to take photos for them.. it's a small ceremony and nothing over the top so they don't want to spend a lot of money so I said i'd be happy to do it.

I've never really taken photos of people so don't really know what to use.. so was hoping I could get some ideas from people here...

I am thinking I will probably need an external flash and a diffuser.. what about filters and stuff and what settings are best for indoors etc?

any info would be helpful

sam

[slaughter]

make sure you take off the lens cap!

[Sl!m]

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[slaughter]

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[Lepperfish]

You'll want a fast lens to start with. I have a few that I use for that sort of stuff. Canon EF 135 f/2L - EF 24-70 f/2.8L - 70-200 f/2.8L etc.. If you want to bounce flash check out the gary fong lightsphere clear and cloud diffusers.. They look really good. I haven't used one yet, but I will each of those 2 I reckon.. www.garyfong.com

[Sl!m]

sweet thanks for the link

[Xmetal]

http://www.photosecrets.com/tips.p07.html

[Sl!m]

ah awesome, muchos gracias

[Echo63]

using a diffuser outdoors is a good way to flatten your flash batteries, and overheat your flash (they are great indoors though)

outside, just point the flash straight at them dialed down 1/3 - 1 stop just to fill the shadows