A wedding i a magical event. It happens just once and so is it divine. It is the responsibility of the photographer to capture each and every sequence of this divine occassion in its true colour. It should not be all artificial, but it should have something that they do for the love of doing it. 

1. Shooting with 50mm lens can let you shoot at aperture as wide as 1.8 but a 18-55mm will allow you to shoot only at 5.0 aperture 
2. This difference itself is a huge deal. This means you can have the advantage of having faster shutter . Imagine shooting handheld at 1/15s with aperture f5.0 and then at 1/125s with aperture f1.8. This can be significant in low light conditions.

Without flash

High ISO 1600 and above

F 3.5 or less

S approx 15

With flash (Diffuser options)

ISO 1200 approx 

F 4

S approx 30 

In the wedding photography you can mostly click candid photos, because the expression we want to capture comes unexpectedly. Portrait photos are the best clicks because in the wedding there are lots people people's gathered, so it is very difficult to get required space. Thank you ߙϰߒ.Ղ



If it is your first DSLR, then no.If you have a lens kit already there is no need for that. If the price between a body, and body + kit lens is negligible, then it’s ok to get one with the lens, if you’re just starting out and have no other lenses.Some kit lenses are paired quite well with their camera bodies, and do perform decently.Experiment with the kit lens, discover shortcomings, if any, and use it to help decide what to purchase next as you learn and progress.

First question is that how do you understand if a lens is of high quality and will produce quality DOF (better DOF).

I'd like to explain DOF as not dependant on lens quality but dependant on aperture number (f-number). Usually low f-number lenses are expensive like 85mm f/1.4 is pretty expensive than 85mm f/1.8 costlier. f/1.4 lenses are also termed as better quality lens due to their internal structure.

Let's try one thing. Keeping ISO and shutter same, shoot at f/2.5 with 85mm f/1.4 lens then shoot with 85mm f/1.8 lens. DOF will remain almost similar irrespective of the cost of the lens. But if you want to produce even better DOF with either lens, you will have to shoot at f/1.8 on 85mm f/1.8 lens and shoot at f/1.4 on 85mm f/1.4 lens. Now you will find you the background is very much smooth in that image which was shoot at f/1.4 on 85mm f/1.4. So the reason is lower f number produce better DOF.

DOF is not the only reason to buy expensive prime lenses. There are other factors as well:

1. f/1.4 lens will be fast than f/1.8 lens.

2. Ideal for low light situation.

3. Better quality image.

If you find above points reasonable to invest large amount, can go with it. I don't think so until you buy lenses, can try new lenses at shop. Though you can get them all on rent for a day to experiment if you like the performance. Then you choose to go with.

If I'm hobby photographer, I'd prefer to go with f/1.8 lens as it saves a lot.

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There are basically three fundamentals that you should follow for photography. Those are

1. Shutter Speed
2. Aperture
3. ISO / Film Speed

You can find a nice article on this fundamentals over here

But before that, you need to practice on Program Auto or Auto Mode (Creative Mode on Canon) for clicking in perfect composition. When I bought my camera, the sales guy suggested me to start with the only composition, rest you can master later. 

Here are some photo composition tips by Steve McCurry - The famous photographer

Any lens with 24mm or less focal length would be ideal for landscape photography. Lenses with 18mm or less will provide wider perspective. Usually focal length range 10-15 mm are used by professional landscape photographers.

You are the lower shutter speed then photo will long expoSure and the shutter speed will high then the its it will complete the exposure value.

You focus the subject and try to low shutter speed and high shutter speed and then show how was the photo