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Shooting Outside Tips. If the day is overcast and it will be overcast the entire shoot the lighting will be great, because the light is well diffused so there are no shadows and everything is evenly lit with plenty of light. IF it is bright sunny day, and it is usually in the Phoenix Metro Area, where lighting can be a problem. First of all the light is coming from one direction and it is very intense. Very large lights (10,000 watts) that are color corrected for daylight and/or very large reflectors are needed to reduce the amount of shadows.Very large diffusion scrims (Shade Screens) are used over the entire area to diffuse the light may be used well. Noise is another factor outside, wind, birds, cars, planes, and air conditioning units; just to name a few. Our brain filters out all these noises and we are not aware of all the noise out there. Our brains also will color correct all the different light sources as well; so everything looks the same. Is Sunlight really blue? Yes, if you are a video or a film camera sunlight is blue and tungsten is yellow. So if you are shooting with mixed light you need to change all the light sources to match. What is the best venue to shoot a video? Video cameras need light to reproduce an image accurately. Professionally produced video will use scores of lights, reflectors, and other tools to make the set appear normal on video or film; not to mention color temperature of different light sources. These tools are usually not desirable for wedding or an anniversary event. Video cameras have come a long way and most will boast being able to shoot in low light although you will get an image it will be grainy, muddy, with a bad color looking image. When selecting a wedding venue one should consider the natural and architectural lighting and if any additional lighting can be used without being to obtrusive. A well lit area will produce a better image. A dark area with only candles used for lighting, although very romantic will produce a bad image. Remember a professional would use many lights to make the scene appear normal. You man think that only the candles are producing the light in a movie scene but they are not and that’s the point of good lighting. Most churches have well lit alters, however the rest of the space is usually fairly dark, where the people were sitting and where the bridal party enters. Receptions usually are dimly lit with candles as a main light source as it should be. It’s a party but bad for a good video image. Modern cameras will give you an image in these situations so if all of you want to document the event that’s okay. If you are expecting the video to look like the movie you saw last night. Then you need to think about lighting in all these areas that are traditionally dark. If this is a concern then talk with the video and the venue people about what can be done to light these areas and not take away from the ambiance you desire. |
