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VTXT wrote:
when I say all the photos look the same, i don't mean literally the same. A 24mm shot is a 24mm shot no matter what. Of course it won't look literally the same, each shot will have different backgrounds and subjects, but a 24mm shot is a 24mm shot and you can only do so much with 24mm. Try foot zooming with the 24mm to capture a head shot, I surely won't like that.
A 1.4 lens compared to a 2.8 lens is critical in only some of the situations where you cannot use a flash. If you are a pro you should be skilled in working with multiple strobes anyways. That's one area where i'm really trying to learn. A wedding session needs couple Alien Bees or Quantums, and a 2.8 lens is plenty fast for most situations. There are times where you need 1.4 lens, and I believe it should be in every pro's bag, but a fast lens is not a substitute for proper lighting in the first place.
There is a good reason why the 24-70 and 70-200 are the two most used lenses in a wedding/event. As an active amateur, i fully understand the different shots and ambiances certain lenses can create, that's why I said I do not want MY wedding shot with just two primes. If you are fine with just the 35 and 85, that's totally ok with me as it's not my wedding. But I want my wedding shots to have some wide angle effect, some normal angle effects, some tight head shots, upper body, just a variety of angles to capture all the different moods and moments. And the 24-70 and 70-200 are the two best lenses to do that. ...Show more →
It really depends on your style... I have tried the many strobes route, and I found it really troublesome, and even when I did use that method, it was merely to flood light in from behind, because I thought the venue was crap. The problem is, the shoots all end up looking very similar. If you meant to use the strobes to get even lighting and DOF, then honestly if you just wanted even lighting, you can get that with a on camera flash (580exII SB-910) and a bit of tricky dialing of manual exposures.
You can shoot with primes and no flash, you can shoot with primes and flash. You can shoot with zooms and no flash, you can shoot with zooms an flash.. It really depends on the look you're going for.
Best,
Adam
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