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Of all the image-making you do during the event, the wedding ceremony is the absolute time when if you miss a shot, it's gone forever. A large majority of weddings take place in houses of worship where the lighting is low and the use of electronic flash is prohibited or often discouraged. This is where a camera with high ISO capabilities and lenses with apertures of f/2.8 and larger can be the wedding photographer's best friend. Use your longer focal-length lens to avoid being a distraction to the guests and wedding party.
Being aware of when the ring exchange, first kiss, and blessing will take place assures you will be able to capture those priceless moments to preserve forever. It's also a good idea to keep an eye on your camera's frame counter to make sure you have enough room on your memory card to carry you through the high points of the event. Carry your spare cards with you. You don't want to have to go to the back of the hall to your bag for more cards and miss something special.
The ceremony involves getting the best shots you can while mixing white balance, ISO, aperture, and shutter speed on the fly to produce great images. Here are some important methods for doing just that:
1. Set a custom white balance or use a suitable preset. Even if you are shooting in RAW format, it still helps to have the images dialed in as best you can color-wise. Using a tungsten, fluorescent, or custom white balance is the way to go.
2. Set the ISO. If indoors, try to avoid using the highest ISO setting camera is capable of, preferring to stay in the 800 to 1600 range, but outdoors this value can go from 800 to 100 depending on the amount and intensity of light I have to work with.
3. Shoot Wide Open. Setting your aperture to its largest lens opening will afford you the opportunity to shoot with faster shutter speeds that you can safely handhold.
4. Set the Shutter Speed.
Checking the LCD after a few images, set the shutter speed to render the lighting in the scene the way you want it to appear in the final images. You can convincingly brighten up dark locations simply with shutter speed alone but when shooting handheld, try to stay at 1/60 second or above to prevent camera shake from spoiling your images.
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