Wedding Photography: 5 Reception Lighting Tips
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- Right to the point! Let's talk reception lighting. Here are a couple of tips to remember when it comes to lighting at receptions. If you have any other tips or would like to see more about reception lighting please leave something in the comments. And make sure to check out @Reggiebphoto BTS video on reception lighting that you can find here:
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0:00 Intro
0:12 You don't have to use Off-Camera Flash
1:31 Don't Be Afraid to Raise Your ISO
2:30 Use a Flash that Doubles as a Trigger
3:34 Use Magmod Modifiers
4:59 Use Bounce Flash
7:19 Ending
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Mr Branch I applied your lighting techniques to my first wedding Saturday and it was awesome!! Thank you for contributing to us all!!!!
Thank you so much! I’m just getting into weddings and literally binge watch your videos. So many helpful tips!
6:02 Also keep in mind that a colored ceiling will give you a colored bounce light as well, just like a lawn will give you green light on a sunny day :) This can be a problem if the color is really 'weird', like we had a burgundy red ceiling one time and we really could not bounce up. For this the MagMod 'scoop' or a Rogue Flash Bender is better since it will throw your flash light forward rather than up.
That is so true, especially if you like to push your colours like me, any tint reflection will show up in the photo, yes shoot in raw, but can be a challenge to remove.
I am learning still about flash photography and lighting in general and you make it so easy to understand!
Going to look up Magmod because of you! Thank you!
These are amazing thank you !!
Man, so happy I found your channel. You’re super informative and helpful! Learning a ton from you. Thanks!!
Awesome, thank you!
Broooo you don’t know how right on time this is!!! Thanks!!!
I'm always on time!
Got my daughter's wedding coming up next week! I have always been disappointed by interior shots at receptions of friends but this has helped enourmously! Got my magshpere and mod ordered! THANKS!
Love your videos, they are so helpful... I also just purchased your natural feels preset pack and absolutely love it! Thank you!
Awesome that's great to hear!
I shoot the same way you do as far as lighting at weddings ....has always worked well for me ...and I lovvvvvvve Magmod products too! I couldn't make it without them, I don't think.
Thank youuuuuuu! I don't like OCF on receptions either. Or weddings in general
Awesome video John. Your videos are always on point.
I appreciate that!
Hands down, you are a talented photographer, please make videos about camera sitting in weddings, thank you.
Great video. Your content is awesome. I do disagree with the double lighting. I’ve been shooting since 1994 and we always double or triple light the reception. I have 2 Ad200 Pros on light stands and each camera has a V860IIs on them. Set a very low power I don’t want that flat lighting on them. That’s why I use the other lights to shape my subjects just like I would in the studio. The toaster, I have one light on them and shoot on the shadow side and another light from the side / back to separate them from the background. Then a 3rd light for the B&G’s reactions. Everybody does it different and there’s no right or wrong way. Thanks again, love your channel. I shoot with Sony but after watching your channel for so long I’m considering adding a Fuji and a fast prime.
Thank you John 🙏🏼
Thought I would get first. Next time.
Soooo informative! Thank you for making this!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge!
You're welcome! I hope it was helpful.
Hey John. Really enjoy your videos for Fujifilm and Wedding advice as I use my XS-10 a lot. Do you have any experience or have an opinion on the newer Godox 860III? I saw that one is newer than the one you mentioned in this video. Thanks so much and keep up the great work!
Great Video!
Epic advice and content once again John B...loving your videos now I've found you, subscribed within two videos! Cheers, Nic, Australia
Welcome to the channel! I’m glad you’re enjoying the content!!
Mint content yet again! So longest lens 35mm for on camera flash? Does the 56mm work ok for you too? Im chasing from off to on next season for less headaches setting up
Good evening John, love your channel. its helped me no end with wedding photography. I have a few questions, firstly I'm a fuji xt-3 shooter, is your flash for on camera flash set to 1st curtain whilst using magmod mag sphere? secondly what zoom do you have your flash on while using this method (do you change it?) and lastly on white balance, I have your presets and was wondering when using any of the white balance modes do you leave the WB shift on R0 B0? if you don't that's fine I was just curious. Thanks
Hey John, thank you for this very helpful video. Can you tell me more about focus management . i had a lot of troubles dealing with focus. My subjects are not sharp , this is kinda frustrating
Great tips thanks!
