Blurry pictures when people walk down the isle for wedding...Help!

TheBurningCrown wrote in post #13037225
But you lose a lot of flash power if it's your main light. And if it's a focus issue (which it sounds like it is), HSS does nothing for you.

Maybe not, but he had said his flash wouldnt go above 200, and I was just telling him how.

For OP, to freeze action with speedlight you need to underexpose the subject by two stops.

tolyD wrote in post #13041698
For OP, to freeze action with speedlight you need to underexpose the subject by two stops.

This is true, but youre going to really have some dark backgrounds. OP, post the pictures! Even just one.

JakAHearts wrote in post #13041754
This is true, but youre going to really have some dark backgrounds. OP, post the pictures! Even just one.

true , but if thats the case then at least they will be in focus

I see many people shoot someone moving towards them... they lock focus but don't shoot right away... they're either re-framing or waiting for the eyes to open or something... and then take the shot.... they don't realize that the locked focus is now a foot behind the subject as they keep on coming towards you

also if you're using flash indoors, bump the ISO up a bit... 800 won't hurt... one of the main benefits will be that your flash won't have to work as hard, which means it will have a better chance at keeping up if you're firing a few successive shots

SMP_Homer wrote in post #13064738
I see many people shoot someone moving towards them... they lock focus but don't shoot right away... they're either re-framing or waiting for the eyes to open or something... and then take the shot.... they don't realize that the locked focus is now a foot behind the subject as they keep on coming towards you
also if you're using flash indoors, bump the ISO up a bit... 800 won't hurt... one of the main benefits will be that your flash won't have to work as hard, which means it will have a better chance at keeping up if you're firing a few successive shots

Yep. people moving towards me was the problem I had on my second wedding as a second shooter. I solved it by shifting my AF point down, so I wouldnt have to waste time (And miss focus) reframing to eliminate alot of dead space above the person. Problem solved. Was hoping to get a wedding this fall that we were offered, but they didnt give it to us then... guess it could be something about my being 15. Wish someone would give me a chance, though...

You need to figure out whether you have lens blur or motion blur.

I wanted to take the time to thank everyone for their help. I figured out it was a focusing issue. Putting the camera on AI Servo helped. Problem solved! I will try to post some pictures within a couple weeks of the recent wedding I did. Thanks again!