Shooting in the dark-- infrared for Receptions?
 

The new Canon XA10 captures infrared and has a small infrared lamp built in.

So I'm asking myself...how desperate would I have to be to shoot infrared at a dark Reception?

What are your thoughts...

Hi Scott

IR footage is monochrome!!! I don't think the bride would be too impressed!!! Just pop an LED light on the camera and the guests will have to live with some on-camera lighting OR turn the houselights up!!!

Chris

. . . . and it's very poor quality monochrome as well. Peoples' eyes also glow like creatures from a Sci-fi movie.

Ghost Adventures Wedding anyone?

"The Bride Witch Project" maybe.

Scott, perhaps the camera was designed with a later stage of the event in mind - now that would give a new twist to the term "full coverage".

Hi Philip

That's if you are presuming that the wedding night takes place in total darkness. I guess that would be classed a full coverage!! Just a quick look back at "Big Brother" TV footage will give you an idea of how low resolution the IR image is....it is pretty hard to even recognise a face !!!! Almost looks like an old photographic negative.

To come to think of it I owned a little Panasonic DS30 camcorder once that boasted IR footage!!

Chris

Chris, not to go too deep into it but I have to belong to the "we all look beautiful in the dark" school.

Chris, not to go too deep into it but I have to belong to the "we all look beautiful in the dark" school. Anyway this is way off topic. Sorry folks - and for the double posting.

Me too Philip

You have to realise that you cannot stay 30 forever!!! Hopefully your huge skills in the wedding industry will ensure that brides choose you for your talent and not your looks.

We certainly go downhill in the "good looks" department don't we...I think I'll also use IR footage to mask my ageing face!!

Chris

You need to be within a few metres for infrared to work. It basically works the same as an on-camera light, but it's infrared. So you need to be close enough that the infrared light can light up the subject. It looks terrible as well.