> Don't count on much from disposables .
The bride is providing the disposables. They are her idea of
good wedding photos. In fact her directions to me were to shoot
whatever I think is interesting.
> Getting the flash off camera is the
single one thing I believe one can do to improve the results.
I recently bought a used
Metz CT with bracket and 2 battery packs. I have been testing
it to get feel for its weaknesses like the 1-2 minute recycle
time if it drains the capacitor completely.
> Now the testing and learning you do
in the mean time should help you with the one thing you need the most and that
is confidence.
> Mark
I did a lot of testing on the weekend. I think I finally
understand all the things I read about flash photography but never put into
practice. By the end of the weekend I was able to quickly change camera settings
between fill flash outdoors in full sunlight or shade using aperture priority
mode and shooting indoors at full manual with little ambient light and
dragging the shutter. Of course my yard and house are not the site of the
wedding so more testing will ensue but at least I now know the basics and don't
have to rely on a dedicated flash and camera doing the calculations.
Thanks for your advice Mark.
Greg
