[VikingPhotography]

ISO800, 1/100 sec at f/1.4... the joys of shooting with available light - and a great subject

[Dave]

Cracking shot, cracking bride What % of shots do you shoot at weddings without flash, if you don't mind me asking ?

[daveyuk]

Cracking shot very sharp

[VikingPhotography]

Originally Posted by Dave

Cracking shot, cracking bride

She's a former Miss Scotland, so that explains the good genetics

Originally Posted by Dave

What % of shots do you shoot at weddings without flash, if you don't mind me asking ?

As many as I possibly can... I'd rather use a reflector and bounce some natural light onto a subject than use fill flash and, for wandering around shooting candids during receptions, I use both my 28 and 85mm f/1.4 lenses without flash.

If you look at Viking Photography - Wedding Photography Examples , all the shots on that page are done using natural light. The one in the bottom right used a reflector to bounce light from the window back onto the front of the little girl and worked out beautifully IMO.

If I have to resort to flash it's usually only for posed photographs and I use a couple of SB-800's in wireless mode to provide controlled directional lighting. I have a pair of compact light stands and use either brollies, softboxes or bounced flash from the stands to put the light exactly where I want it.

In terms of on-camera fill flash - I avoid it like the plague and only use it in situations where I have no other choice.