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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · blue tarp wedding lighting worry

Hi all,
Im shooting a farm wedding this weekend, and the reception will be under a very large blue tarp canopy. I'm worried about the lighting from the sun casting a nasty blue shade on them. I'm not intending on bringing studio lights but will have multiple speedlights and will shoot in raw. You comments as to how to handle this would be much appreciated!

Jul 22, 2013 at 04:32 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · blue tarp wedding lighting worry

bring a white tarp and hang it underneath the blue one.

Jul 22, 2013 at 04:33 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · blue tarp wedding lighting worry

I would just start crying now.

Jul 22, 2013 at 04:46 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · blue tarp wedding lighting worry

awad wrote:
bring a white tarp and hang it underneath the blue one.
Won't help unless it's opaque.

This is an ugly situation.

Jul 22, 2013 at 04:50 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · blue tarp wedding lighting worry

what are the chances you can explain your concern and get the blue tarp changed out? I just can't picture that working in your favor.

Jul 22, 2013 at 04:59 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · blue tarp wedding lighting worry

It's a tarp!

Jul 22, 2013 at 05:02 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · blue tarp wedding lighting worry

No chance on changing the tarp. My only thought was to use direct flash and overpower the blue sunlight. Or black and white...

Jul 22, 2013 at 05:09 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · blue tarp wedding lighting worry

Give everyone a white hat and white pants for a Smurf theme.

Jul 22, 2013 at 05:28 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · blue tarp wedding lighting worry

How much do you like post-processing

if the whole scenery is in blue, make you flash light blue with a filter and then correct everything to the white balance that suits you.

If you happen not to use the flash and you see all bluish just leave it bluish, dont we just give expression to what we see as a photographer

As mentioned B&W would be a great work around though crying would be the best one what am I saying

a photographer never cries but adjusts, modifies, clones, overheats the computer ... whatever ...

Edited on Jul 22, 2013 at 06:08 PM · View previous versions

Jul 22, 2013 at 05:58 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · blue tarp wedding lighting worry

Lightroom 4's white balance brush to the rescue.

Jul 22, 2013 at 06:05 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · blue tarp wedding lighting worry

swoop wrote:
Lightroom 4's white balance brush to the rescue.

this too

Edited on Jul 22, 2013 at 06:48 PM · View previous versions

Jul 22, 2013 at 06:09 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · blue tarp wedding lighting worry

use OCF direct light with CTO gel to compensate for ambient light. don't bounce anything... done.

//ed

Jul 22, 2013 at 06:36 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · blue tarp wedding lighting worry

I'm with Ed except I may not gel the lights. I only gel when there are tungsten lights in the venue that I don't want turning too orange. As long as you put correct color light on the subjects, the rest will look fine.

Cross light the dance floor, add a back light if you have a third light, move your lights around as needed. You'll be fine

Jul 22, 2013 at 09:17 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · blue tarp wedding lighting worry

Direct light. Done.

Jul 22, 2013 at 10:15 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · blue tarp wedding lighting worry

Ugh, I've shot under green shadecloth before and it's not pretty. Flash or B&W. Or find a tarp, set it up and see if you can find a lighting arrangement that works

Jul 23, 2013 at 05:24 AM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · blue tarp wedding lighting worry

Thank you all!

Jul 23, 2013 at 11:04 AM


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