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<p>Haha these are great!<br>

Thanks David, for the compliment. :)</p>

<p>I was just thinking through about what made wedding photos have that special wow factor... I started scribbling them down and came up with a few things... Then I realised they just happened to fit into a couple of popular abbreviations to help me remember them when I'm looking through the viewfinder. <br>

T = Timing<br>

L = Lighting<br>

C = Composition<br>

as for composition, this can be broken down into...<br>

B = Balance<br>

L = Leading lines<br>

T = Telling a story<br>

What do you guys think? What other "recipes" for great photos is anyone willing to share in terms of what they look out for. Especially given the fast paced shooting that we all know to be wedding photography... <br>

Double points if they add up to a commonly used abbreviation! :)</p>

<p>This may have been covered in a previous post, but I've tried a search and haven't been able to find it. <br>

I have a number of EOS Bodies (EOS-3, 40D and now 5D Mark II) - basically I've noticed that with a Speedlite attached and the camera set to P, Av, or Tv mode, the camera meters the scene one-stop less. It meters normally when on M mode. <br>

If I am lighting my scene with primarily flash, this isn't a problem. But now I've been shooting "available light" and only using the flash for a touch of fill (FEC -1 to -2)... but the camera meters one stop less. <br>

A simple workaround is to increase the camera's EV by +1 more than I usually would. If I turn off the speedlite, then I need to adjust this back again. Alternatively, I could just use M mode to meter the scene. <br>

Playing around with custom functions I am unable to find anything to amend this. Does anybody know why they've designed the meter to work differently with the flash on? I suppose can think of a few reasons why, but then again, shouldn't that be up to me to decide?</p>

<p>My first year of weddings. <br>

Canon 40D, 17-55mm f/2.8 IS. 1/15 @ 2.8 @ ISO 800. Shutter speed turned the water droplets into streaks.<br>

Popping the Champagne:</p>

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