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Photographing the wedding processional

July 12, 2009 Neil vN 112 Comments

Photographing the wedding processional

The processional is technically probably the most difficult part of a wedding to shoot and get right. Light levels are low in cavernous churches, while people are walking towards you. Getting enough light on them, and having that light look good, as well as getting the image sharp .. that's a tall order. In the photo at the top, the adorable flower girl  just had to stop and check in with dad half-way down the aisle. [  1/80th @ f4 @ 1600 ISO  //  Nikon SB-900, Nikon D3,  Nikon 24-70mm f2.8  ] I use on-camera flash to photograph the  Read more inside...

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