Wedding Photography - How to Choose the Right Lens

You started photographing weddings and now it's time to upgrade your gear pro level. Through their experience and research to other professional wedding photographers, you realize that the range of different tastes of the perfect lens for wedding photography. The truth is, there is no perfect kit. Here I will give you a taste of several lenses feel you must have when photographing weddings.

Portrait Lens
The most important objective that is a portrait lens. To know how to choose your preferred portrait lens in relation to one another, it is important to understand some of the basics of how a lens.

When you direct a camera at the subject, you can produce images through the viewfinder (this is where the photographer looks through the camera). lens to the camera magnifies the image producing an image that has been 'x' times closer or 'x' times smaller. Various authorities calculate the increase in different proportions. A typical focal length you would like the portrait shot is 85mm. 50mm lens with a body that glorifies x 1.6 (crop factor) should do the trick. It is always a good thing to try portrait photography from a distance. Although there are strict guidelines in how you take your photos, keep in mind that when you move closer to the subject, the larger object is to focus on the foreground. Here are just a few suggestions for your next purchase wedding portrait lens.

Nikon 50mm f/1.8
This is the main objective. That's retail for about $ 140 CAD and is one of the best lenses available for the low price tag it's got. The lens has a wide aperture of 1.8 allowing you to really focus on the topic, while blurring your background. Very cool effect.

Nikon 85mm f/1.4
It is also a prime lens, probably one of the best on the market right now for wedding photography. Although this is a little more pricy ($ 1180 CAD), the amount of detail and sharpness you get from this lens is unthinkable.

Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8
This is a telephoto (zoom) lens that could be your only purchase a zoom lens. Not only to produce sharp images, but you can get in front of your subject as close as 200mm. At 1.6 x crop, your focal length is about 320mm. Imagine that, only a telephoto lens you'll ever need. superb lens like 70-200mm comes with a price tag too adorable. You can buy this lens for about $ 1,800 CAD.

These are just some of the portraits of the lens should be for taking wedding photos. I would recommend sticking with the Nikon branded lenses if you have a Nikon body. Other brands such as Sigma and Tamron has a similar lens that can produce adequate results, if you have mastered using your lenses. Continue reading and learning the techniques of photographing weddings. Once you are alone equipped with quality equipment, the next step is all in your imagination and creativity. Go to capture!