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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rocketman122" data-source="post: 261755" data-attributes="member: 14443">good video. didnt seen it all. there's nice info there, but it wont speak much to seasoned pros. I dont agree with some things he says. and thats ok because what will work in the US might not work in different countries. have heard Joe talk about this stuff before. for all those looking to get into wedding photography you should also see masters of wedding photography. I would also highly recommend the fstoppers video on getting into  commercial wedding photography. its a no frills movie without much  fluff. it tells it like it is.natural light is always best. even when I have to shoot backlit burnt out backgrounds, I never turn my flashes on. I add EC on the fly and get them exposed properly. dance floor and night, you need flashes. its exactly the opposite. there is not much available light. and its erratic if im shooting iso 4000 at f4 1/125 and getting muddy flat pictures you need flash. always bounced up, and always have 2-3 flashes with slaves. 2 with gels. yellow and one red. lighting looks amazing. with the gels painting people, it looks like a dance floor, it adds to the feel. you can only shoot to a certain level without flash. then your pictures suffer. you have to give great exposure at the compromise of grain and chroma noise and keeping the feel natural. its always a balance. I started with film years back, even worked in a lab as a printing technician and developed film. many times by hand. it gives you a whole new sense of lighting color and seeing it from the other side. I like this and that and I think this and that, and thats great, we can all talk about whats great and what you should do but how your work comes out is best. being at the wedding and delivering is what counts. I shoot 12 hour coverages from makeup till the guests have gone. before my gear was stolen I was doing around 90-110 weddings a year. I dont know how many full weddings most do but all the talk matters so little. when youre there sweating and nervous you want to crap your pants standing there in front of a group of people while they wait for you to take their picture and youre changing a card or battery or even a lens and all that talk goes out the windows. theory is great, but how you deliver is the final test. reminds me all those who are more interested in the gear than photographing.</blockquote>

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