Help with a d60 wedding photo's

[big air]

Not rc but i know a few of you know a thing or two about camera's

My sister is getting married on sat and wants me to take the photo's
She has giving me a Nikon D60 and a tripod, And im in the process on learning how to work the bloody thing

Is there a specific setup i should use for portraits etc, Depth of field and all that jargon looks mental, How do i take a b/w shot and have the champagne pink or is that added later in the software.

Any help would be appreciated as im now starting to sh*t bricks

[Sam_Crow]

Hi there, I hope I can help with this. I use a more advanced camera now so I might be a bit rusty. I got this bit of info below off the web to help explain the portrait program which is selectable on the round dial on top of the camera just rear of the ON/OFF switch.

Vari-program: Portrait

Use for portraits with soft, natural-looking skin tones. The camera selects the focus area containing the closest subject. If the subject is far from the background or a telephoto lens is used, background details will be softened to lend the composition a sense of depth.

Depth of Field is basically how much of the picture is in focus.

For the B&W and pink champagne its done on the computer. You need to have graphic software lots around some expensive others cheap and some free.

[P_B]

Originally Posted by big air

Not rc but i know a few of you know a thing or two about camera's

My sister is getting married on sat and wants me to take the photo's
She has giving me a Nikon D60 and a tripod, And im in the process on learning how to work the bloody thing

Any help would be appreciated as im now starting to sh*t bricks

Jeebus, that's a big ask! Weddings can be tricky as they bowl along at their own pace and (generally) if you miss it, you've missed it. I've done two as a paid 'tog and though they've been okay I've vowed not to do any more!

I'd say get used to looking at the histogram whilst shooting, make sure you're not under or overexposing too much - white wedding dresses against a dark background for example can really fool a camera! Perhaps shoot RAW so you have more control over fine tuning exposure and white balance later, though this means fewer pics per memory card and more time labouring at a computer screen afterwards.

Try and speak to your sister, get a list of 'essential' pics... mum sorting the dress, that fancy wedding cake, family group shots, first dance etc. This way you can be systematic and mentally prepare for each coming shot. Any nice candid ones or extras you grab in addition will then be a bonus.

Whilst I wouldn't typically advise the scattergun approach it sounds like you're being thrown into this slightly underprepared so the more chances you give yourself of getting the right shots the better. Digital is pretty much free so snap away, try different angles and focal lengths, just make sure you don't run out of memory cards or battery power!

Lastly, try to relax. It'll help that you know some of the subjects, but if you're visibly on edge you'll put others on edge too. Plaster on a fake smile, act calm and go for it. Good luck!

[Bungleaio]

That is a big ask!

Are you the only one doing the photos or are they having a pro in too?

Shoot everything in RAW, a lot can be saved in post processing if its used and try and use multiple memory cards just in case anything untoward happens with one of them.

[big air]

thanks for the replies lads

[Cooper]

You are crazy.
Your sister is even more lol....

Let's hope you're talented and can deliver nice pictures.
But getting used to a camera and taking wedding pic's in such a small amount of time is nearly impossible.
Good luck!