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  barebulb flash, 52–53

  bounce-flash devices, 50–51

  handheld video lights, 84

  on-camera flash, 50

  pole lighting, 82

  reflectors, 54

  studio flash systems, 53–54

  umbrellas, 54

  videographer’s lighting, 82–84

  M

  Megapixels, 43

  Metadata, 59–60

  Metering, 50, 57

  N

  Noise, 59

  O

  Observation, powers of, 19–21

  P

  People skills, 30–32

  Portrait lengths, 94–95

  head-and-shoulder poses, 94–95

  three-quarter-length poses, 94

  Posing, 6, 90–93, 108

  gaze, 93

  hands, 93, 108

  head-and-shoulders axis, 90–92

  head angles, 92–93

  profiles, 93

  traditional, 6

  weight on the back foot, 92

  Pre-ceremony coverage, 75–76

  Preparation, 26–27

  Proactive stance, 18–19

  R

  Radios, two-way, 55

  Reception, photographing, 80–86

  bouquet toss, 86

  cake cutting, 84

  children, 86

  first dance, 85–86

  lighting, 82–85

  overviews of room, 80–81

  table shots, 86

  Remote triggering devices, 55

  Removable storage media, 39, 44, 60

  Rings, 84

  S

  Sharpening, 59

  Shot lists, 8

  Shutter-lag time, 44

  Storytelling, 22–25

  Style, 27–30

  T

  Table shots, 86

  U

  Uniqueness, 27

  V

  Variety, 34, 102

  Vision, 21

  W

  Wedding albums, 109–20

  design principles, 110–11

  design software, 113

  features, 117–20

  miniature, 120

  types of, 111–12

  Wedding photojournalism, 8–9, 33–37

  White balance, 45–47, 58–59

  WiFi technology, 55

  Workflow, 10–11, 64–71

  JPEG-based, 64–68

  RAW-based, 68–71