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Here's part two of a selection of photos from Nicky and Michael's wedding that I shot last week at the Ashford International Hotel. Shots with flash were taken mostly with a 5D, without with a 5D Mark II. I didn't warm up my flashlight with gels for this wedding in order to keep the warmth of the ambient light.

manual, 1/50, f/3.5, ISO 1000, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 16mm

The big group photos were the most demanding shots of the wedding. The room was very poorly lit and space was limited. I had to get the best man and ushers to move, and keep, the guests back to give me room to work. I used three 580EX II Speedlites to light the above shot. One was on camera, set to master, with my usual flash bracket and Lastolite micro Apollo softener, and the other two were on stands, set to slave, and softened by Lastolite EzyBoxes. All flashes were left in group A. Flash ratios were controlled by adjusting flash-to-subject distance. I could just squeeze everyone in with a focal length of 16mm - not ideal due to distortion at the edges of the shot but better than no shot at all. Focus was achieved using the AF-assist beam on the Speedlite.

manual, 1/50, f/3.5, ISO 1000, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 24mm

Taken with the same set-up of Speedlites and softeners.

1/200, f/1.4, ISO 1250, +1 EV, 35mm

Taken with the 5D Mark II and 35mm f/1.4 L prime. Aperture priority with +1 exposure compensation to take account of the candles and reflective white table cloth.

manual, 1/50, f/3.5, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 16mm

The reception room was pretty dark too. I set the camera to manual with the above settings which was about 2 stops underexposed for the ambient light. Subjects were then lit with flash.

1/60, f/2.8, ISO 6400, +1 EV, 200mm

A chance to check out the high ISO performance of the 5D Mark II - I've discussed this shot in a previous post. I've just read a review of the 5D Mark II in Practical Photography (Feb 2009) which states that, 'ISO performance has improved, although not significantly'. I reckon it's at least a 2-stop improvement - I suppose it depends what you define as significant. It may not be as good as the Nikon D3 or D700 (although the latter appears similar in a comparison test at Photography Bay), but the 5D Mark II allows you to shoot low-noise shots at ISO 6400, perfect for very low-light wedding photography.

1/50, f/2.8, ISO 6400, +1 EV, 125mm

Again the subject is lit by candlelight. You need to keep a careful eye on the quality of light falling on your subjects - you can't just switch to ISO 6400 and imagine that all shots will turn out well.

manual, 1/50, f/3.5, ISO 1600, 0 EV, -1 FEC, 16mm

Back to the 5D in manual mode with softened flash on the camera bracket. A close-in light subject with a dark background causes the flash to overexpose, so I dialled in -1 stop of flash exposure compensation.

manual, 1/50, f/3.5, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 27mm

E-TTL II copes well when the subject is further away, and with a more even distribution of tones in the shot (I've burnt in the corners here in post-production for a vignette effect).

manual, 1/50, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 63mm

1/50, f/2.0, ISO 800, -2/3 EV, 0 FEC, 35mm

Taken with off-camera flash. I connected an ST-E2 wireless transmitter to my 5D Mark II and then held a 580EX II Speedlite, with a StoFen omnibounce diffuser fitted to mimic a barebulb, in my left hand. Shot in aperture priority mode with -2/3 exposure compensation.

1/50, f/4.0, ISO 1600, -1 EV, 0 FEC, 35mm

1/60, f/2.8, ISO 1600, -1 EV, 0 FEC, 100mm

The Speedlite was supported by a voice-activated light stand (a guest!) and triggered by the ST-E2.

1/60, f/4.0, ISO 3200, -1 EV, 0 FEC, 70mm

manual, 1/50, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 16mm

On-camera softened flash with the 5D. Back to manual mode.

1/25, f/2.8, ISO 6400, +1 EV, 16mm

Ambient light only with the 5D Mark II. Exposure compensated for the lit background.

