Flattening the shades
If you are shooting in the isolated room with one light source on the ceiling, and the person of your interest is located right beneath the light, you’ll get ugly shades: raccoon eyes, the “beard”, terrible video. Try to use the camera light. You’ll see the difference. The image you get will look more like a news shot: bright object on the front, dark background. And you’ll get rid of those ugly shades.
Make it lit (speeches during reception)
That’s the major function of the lighting: make it lit. If covering the speeches during the reception is part of your plan, take it seriously. Don’t rely on available light. There might not be one. Your camera light may not be strong enough. And if you are planning to stand with your camera light on right in front of the podium, you may block the person speaking from the rest of the audience. Not good.
Set up a lighting kit. That is the light set up on the stand. Be in the room well in advance. If necessary, leave your previous location earlier. Find out, where the speeches are going to be delivered from. In most cases it is going to be a podium. Find location for your camera before the reception has started even if the speeches are not scheduled until the end of the dinner.
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