Flash
Yes, you can definitely use flash and still be capturing documentary moments! Here are lots of articles by our TiR members that specifically offer flash tips for wedding photography; about the ways they used flash (OCF and on-camera) to capture their images.
This Is How: ‘More Than A Feeling’ by Liam Shaw
For the twenty-ninth of our documentary wedding photography guides, I’m excited to welcome the brilliant Liam Shaw of York Place Studios to the site, sharing his thoughts on this fantastic capture. Really great insights into capturing atmosphere and the true essence of a scene, utilising dance floor lights to intensify emotion, visual impact, composition and more…
This Is How: ‘Champagne Shower’ by Rahul Khona
In the twenty-third of our regular series of documentary wedding photography guides it’s an honour to have the brilliant Rahul Khona on the site, telling us all about this brilliant champagne shower capture of his. Brilliant tips and insights such as staying until the end, shooting not only for the couple but for future generations, an in-depth discussion of his flash setup, and much more. He also shows us his RAW images from the series of shots he captured here, along with the final, edited image. Thanks so much Rahul!
This Is How: ‘Simply The Best’ by Louisa Parsons
In the twenty-second of our regular series of reportage wedding photography tips we’re thrilled to have the very talented Louisa Parsons on the site today, taking us behind the scenes of this fantastic partying capture! Louisa goes in-depth on her flash setup here, which is extremely interesting, and she also shares insights into her editing, handling pressure, and how she got into this fantastic career we call wedding photography! Thanks Louisa!
This Is How: ‘Father of the Bride’s Speech’ by Steven Rooney
In the twentieth of our regular series of documentary wedding photography tips we’re excited to have the fabulous Steven Rooney with us, telling us all about how he captured this emotional image. We love his thoughts on not only this specific capture (including his flash setup, and tips on context, composition and storytelling), but also weddings themselves; of being a Father himself and wanting the best for his three children. Thank you for sharing, Steven:
This Is How: ‘Warehouse Dance Floor’ by Andrew Billington
In the eighteenth of our regular series of ‘This Is How…’, we’ve got the brilliant Andrew Billington telling us how he got this iconic and atmospheric shot; great tips on storytelling, setting the scene, lighting and more…
