Recommended Reading
Digital Wedding
Photography
Book Description
"Digital Wedding Photography" offers readers an introduction to wedding
photography, assuming that they have some familiarity with their cameras and
computers but are not experts. It provides readers with information about
the skills they will need to take great wedding photos in the digital age,
including selecting the correct lenses and digital equipment, as well as the
most appropriate digital imaging techniques. This book also looks at the
various ways of presenting the material to the happy couple and their
friends and relatives. It presents the material in a step-by-step format,
ideal for photography topics. Weddings offer limited opportunity for
aspiring photographers to prove and improve their skill. Preparation is
everything and that's exactly what this book focuses on.
Wedding
Photography 101: The Complete Guide to Starting and Growing a Wedding
Photography Business
Recommended Lens
Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX HSM Lens
Sigma's has been known the world over for their innovative design, ease of
use and for the excellent results that their zoom lenses produce - this
offering is no exception. The new 70-200mm f2.8 EX APO IF HSM lens features
an apochromatic optical design and four elements composed of Special Low
Dispersion (SLD) glass for high image contrast, resolution and color
saturation. For optimum performance in just about any photographic
situation, an internal focusing system means that the front barrel does not
rotate during focusing. For stability and the use of specialty filters, This
internal focusing system is a must. The internal zooming mechanism allows
the lens length to remain constant during zooming. Sigma's new Hyper Sonic
Motors (H.S.M.) provide silent, responsive autofocus action with both Canon
and Nikon AF SLR cameras. The H.S.M. feature also permits manual adjustment
of focus without the necessity of switching off the autofocus function.. The
Focus Free mechanism keeps the manual focus ring from spinning when the
camera is auto-focusing. The 70-200mm f2.8 EX APO IF HSM is fully compatible
with both the Sigma AF 1.4X and 2X APO EX Tele-converters. The new dedicated
1.4x APO Tele-converter features a high performance 5 element/3 group
optical design, and it is optimized for use with long telephoto and tele-zoom lenses.
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Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Lens
Features:
- Special low-dispersion
glass for high image quality
- 28 to 70 mm focal length
- f2.8 maximum aperture
- Inner focusing system
allows add-on hoods and filters
This is the world’s smallest, large and
constant aperture zoom lens and is ideal for digital SLR cameras. The power
layout of the lens is specially optimized for digital SLR cameras, and Super
Multi Coating gives superb color performance whilst cutting down flare and
ghost.
Two SLD elements and four aspherical
lenses provide the ultimate correction against distortion as well as all
types of aberration, especially spherical aberration. Its advanced optical
design ensures high performance throughout the entire zoom range.
The use of aspherical lenses in the
construction of this lens not only corrects aberrations but also produces a
very small and lightweight lens design. Its compact, yet robust,
construction has an overall length of 87.2 millimeters (3.4 inches), maximum
diameter of 74 millimeters (2.9 inches), filter size of 67 millimeters and
weight of 510 grams (18 ounces). It has a minimum focusing distance of 33
centimeters (13 inches) at all focal lengths and a maximum magnification
ratio of 1:4.4 which is very convenient for close-up photography.
The inner focus system allows the lens to
be focused without rotating the front element, therefore a Petal-type hood
and circular polarizing filters can easily be used.
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