For mix lighting reception, how do you setup your white balance and do you use gel ? Thanks man
Not sure if you ever used a Godox v1 but it comes with its own dome diffuser. Would be interesting to see a comparison between that and the magmod sphere. Thx
I used to use magmod but found out that it was too heavy and taxing on my wrist. I switched to smaller Godox speedlite with simple, light, cheap bounce-like diffuser and it works even better for me. I highly recommend trying this for anyone with similar problems.
Could you please name both the speedlight and the diffuser? Thanks a lot!
I’m also curious about the diffuser
@@soniafernandez6099 check Amazon. Lots of basic plastic slip on diffusers that work fine. That said, I've just used bounce flash with no diffuser and had no issues. Magmod is cool and all but very gimmicky. Think about it. Why do you need to easily remove and install the sphere? The black collar still will keep you from being able to put your speed flash in it's regular case. Say you put it in your camera bag. Chances are, you can fit the sphere with it too. So, at this point, why the need for quick detachment? Seems pretty gimmicky to me.
Thats why I love off camera flash and especialy so the godox AD200. I cant take the extra weight on my had for a full day, I my country our weddings are long and mostly outdoors with no place to bounce. Other then that our churches are massive and dark. Godox gives you the flexibility of switching off and on your flashes remotly so it makes things much easier.
Omg this is the video I needed about 2 weeks ago. I went to the reddit wedding photography sub and was asking about whether or not off-camera flash was necessary, or if on camera was fine for weddings. Some photographers who responded were honestly kind of snarky about how you MUST use an off-camera flash. Thankfully one person mentioned the Gary Fong lightsphere, and from watching your videos now I'm really interested in buying the Magmod sphere. I think diffusing the flash is a really great, portable solution! Thanks for sharing your tips, really appreciate it.
Off camera flash is great and can give you great images, BUT and it is a big but. It takes time to setup and different shots need different positions. Great for studio work where you have the time. Weddings are run and gun, no going back and try that one again, so reliability trumps quality, as you need the shots for the client.
Fun tip for the late dancing: try rear curtain sync! Really gives a fun, energetic vibe to the end of the wedding night. It doesn't need any extra equipment, but be careful to not overuse it.
YES! One of my favorite techniques to use. I need to make a video on it.
@@jbivphotography please do man :)
@@jbivphotography yess please!!
@@jbivphotography dooo! :D
@@jbivphotography Yes, please do. I don't even know what rear curtain sync means. 🤦🏼♀I just started weddings so I'm learning a lot.
Very useful information, I only just purchased magmod sphere and learning best angles to use it on camera.
What do you do if you come across situation you have black ceiling and need to use on camera flash still? Where would you angle it then?
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I find that bounce flash is super inconsistent for me because I move around so much and what about outdoor weddings, how do you handle those? If you do not use off camera flash then that means you are using direct flash right? Great video again ofcourse.
love your videos
Thank you!
Hey John, do you think the Flashpoint round heads can replace magmod? Sometimes rthe magsphere can change the angle of the speed light with its weight
Hey @magnetmod, time to get in the game and give this man a sponsorship!!!
When you get motivated to take out the Magmod System, but then you remember your Husky Chew your MagMod Mag Grip and broke them into pieces :(. Great video!
Got my first full big wedding this coming weekend. Love the vids and your commenting style.
Hope it went well
@@jbivphotography I think so .... but still a learning curve !! I'll go back and review your vids - which are really good.
Hi...how was the wedding? I have confidence you did well.
Hi sir I’m very new to using presets and usually don’t use them however I truly love the look/feel/appearance of your captures. I’m about 2 live streams in and own your preset but I can not seem to get it to work properly on my captures I’m using a Nikon z6ii and it seems when I place your preset and adjust the orange hues and luminance I have Casper or a golden retriever. Lmfao. I will continue practicing with my WB/exposure/ tint and HSL to make my daughter and wife look human and alive.
would be great t osee a video where you describe how yu developed your preset style on the base of mastin labs
waiting so much for Natural feels preset for Capture One 🥰
Very soon!
I just don't like the look of that ModSphere from the photo subject viewpoint - but I LOVE the result it gives. The other thing is that I prefer to be able to capture MORE images which the flash can't keep up with. I think what I'm going to have to just do is have one cam with the ModSphere and one without. I agree with you that the light stands are an issue also if they are in the background. All that said, I would like to simply try a wedding YOUR way to see if that is ultimately preferable. The only thing I don't quite understand about "bouncing" a flash - is when the ceiling is clearly too far away to effectively allow any light from the flash to actually bounce back (think barns and extremely high ceiling venues) - I don't see that light is actually bouncing from the ceiling in these cases - the light is actually just getting thrown from whatever the MagSphere can push out forward. This may still work - but the flash is working harder also since it isn't actually bouncing into a ceiling that is too far away. This puts the photographer into the position of getting much, much fewer moments. So...in this case, multiple OCF is actually a better option?
