hi all...
im in the same spot as acbidua, the only difference is im the MAIN photographer..my kit is Canon 60D with 17-55mm F2.8 IS and 17-40mm. need advise on which set up is more suitable for Ballroom and outdoor after the solemnization. and should i put on AV or manual, if im not asking too much whats the recomended setting for AV and Manual under those circumstances..
thanks, appreciate shifus advice...
Hold your enthusiasm first. Instead of asking what lens and what camera suitable, why don't we ask what kind of photographer suitable?
1) A newbie hobbyist who had been joining photowalks shooting flowers, stray cats and homeless people?
2) Tiko uncles and young fashion photographer wannabes joining $30 weekend photoshoots shooting xiaomeimeis and models wannabes?
3) Advanced hobbyists shooting sunrise sunset landscapes and cityscapes?
4) Advanced hobbyists shooting macro, insects, birds and wildlife?
5) Professional product/commercial/interior/architechural photographer?
6) Professional fashion/editorial/glamour photographer?
7) Professional events photographer?
8) Professional portrait photographer?
9) Professional wedding photographer averaging 40-50 weddings a year for the past 5 years of good track record and awards?
10) You?
Where do you belong? Wedding photography had evolved over the years into a highly specialized and difficult genre. Even the professionals from other genre generally do not cross over because they knew very well they lack the proficiency in some areas. An experienced events or portrait photographer can handle a wedding but a portraitist might lack the skill of speed and fast moving events, and an events photographer might lack the art of the portraitist, a fashion photographer accustomed to controlled environments and support from professional models and art directors may not be able to handle rowdy groomsmen. A still life professional may not be a people's person nor know how to pose women beautifully (not forgetting the men, not forgetting the old women and old men, plus the uncooperative screaming children). A wedding professional is one who had evolved over the years to deal with all this and still make art.
Please, don't do it. If you have to ask, you are totally not ready. It takes years. Even the budget wedding photographers from bridal studios operating at the below $1000 category are experienced shooters shooting weddings every weekends.
Read this thread about how another wannabe like you mess up the wedding video:
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/newbies-corner/1113673-ad-wedding-video-problem-react.html