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manual, 1/50, f/2.8, ISO 1250, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 16mm

manual, 1/50, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 16mm

1/125, f/4.0, ISO 1000, -1 EV, -1/3 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/400, f/2.8, ISO 1000, -1.3 EV, -1 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/60, f/3.5, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 24mm (24-70mm)

1/200, f/3.5, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 24mm (24-70mm)

1/80, f/3.5, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 24mm (24-70mm)

1/250, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 58mm (24-70mm)

1/250, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 70mm (24-70mm)

1/160, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 24mm (24-70mm)

1/320, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 70mm (24-70mm)

1/125, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 48mm (24-70mm)

1/80, f/3.5, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 24mm (24-70mm)

Here's part one of a selection of photos from Nicky and Michael's wedding that I shot last week at the Ashford International Hotel. Light levels in the foyer and ceremony room were good and allowed me to shoot at ISO 1600 with a reasonable shutter speed. The challenging part came later on!

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1/200, f/5.0, ISO 400, -1/3 EV, 40mm (24-70mm L)

1/400, f/2.8, ISO 200, 0 EV, 24mm (24-70mm L)

1/100, f/4.0, ISO 500, -2/3 EV, 34mm (24-70mm L)

1/50, f/3.5, ISO 1600, 0 EV, +1 FEC, 25mm (16-35mm L)

manual, 1/50, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, +1 FEC, 16mm

manual, 1/50, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 16mm

manual, 1/50, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 16mm

manual, 1/50, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 16mm

manual, 1/50, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 16mm

manual, 1/50, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 16mm

manual, 1/50, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, +1 FEC, 16mm

manual, 1/50, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, +1 FEC, 16mm

1/40, f/2.0, ISO 3200, 0 EV, +1 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/8, f/2.8, ISO 1600, +1 EV, 0 FEC, 16mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

manual, 1/50, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 16mm

manual, 1/50, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 16mm

1/40, f/2.8, ISO 3200, +2/3 EV, 16mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/60, f/3.5, ISO 3200, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 35mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

I had the pleasure of photographing Kerry and Simon's wedding at Deal Castle on Saturday - check out their wedding gallery. The weather was fantastic, incredibly mild, and the sunset was magnificent.

Light levels inside the castle were very low so I put the camera into manual mode - 1/50, f/2.8, ISO 1600 - and used flash, with appropriate FEC, for lighting. I pushed the ISO to 3200 for some of the shots at mealtime, turned the flash off, and used just candlelight!

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Wedding at Ashford International Hotel

1/50, f/4.0, ISO 6400, -1 EV, 0 FEC, 70mm (70-200mm f/2.8 L IS)

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, off-camera flash

I had a great day yesterday photographing Nicky and Michael's wedding at the Ashford International Hotel. It was the first outing for my Canon EOS 5D Mark II which arrived on Monday. I leapt straight in at the deep end and filmed their ceremony in high definition video and then was shooting at ISO 6400 on the dance floor without flash.

My initial impressions of the 5D Mark II are highly favourable. Full review to follow.

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Wedding Photographer Kent at Deal Castle

Just back from Kerry and Simon's wedding at Deal Castle in Kent. Really great afternoon - fantastic light, weather and couple. What more could I ask for?

The great thing about winter weddings is that you can get the lovely post-sunset shots and still be home in time for dinner!

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Some black & white conversions from last Saturday's wedding - check out a bigger selection in colour or B&W. These conversions mimic the look of fast B&W film, with a good contrast boost and some grain added to areas of midtone.

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The Kent Wedding Photographer - not in Kent

I had the pleasure of photographing Felicity and Dan's wedding last Saturday at Newstead Priory in Brigg, Lincolnshire - check out their wedding gallery. As mentioned in a previous post, I don't normally travel so far to photograph a wedding (it's neither in the clients, nor my interest, to do so) but Dan is an old friend, and I was there as both guest and photographer.

