anyone use portrait mode setting for wedding shots?

Real photographers shoot weddings in JPEG small.

picard wrote in post #11761371
I know everyone shoot in raw mode. The 7D, for example, has standard, landscape, portrait. I wonder if it makes any difference using portrait mode for wedding ?

Yes shooting in RAW it doesn't really matter in the end but I use the Neutral picture style as opposed to standard or portrait when shooting RAW. Your camera uses the picture style to render the image on your cameras LCD and often times I find the "blinkies" to be a bit in accurate when shooting in in standard or portrait or landscape. Neutral picture style I feel gives the most accurate histogram and "blinkies".

Myself, I can't see spending over 1 or 2 thousand dollars on a camera and not use what you pay for, not use all the technology that went into it, only to shoot raw. Raw it seems to me defeats all the engineering and technology it took to produce excellent images. Oh well, I'm using what I paid my hard earned money for, I shoot jpeg.

Shooting wrote in post #12511141
Myself, I can't see spending over 1 or 2 thousand dollars on a camera and not use what you pay for, not use all the technology that went into it, only to shoot raw. Raw it seems to me defeats all the engineering and technology it took to produce excellent images. Oh well, I'm using what I paid my hard earned money for, I shoot jpeg.

I'm glad your camera never makes metering mistakes or is fooled by colored lights.

PMCphotography wrote in post #11761481
I shoot about 50/50 RAW/JPG.

You don't have to be an expert at exposure or WB to use JPG. To answer the question though, I set my picture style to "neutral" and leave it there.

This.

nicksan wrote in post #11868310
Real photographers shoot weddings in JPEG small.

And just think of all the time you'll save not having to switch cards

Shooting wrote in post #12511141
Myself, I can't see spending over 1 or 2 thousand dollars on a camera and not use what you pay for, not use all the technology that went into it, only to shoot raw. Raw it seems to me defeats all the engineering and technology it took to produce excellent images. Oh well, I'm using what I paid my hard earned money for, I shoot jpeg.

So you're saying the main feature of a camera is the raw to jpeg converter? Not the sensor engineering, user interface, body, af system, etc, etc.

Raw to jpeg conversion is better done in a powerful device that has cycles to spare, not a battery powered device optimised for low power usage. DPP does very similar things to the camera conversion, probably with some extra tweaks that are possible using a faster device.

Neutral only for all of my shoots, including weddings

I use the Landscape picture style for weddings - portraits is horribly pink! Try the landscape, you'll love it

I shot a wedding a few years ago in Standard. I did not like the skin tones. I found them almost dirty looking. I did a bunch of searches and found one I like based on some examples. I know it is RAW but just saves time PP later.

Faithful - Contrast -1, Color Tone 0 and Saturation +1. I'll flip some to landscape and have a look.

smorter wrote in post #12514952
I use the Landscape picture style for weddings - portraits is horribly pink! Try the landscape, you'll love it

are you sure landscape mode is good idea? seriously.

Your Story Photoart wrote in post #12511858
Neutral only for all of my shoots, including weddings

do neutral setting create darker color for all photos?

picard wrote in post #12518076
are you sure landscape mode is good idea? seriously.

Yes, just try it in DPP if you are not convinced!
These photos are all pretty much SOOC with no colour edits, and all in Landscape picture style: http://dawei.zenfolio.​com/p757773147#h1488dc​ec

picard wrote in post #12518082
do neutral setting create darker color for all photos?

they shouldn't be darker. Neutral just means that ALL of the settings within a profile are "zeroed" out. what you may be experiencing is the difference between the picture you captured and the difference between what you see on your LCD and what you see on your monitor.

the main reason I do it is because of PP. There's no need for me to use a camera profile when I'll be adjusting those parameters to my liking in LR during PP.

so I only use neutral.

I'm sure it's been said, but if you shoot in RAW, it doesn't matter. If you shoot RAW and PP in LR, it doesn't matter. If you shoot RAW and PP in PS, it doesn't matter. Quite frankly, even if you shoot RAW and PP in DPP, it doesn't really matter as it can be changed in post.

For in-cam quick view reasons, I often leave my style set to Landscape if I'm on location outdoors just for pleasure viewing on the cam's screen. It usually works for indoors viewing as well. So, if I want to show a client a shot, it will not be as drab as it would be in other style modes.

Picture styles are really useless unless you shoot in JPG and customize the style to improve the shot for the best result in-cam. That's really all that matters.