During the film
era, photographers favored color negative film and medium-format
cameras, especially by Hasselblad. Today, many more weddings
are photographed with digital SLR cameras as the digital convenience
provides quick detection of lighting mistakes and allows creative
approaches to be reviewed immediately.
In spite of diminishing film use, some photographers continue
to shoot with film as they prefer the film aesthetic, while
others are of the opinion that negative film captures more
information than digital technology, with less margin for
exposure error. Certainly true in some cases, it should be
noted that exposure latitude inherent in a camera's native
RAW image format (which allows for more under- and over-
exposure than JPEG[3]) varies from manufacturer to manufacturer.
All forms of RAW have a degree of exposure latitude which
exceeds slide film - to which digital capture is commonly
compared.
Currently however, it is fair to say that many professional
labs have a greater capacity to provide services in post-production
for film compared with digital[citation needed], such as quickly
generate adequate prints in the event of some over- or under-
exposure. This should change over time, with manufacturers
like Kodak announcing a commitment to further develop streamlined
services in the area of professional digital lab output.
Technology has evolved with the use of remote triggers and
flashes. Wedding photographers are now able to take advantage
of traveling light and having the ability to use creative lighting. |