Hi there Trevor ..

I keep it to Standard. Since I shoot in RAW, every aspect of image quality that you can set on the camera, can be changed afterwards - contrast, saturation, sharpness, white balance, etc.

It is easier to change these things on the Monday morning with my feet on the desk, drinking a cup of coffee .. than stress about it during the shoot.

Neil vN

I mostly use Adobe Camera RAW (hosted in Bridge CS3) for my raw editing. But I also sometimes use Canon’s DPP.

I have looked in a lot of places, but nowhere in any information, tutorials, tips, do I see mention of “which” Picture Style to use in Canon SLRS for optimum results, particularly weddings.

I have stuck to ‘Standard’ but sometimes too contrasty.

Out of curiosity, which Picture Style do you use and do you modify it at all via Menu.

Thanks,
Trev

Hi there David …

I just posted a lenghty explanation of how I use the histogram to determine exposure.

As I mention on this webpage ..
http://www.planetneil.com/faq/flash-5.html
<blockquote>Esxposure metering for me is an iterative process of:
- checking my camera’s meter,
- checking the histogram
- and blinking highlights display,
- checking the image on the LCD, (although this isn’t an accurate assessment of exposure),
- experience.

There is no fixed recipe in approaching metering in all kinds of situations. It’s a mix-n-match of different techniques - all used to make sure I get optimum exposure for my images.</blockquote>

… but of these methods, the histogram is the way I most often determine exposure when shooting under a constant light source, whether it be the sun, or studio lights.

Neil.