What Mark said really underscores the essence of PJ style: spontanaety. Hence wide lenses. I think flash kind of kills the mood of whatever you're trying to shoot, so go fast.
--- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >what lenses would you suggest for a > reportage/photojournalistic style of > >shooting for a wedding or event ? > > > >I've had a few people say that they would use > "standard" lenses and only go > >as wide as 28mm. > > > >I just somehow keep thinking that 24mm may be ok > but I could be totally > >wrong. > > > >What's everyone think ? > > I once read an interview with a photographer who > shot a lot of "PJ style" work > and said the 20mm was his favorite lens. > > An advantage of a 20 or 24 is that most of your > subjects won't know how really > wide they are. You can get a group shot capturing > the person who's the center of > attention and get the surrounding people without > their realizing that they're in > the photo at all, so they're behaving much more > naturally than might otherwise > be the case. > > > -- > Mark Roberts > www.robertstech.com > Photography and writing > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com
