"P" Mode? At a wedding? Are you nuts??

that first shot is great!

Thanks! I could have had the Rolls longer but I'm adamant about not running late. I like to avoid being that photographer ie a time-Grinch.

I shoot in "P" Mode all the time Nice shot dude.

Thanks.

That was my first real go with P mode actually. I knew I wouldn't have much time with the car, I knew it was a range of black to chrome, I knew I would be using flash, and I knew I was in evaluative metering mode. I figured P mode couldn't really get it wrong and would save me some time. I was right.

White Dress, Black Tux
White Doors, Black Fenders

Yep, it ought to all average out and by golly, it did!

Yep. I know when I'm better off.

Trust me, I'm a big believer in the phrase: "Work Smarter, Not Harder..."

Nice Work (as usual)

Indeed!

Thanks! Here's another P mode snap. The sun didn't play as strong a role so the direct flash is more evident.

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Interesting...I don't think i've ever actually used P mode before...

I wouldn't bother with it in any other situation. Just outdoors, daylight, fill flash.

In other words, if a point and shoot would do fine, P mode + flash will too.

Nothing wrong with "P"rofessional mode or anyother mode for that matter if you know what you are doing. However, you need to watch for things that grow out of her head, like in the second shot. Other than that, nice.

Great crisp images! I don't think I have ever really used "P" mode yet either.....but then I have a lot of learning to do too!

Interesting. I do trust my meter but simply using P mode assumes the camera is smarter than you are. And in many ways, I'm sure it is smarter than I, but it also cannot "see" what I'm shooting or exposing for and if you know your camera well enough, slightly adjusting Shutter Speed and Aperture is as easy as walking.

But whatever works for you... is what you have to do! So good job getting the images. Couple of things: If you move them slightly closer to the car and take the shot at a little more of an angle, you'll see more of that beautiful automobile! Something like this, maybe? (of course, this is at night and a totally different shot) I LOVE shooting cars with couples. Isn't it great! Also watch cutting their feet off in the last one.

Otherwise great work! And nice job, even for 'P'retty Picture mode!

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viet wrote in post #9840329
Nothing wrong with "P"rofessional mode or anyother mode for that matter if you know what you are doing. However, you need to watch for things that grow out of her head, like in the second shot. Other than that, nice.

Yeah it happens. It was either clone out (or not care about) a tree, or re-compose and be forced to clone out a bunch of homes and vehicles. Truth be told, I don't care as much about trees as I do other things like telephone poles. I guess I'm just stubborn like that.

KolGar wrote in post #9841474
Great crisp images! I don't think I have ever really used "P" mode yet either.....but then I have a lot of learning to do too!

Thanks! I never used it seriously before either because so many people knocked it. It's really not as bad as they say, at least not on these bodies. I'm not sure how the 30D would have fared.

collierportraits wrote in post #9841625
Interesting. I do trust my meter but simply using P mode assumes the camera is smarter than you are. And in many ways, I'm sure it is smarter than I, but it also cannot "see" what I'm shooting or exposing for and if you know your camera well enough, slightly adjusting Shutter Speed and Aperture is as easy as walking.

I'd say in this scenario, the camera and I were on equal footing. We both knew the scene was fairly neutral overall.

Adjustments are indeed easy. Dial on front, dial on back. But hey if I can save some time looking at the scene, I will. I knew what the scene was before I got there because I scouted it beforehand, so I set my camera to P mode on the drive over. What I didn't know, because I had scouted it on an overcast day, was how much light there'd be and what specific settings I would need.

Not only that, but this is my way of saying "Kiss it, M Zealots!"

collierportraits wrote in post #9841625
But whatever works for you... is what you have to do! So good job getting the images. Couple of things: If you move them slightly closer to the car and take the shot at a little more of an angle, you'll see more of that beautiful automobile! Something like this, maybe? (of course, this is at night and a totally different shot) I LOVE shooting cars with couples. Isn't it great! Also watch cutting their feet off in the last one.

Otherwise great work! And nice job, even for 'P'retty Picture mode!

Yep I have a couple of those but I don't like 'em as much. I wanted the car to play a supporting role. I didn't want it to be a group shot. It's really about the couple, not the car. The car, IMHO is just set decoration, just like the country club exterior.