EASY Indoor Lighting Setup for Groups (REAL Behind The Scenes)

This is a huge question I get asked constantly; how to light indoor photos for groups of people. Well here it is in the truth behind the scenes fashion on a REAL wedding when it started raining and we had to take family photos and some bridal party with this lighting setup for group photos indoors. This is a good lighting setup for wedding photography but I just used the exact same thing with a group of doctors just this afternoon.

Here's a video on EASY Indoor Lighting Setup for Groups. A REAL Behind The Scenes wedding photography.

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[adelaide_locals]

I actually like this. Yes people say it's a flat light source but the area the wedding party was in, is very light and having this type of light source makes everything look clean, white and crisp.

[katasticone]

1) Great video and replies. I had been wondering about highlight tone priority and using the back panel on the shoot through. I love the idea of the umbrella for portability on a wedding day. This helped cement that as my modifier for the wedding I'm shooting in a few weeks. 2) You are a freaking saint for dealing with the amount of mansplaining in these comments. My jaw is on the floor with the audacity of some of these dudes.

[julianrobertsphotography]

Hey Vanessa - thanks for this. Would you please record another version for outdoor group shots? Thank you!

[DixonLu]

Thanks for the video and the free guide. Going to miss your collab with Seth and Daniel when you move to Austin. Best of luck there.

[brad_in_yyc]

Great, quick video Vanessa. I'll definitely be looking to do this if I have an indoor family shoot!

[jeffrey]

Hey Vanessa, 2 questions.
If you're shooting a couple that are not on the same plane of view what F-Stop do you use?
If the bridal party is staggered then what F-Stop do you use?
btw, waiting on that R3 video... just staying... 🙂

[AnthonyTadle]

thank you so much for this.. I just found out that I will be shooting my first wedding soon. I am nervous

[bqpytll]

Hi Vanessa I’m trying to locate your free family photo guide.

Great tutorial I agree with the large umbrella far enough away produced no shadows.

[carlosazevedo]

Vanessa, why are you using a diffusor on the back of the umbrella?

[feartheferg]

Beautiful shots and great lighting. Do you recommend a setup for a lower price point?

$2k is a bit steep for a hobbyist

[darrellcadieux]

@VanessaJoy Hi Vanessa. Question please: On your R5 using Highlight Tone Priority are you using the D+ setting or the D+2 setting...and why? Thank you.

[OnePakkuMan]

New subscriber here and love your straight to the point no bs tutorials! Keep up the awesome vids and work!

[gregshawphotography]

Hey Vanessa, I like that you used a large shoot thru umbrella. I would never thought to use that. I’ve always used two shallow shoot thru umbrellas. I should get the same results with my B2. What was your max power level?

[AJDScott]

Do you recall the output on your strobe?

[SumitDas-]

Hey Vanessa...came here looking for guidance on flash photography and really liked your videos...can you help me choose between canon ttl speedlite vs a manual third party speedlite on canon 750d...I will use it indoors for casual photography and very occasionally outdoors...can el 100 handle my needs or do I need a more powerful flash

[RawloftheDead]

Helpful for a wedding shoot I'm doing today

[cosmo]

you marketing is efficient you just moved to Texas and you booking work good for all good video

[sandeemilhouse]

My large umbrella doesn't have a diffuser to put on the back, how much does that matter?

[jbmomentsphotography]

Hi - what was the setting you mentioned for protecting the highlights on the Canon?

[ASP-HTX]

Thank you for putting the time to do this, however I have to say, with all due respect, I would never do this at an actual wedding!!

You can achieve better results by simply bouncing your flash off of the ceiling & wall instead of having to deal with a massive 5ft umbrella. By doing so, you can achieve a bigger light source if you wish to, much faster setup time, less reflection in the mirror behind your subjects, keep some of those valuable shadows, and match the ambient color since the bouncing surfaces are mixed with gold.

You mentioned to someone else in the comments that flat lighting is your style. Sure, that can your style, but you have to set yourself apart from the newbies that set their light sources at eye level.
By setting up this massive umbrella in this low ceiling room, you are not in full control of the lighting position vertically. That's another advantage of bouncing in this scenario.

This is just my two cents.