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My niece, the bride, asked me to take some behind-the-scenes photos of the wedding. The venue had a package that included a photographer.
They wanted me to have fun as well. Dorie, my wife, officiated the service, and Chelle, my daughter, was the wedding soloist.
I am writing this blog for those interested in the newest mirrorless camera from Nikon, the Z6, and how I set it up and used it for this wedding photo shoot.
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I brought a really small kit.
- Nikon Z6
- FTZ converter
- Sigma 24.0-105.0 mm f/4.0 Art
- Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art
- Godox 860II Nikon
- Magmod Maggrip w/ Magsphere
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I love the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art BOKEH when shot wide open. With the new firmware 2.0 on the Nikon Z6, the eye tracking focus helps nail the eyes when focusing.
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I was in the room with the Groom and all his 16 attendants. Did I say this is the largest bridal party I have seen? 30 total. They have many friends and family, which is the best way to describe this problem.
The Sigma 24.0-105.0 mm f/4.0 let me go from this broad group shot inside to much tighter shots of the Groom with individuals.
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My Flash Settings on Nikon Z6
- e1: Flash Sync Speed – 1/200s (Auto FP)
- Auto ISO sensitivity control – Subject and Background
For the Godox flash, I set the compensation to -1.
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So during the wedding, it was raining. Just a few drops, but this tells you the type of light we had. I decided just to fill in to give a little pop to the photos. So outside, I was shooting at 1/2000 shutter speed with a flash.
Then I am inside shooting at ISO 10000 at a shutter speed of 1/50.
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It worked just great on the dance floor. Here I shot at ISO 6400 with a shutter speed of 1/30 to add a little action to the shots.
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I love shooting with the on-camera strobe in a situation like this. It lets me be sure there is light on the people and then allows me to record the background in natural lighting.
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Sometimes the light was great without a flash. I just turned it off when I didn’t need it and turned it on as needed. The settings on the camera stayed the same.
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I really love just taking photos as a guest and not the official photographer.
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The other thing is if you know the people in the bridal party, you get different expressions than the official photographer can sometimes get.
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I love the Nikon Z6 with the Sigma 24-105mm f/4 Art lens with the Godox V860IIN with the MagMod MagSphere for weddings. I think you can shoot 95% of the wedding with this setup. I think you need a long lens, like 70-200mm, for the ceremony.
The updated Adobe Lightroom is the other thing that really makes this system work. I love using three of the controls that, if used correctly, can help out some photos that, in the past, would have been so-so photos without these controls.
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I love the Texture, Clarity, and Dehaze sliders. I cannot recommend them enough.
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For sharpening, I hold the Option key on the Mac while sliding the Masking control.
I loved shooting the wedding with the Nikon Z6. I think a lot of wedding shooters will fall in love with the mirrorless Nikon Z6 as much as I have this year.