When shooting a wedding<\/strong>, you will want a few different lenses to work with. In fact, if you’re carrying your lenses with you, it may be best to swap lenses during the day. Lenses that work great for ceremonies may not work at all during the reception.<\/p>\n During the wedding day, you will want to get plenty of intricate details. This includes big things like exteriors of the hotel, church, or venue, down to little things like rings and cufflinks. Now, there isn’t one magic lens that will capture all of these things equally, so here are\u00a0the four\u00a0lenses you’ll need to capture the whole wedding day.<\/strong><\/p>\n The 35mm is a wide-angle lens that’s perfect for shooting the entire wedding day<\/strong>. Its compact size also helps everyone on camera act like themselves. They tend not to be very intimidated by this lens. Before the ceremony, you can use this lens to capture the entire room while the bridal party is getting ready. It’s great for capturing a lot of action happening at once.<\/p>\n During the ceremony, this lens is great at setting a feel for the vows. It really helps set the scene, allowing you to focus on the storytelling. At the reception, this lens is wonderful for capturing the bridal party entrances. Not only do you see each couple walking in, you get some great footage of everyone in the background cheering<\/strong> them on. The same goes for the first dance and parent dances. Having the crowd smiling and crying in the background can really take the footage to another level.<\/p>\n Here’s a comparison between the Canon 35mm<\/strong>, Zeiss 35mm<\/strong>, Cooke 40mm, and the new XEEN 35mm\u00a0<\/strong>from cinematographer Shane Hurlbut<\/a>, ASC.<\/p>\n
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