I'm shooting a sunset beach wedding with a Canon EOS Rebel Xsi. What is the best lens to use?

I’m also planning on doing a late afternoon shoot at a beach for their engagement photos. I’m new to this but seem to have a pretty good knack for it. I just want to get as much input as possible since it is their big day. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Answer by Nikonic
Prime lenses of the 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.4 and one around -24, (For good measure) persuasion.
In a sunsut, you should be more worried about lighting. I hope you have strobes or OCF lighting of some sort to give you the light you really need in each shot. (Luckily, outdoor weddings work better for this, since you don’t have to worry all that much about setting up things in the way, you’ll have more space to work with)

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Flooded Frosty Morning


Image by jbdenham
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Canon EOS Rebel XSi, EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 IS, f10, ISO100, 55mm, HDR, 5 Exposures

There’s an awfully lot going on in this image, but I can’t help in liking it. First, I wanted to show off the flood waters from the Mississippi River. The portion right in front of the camera is obviously flooded, given away by the grass and weed growth through the water level. Just to the right of the image is an access road that has been closed due to it being under water.

Overnight we reached temps around 35F which gave way to a nice frost. Knew that as the sun came up, the mist from the river would be heavy and pleasing on to the eyes. Along with that comes a fog in the low lying areas, especially the river bottoms. You can see the fog coming in on the horizon and just behind the Hastings Bridge in the background.

The bridge was also something I wanted in the picture, mainly because it is scheduled to be replaced with a new bridge that has just begun construction. I love the character of the old bridge, but people around here are very nervous about old bridges considering what happened a few years back with the I-35W bridge collapse. Progress.

The colors of the sunrise were also quite nice, even though they were not necessary to show what I wanted in the image. The rich colors did help bring in the bridge. The little building to the right holds no special interest except for accenting the mist and the flooding.

On the left side of the frame is part of a dam facility just behind the camera – couldn’t get in there or I would have taken images from there.

So, there’s a lot going on and I probably should have tried to work around them, but immediately, there was no alternative. Regardless, I do like the tones and how the mist was captured.

I left my camera on overnight and the battery is still half charged! I want to drain it dead so I can charge it completely, thanks.

Answer by Perki88
They are lithium Ion batteries, they don’t loose memory like older batteries used to do, and Lithium Ion batteries will lose their life if you let them drain all the way very often.

Answer by awesomobob
I second the notion that lithium batteries don’t loose memory when charged midway through the cycle.

from what i’ve read its actually better to charge before it gets down to 25%

but i do drain batteries t 0% and recharge it every so often. what I would do to drain the battery is to take some pictures.

I don’t know how leaving the camera on overnight drains the battery, I have the XSi and I leave the camera on for days on end (in sleep mode) and i power it on and it still has a full charge.

but live view and flash are your two biggest battery wasters.

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There are eight different white balance settings on the XSi, but only custom white balance give you the most accurate settings, based on exactly the light under which you are currently shooting, from the Magic Lantern DVD Guide to the Canon XSi