For you wedding photogs out there

[SloYerRoll]

I took this shot about 2 weeks ago at a wedding.
The bride went nuts over it. Very chiche, but it was a hit.

This is the first time I tried a shot like this, so I know it's not perfected. This sparked a bunch of ideas for the next wedding I shoot though.

Just position your models however you want. Get your speedlight right under the bride ring finger hand (making sure it stays a little bit out as to not cast shadows on faces). It would look much more realistic if I took off the gel and had someone holding the light closer to the hand.

Looks just like they are getting a high dose of tip top diamond light!

http://jbritt.smugmug.com/photos/168571053-L.jpg

Thanks for looking.

-Jon

NOTE: None of the shots in this gallery are high res, aligned, cropped or color corrected yet. I don't host my finals through SmugMug.

[pathfinder]

Cool looking shot - nice new way of using flash!:thumb

[Van Isle]

Cool idea! and neat shot! I can imagine a bunch of other uses for the same set up, too...thanks for posting!

VI

[schmoo]

I lol'd at this. Seriously! I don't know if it's really cliched or not as I've never seen anything quite like it before, but I think it's a quirky, wonderful idea.

[Ike615]

great idea for a shot. What are you using so that you don't have to have the speedlight ontop of the camera?

[SloYerRoll]

great idea for a shot. What are you using so that you don't have to have the speedlight ontop of the camera?
PW's (http://www.pocketwizard.com/) attached to the speedlight.

You can use PC cables or a hotshoe to PC cable if your camera doesn't have a PC out.

[rdlugosz]

cool shot!

[dangin]

nice shot! good job on the lighting, btw. that shot is very easy to blow out but you nailed it! :super

[SloYerRoll]

that shot is very easy to blow out but you nailed it! :super
I've learned the hard way by blowing out shots in the past. I had both my speedlight and camera set to manual. Dialed exposure in on an accommodating cyclist before the wedding party showed up. Then just hammered on the shutter. I only chimped 2 times during the 100+ shots at this point of the wedding.

Thanks to everyone else for the comments.

-Jon

[Nikolai]

I took this shot about 2 weeks ago at a wedding.
The bride went nuts over it. Very chiche, but it was a hit.

This is the first time I tried a shot like this, so I know it's not perfected. This sparked a bunch of ideas for the next wedding I shoot though.

Just position your models however you want. Get your speedlight right under the bride ring finger hand (making sure it stays a little bit out as to not cast shadows on faces). It would look much more realistic if I took off the gel and had someone holding the light closer to the hand.

Looks just like they are getting a high dose of tip top diamond light!


Thanks for looking.

-Jon

NOTE: None of the shots in this gallery are high res, aligned, cropped or color corrected yet. I don't host my finals through SmugMug.

Great idea and execution! :thumb I love it! :lust
Thank you for sharing the idea and technique!

[Antonio Correia]

An original fill flash !:D
Congratulations and thank you for the idea !
:thumb

[ShepsMom]

:rofl :rofl :rofl This is fantastic shot. What a great idea!! I'm still smiling!!! Thanks for sharing :rofl

[thegridrunner]

great shot