Oragne County Wedding Photographer Jen OSullivan » Boutique Wedding Photography based out of Orange County, California with studios in Irvine, Beverly Hills, and Pasadena.

Monthly Archives: May 2009

OPEN FORUM: Lens Flare

Camera Settings: Above Left: f/11 1/100sec. 24mm focal length Above Right: f/22 1/60sec. 97mm focal length both shots using a 1D Mark II with a 24-105 lens. Question from Michelle of Grace & Joy Photography “I love your new format! So great! Ok, I have a question for Friday – I don’t think I’m going…

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TECHNIQUE: Custom Function 4

If you are a Canon user you will want to read this especially if you shoot action. Set your camera to Custom Function 4:3 (AE/AF, no AE lock) and your Auto Focus to AI SERVO. (AI means Artificial Intelligence because it uses algorithms to track and predicts where the subject is moving to.) Custom Function…

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WORKFLOW: Post-Production Services

There is a debate in the wedding photography world over whether you should edit your own work or farm it out. By farm it out I mean hiring an in studio assistant or having an editing company do it. I have done it myself for years and have not farmed it out. This is because…

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QUICK TIP: Cocktail Hour

I used to work for the Huntington Memorial Hospital when I first started out. I mainly shot all their cocktail parties and charity events. One of the main reasons they liked me over other photographers was how I was able to capture candids of people enjoying themselves during the coctail hour. They said that all…

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