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By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 08:38:09 +0000

Hi John,

Yes, I do mean diagonal opposite thanks for clearing that up. When shooting in any situation it is best to check with the lightmeter around the room. Depending in the height/color of the ceiling, ambient light, etc.. it will be different for every venue and always will need to be fine tuned a bit.

Thanks for the questions.
Mark

By: JohnG

JohnG — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:21:28 +0000

Hi Mark,

When you said “opposite corner” means diagonally opposite right ?. When shooting with manual power like 285HV and Alien Been aren’t you worried if the images will have blown up highlights?. Do you usually check with lightmeter around the dance floor or room ?.

TIA,

John

By: David Golding

David Golding — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 14:31:23 +0000

This is a great time in a wedding to get creative and experimental. I like to put two speedlights on stands on the corners of the far side of the dancefloor to backlight the couple and give fabulous rim lighting. These shots are always popular with the couple and are great to finish off any wedding album. Best to trigger the flashes using wireless and because of the low light it is often necessary to focus manually.

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By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:52:35 +0000

Hi Jimmy,

I trigger the flashes with Pocket Wizards (the new miniTT1 and Flex do TTL and are pretty awesome), post about those here: http://digitalphotobuzz.com/high-speed-sync.
I do gel the lights sometimes to either balance the light with the ambient or to create an artistic look to the shot. Lately I have been using just a little bit of on camera fill since the new pocketwizards have a hot shoe also so I can
have one light on camera turned way down and 2-3 other main lights on the dance floor. Thanks for the comment!

Mark

By: Jimmy Gilmore

Jimmy Gilmore — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:33:36 +0000

Wondering how you trigger you lights and also if you incorporate gels.

Also, do you ever use on camera as fill in this kind of enviro?

Like the composition of the top image a lot. Thanks for the info. Jimmy

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