1. Common equipment for wedding photographers
As a wedding photographer, if you already have the necessary photographic equipment such as SLR camera, lens and flash, you can start wedding shooting. You don't need special equipment to take wedding photos with a SLR camera. The key is to master the skills and methods of shooting high-definition video. For photographers who don't have shooting equipment or need to update equipment, the first thing to do is to choose equipment. According to past experience, whether the SLR camera with good performance and the matching lens and flash are selected correctly will play a multiplier role for photographers' shooting work.
2. Selection of main camera and standby camera
At present, there are many kinds and models of SLR cameras on the market to choose from. However, judging from the cameras that some wedding photographers have always owned, Nikon and Canon are the main brands. Nikon has D800, D600, D300s, D7 100D, 5200 and so on. Canon has 5D Mark II /III, 7D, 60D, 650D and so on. That is to say, from high-end to low-end. In camera selection, factors such as purchase budget and shooting price are mainly considered. When choosing a backup machine, it is recommended not to choose cameras of the same model and mass production, so as to avoid the same failure of two cameras at the same time, especially for new cameras that have just entered the market. It is impossible to guarantee that 100% is trouble-free without periodic inspection.
3. Necessary lens for wedding photography
The most commonly used lens for wedding photography is a zoom lens with wide angle to medium focal length, such as 24-70mm, 17-55mm, etc. Because the zoom lens with this focal length is very convenient to capture at the wedding scene, and the zoom lens with medium and long focal length, such as 70-200mm, is often used. For example, when taking close-ups or close-ups, the telephoto length will play a role. For zoom lens, it is best to choose a lens with fixed aperture, because when the lens is zoomed, the aperture of the lens with non-fixed aperture will change, which is not conducive to the photographer's shooting. In addition, factors such as aperture, imaging quality, deformation and focusing speed should also be considered when choosing a lens.
4. How to choose a wide-angle lens
A good wide-angle lens can't be sloppy in both image quality and handling. When choosing a wide-angle lens, sharpness, dispersion, dark angle and distortion should all be considered. The biggest problem in choosing a wide-angle lens is lens distortion, and many good-looking video images will be greatly reduced because of object deformation. The high-end wide-angle lens is well controlled in these aspects. Therefore, high-end wide-angle lenses should be given priority, and price is a secondary factor.
5. The difference between the original lens and the secondary lens.
There are great differences, including imaging effect, workmanship, durability and so on. The original lens also has certain advantages in focusing speed. However, the deputy factory is more cost-effective than the original lens. If you value the price input and have to buy a new lens, you can consider a deputy factory. If you can't accept the color and imaging deviation, you should at least buy a second-hand original lens, or even a new one. The more high-end lens, the more obvious. In particular, 50mm fixed focus, 85mm fixed focus, 24-70mm, 70-200mm, 16-35mm and other important focal segments. 18-55mm, 18- 105mm, these differences are not big. Imagine, if the lens workmanship and imaging of the deputy factory are not much different from those of the original factory, can the original factory still sell it?
6. The role of fixed focus lens in wedding photography and the advantages of large aperture lens in wedding photography.
When choosing wedding lenses, large aperture lenses should be given priority. The lighting at the wedding scene is more complicated, and the large aperture lens has inherent advantages in dealing with this situation. In addition, when shooting close-ups with shallow depth of field, the illusory background presented by the large aperture lens is beautiful, and the fixed-focus lens generally adopts large aperture, so you can also consider choosing 2-3 fixed-focus lenses for standby. Recommended fixed-focus lenses: lenses with focal lengths of 35mm, 50mm and 85mm, and lenses with an aperture of f/ 1.4 or f/ 1.2.
7. Do you have any suggestions for tripods or monopods?
90% photographers' answer to this question is that it is basically useless to take wedding photos with a tripod unless you also use a SLR camera to take videos. For the latter, I suggest choosing a solid tripod, which has a certain bearing capacity and can play a stable role. This is the basic requirement. In addition, the tripod should not rise too high, especially the central axis, and any factors that cause shaking should be avoided. In the choice of pan/tilt, spherical pan/tilt is not recommended, because it may not be suitable for lens movement. On the other hand, when shooting video, the camera needs to add some accessories, which adds a lot of weight. Using spherical pan/tilt often leads to displacement. Speaking of which, you may think of the tripod of the camera. The advantage of this tripod is absolute stability, but its disadvantages are also obvious. It is heavy, inconvenient to carry, and expensive. It is not recommended. The best combination: tripod camera hydraulic pan/tilt