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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 129892" data-attributes="member: 1573">@vonmThe iso has nothing to do with depth of field.&nbsp; To get nice bokeh (not &quot;boken&quot;), you need a large aperture/f-stop, e.g. f/2.8&nbsp;&nbsp; The only reason to up the iso is to allow you to work within the aperture settings of your lens.&nbsp; The higher the iso, the more risk of &quot;noise.&quot;Also, remember that shooting at a shutter speed that is slower than the reciprocal of the focal length of your lens will cause some kind of blur, and VR is not always foolproof.&nbsp; So if you're using a 50mm lens, don't shoot less than 1/50, and even then, you still risk blur if your subject moves, i.e. unless you use flash.As far as the windows go, a good photographer learns to work with the light he or she is given, and a decent wedding photographer needs to be as unobtrusive and polite as possible.&nbsp; An outside scene through a window can make for a beautiful background and a fantastic mix of lighting if you add a little bit of fill flash for your subject--learn to adjust the EV (exposure value) of your flash.You may feel more confident if you went to the venue a few days ahead of time and just &quot;played around&quot; with the settings on your camera.&nbsp; Then check the photos on your computer monitor.&nbsp; Noise does not always show up on the camera's LCD panel, and some of it is very difficult to remove . . . which makes for useless prints. As far as using a flash during the ceremony, ask the bride and groom, and the minister.&nbsp; I have yet to have one tell me &quot;no.&quot;&nbsp; Most understand the value of having photos of the ceremony.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohkphoto, post: 129892, member: 1573"] @vonm The iso has nothing to do with depth of field. To get nice bokeh (not "boken"), you need a large aperture/f-stop, e.g. f/2.8 The only reason to up the iso is to allow you to work within the aperture settings of your lens. The higher the iso, the more risk of "noise." Also, remember that shooting at a shutter speed that is slower than the reciprocal of the focal length of your lens will cause some kind of blur, and VR is not always foolproof. So if you're using a 50mm lens, don't shoot less than 1/50, and even then, you still risk blur if your subject moves, i.e. unless you use flash. As far as the windows go, a good photographer learns to work with the light he or she is given, and a decent wedding photographer needs to be as unobtrusive and polite as possible. An outside scene through a window can make for a beautiful background and a fantastic mix of lighting if you add a little bit of fill flash for your subject--learn to adjust the EV (exposure value) of your flash. You may feel more confident if you went to the venue a few days ahead of time and just "played around" with the settings on your camera. Then check the photos on your computer monitor. Noise does not always show up on the camera's LCD panel, and some of it is very difficult to remove . . . which makes for useless prints. As far as using a flash during the ceremony, ask the bride and groom, and the minister. I have yet to have one tell me "no." Most understand the value of having photos of the ceremony. [/QUOTE]

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