Shooting started at the Forest Pines Hotel at 11:30am with the bridal preparations. I was then driven to the venue (with a packed lunch en route) to photograph Dan with his best man and ushers at 1pm, followed by candids of guests arriving from 1:45pm onwards. The bridal party arrived at 2:25pm and the ceremony took place from 2:30-3:00pm. We then took the formal group shots immediately, which allowed us to take some bride and groom shots with the setting sun in the background at 3:45pm. The time of sunset was known in advance (check out the time of sunset by postcode calculator) which allowed us to plan our timings with these shots in mind. I then took further bride and groom portraits in the Priory until 4:30pm, when we joined the other guests in the dining area for some candids shots, before dinner at 5:00pm. I then photographed the speeches, the mock cake cut and first dance before putting my camera down for a well-earnt break. Wedding photography is hard work!

Everything went smoothly except for battery troubles just before the ceremony. Shooting with a battery grip means I have two BP-511 batteries powering the camera, which generally lasts all day. Unfortunately, it was so cold on Saturday that this severly reduced the batteries performance and the battery power indicator started blinking at about 2:10pm after 70 minutes of shooting outside. I put in two fresh batteries but the indicator started blinking again at 2:20pm - just 10 minutes use! I think it was because the camera body was so cold. I put another two fresh batteries in my pocket (I carry 8 with me!) just in case I needed them but the charge indicator returned to normal as the camera warmed up. Panic over!

Now for a selection of photos with commentary - check out the post on EXIF data for an explanation of the information below each of the images.

1/400, f/1.4, ISO 400, -1/3 EV, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

Shot wide open to minimise depth of field - this does require good focusing technique though. I could have reduced the ISO for this particular shot, but for the sequence of shots taken at this time, at a variety of apertures, ISO 400 allowed me to keep the ISO setting constant. I'm not too worried about always getting the lowest ISO setting for every shot. The slight negative exposure compensation accounts for the dark tones in the background and prevents any burn out of highlights. I didn't need to reduce this by too much as her white dressing gown counteracted the background.

1/200, f/3.5, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 35mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/200, f/3.5, ISO 1600, -1/3 EV, 16mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

Wide-angle lenses are essential for capturing more of a scene - a so-called environmental portrait - when working in a tight space. Perspective distortion is the downside though - some corrections can be made in Photoshop.

1/1000, f/2.8, ISO 200, 0 EV, 70mm (70-200mm f/2.8 L IS)

Working outside gives the 70-200mm f/2.8 L zoom lens a chance to shine. The dark and light tones average out to medium grey so no exposure compensation was required.

1/1600, f/1.4, ISO 200, 0 EV, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

The occasional humorous shot livens up proceedings! The 35mm prime lens is sharp wide open.

1/60, f/3.2, ISO 1600, 0 EV, +2/3 FEC, 16mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

The ceremony room was cramped. I took a few shots at 16mm even though perspective distortion is obvious. Rather than upping the exposure compensation to take account of the backlighting (which I had tried in an earlier shot, but which led to the bride and groom being engulfed in a light haze, reducing contrast) I upped flash output by 2/3 of a stop to light the scene.

1/200, f/4.5, ISO 400, -1 EV, 0 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

Outside for the sunset. Ambient exposure was reduced by 1 stop to bring out the colours in the sky. I took a few shots, varying both the ambient and flash exposures.

1/80, f/2.0, ISO 1600, 0 EV, -1/3 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

Indoors to warm up - both the bride and my flash light! From now on I had a full colour temperature orange flash gel on my Speedlite to balance the tungsten-dominated indoor light.

1/100, f/2.0, ISO 3200, +2/3 EV, +1/3 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

Light levels indoors were low - up to ISO 3200. Positive exposure compensation to account for the bright background and full blast from the flash because of my distance away from the subjects.

1/160, f/2.0, ISO 3200, +2/3 EV, -1/3 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

Flash exposure compensation reduced as I come in closer.

