Outdoor Weddings
- The perfect daylight conditions for outdoor weddings is a medium
overcast day at about 2 hours before sunset. If the sky is clear and
bright, the natural light will cast harsh shadows and create
a situation in which you and your wedding party will squint ... not
very flattering for anyone. It is preferable to have the
natural light come from directly in front of you or directly behind
you as you stand for your ceremony, although you do not want your
guest to be looking toward the sun during the ceremony.
Sunlight coming from either side will create shadows and squinting
faces that prevent good photography. One solution
is to have your wedding party shaded from the sun by a building or
large sheets of translucent material such as a sun tent, however it
will have to be large enough to completely shade the entire wedding
party, not just their faces. We can then get the effect you
see in commercial photographs of people in brightly lit locations
who are not squinting ... you don't see the sun tent or screens in
these photo because they are "off-camera".
Indoor Weddings
- Cameras need a certain amount of light to capture good images.
Photographing in dim lighting requires using a very fast film speeds
and slow shutter speeds which can result in motion blur and a large
amount of graininess in the captured image. The best solution
is to keep all installed "stage lights" set as high as possible,
while dimming the audience areas. This creates a very nice
sparkle on your wedding party area as well as providing sufficient
light for cameras and your guests to enjoy the ceremony. While
we do not require high amounts of room light for reception
photography, there is a minimum amount necessary to allow cameras to
focus.
