Alex Taylor
March 21st, 2003, 06:11 PM
I'm shooting a wedding tomorrow and I went over to the chapel today to scout it out. The first thing I noticed when I walked in was the HUGE window right behind the altar. It was overcast and the light was quite bright coming through.
There's a balcony above and at the back of the chapel where the organ is. I'm planning to have one camera there to capture a wide shot of the ceremony so I have something to cut away to. From up there, the window poses no problem; because of the angle, it doesn't 'bleed' at all. But down on the main level, it's very bothersome.. In addition to the light spilling over and creating a white glow, you get those annoying vertical lines of light that seem to happen all too often with cheap DV cameras.
I've only got a Canon ZR20 so I don't have much wiggle room. I would love to be able to put some gel over that window but I couldn't afford it and they probably wouldn't let me. My plan so far is to avoid shooting head-on from the ground floor as much as possible, and just deal with it if I absolutely have to. This is probably a long shot, but if anybody has any quick-fix solutions or even tips to decrease the ugly white glow through that window, it would be much appreciated!
Thanks,
-Alex
There's a balcony above and at the back of the chapel where the organ is. I'm planning to have one camera there to capture a wide shot of the ceremony so I have something to cut away to. From up there, the window poses no problem; because of the angle, it doesn't 'bleed' at all. But down on the main level, it's very bothersome.. In addition to the light spilling over and creating a white glow, you get those annoying vertical lines of light that seem to happen all too often with cheap DV cameras.
I've only got a Canon ZR20 so I don't have much wiggle room. I would love to be able to put some gel over that window but I couldn't afford it and they probably wouldn't let me. My plan so far is to avoid shooting head-on from the ground floor as much as possible, and just deal with it if I absolutely have to. This is probably a long shot, but if anybody has any quick-fix solutions or even tips to decrease the ugly white glow through that window, it would be much appreciated!
Thanks,
-Alex