Robert Benda
August 27th, 2013, 09:29 AM
We've been learning a lot these past two years, and continue to improve, both in technique, and gear. I think we're both reaching a point where we can start consciously considering things like this instead of point and pray, and would like any suggestions, and basically to know if I'm understanding things correctly. We shoot Canon DSLR (two crop factor and one full frame)
We place the crop factor cameras closer to subjects since they get less light than the Mark ii - for instance, in the church, the Mark ii is in the back for the wider shot; the crop factor cameras are up front on the outsides to be able to get zoomed in faces of B&G or guests.
Lens choices (assuming full frame):
14mm fisheye for 'trick shots', especially if there is something INSIDE (like a church) and we want to be able to take it all in without panning
24-28mm for a nice wide, landscape/scenery shot
40-50mm for a 'what you see' look, as if you're a guest at the wedding, or a person in the room; our most common choice when, say, just hanging around getting random chatter, stories, and such
85mm+ to get a nice tight framing during vows
Aperture:
f/8+ for that back of the church camera that we want a LOT of space in focus
f/4 to f/8 for most shooting
f/2.8 for intimate moments, especially vows
Shutter Speed/fps
1/48th for 24fps
1/120th for 60fps, to be able to slow it down later, OR if you want a really crisp look
ISO
multiples of 160 for less noise
adjust last, usually, so you can set the aperture the way you want
RNB Wedding Videography (http://rnbweddings.com/wedding-videography.html)
We place the crop factor cameras closer to subjects since they get less light than the Mark ii - for instance, in the church, the Mark ii is in the back for the wider shot; the crop factor cameras are up front on the outsides to be able to get zoomed in faces of B&G or guests.
Lens choices (assuming full frame):
14mm fisheye for 'trick shots', especially if there is something INSIDE (like a church) and we want to be able to take it all in without panning
24-28mm for a nice wide, landscape/scenery shot
40-50mm for a 'what you see' look, as if you're a guest at the wedding, or a person in the room; our most common choice when, say, just hanging around getting random chatter, stories, and such
85mm+ to get a nice tight framing during vows
Aperture:
f/8+ for that back of the church camera that we want a LOT of space in focus
f/4 to f/8 for most shooting
f/2.8 for intimate moments, especially vows
Shutter Speed/fps
1/48th for 24fps
1/120th for 60fps, to be able to slow it down later, OR if you want a really crisp look
ISO
multiples of 160 for less noise
adjust last, usually, so you can set the aperture the way you want
RNB Wedding Videography (http://rnbweddings.com/wedding-videography.html)