1/100, f/1.4, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

No flash for this one. Spotted a nice pool of light from a tungsten lamp.

man, 1/50, f/2.8, ISO 3200, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 16mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

The reception venue was so dark I switched to manual mode. A shutter speed of 1/50 is as slow as I dared go shooting candids. The lens was wide open. Basically I'm getting as much ambient light as possible without risking subject blur. Most of the exposures were at least 2 stops under-exposed though. Keep an eye on your camera's light meter when you move to better lit areas - don't over-expose your shots! TTL flash metering (with FEC of between 0 and -1 depending on my distance from the subject and the background tones) then lit the subject. From now on I was using the CP-E4 battery pack to ensure good recycling times of the flash.

man, 1/50, f/2.8, ISO 3200, 0 EV, -2/3 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

man, 1/50, f/2.8, ISO 3200, 0 EV, -2/3 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/250, f/1.4, ISO 3200, -2/3 EV, -2 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

A great example of the camera flash metering being fooled by the dark background. FEC of -2 stops to prevent the subject being completely overexposed.

man, 1/60, f/4.0, ISO 3200, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 23mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

No comment!

1/50, f/1.2, ISO 3200, +1/3 EV, 85mm (85mm f/1.2 L)

No flash - 1/50, f/1.2 at ISO 3200 shows you how dark the venue was. Fast lenses partnered with an EOS 5D are an ideal combination in low-light conditions.

man, 1/60, f/4.0, ISO 3200, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 16mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

Back to manual mode for the dance floor. Stopped down to f/4.0 for a bit more depth of field.

man, 1/60, f/4.0, ISO 3200, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 16mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

man, 1/60, f/4.0, ISO 3200, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 16mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

I hope you enjoyed this detailed overview of Saturday's wedding shoot. Feel free to contact me with any comments or questions.

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The roving Kent Wedding Photographer

I'm just back from photographing Felicity and Dan's wedding at Newstead Priory in Brigg, Lincolnshire, and what a wonderful occasion it was. I don't normally travel so far for wedding jobs but it was a pleasure in this case, as Dan is an old friend. It was absolutely freezing! My batteries kept losing their charge - I had to pass them on to the ushers to warm them in their trouser pockets.

Above is image number 1 taken at 10pm on Friday evening. I then photographed from 11:30am to 9:30pm on Saturday and, even with plenty of breaks for food, refreshment and gossip, I took a huge number of photos. Processing may take some time.

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Kent Wedding Photographer at The Bell Hotel, Sandwich

1/125, f/2.8, ISO 3200, 0 EV, -1 FEC, 29mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/160, f/3.2, ISO 3200, 0 EV, -2/3 FEC, 16mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/160, f/3.5, ISO 3200, 0 EV, -2/3 FEC, 16mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/160, f/3.5, ISO 3200, 0 EV, -1 FEC, 16mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/320, f/4, ISO 1600, 0 EV, -1 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/160, f/5.0, ISO 1600, 0 EV, +1 FEC, 22mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/250, f/1.4, ISO 1600, +1/3 EV, -1 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/400, f/1.4, ISO 1600, 0 EV, -2/3 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/80, f/3.5, ISO 3200, 0 EV, -2/3 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/125, f/2.8, ISO 3200, +2/3 EV, -1 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/100, f/2.8, ISO 3200, 0 EV, -1 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/125, f/1.4, ISO 1600, +1/3 EV, -1 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/125, f/1.4, ISO 1600, 0 EV, -1 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/100, f/1.4, ISO 3200, -2/3 EV, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

Here's the second installment of Tracy and Paul's wedding photos, set at The Bell Hotel, Sandwich - check out the full wedding gallery.

The usual rules applied - ISO at 1600 or 3200, full colour temperature orange gel on the flash inside, flash exposure compensation for close portrait work. The Bell Hotel unfortunately has many rooms with both tungsten and fluorescent lighting so the green-magenta tint slider got a good workout in Lightroom!

