LENSES FOR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

5. 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom LensSometimes the 24-70mm lens just isn’t wide enough to capture everything you want. The ultra wide angle helps you capture your surroundings.

LENSES FOR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY Candid photography is a unique combination

of every type of photography.

Fashion and portrait photography, architectural photography, product photography, macro photography, family and children photography, and sometimes even travel photography are all included under the required knowledge umbrella of wedding photography.

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LENSES FOR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY In order to deliver a complete wedding

photography product, you’re going to need lenses that allow you to capture each of these aspects with artistry and creativity.

In a perfect world, we’d have the finances and manpower to haul every available lens to the venue; but in reality, we’re limited to a handful of accessible, high-quality, and versatile lenses.

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LENSES FOR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY Here is a subjective list of 6 must have lenses

for any given wedding.

It should be noted that we, the authors of this article, have a bias for shooting wide open (low apertures) in most situations.

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LENSES FOR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY 1. 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens

It creates a beautiful bokeh (blur) at f2.8, and the compression you get when you’re zoomed in from 150-200mm gives your image a look that’s hard to achieve with any other lens.

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LENSES FOR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY 2. 50mm f/1.2 Lens

It can save the day when the light starts to drop and allow you to bring out the backgrounds.

It also, makes you less reliant on your flash, creating a softer, more natural look for your subjects, as illustrated in the following outdoor dance floor picture.

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LENSES FOR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY 3. 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Lens

This is a critical lens for smaller spaces. The 70-200 would be too close for this

situation, and the 50mm would not provide enough versatility, as you typically don’t have too much room for movement.

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LENSES FOR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY 4. 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens for Canon

SLR Cameras

With the 100mm Macro, you can capture detailed shots with the same quality and detail as product advertisements in magazines.

Add in your touch of lighting and creativity, and you get ring shots like the one below.

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LENSES FOR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY 5. 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle

Zoom Lens

Sometimes the 24-70mm lens just isn’t wide enough to capture everything you want. The ultra wide angle helps you capture your surroundings.

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LENSES FOR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY 6. 85mm f1.2L II USM

When this article was first published in 2009, the 85mm f1.2 was in our honorable mention category, but we’ve since fallen in love with this lens.

With this lens, you get an incredible look in the bokeh which really isn’t matched by any other lens.

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