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I received a few messages in regards to my last post in regards to candid images while on site.  Do I use lighting, do I stage them am I stopping production?.  The answers are yes, no and no.  Photographing weddings over the years (I stopped 6 years ago) hones ones skill in anticipating a moment.  You look at the current scenario and visualize where the next moment will happen, so while on site if I do have lighting with me, I place my lighting where I think the “scene” is heading and anticipate the moment I wish to capture.  Just a little bit of extra light can help fill in some shadows and draw the focus to the subject of the image.