Athena - Hi Melissa- Just a ditto to all the wonderful comments and praise other folks are leaving for you. I'm so mystified by flash and reception lighting but your candid approach to sharing your information is invaluable. I'm excited to put this to the test! Thank you so much!!
Kristen Gardner - What a simple adjustment! Thank you for being so transparent. You're awesome!
priscilla souza - Just in time for my next wedding :) I always feel my pictures are a bit underexposed. Hopefully this will help.
Thank you!
I love your blog!
Heather Corporan - Sweet, you're full of awesome info MJ!
kylee - Quick question... do you have to do any post-processing with your reception shots?!?
Erica Velasco - OMG.....seriously had no idea about this! I was wondering why my images were a bit underexposed! This is going to change my reception photos entirely! thanks so much!
Meredith Melody - Thank you SO much for the posts on reception lighting! I've found the tips and tricks you've posted to be immensely helpful. I purchased the pocket wizard and other access. you recommended, but I haven't been able to get the remote flash to fire outside of a test/prep environment. Any suggestions??
Evie Perez - Oh my word!! Thanks for posting this. I can't wait to try this out :)
Courtney - Melissa, I noticed almost all of your frames are horizontal - do you shoot that way on purpose to avoid a flash shadow?
Holly Howe - mj!!!!!! thanks so much for posting this! gonna try it this saturday! you're the best!!!! :)))
maureen cassidy - I have problems too! THANKS for your post. I always had used the flash compensation button on the flash. I never even pushed this button on my camera!
Truc - Thank you for these posts! I love this information!
Paige Butcher - Thanks so much for this post! I've been having a ton of trouble with this exact issue, and I had just been trying to set my flash manually. I will definitely give this a shot!
Reuben Poon - Great series of lighting FAQs! I just read through all of them :)
Lizzie Kimball - THANK GOODNESS this is on your blog!!!! You should just ratted me out and dedicated this post to me. Thanks for your knowledge MJ!
Lora Ayers - AAAAAH, I want to try this on Sunday...just a teeny wee bit scared about it, but also excited! Thanks so much!
Katina - Awesome! Thanks so much for the tip! Your reception shots are always so beautiful!
Jaimie Dee Photography - This helps me soo much! Thank you so much for posting all these articles about flash! :) - Jaimie Dee
Courtney - I just went through your entire "flash" series and found it VERY helpful. Thank you for demystifying flash!
Kelly Lane Lusk - WOW Thank you so much for this post! I have been struggling with this problem and couldn't figure out what exactly I was doing wrong. This helps so much!
Mireille - I thought this did not work for the manual mode, but it does! Great. Do you use it in manual mode? I have just purchased a softbox and strobe and trying to figure out how to best use it. I think I will try to make some shots in the dark room in the evening or something to see if I can have better control using this tip!
Betsy Jo - Thank you! Flash is not an easy thing for me, and this just brings me one step closer to what I'm looking for. You are kind to share this!
donya - This makes so much sense, but yet I never really thought about it. Thanks, Melissa!
Tina - I've never tried this before! I have a wedding today, can't wait to try it out! Thanks for all the helpful tips, you're the best!
erin harvey - Wow, who knew this was so simple? WIsh I had known this years ago. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge Melissa!