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SHOOTING WEDDINGS

Shoot with the sun
Organisation is key behind the couple to
avoid squinting eyes
and harsh shadows
The night before the big day, spare a few moments
to make sure that you have packed everything you
may need for the day ahead. You could always write
a checklist of essential equipment you think you’ll
need and then go through it item by item to make
sure that you have packed everything you require.
As you’re working your way through the list, it’s also
important to test each of the items to ensure that
they are in full working order so that you don’t get
any nasty surprises when you come to use them on
the day. Stock up on fresh AA batteries (you can
never have too many!) and make sure that all of your
camera batteries are fully charged and ready to go.
If you have a lens cloth, give your glass a quick
once-over to remove any dust or dirt build-up, too.
The secret to good preparation is to give yourself
ample time to go through and pack everything
instead of rushing it at the last minute and risk
forgetting something. It’s also vital not to over pack
– it’s good to cover yourself for every eventuality, but
taking too much stuff may end up slowing you down.

different lens to each body and be far larger in size than a standard beam of light at your target to
have them available at all times. JPEG, meaning you will need larger illuminate them without relying
Also, the second body will mean memory cards (or multiple smaller on the ambient light.
that you always have a back up cards) to store them. It’s also worth mentioning that
BACK-UP AS
should the worst happen and one of YOU SHOOT If you’ve been booked to the ‘RT’ in the 430EX III’s name
your cameras ceases to function. photograph the wedding reception stands for Radio Transmitter, which
It’s often the case that smaller It’s better to be as well as the ceremony, then you’ll means that the fl ash is able to be
accessories are quickly overlooked, also need to make sure that you’re fi red remotely off-camera via
safe than sorry.
but are actually vital pieces of gear well prepared for capturing images compatible DSLRs or with the aid of
If you happen
that will make the entire shooting in low light. Once the the Canon ST-E3-RT Wireless
to own a laptop
process a much smoother operation. music starts blaring TTL Flash Controller
and an external
Investing in a handful of additional and the lights go (£239). This means that
hard drive, be
camera batteries will ensure that down, it’ll be up to you if you want to boost your
sure to pack it
your camera never runs out of juice to create your own creativity even further
with the rest
at a vital moment. If you want to source of light or be you could also look
of your camera
further reduce the time spent faced with noisy images to invest in one or
swapping over camera batteries gear as you can created by using a high ISO. more light stands
then you could always look to use it to back up Investing in a fl ashgun, such and fl ash brackets in
purchase a battery grip for your your images on as the Canon Speedlite order to fi re the fl ash
camera. This unit slots on to the the day. Usually 430EX III-RT (£219), will off camera for studio-
base of your camera and allows there will be a allow you fi re a powerful style lighting effects.
you to store multiple batteries at lull period while
one time, dramatically extending the bride and
the battery life of your camera. groom enjoy
Over the course of a wedding their wedding
day it’s not uncommon to take breakfast, so this
upwards of a few thousand images is a good time
(depending on how snap happy to back up your
you are), so you’re going to need shots onto your
somewhere to store all of that
laptop for safe
data. Purchasing half a dozen
keeping. It’ll also
high-capacity, high-speed memory
allow you to free
cards will not only ensure that you
up some space
have ample space for all those
on your memory
images, but will also keep your
cards for further
camera’s buffer clear when shooting
photos during Shoot with
in continuous burst mode for
the evening’s a wideangle lens to
uninterrupted shooting. Do bear in pack large groups of
celebrations.
mind, however, that if you decide to people into the shot
shoot in Raw then your images will
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