Re: Shooting Weddings
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:57 pm
Hi Craig,
I prefer to have a solid 30-40 minutes to set up; sometimes, it is under the gun so to speak to get everything in place if the wedding I cover follows a previous wedding at the same church on the same day. I never test my wireless frequency; that Senn G2 is outstanding and I've never had such an issue. Keep in mind, I almost always double mic the groom; placing a minidisc recorder and lapel mic on the other side of his coat. I place this lapel mic very low, right above where the groom's coat buttons and again, on the opposite side from where I have my wireless mic on him (which is near his boutonniere). For any frontal mid-ranged shots of the couple, this tiny second mic is out of sight, just below the framing area.
Line level in and mic in is what all my minidisc recorders have.
I prefer to have a solid 30-40 minutes to set up; sometimes, it is under the gun so to speak to get everything in place if the wedding I cover follows a previous wedding at the same church on the same day. I never test my wireless frequency; that Senn G2 is outstanding and I've never had such an issue. Keep in mind, I almost always double mic the groom; placing a minidisc recorder and lapel mic on the other side of his coat. I place this lapel mic very low, right above where the groom's coat buttons and again, on the opposite side from where I have my wireless mic on him (which is near his boutonniere). For any frontal mid-ranged shots of the couple, this tiny second mic is out of sight, just below the framing area.
Line level in and mic in is what all my minidisc recorders have.