wedding on new years

[shingfan]

may i ask what DOF do you need to achieve #6? I'm a newbie...thanks

 

[newrmdmike]

it looks like about a foot of acceptable focus . . . it was shot with at f/1.8 at 85mm

 

[shingfan]

i see...........i guess i need a faster lense with larger aperature indeed........i can only go as high as 3.6 at the moment.....anticipating my 50mm f/1.8

 

[tinacolada]

You did a beautiful job. Where were you when I was getting married 5 years ago? Lol

 

[nakedyak]

looks great! yet another photo with "hudson" for a last name

 

[newrmdmike]

haha, i know! theres actually another michael hudson photographer, if you google my name you get his websites! damn!

 

[nakedyak]

there are at least 2 other John Hudson photographers, and they've both been emailed when the person was looking for me by mistake! what a great name ;-)

 

[nakedyak]

incidently, i'm shooting my first 2 weddings this year, kind of begrudgingly, but what kind of lighting did you use for these shots? some external strobes or just a good flash with a diffuser, or what? while your at it, what kind of lenses did you use? ;-) so many questions

 

[newrmdmike]

lighting, hmmm...these actually were all with a nikon sb-800 for flash, bouncing straight up, to a wall, at an angle, with and without diffusers.

and i'd actually seen your website before.

lenses. . . while perhaps a little on the long side with the smaller nikon sensor, i love and i mean love my 85mm f/1.8. and i also used the 18-70 kit crap lens out of need not want.

 

[nakedyak]

well they all look very nice. I"ll probably use my flash in a similar way, i have a stofen diffuser that gives a little softer touch sometimes. Ive got a few primes, but might be looking into getting a 17-55mm f2.8, or the 85mm f1.8.

Is your 85mm sharp at 1.8 or do you usually stop it down to like 2.8 to get the best sharpness?

 

[newrmdmike]

yeah between 2.8 and 4 is prolly sharpest, but i've been happy with sharpness at f/2 and even 1.8

that last one was shot at f/2
. . . but i shoot wide open ALOT of the time

 

[nakedyak]

it also doesn't hurt when the bride is very pretty and has a good tan ;-)

 

[newrmdmike]

right!!!!

and thanks for the vote of confidence . . . i didn't make her look pretty she already was.....no just kidding.
she was half polynesian, and yes she was very pretty and had pretty good skin