The V spread

When you photograph a wedding reception, particularly at this time of year it often gets dark very quickly. As such, it becomes more and more difficult to produce good images as the background soon turns black and the dancing and other events begin. You can use this to your advantage using what I call the V Spread. It's simply using two studio strobes on tall light stands in an approximate V surrounding the dance floor or where the garter or bouquet toss takes place.

If you position yourself between the V, you can take many fun images and produce great edgy shots. Focus on the newly married couple and you'll probably get one really good image out of every five clicks. You'll need a reliable wireless trigger' you'll need to turn off the strobes' optical senors or put some tape over them and you'll have to trustauto-focus. Other than that click away and blind everyone with the colossal flashes that emanate from the strobes. :) It gets to be like a disco from way back.