Another winter wedding from earlier of this year. It was a cold day, but we were still able to spend some time outside and get a number of great shots. The day finished at the Paradise Banquet Hall in Toronto, which has a very European look. That really worked great with this couple and their Polish heritage.
It was hard to choose my favorites,but here are a few from that day
I was about to post a wedding, but I am in the mood for something different.
I get emails from students/sport photographers asking for settings and the cameras I am using. Settings don’t mean much. They always depend on your camera,lenses,lighting,distance to the subjects and effect you want to achieve. There’s no magic setting that works for every condition!
The best way to do it is to take that camera out of your bag and go out and shoot. Come home,evaluate your images and then go out again and re shoot, until you get what you want. These days cameras are pretty advanced and can give you a good number or keepers. Back when I was with 10D/20D, 30% was the maximum numbers I could keep(I love sharp photos!). I wasn’t playing it safe though and always pushing myself to try something new every day. Your basic setting would be to shoot in Servo mode as you would be dealing with moving subjects. If your camera can do 5-10 frames per second then set it in that range. Learn smooth panning. Get a monopod or a tripod if you have/need to. If you are new to the sport you will be shooting, it’s always a good idea to learn as much as you can. Learn to anticipate before anything happens as at 100-260km/h things do happen pretty fast. 
Here’s 100% crop of a Canon 20D 8mp file :: f4, 1/500, ISO200, taken while being about 12 feet away. 1/500 helped to put some motion into the wheels.
Anything over 1/1000(as in the example bellow) would probably freeze any motion. While it “may” result in fewer number of blurry images, motorcycle(motard) in this case appears to be standing still. f2.8, 1/1000, 180mm,ISO100
Some more images:
And it can only help you if you have some interest in the sport you are shooting. Although I wasn’t that good at it, I loved!!!
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On January 24th I held my first wedding photography seminar of 2010 at King Edward hotel in Toronto. Although it was a bit last minute, I was happy to see all the spots gone within hours. Thank you all who’ve attended!!
We had 2 gorgeous models on the day and 6 amazing wedding gowns from Adele Wechsler’s new Eco Couture IV collection. I think it is really cool how some of the dresses are made of 2 pieces and within seconds it is possible to transform a formal gown into a mini skirt, suitable for the evening cocktail reception.