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Wedding Photographer in Broadstairs, Kent

1/160, f/2.8, ISO 800, 0 EV, 24mm (24-70mm f/2.8 L)

1/80, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, -1 FEC, 70mm (24-70mm f/2.8 L)

1/250, f/1.4, ISO 800, +2/3 EV, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/100, f/5.6, ISO 640, +2/3 EV, +1 FEC, 16mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/100, f/2.8, ISO 1600, -1/3 EV, 70mm (70-200mm f/2.8 L IS)

1/100, f/2.8, ISO 160, +1/3 EV, 0 FEC, 35mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/125, f/5.6, ISO 640, -1/3 EV, 22mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/800, f/4, ISO 320, +1/3 EV, 0 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/320, f/4, ISO 200, +2/3 EV, +1 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/3200, f/2.5, ISO 200, -2/3 EV, 0 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/8000, f/1.4, ISO 200, -1 EV, +1/3 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/1000, f/2.8, ISO 200, +2/3 EV, 70mm (70-200mm f/2.8 L IS)

1/125, f/5, ISO 200, +1/3 EV, 70mm (70-200mm f/2.8 L IS)

1/250, f/6.3, ISO 200, -1/3 EV, 15mm (15mm f/2.8 Fisheye)

1/400, f/6.3, ISO 200, 0 EV, 15mm (15mm f/2.8 Fisheye)

I had the pleasure of photographing Tracy and Paul's wedding at the Holy Trinity Church, Broadstairs and The Bell Hotel, Sandwich on Saturday. I've finished processing all the shots from Broadstairs so thought I'd publish a selection on the blog today. The wedding gallery will be published online in a day or two.

The light and the sky were both magnificent on Saturday, probably the best I've seen this year. The Church was also reasonably well-lit - I didn't have to use ISO 3200 for once. The downside was the Arctic conditions - it was absolutely freezing! Tracy and Paul chose to have some portraits and group shots on the jetty. Combined with the wind chill factor down by the seafront I'd have estimated the temperature was below freezing. Tracy lasted for about 40 minutes wearing just her wedding dress in these conditions and didn't complain once - very impressive. For their honeymoon they've gone off for 2 months to climb mountains all round the world - these are tough people!

I had great fun balancing the ambient and flash light for the portrait shots. Check out the exposure and flash compensation figures. I've had a few queries regarding tips on this technique - I'll publish a post on flash exposure compensation very soon.

Thanks to Charlie the surfer for joining us for a few shots. This could be the beginnings of a new movement in wedding photography!

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Kent Wedding Photographer in Broadstairs

1/200, f/11, ISO 200, 0 EV, 16mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/500, f/11, ISO 200, 0 EV, 16mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/125, f/11, ISO 200, 0 EV, 35mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/1000, f/2.8, ISO 100, +2/3 EV, 200mm (70-200mm f/2.8 L IS)

1/320, f/8, ISO 100, 0 then -2 & +2 EV, 16mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

I shot a wedding in Broadstairs and Sandwich yesterday - I'll post a selection of photos in a few days. In the meantime I've posted a few images from Broadstairs beach that I shot before the wedding started. The light and sky were wonderful but it was unbelievably cold. One of the surfers told me that the sea was a tolerable 12 degrees Celsius - it was just the walk out that was painful!

The bottom of the 5 images is an HDR shot and was processed using Photomatix Pro.

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Wedding Photographer in Kent - Wedding Album

I've just finished Kim and Chris' wedding album - a selection of pages are shown above. I always like to receive the clients' approval before uploading to the printer in the US - have a look at the electronic proofs that I sent them.

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Wedding Photographer in Kent - Quotes

If you're a potential wedding client looking for a quote the information I require is:

1. Your planned wedding date.

2. All locations that I'll be required to attend (eg bride's home, ceremony venue, reception venue, photoshoot location) with, ideally, postcodes to eliminate any chance of confusion.