Hey John! Love your content. Have you ever shared an entire wedding album with your followers? I would love to see which images from the day are you delivering. When you take 2,000+ pictures, which parts of the day do you make sure you’ve delivered? Also do you do wedding albums? And again, the same question, which images are you putting in it?
Thanks.
He does have some that he shares for free on this channel
Thanks for the tips. I need to grab the mag bounce too for longer focal lengths. By the way, I know your moms. She put me up on game about you. Great content bro. Blessings.
That'a awesome to hear! Glad she swung you by my way. Hope this video was helpful.
Hi John, I have the GodoxPhoto V1F for my Fuji x-t4 with the AR KIT…I just don’t know what setting to set my Godox at…I usually go for M 1/4 1/8 or TTL….what would you recommend?
THANK YOU 🙏🏻
You're so welcome!
This video is super helpfull. Would you prefer to use fixed focal length lenses or zoom?
I do prefer fixed focal lengths. Prime and Zoom lenses each have their pros and cons but I like prime lenses mainly because I know exactly what I’m getting every time and I don’t have to guess at all. It also makes me much more an active part of the photos I’m taking rather than just sitting back and not really being a part of my photos.
nice work bro
Hi John, for the first time I dont agree with a lot you say - when you use 2 off camera flashes clever way and carefuly, the results are far superior simple lighting from the sealing, not mentioning the one using simple bounce from the top without the light direction. But sure, if there is no time to set it up or think about how to hide the stands, on camera flash is always a good tool. Dont want to be negative, just my opinion, you have great vids and thank you for sharing! Have a great day, Martin
I totally appreciate your opinion. Also, not negative at all. 😊 My biggest thing with OCF at receptions is sometimes there's TOO much light and it kills the ambience of the photo, and also I can't stand the shadows everywhere. But again to each their own and as long as we're bringing amazing work to our couples and they're happy we're all good. I might do a couple of OCF weddings coming up maybe I'll make some videos on that. Thanks again for sharing your opinion.
Great vid. Was interested to see how you work in receptions and its the she as me, with the same flashes 😂 great explanations about iso and ambient light.
Thanks for watching. I always love seeing others setup so it's cool to hear I'm not the only one shooting like this.
The Mag Mod is the Truth!!!!
It really is tho. Hands down the best!
Can the Magmod Magsphere be used with any sppedlight flash?
I use the sphere as well as the long through accessory; but not too often (I shoot more portraits than weddings for now). But, how do you deal with shadows under the chins and eyebrows when bouncing light from above downward? Particularly if the floor is dark wood or non-reflective? Thanks for the video and your time.
Bounce card like the Rogue Flashbender or similar modifier where you can manipulate it to block light from going upwards and only have the light push forward on to your subject.
Good thanks of your video
You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Great video John, are you using TTL ?
I shoot my flash in manual.
Hi there, it's so much better when you do the BTS set up, equipment used and show the results......I have the Magmod modifiers and I'm not sold as you are
I’d be curious to hear how you’re using your magspheres. I think it really depends on the approach to using the flash that makes the difference on using the magsphere.
Hi John,
Thanks for the info, you do get good results with that magmod, Niel Redfern uses them as well. But many reviews are not fans. They say the magnets are heavy and they get better results with other gear. So bit of a head scratch. I currently use a small silicon bag sticking up 100mm, held on with lackys, you may laugh, but works a treat, give a very full and soft image.
As too Squarespace. I got a web designer to quote on setting one up, they are using squarespace as the base. So need to pay the subscription and the setup fee, which is quite expensive, and i have heard some put firewalls in limiting access so you need to get them to do the changes, (extra cost). For a novice, how hard is it to set up. Not wanting a fancy page just nice photos and blog contact details. Can you or subs please give some feedback? Cheers
hello, i'm going to be a photograph on my first wedding in juni. I see in your video that you use More flitsers as slave. I only have one. Is this enough?
I scrolled through youtube feed till now ;3
I appreciate that. Hope you enjoyed it.
I would like to know more about the camera settings ✌️
If settings are important to you, you should learn basic photography first. Only total beginners ask for settings.
How do you fix the vertical banding when a venue has harsh lights? When I look at the photos and see dark vertical lines, it bugs me out.
I would like to know your general shutter speed settings when doing indoor flash photography. :)
He won't be able to tell you that as every location's lighting situation is different.
