Analyzing Lightroom metadata from 3 weddings - what a difference!

I think that looking at statistics helps you see patterns, good or bad, that will help you improve. For example, are you biased toward a certain lens or focal length? I went into Lightroom and looked at the last 3 weddings I did to do just this. Granted, these are unculled, so not completely reflective of the keepers, but it still gave me some insight into my habits. All three had different sets of challenges (low light, small locations, flash bouncability, etc.) so I tried to adapt for each situation.

Wedding #1 was in a big, dark church with no flash allowed. The reception was in a dark restaurant with no ability to bounce flash, so I mostly held the flash gun in my hand.

Wedding #2 featured a ceremony and reception in the same location. Small hotel, but well-lit.

Wedding #3 was in a medium-sized church, but very well lit. The reception was large and fairly dark.

What surprised me is how the f-stop shifted from the first wedding to the third. One thing that this exercise taught me is that there is no perfect, ideal camera setting for all situations. I find myself changing settings during a wedding very frequently.

Interesting. I'd be curious what it looks like after its culled. Also since I use off brand flash it doesn't register in the metadata as flash fired or not.