Wide angles, you have heard me say it before, rock.
I mean 16mm focal length on a full frame camera, or 10mm on a crop camera. Take these sample shots from a wedding I shot yesterday:
All those, you will agree, are somewhat unconventional – my style. But you will also, I hope, agree that wide angles are fun – they introduce extreme perspective; depth; diagonals; and interest.
You will also, I hope, notice off-centre composition (the “rule of thirds”) and a good mix between flash light and ambient light; also a good mix between sharp and blurred elements in each image.
My advice: try to go wide for intetest: see what it does for you.
To tripod or not to tripod that is the question-wondering when it is best to tripod the camera to get the best shot and why as opposed to hand held..do you get greater saturation ever by using s tripod against handheld?
Not really – saturation is more about exposure. “The brighter, the less saturated”, you could say. For saturated colour, expose a little less – try!
As for tripods – “one divided by the lens length”- if you stay above that as a shutter speed setting you’re generally ok.