Super
Hi John! Thanks a lot for your precious Tutorial Videos! There is one detail on photography i always wondered how it works: while you are shooting a weddingdress right against a window-light, usually the object becomes pretty dark. How it comes your Object (the dress) is exposured in the right way and doesn´t show up only dark frames or shadows? Do you edit them after the shooting and raise the shadow-exposure up? Would be very helpfull for me to receive a reply. Greetings from Germany.
Usually if you have something backlit, like a dress in a window you have to choose what you want to expose for. Either the dress or the window light outside. If you expose for the outside light then the dress will be dark, but if you expose for the dress then it won't be dark. Generally I expose somewhere in the middle and then when I edit the photo I bring it up further if I need to. I hope that explanation helps.
@@jbivphotography Alright, thanks a lot for the fast reply John!
When I raise my ISO 800 to a thousand on the XT30, it's sooo wormy and when I edit it with luminance to get rid of it, the pictures starts looking so fake :( do you have any tips for me?
What flash would you recommend for Cannon T7 or M50 vii
I'm a huge fan of Godox flashes. The v860ii which is the one I use has a version for every camera body (ie. Canon, Fujifilm, Sony, etc.)
hey john i wanted to know if you use hss and do you find even necassary to do so?
I usually don’t use HSS. Generally I’m using 2nd shutter and only when it’s darker. I don’t use flash during the day too often unless I need to.
Thanks for the video. I know different lighting situations require different settings but generally speaking do you shoot in manual or aperture priority with on camera flash? And do you go TTL or manual? My sync speed is 1/250th so it makes sense to use it in Manual(mode)-TTL(flash) instead of. Av-TTL. Any advice?
what's the difference?
@@sulev111 you mean between TTL and manual mode?
@@Ramin_Esfandiari what's the difference if you use TTL with Manual or Av?
IMO auto settings can be very unpredictable sometimes. I shoot my receptions all in manual mode (also flash, no ttl). And I change settings by hand if i need to.
@@sulev111 yeah, had to do a bit of thinking after posting my first comment last month. It all started to come back to me, bit of a coincidence but shot another wedding last night and did exactley what you said, manual setting both on flash and cameras and got much better results.
Yay
You beat me.
😂😂
In southern California about half the weddings are outside with no tent or ceiling of any kind. Bounce flash does not work in these situations. Two lights on stands opposite each other with a little fill from on camera flash solves this problem. If you need it, learn it. It's easy. Otherwise you will be pointing your on camera flash straight at your subjects all night. The off camera flashes don't need to be ad200's, speedlights work perfectly fine with more than enough power. Magmod not necessary. Heavy and bulky.
This happens to us a lot, too. Lots of beach weddings on the east coast. Absolutely nothing to bounce off of. Good advice.
Thanks John that's superb. Do you use TTL for any parts of the day?
I don’t. Usually always shoot my flash in manual.
@@jbivphotography Thanks for the feedback. I came unstuck a few times moving between different rooms and the bar where bounce wasn't an option and I had to use front facing flash for different distances for some quick grab shots.
@@p13579a Usually my Magmod Magsphere takes care of that. It gives you a bounce even if you don't have a ceiling that's good for bouncing on.
@@jbivphotography Thanks I will have a look at that. I have a dome that goes on top of my godox V1 but the magspere looks bigger.
Can I start wedding photography with 1.8 and not lower? Especially reception. Thank you
Yeah totally. 1.8 Is great actually.
No way I could use godox 860 ii with the mag bounce my speedlight always randomly collapses forward after a few photos. Super frustrating.
Your videos are dope, man. Thank you for all this info! Just invested in the Holdfast Moneymaker, love it. What was the name of the bag you use with it?
How do light a very high ceiling place
I liked V860II flash until I got V1. I don't mean rectangular head vs round head. V1 is much easier to use - ergonomics, buttons layout, hot shoe lock.
Interesting. I haven’t had a chance to use the V1 but with that glowing review I might have to check it out. Thanks for sharing.
Do you have a video on using flash in extremely dark indoor spaces that don’t have white ceilings but instead a black wall and perhaps even mirrors all around?
That’s a very specific situation so I currently don’t have a video on it.But for the most part I would approach reception lighting the same way. The only other thing I might do is add another flash on a stand for a little bit of added off camera flash.
What aperture do you usually use? You are using 50mm . I have 24=70 and 24-90 and also 50 1.4
I generally shoot wide open with all of my lenses. Even with the 50 f1. Bringing in as much light as possible especially during reception is huge.
