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.

Two Rings- Detail Shot

"Two Rings, Two Hearts, One Love"

Every wedding I do, I see to it that I do this type of shot. It's simple enough to do, and every couple always picks this type of photo when they select their images. Creating heart shape shadows is very simple, it's classic and gets that "wow" factor every time. All you need is the couple's ring, a bible or any book and a window sunlight or an off camera flash.
To do this, open the bible or book halfway, lay the ring in the fold of the bible and that is it. If you're using an off camera flash, position the flash opposite the camera pointing downwards toward the ring. The hardest part is making sure the ring stays up during the shoot.
Image shot with a Canon 50D with a 100mm macro lens. Exposure was set at 1/25o sec @f/6.3, 100 ISO.

Bouquet of Roses - Detail Shot

"Bouquet of Roses"

Shot this image during my last wedding gig back in June. I was done with all my detail shots and I have been waiting for the bouquet to arrive. Talk about worth the wait. As soon as I saw this beautiful bouquet, I said to myself , "I have to produce an image of this bouquet that the bride will remember for a long time." I went looking for a spot and saw this floor outside their patio and thought that this would be the perfect spot for this bouquet. The sunlight made it a natural setting. After a few saturation boost in Lightroom, I was pretty happy with the image I came up with and I'm sure so will the bride. Image was capture with a Canon EOS 50D with 70-200 lens. Exposure settings at 70mm focal length, 1/640 @f/6.3 ISO 100.