HELP I'm just starting to photograph "professionally" and I will be shooting a wedding in september for a friend she knows that im just a beginner so not too much pressure but I want to make sure the pictures turn out perfect!!! anyways...ive been practicing shooting in low lighting and ik i can mess with the iso settings to lighten up the picture (sorry dont know the proper terms) but the pictures dont seem to come out right if anyone can help me maybe even give me examples of your own work while shooting in darker settings that would be awesome any tips..ANYTHING lol please help :D
I have a T2i. My best advice is to read read read and then go out and shoot and shoot and shoot.
Scott Kelby
Bryan Peterson
Two very good authors that explain camera stuff in a readable way. As I told a friend of mine the other day, the only real way to understand ISO and shutter speed and aperture is to go out and make mistakes until you get it right.
there are a lot of people on this site who can no doubt provide some real help... i'm still pretty new at all this, so i'm not sure i would be of much help... but the first things i'm wondering are whether you are using a flash, what else you're doing besides messing with the ISO (which i don't think will lighten the shots) and what it is about your test shots that you feel isn't coming out right...
look at Okello Dunkley, if you are in US he does DSLR workshops and i would recommend one of his classes, very helpful and time and budget friendly. He is also professional wedding photographer so another plus for you.
If you have some cash, I recommend picking up a nifty fifty lens - probabaly the 50mm f/1.8 (about $200 new) or the more expensive 50mm f/1.4 ($500 new) - or you can rent one for the day. Those are amazing for low light conditions, and you'll get a nice dreamy background.
Bumping up the ISO is an option, but you start getting graininess at ISOs of 800 or more - and in low light you may have to go to 1600 or even 3200. I have the same camera as you, and the sensor is good but not great compared to the higher-level cameras, and it doesn't handle high ISOs particularly well.
Also, if you're the official photographer for the day, you should probably consider a flash! I use the Canon 430EX II - it's amazing but a bit expensive, but you could probably rent one for the day as well :)
I had a look at your project, and you do some great photos, so I don't think you'll have any problems :) These are just things I would consider if I were to do a wedding :D
@juleswoome@northy@sianipops@pocketmouse. Thank you all for the feed back! I will def go out and shoot more for practive and look into renting out equipment for their big day! @agima I will have to get back to you on that :s idr the lens
I also recommend getting a 50mm f/1.8 or f/1.4 and a flash. I would bounce the flash as much as possible. Try to make sure that your shutter speed is about 125/sec or faster to prevent blurry photos and try not to go above 800 iso since the T2i seems to get pretty grainy after that.
My first flash for my T2i was around $50: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ZUG09I/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00
It's TTL (automatic) so it is pretty much trouble free and would be a good option for this type of setting. Since then, I have also bought a few YN-560 flashes which are not ttl, but fully manual. Of course, if you have the money, the Canon 430ex ii is a better all-around flash.
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Scott Kelby
Bryan Peterson
Two very good authors that explain camera stuff in a readable way. As I told a friend of mine the other day, the only real way to understand ISO and shutter speed and aperture is to go out and make mistakes until you get it right.
i recently took some photos at a work conference and posed some questions here about lighting... the responses might be helpful for you too...
http://365project.org/discuss/general/12278/professional-conference-photography-any-tips
Bumping up the ISO is an option, but you start getting graininess at ISOs of 800 or more - and in low light you may have to go to 1600 or even 3200. I have the same camera as you, and the sensor is good but not great compared to the higher-level cameras, and it doesn't handle high ISOs particularly well.
Also, if you're the official photographer for the day, you should probably consider a flash! I use the Canon 430EX II - it's amazing but a bit expensive, but you could probably rent one for the day as well :)
I had a look at your project, and you do some great photos, so I don't think you'll have any problems :) These are just things I would consider if I were to do a wedding :D
My first flash for my T2i was around $50: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ZUG09I/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00
It's TTL (automatic) so it is pretty much trouble free and would be a good option for this type of setting. Since then, I have also bought a few YN-560 flashes which are not ttl, but fully manual. Of course, if you have the money, the Canon 430ex ii is a better all-around flash.