717 for Wedding On Beach

Hi, a friend of mine is going to be getting married on the beach here in Florida. I'm going to bring along my 717 and see if I can get any good shots. If anyone can give me any advice, as to any good accessories I will need, or good settings for the 717 on the beach, I would really appreciate it.

The wedding is going to be around sunset.

THanks
Chris

Get your hands on a good external flash, if possible, and a diffuser to fit on it. Depending on the light levels the on-board fill flash might be OK to use (I've had good success with portraits using the on-board fill flash if I'm close to the subject) but if it's really dark or if you're taking photos of a large group more than 10 feet away, use a bigger flash. A tripod is a must, too.

Shooting portraits at full zoom at a wide-open (small F#) aperture with the subject(s) close to the camera (3-10 feet) will give good background blur.

James.

xchrisx said:

Hi, a friend of mine is going to be getting married on the beach
here in Florida. I'm going to bring along my 717 and see if I can
get any good shots. If anyone can give me any advice, as to any
good accessories I will need, or good settings for the 717 on the
beach, I would really appreciate it.

The wedding is going to be around sunset.

THanks
Chris

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Between the white gown, sand, and water your camera will never get the exposure correct without you intervening. Make use of that histogram to prevent underexposed pictures.

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Joe
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Hi Chris: I did this very thing...(amateur, not professional). Concur on flash for fill, but also recommend a polarizer. It helped me a lot with glare and getting the deep blue for the scenic shots--those seemed to be a big hit with the bride and groom afterwards. Also got some things like kids on the beach, the Limo and Driver, etc. that might have been forgotten. Burned CD and had to them before the post-wedding dancing was over. Good luck. Don

xchrisx said:

Hi, a friend of mine is going to be getting married on the beach
here in Florida. I'm going to bring along my 717 and see if I can
get any good shots. If anyone can give me any advice, as to any
good accessories I will need, or good settings for the 717 on the
beach, I would really appreciate it.

The wedding is going to be around sunset.

THanks
Chris

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Don Jagoe