Ian & Erin E-session using Available Light

Using available light during a engagement session provides the best light IMHO. This is the case here. Shot at the Santa Monica Pier in California, sun was setting at camera right. The sun was setting fast so I exposed for the white dress; quickly took snaps before the lighting that the was sun was providing changes.

Image was captured with a Canon 5OD II with a 70-200mm lens at 100mm; F/2.8 @ 1/40 sec, ISO 320.

High Speed Flash Sync

Just a quick tip on how a High Speed Flash Sync can produce a dramatic image. The picture above was captured at 10:50 in the morning. I just finished taking photos of the ring and saw the throw pillow in the bed. Loved the colors and texture of it and decided it would be cool to put the bride's shoes on the pillow. The first image I took I wasn't too impressed on how the image turned out. In order to kill the ambient light, I had to use a shutter speed above 1/250 sec.
To control the light from the off-camera flash from spreading out even more, I used a DIY snoot and zoomed the off-camera flash to 105mm (the max on a 580 EX II). Image was captured with a Canon 5D Mark II with a 24-70mm lens at 46mm; F/3.5 @ 1/500 sec, ISO 320. Off Camera flash was triggered by an Canon ST-E2 Transmitter.

Here's another example:



Image was captured with a Canon 5D Mark II with a 24-70mm lens at 68mm; F/2.8 @ 1/1250 sec, ISO 400.