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Jay I just love your creativity and finding and using what you have rather than spending money on the latest and greatest thing. You have a great eye for photography mate. Dan - f2.2, iso 2000.. Canon 85 f1.8 (cheap lens). Hope this helps. Lighting - 580exii. owen - Ooo nice sunset there

Just handheld shots Just street photography.. no flash.. just natural light. hmmm photobucket is making the last image look even darker..Anyways sin city style

It wasn't me I promise!! hahaha. Cheers Jay. Just got back home from a big wedding. Some other photos taken today.... Wouldn't mind getting married here.. Great venue.. Im sure you know all know the location

Nice use of flare When do you want to meet up next week? So what happens when you take a toy away from a baby? this: This one is so cute!!!

WOW havn't seen you in here ages zennon.. whats been happening? Liking that sunset shot. Rexxar - post more from your Europe trip Which cities did you visit etc? Part 1 here if you keen? http://sidd-rishi.com.au/blog/2/caitlin-navins-wedding-part-1/

During the wedding ceremony I had time to "pick on people" (I like to call it) and capture emotions/expression of a single person in large group of people. I'm really trying to hoon my skills on this. I'm sure everyone can capture group of people laughing or smiling but I want to do something different. Every single person apart from the little kid is looking towards the front, but this little boy had his own thoughts. Perhaps he was staring at me trying to figure out what I was doing in the corner away from everyone. Or perhaps just an innocent kid just staring at me and not thinking about anything. This is what I want to show in my images. That is show the emotion of one person in a large group that sets them apart from others. F2, 1/200th

So most grooms arrive on a horse but yesterday I photographed one arriving on a boat!!!! Not just any small boat but think I heard someone say its 35 ft? Lots of bhangra dancing on the boat while cruising in the harbour Had so much fun!! Horse example: On BOAT!!! Just a random pic straight out of the camera.. damn dust spots Harsh mid-day sun so flash was used!! Found a better pic of the boat.. Straight out of the camera.... damn those dust spots are chronic

^ thanks man You can tell with the first model that she has a bit of experience specially with her pose. The way she has bent her knee and tucked her toe. Learn this pose and direct other models with not much experience (in the future if you do more model shoots). Two excellent pictures and look forward to seeing more. My cc is for the 2nd pic. Not sure if that pose is working for me. I know its a natural candid shot of her smiling, but I dont think the way she is standing is flattering. Also a bit of fill light would have been good to see more of her eyes.

Say what? lol.. indian crowd of fiji extraction?? im lost sorry. The fiji wedding was a aussie wedding. The next post is a totally different wedding (south indian wedding).

Rest can be found here if anyone is keen: http://sidd-rishi.com.au/blog/2/michelle-jais-ceremony-at-sri-venkateshwara-temple/

Just got back from a super duper hot wedding day in Fiji. I think it was almost 40 degrees. Was sweating like crazy. Cant believe the guys wore suits all day. I don't think I have ever drank so much water in one day lol.. Just a random pic showing the coconut trees and the crystal water: Lighting: 430exii off camera at 1/32th for fill on the face.

Compact digital camera once again..dont need my slr anymore if its taking photos like these!! hmmm I think next time I will shoot in RAW mode on the digi and try that.. Just shot in jpeg..

Dont worry I shoot a lot of Indian weddings so I know how packed it can get But now you have mentioned the challenge where is the result of it? How did you improve your situation? Maybe might be a weak example of people coming in the way as you can just move.. But yea just looking for other challenges you have come across and how you went about it.

Yup happens all the time. Nothing you can really do about it Just make sure you got the front spot. I would have been much closer. If it blocks one or two people then so be it. If nothing is happening then just duck down. Dont be afraid to get into the action. You are getting paid to capture these moments.

Rule of thirds.. meh.. Just shoot the way you like. Why stick to rules and be like everyone else. But ok I agree sometimes framing it properly is good, but you dont have to do it for every single shot. Who needs a macro lens when you got a small compact camera which can do the same job!!! Canon s95

Nice work Fongy and Matt yea shooting into the sun can be great sometimes.

