10 Lighting Tips For Wedding Receptions

Low light, children running amuck, music blaring through the speakers, and a whole lot of action - with all of that going on during a wedding reception it can be hard to stop and compose yourself to figure out what lighting setup you need to get you the shots you desire. We've got 10 tips to help you through that process!

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[slrlounge]

Don't let the stress and noise of busy receptions throw you off your lighting/photography game! Here are 10 tips to help you stay FOCUSED.

[LatestCrazeProductions]

Love Love Love These tips! as an event lighting company, thank you for encouraging vendor communication. we're happy to work with the photographer to make sure they get the best shots. also, thank you for showing amazing room shots. you'd be surprised at how many galleries we've seen that have overlooked major lighting Decor elements. I learned a lot from this video so again thank you!

[JOMprodBeta]

Two beautiful women topped with knowledge in a subject matter I'm passionate about! I was in la la land for 12 minutes and 4 seconds!

[Jimmy_Cavallo]

4:00 so if you put a full CTO on what would the white balance setting be.?? Thanks for the great video

[alpinekiwi]

Holy crap! How many photographers were working that wedding?

[victorrivera]

I appreciate the info. ..thanks. slrlounge is doing a great job in sharing your creativity. .and looks like you're all enjoying it which is fantastic. ..!

[iamvaldano]

Great content presented by 2 wonderful people. I'd sit down all day and listen to the woman on the left because her voice is just so lovely, not to mention her laugh. Good job guys, and excellent work as always.

[eliyalove]

super helpful and you guys delivered in a fun way :)

[RozelyLindim]

thanks for uploading..I got plenty of ideas.

[MyJeanf]

Great tips ladies . Really enjoyed the video and found the tips really useful . Thank you :)

[panatela]

It's not 1/32 or 1/64 "of a second". It's 1/64th of full power.

[carlcuesta]

Great, practical tips! All the harsh criticism is definitely unwarranted

[marklatham]

Great stuff, thanks for the tips! Look forward to more.

[royottaway]

Enjoyed the video thank you .... In the last item .... dragging the shutter would you set f4 or f5.6 ?

[PrestigePhoto]

As for the ISO at 3200 comment... Some have said that its too high. I generally shoot at 1600 even though I have 5 x600ex-rt's going off. That's the only way to keep any ambient mood lighting in the hall.

[sarahwaters]

i appreciate this video, the colors, and info!!!! . . people know what they do given time and honesty!!!! . . sorry, the previous comment was really for the brunette teacher from profoto . . or all of us who cant look beyond race/stereotypes!

[stevenmeans]

I just shot a runway model show with a Canon 24-70 2.8 most photos came out blurry .now I have to shoot a wedding reception Sunday indoors low light mo tripod people dancing and moving shooting with a 7d and a 24-70 with flash what camera setting do I use to have sharp photos

[zsozsousa]

I gonna have a wedding reception where the room is almost completely dark except a few chandeliers with light purple color and some dj-s room light., other that that there won't be any ambient light. The ceiling is black. What would you guys recommending far is color temp, flash gel and numbers of flash. The room ceiling is about 12 feet high and hold about 120 people.
Thank you,

[TFtoysAddict]

Thanks for the awesome tips. I got my first wedding gig coming this fall and the reception/ball room I was told is all white so I wouldn't need CTO gels and are speedlites in TTL mode powerful enough to reach the center of the room (where the dance floor is) or should I meter the light and use manual mode?

[DafEO]

Wow - about 10:04 ish there are 4 togs/videographers going for the same action and same angle! I'd find that a bit OTT
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