I want to explain the shooting situation from my earlier post. This wedding was a very odd wedding situation. I was the "grooms" photographer...the bride had her own. It's a long story. ( See
http://www.photocamel.com/forum/wedd...tml#post222604 .)Anyway, since I was the "second" photographer, I was not in charge of the posing, or where shots were being made. The "paid" photographer was in charge and calling the shots. (The groom made a deal with me...since he did not like the photos of the paid photographer and preferred mine, he asked if I would trade him wedding photos for a new patio, since he is in construction. I came out better, since the paid photographer was getting a whopping $400.00 on the deal.) Anyway, when the couple arrived at the VFW for their reception, the paid photographer began posing. I grabbed my camera...and suddenly realized that I was in the worst shooting conditions I could imagine. This did not stop the other gal who was shooting, but I was in a panic. Realizing that the dynamic range was outside my scope of expertise, I fired three shots...in a panic...knowing that I needed to get my camera set to auto...it was the only thing that was going to save me. Had I been in complete control of the situation, I would not have even attempted these shots in the blazing sun.
Regardless, I did get my camera set to auto and captured a few remaining shots. I learned some valuable lessons that day. So here is my example....
Auto, point, shoot...in full sun.
I was in control of the situation for the second shot taken at the church.