On a relaxed outdoor photo session when I'm not pushed for time, I almost always use off camera flash - manual speedlight in a softbox on a light stand.
I very rarely use it when shooting a wedding though, mainly because I feel it's just not practical to carry it around with me, takes time to set up between shots, and I don't have an assistant.
I have a Canon 600ex-rt which is used on camera for both TTL bounce & fill flash, or not at all if I'm just using natural light.
I know I can get this off camera and use it TTL, so that would make life a little easier, but again it's the practicality of carrying everything around with me, plus the weather conditions may not be suitable if it's breezy.
So does anyone have any advice or tips on the practical side of using off camera flash at a wedding?
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For the formals, I will avoid it unless there is no choice, in which case we'll have to pause for a moment. I tend to find there is a natural gap in proceedings so as long as I know I will need it, there is time if necessary.
Thanks for the feedback so far.
Although my preference is manual flash, I think I'll dismiss this when shooting weddings.
I've just bought the Yongnuo equivalent of my Canon 600EX-RT, and first impressions of controlling it as a slave flash are quite positive.
I have Neil's Craftsy video on the b&g portrait session, and I like the idea of having the flash and softbox on a monopod, with an assistant. My wife has accompanied me on a couple of weddings in the past so that might be the best option as I really do want to incorporate TTL OCF into my wedding portraits, without slowing things down.