MagSphere on the top of your flash at 90 degrees is ok, but do you have any issue with the weight of the MagSphere plus the magnetic support on top to your Speedlight when you have the Speedlight at 45 degrees? My Speedlight doesn't hold the weight anymore. Now, I use my Off Camera Flash (OCF) around the venue to create separation with a transmitter on top to my camera and on top the transmitter my Speedlight. Instead the MagSphere, now I use a magnetic diffuser system similar that Godox has, is light and reliable. The main issue is the pain that the left side of my middle finger has because holds the camera weight.
I'm afraid the Mag is an Marketing thing
What batteries do you use for your Godox? I need longer lasting ones.
The flashes I have come with their own Lithion Ion batteries. They’re amazing. They hold a charger FOREVER and recycle very quickly.
NICE Video. Question CTO Gels do you use them in any of the example you showed. Second, for the Godox V! would you recommend the AK circle head versus the magmod sphere?
What's the importance if HE uses gels? Use gels when you need or want. Gels are for balancing flash with indoor lighting.
I don't use any modifiers on my flashes as I bouncing the light from the wall/ceiling therefore it's defused enough. I too, use on camera flash 99% of the time.
Then what do you do when there are only coloured walls?
I also use the godox v860IIF but I have problems with it when I use it on the camera, the camera constantly changes from M to TTL mode and I don't know what causes this, apart from the power of the flash is unset ... has it ever happened to you?
I have had this happen before but generally it only happens if I turn my camera off and then back on again. Yours just happens randomly while you're using it?
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Sir, I am currently using a Fujifilm XT200... Does it support HSS?? I cant find this anywhere... The flash sync speed is 1/180th ... Is that enough to use for weddings incase my camera doesnt support HSS?? What are my work arounds?? And what can I do to make things better for such situations?? Thank you❤️
Is it on the flash? On my Canon system I have to enable it in the flash menu.
all cameras support HSS. Not all flashes have HSS. Usually logical thinking helps for a workaround.
My mag bounce is a piece of white card tape up on my flash 😂
If you don’t have white wall to bounce the magshere how are you bouncing?
The sphere itself creates the bounce. So when you're close enough to your subject it gives a nice round flash spread. It's really awesome.
would you shoot without a flash?
NO. NEVER. Unless I absolutely had to. The results are never a good result during reception with no flash.
Você poderia me recomendar um canal que trabalhe com fotografia de aniversário como você? Semelhante aos vídeos que você faz.
Can the Godox V1 trigger the AD200s?
I'm not sure actually but I'd be happy to look into it. I would assume that it can since it's basically the newer version of the stuff I'm using.
Yes. It even has the handy TCM feature like the more expensive triggers.
Yes, but I'm not aware of any MagMod accessories for the V1 (yet).
Yooo lost mad weight! Thanks for the tips m
I'm down 30lbs. I feel like a different person. lol. Glad you enjoyed the tips.
What about no flash at all? I rarely use flash at all, I don’t like the style at all. I use flash mounted in the camera facing directly at the subject, but I make around 10% of the photos during the reception with this approach and mainly in the dance floor. Otherwise I use the available light and preserve the atmosphere of the venue.
I highly recommend using flash during reception. While it’s possible to not use it, photos will be grainy and dark. Even with available light. I wouldn’t suggest it.
Legit! I prefer on camera flash for reception. Then I don't have to photoshop the camera stand out.
EXACTLY! Also it's just quicker to set up or to get to.
@@jbivphotography Definitely way quicker. Most of my weddings I shoot solo. So it's my go to. plus... my couples seem to always have a chaotic timeline because they NEVER follow the timeline... so On Camera Flash is just way less stressful and does the job
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There should be a join button on all of my videos
when you bounce the flash on the sealing with magmod you are wasting the light off by using that soft magmod. I have been doing event photography for 5 plus years and I find magmod is an unnecessary accessary to carry around with in a versatile lighting event. I have been doing events just with flash bouncing off the sealing with a small built in white flap which would be there in almost all speedlight flash.
Wait; you sold me mag product; though it was a dales pitch or a sponsorship them you tell me about your actual sponsor; lol
Went to join your Patreon, however says not accepting ?
I closed it down a bit ago but there's been a high demand for me to open it back up. I think I might do it.
Please do
Please, can you download an Arabic translation on the next videos? There are followers of you in Egypt
I'm happy to start looking into additional translations. I've been thinking about doing it for some time now.
MagMod is overpriced. Any big diffuser you put on your flash will produce similar results. I use a strap on 12inch diffuser.