So I have been having some good chats with Richie who also wants to get into wedding photography and perhaps take it as a full-time job one day. The following is to show the challenges you arise as a wedding photographer. For me currently its sorta the norm, but its still a challenge in a way to 'how to tackle this task quickly and get the best results'. Now we all know that not every wedding isn't the same or at the same location. Not every client wants a wedding at a proper wedding venue nor will every client want the same style (getting married in a church etc). I photographed a wedding on Friday and I had one of the biggest challenges: - How to light a room which is super dark and no where to bounce off. - How to do the above in the next 5 min's plus get some quick room shots and detail shots before the bride walked in. The ceiling is black and also not knowing which way the bride was going to enter was another challenge. Here is a pic of the room: The room itself was dark and don't be fooled by the lights on top. F2.8 1/80th, ISO 1600. So at this stage I thought well no point wasting time with room shots as its dark and im not going to get much handheld. Will do that later with a tripod once the ceremony is over. Cool so saved some time (maybe two mins). I thought well lets just try it with a flash and see what it looks like: Flash on camera pointed camera right on top. ^ Hating the harsh shadows and the ambient light is gone So scrap that idea of pointing the flash up.... Next step is so quickly test the light the other way to make sure it looked good for when the bridesmaids/bride walked in.. Now I didn't know which way she was going to enter so took a quick test shot in the middle. Now knowing the harsh shadows from the previous shot I pointed the flash right behind me (acting more like a fill). Got this: Ok little bit better but still looking plain. I can see the bridesmaids at the door and im like oh crap. So quickly ran to my things grabbed another flash and plonked it near a table hoping for the best. As soon as the first bridesmaids saw me, I ran back to my spot and they walked in. Quickly turned on my trigger and shot the following shots with this lighting: To me the lighting is much better and adding another light adds a new dimension to a otherwise boring bland photo. ISO 2000, f2.8, 1/125th. Flash on camera at +1 and external light at 1/8th. Straight out of the camera.. Will probably edit the shadow of the light top right and maybe do a bit more PP to it once I start editing these photos. The next challenge was photographing the ceremony which was on a stage with not much working distance. To fit the bridal party plus the celebrant I had to shoot at like 24mm and shot from down up if that makes sense. The guests were literally 30cms behind me. Anyways the point of this thread was that weddings are not always the same and you need to be prepared. Having the right equipment is crucial off-course but weddings are always unpredictable and you need to think fast. I always say to myself that the clients have chosen the venue and you cant do much about it. But if you can make it look that little bit better then it sets your self apart. Now don't get me wrong. I have being using external lights for a long time. But the challenge of quickly setting it up and making that bland photo extra special is always the hard part. Two light setup: Made it so it wasn't so obvious.. But I had plenty of time to setup my lighting (like 30mins) before the groom walked in. The point isnt always having two lights, but tackling a challenge. Perhaps now that you got two lights as your norm, whats your next challenge on top? Did you add 4 lights once? Keen to hear your challenge. Here is my 3 light setup. One hair light, one on camera and the other in a corner of the room straight at them at 1/32th for extra fill and to light up the people a little. I had plenty of time to setup the lighting. So yea having external light is a norm as well for me. But I usually have a bit of time to plan it all and get someone to jump in for a test shot. Other wedding photographers here: Would love to hear your input and perhaps you can share some of your challenges.

Rest are here if you keen: http://sidd-rishi.com.au/blog/1/zombie-shoot-with-carly/

Thank you Indeed I love this one too!!

Part 2 here if you keen? http://sidd-rishi.com.au/blog/2/beck-joshuas-wedding-at-lilyvale-royal-national-park-part-2/

Richie - Thanks so much for the kind words man really appreciate it. Glad you liked the photos. I have had that blog up for a long time man. Nearly 2 years now If I ever need any web stuff done I will surely contact you Hows your business all going? Matt - Yea dont have any specific questions but if I think of any I will let you know. Nice pics there btw. I like the first pic

^ Man that looks crazy!!! What happened? Rest are here if you keen: http://sidd-rishi.com.au/blog/2/beck-joshuas-wedding-at-lilyvale-royal-national-park-part-1/