colorspace
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I have a disgusting amount of clients this year who have opted to have outdoor uncovered wedding receptions that begin right around the time the sun disappears - and I need to find a way to light them effectively.
I essentially want to have this softness (but outdoors):
There are three main issues:
i) Off camera/remotely triggered umbrellas aren't going to work. Some of these receptions are 300 people and I simply don't have enough speedlights to cover that amount of space. ON TOP OF THAT, most of these receptions happen just off the water, so there's a pretty brutal wind 13' up. Stuff either falls over or gets turned inside out.
ii) I move around A LOT. And quickly. Assistant is also a no go, as the ones I have used seldom nail the distance/direction. It also makes it a little more difficult to move around discreetly.
iii) Of ALL the flash diffusers I've seen, they never have examples under these kind of circumstances. If it's outdoors there's available light. It's ridiculous.
So I'm looking for an on camera flash diffuser (or on a bracket or whatever) that will give me the pitch (as sometimes there may be people in front of the subject I'm trying to illuminate) and quality that I need - and maybe a rough setting to go along with it (I tend to operate from around 9-10' away (assuming 8' round tables are being used).
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I essentially want to have this softness (but outdoors):
There are three main issues:
i) Off camera/remotely triggered umbrellas aren't going to work. Some of these receptions are 300 people and I simply don't have enough speedlights to cover that amount of space. ON TOP OF THAT, most of these receptions happen just off the water, so there's a pretty brutal wind 13' up. Stuff either falls over or gets turned inside out.
ii) I move around A LOT. And quickly. Assistant is also a no go, as the ones I have used seldom nail the distance/direction. It also makes it a little more difficult to move around discreetly.
iii) Of ALL the flash diffusers I've seen, they never have examples under these kind of circumstances. If it's outdoors there's available light. It's ridiculous.
So I'm looking for an on camera flash diffuser (or on a bracket or whatever) that will give me the pitch (as sometimes there may be people in front of the subject I'm trying to illuminate) and quality that I need - and maybe a rough setting to go along with it (I tend to operate from around 9-10' away (assuming 8' round tables are being used).
Any help would be greatly appreciated.