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jms310

jms310

Member Since 26 Jul 2017
Offline Last Active Jun 08 2018 08:45 PM
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Outdoor Wedding Ceremony Lens help

17 February 2018 - 03:56 PM

I've been asked to photograph my sister-in-law's brothers wedding ceremony this summer. I'm passionate about photography, and someone else is taking the group/before the wedding and the reception photos. Since the main photographer is in the wedding, my sister in law gave the bride my name...I've taken a couple of photos of her baby, and did some maternity pictures for her. 

 

The bride and groom are fully aware that I am not a professional photographer, and since this is just for the ceremony, it's a pretty low risk situation that I feel comfortable taking on.

 

It will be an outdoor wedding, but I'm wondering what lens might be the best to capture the ceremony. I've got a Nikon D3200, a 35mm, and the 2 lenses that came with the camera--an 18-55 and 55-200. I want to make sure that I've got some time before the wedding to price out the lens, and practice with it before the big day. Any suggestions?


Portrait Advice

26 July 2017 - 08:41 AM

This has been a big summer for our family...my brother-in-law and his girlfriend are expecting a baby in October, and my sister just got engaged. I've been taking pictures for a while, but only recently have dived into the M,A,S,P settings instead of the presets. When I have taken pictures on these settings before, they are hit and miss--sometimes they turn out great, and other times, not so much. 

I've been asked to take engagement and maternity pictures for my family, and I don't want to mess up the pictures for them, or spend lots of time trying to figure out the settings while they are sitting/standing around. So I thought I'd ask fellow Nikon users for some advice and insight.

 

In a maternity and engagement photo shoot...

-What lens would you use? (I currently have the starter kit (AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 and the AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1:4-5.6) and a prime lens AF-S Nikkor 35mm 1:1.8)

-What settings do you find work best?

-Any advice on taking engagement and maternity pictures? 

 

Thank you fellow Nikon photographers!