3. The length of time I'll be required to cover. If you're not sure, just let me know the time of the ceremony, time when food is due to be served (if known), plus a feel for the events you want covered. From the classic wedding repertoire these can include:

Bride preparation

Groom, best man and ushers having fun before the wedding

Arrival of the bridal party

The ceremony

Candids of post-ceremony congratulations

Formal group shots

Bride and groom portrait session

Candids during pre-dinner drinks

Speeches

Cake-cutting

First dance

Evening reception

But feel free to fully customise your wedding day!

Once I have this information I can then provide you with a couple of quotes.

Without wishing to sound too much like a salesman I'll just point out that I now have over 40 weddings booked for 2009 and that 2010 is booking very quickly. Please contact me via my website if you want to enquire about my services.

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Kent Wedding Photographer in Canterbury

1/80, f/4.0, ISO 1600, o EV, -1 FEC, 23mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/60, f/2.8, ISO 3200, o EV, 0 FEC, 16mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/50, f/2.8, ISO 3200, -1/3 EV, -1 FEC, 16mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/125, f/3.5, ISO 3200, o EV, -2/3 FEC, 59mm (24-70mm f/2.8 L)

1/80, f/4.0, ISO 3200, 1/3 EV, -2/3 FEC, 26mm (24-70mm f/2.8 L)

1/50, f/4.0, ISO 3200, 1/3 EV, -2/3 FEC, 26mm (24-70mm f/2.8 L)

1/100, f/2.8, ISO 3200, 1/3 EV, -1/3 FEC, 16mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/80, f/3.2, ISO 3200, 1/3 EV, -1 FEC, 35mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/1600, f/1.4, ISO 1600, o EV, -1 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/1000, f/1.4, ISO 1600, o EV, -1 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/320, f/1.6, ISO 1600, o EV, -1 FEC, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/50, f/1.4, ISO 1600, +1 EV, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/250, f/1.2, ISO 1600, -1/3 EV, 85mm (85mm f/1.2 L)

1/200, f/1.2, ISO 1600, -1/3 EV, 85mm (85mm f/1.2 L)

1/200, f/1.2, ISO 1600, 1/3 EV, 85mm (85mm f/1.2 L)

1/125, f/1.2, ISO 1600, 0 EV, -1 FEC, 85mm (85mm f/1.2 L)

1/60, f/1.6, ISO 1600, o EV, -1 FEC, 85mm (85mm f/1.2 L)

1/200, f/5.0, ISO 3200, +1/3 EV, 32mm (24-70mm f/2.8 L)

I had the pleasure of photographing Kate and John's wedding at Canterbury Registry Office, the Abode Hotel and the Brewery Tavern Inn on Saturday - check out their wedding gallery. Unfortunately it was yet another very wet and windy day but, fortunately, I had yet another wonderful couple. No complaints about the weather, just plenty of good humour.

I've included a good selection of black and white conversions from this wedding, which generally tend to be neglected in my blog posts. On a technical note you can see from the EXIF data that light levels indoors were low - you need to be prepared to go to high ISO settings and then digitally clean up the images. I generally set the ISO speed for the room or area that I'm working in and then stick to that. Occasionally this means that I could take a few shots at lower ISO speeds, as you'll see above, but it makes life simpler. The indoor lighting was primarily tungsten this week which gave me the opportunity to use a full colour temperature orange (CTO) filter on my Speedlites in order to balance the flash light with the indoor tungsten lighting.

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Kent Wedding Photographer in Borden and Sittingbourne

1/125, f/2.8, ISO 400, o EV, 0 FEC, 70mm (70-200mm f/2.8 L IS)

1/125, f/2.8, ISO 400, o EV, 0 FEC, 35mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/100, f/3.5, ISO 400, o EV, 0 FEC, 35mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/30, f/2.8, ISO 1600, o EV, 35mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/50, f/4.5, ISO 3200, +1/3 EV, 35mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/100, f/2.8, ISO 1600, o EV, 0 FEC, 16mm (16-35mm f/2.8 L)

1/60, f/2.2, ISO 1600, +1/3 EV, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

1/100, f/1.4, ISO 800, o EV, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)