Tanya Mayer wrote: > the remaining 133 > "rejects" were thrown away due to people CLOSING their eyes!! That is a > HUGE amount, and all I can say is that I am LUCKY that I usually shoot > multiples of most shots. In the second wedding in particular, there were > three separate ladies who had their eyes closed in EVERY shot that they were > in. One lady wanted a shot with her husband and 7 children - I took 16 > separate shots and STILL didn't get one with her eyes open!! Another lady > wanted a shot with her fiancee, and again after 9 separate shots, we > achieved only 2 with her eyes open!
Someone else posted a few weeks ago about a technique for overcoming "closed eye syndrome" by having everyone deliberately close their eyes and then open them when the photographer counts to three (and takes the shot). Have you tried that one? Personally, I think that standard TTL or even manual flash would be completely viable in a relatively controlled situation like wedding portraits. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
