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myko5 wrote:
I tried the cross lighting with two speed lights my last wedding, with one on camera for fill. I think I had them too far from the dance floor, and up too high. Basically I think the fall off just killed them. I just couldn't get things right. The images weren't horrible, but it is probably the biggest thing that I want to improve upon. Ideally I want the lighting all right in camera, and not have to touch up much in post.
Have you tried working with just one light? Using it as a back and/or rim light? Many photographers prefer this over the cross light method/look. If you just jumped right into using the two light method without starting off with a simpler one light set up before mattering one light you might want to go back to just one light for a while.
The further your lights are from the dance floor the higher they need to be to shorten the shadows. I use 14' stands and when the celling is low or I have to move the lights 12'-15' or more from the dance floor then generally speaking I really don't like the look of the lighting. It creates shadows that are too long that rake the faces of those dancing creating nasty shadows, when all I'm generally looking for is separation from the background.
Have you tried bouncing your off camera lighting into the ceiling? Some shooters don't like that look because it lights up everything fairly equally and it changes the ambiance of the room. Whereas others prefer this consistent even lighting.
Edited on Feb 01, 2014 at 05:02 PM · View previous versions
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