Fstoppers Tutorial: How To Light Wedding Reception Venues for Wedding Photography

www.fstoppers.com/weddingdvd Here is a short excerpt from our 14 hour digital tutorial on all things wedding photography.

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25 Responses to Fstoppers Tutorial: How To Light Wedding Reception Venues for Wedding Photography

  1. Teresa Collins says:

    I have a question….so if I put a Transmitter on my Canton 580EX and then
    I will have 2 YN460’s in the back corners with a receiver on each of
    them…will that work??

  2. Olayinka Yusuf says:

    Thank you for the tutorial,but I have a question for you.
    Pls what is the watts of the Studio light use normally use.

  3. Steve Karosik says:

    Really incredible video, guys. Thank you so much.

  4. Richard Baltus says:

    Are the off-camera flashes on TTL mode or manual mode?

  5. Victoria Kemp says:

    In October I am shooting in a barn…this should help!

  6. Zarcondeegrissom . says:

    Just what I may need for Daz Studio, I’ll get back to this later. Back to
    TSFH, and CG 101 texture stuff.

  7. lalalolo says:

    Lipstick?

  8. John McDuffie says:

    I have watched a lot of videos on wedding photography and lighting is
    always glazed over an the focus limited to composure and shot lists. I
    always worry and fuss over my lighting- always. I am glad to see a video, a
    great one at that, covering lighting at weddings as the primary focus.

  9. Mel Gattis says:

    Thanks guys! This is the only video on lighting wedding reception venues
    I’ve been able to find on the web. It was extremely helpful and I’m going
    to look to incorporate this in my wedding work soon. Much Appreciated.

  10. merasanam says:

    Isn’t that 1000W light annoying for the guests ? A flash here and there is
    nothing. But too see the entire room flash before your eyes might be very
    disturbing.

  11. Jordyn Burco says:

    Where can I buy a kicker light? I’ve been doing photography for 2 years,
    and would like step up my reception photos. I don’t have a lot of money,
    but I need help on figuring out what brand to buy and what equipment I need
    with it (like pocket wizzard)

  12. Eric R says:

    You guys are working WAY TOO HARD to light your weddings. And you require
    MUCH MORE EQUIPMENT than needed. There is a much easier way. Use an
    on-camera flash with a Rogue Flashbender (or something similar) to soften
    the key light. Then put an old Nikon SB-26 (has an electric eye that
    triggers the flash when it sees a flash) on a monopod. Hire an aspiring
    student to hold the SB-26 behind your subjects. This gives you soft
    lighting up front and a separation light from the SB-26. 

  13. Chris Formont says:

    Great video, thanks for doing this. I am venturing into weddings but i
    noticed you used flashes for external lighting source. I would assume
    distance as to where you can place them will matter if you use a regular
    Canon or Nikon flash or a more high powered one. I want to invest in a
    higher powers strobe. Any recommendations? ALso, i use SONY so if anyone
    can recommend a high powered strobe or remote triggers i’d appreciate it.
    Thanks again.

  14. David Herschel says:

    What if you velcro the pocket wizard to the speedlight?

  15. Melvin DLaCruz says:

    Hey can you make a video how do white balance with you flash and gel when
    the resection is so red and orange, you talk about this in 5:16, i love how
    look this pic 5:37.

  16. Saša Trifunovski says:

    Quick question – how many lights do you guys usually use? Pocket wizard
    seens to be must have, eh? =) 

  17. Art King says:

    I have a Canon,6D, using a 600EX-RT as my top mount flash and have my PLUS
    III connected via the PC connection. And I have PLUSX triggers on my other
    flashes. When I fire my 600EX it does not trigger the Plus III so that the
    other flashes go off. What setting do I have to go to to make this setup
    work?

  18. Wilbmoore blackartist. says:

    Great Tutorial. Helped me out greatly.

  19. mdripper1 says:

    Are you using TTL for all of these shots? If i had two “kicker” light set
    up at opposite corners pointing in at the dance floor as well as an on
    camera flash are any of those set to TTL or is everything in manual. 

  20. Carla Barton says:

    Great information. It is my goal to become a wedding photographer and I’m
    still learning photography in general and appreciate every bit of
    information I can get. You guys explain things so understandable. Thank
    you very much for sharing your knowledge and all of your efforts.

  21. Joshua Meadows says:

    +Fstoppers Fans I dont agree with “you wont be able” to get good
    photos….without lighting we all have different techniques, and different
    styles….and these ( by far ) arent the best photos ive seen…lol

  22. Ivan Skelnychev says:

    18:25 men you have some spirit behind you !

  23. Teresa Huskey says:

    this would have been great if i hadn’t already purchased the downloads and
    now I’m seeing what i paid for being posted for free. :(

  24. saquist says:

    Alot of great information here. You are one of the first to actually
    online these methods on youtube. This was my biggest problem at weddings
    and I hated the pictures I got. I recently found the Light Stick kitbash
    w/ assistant and I think it will solve a bunch of my reception problems.

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