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R10 with EF-s 17-55 2.8

Started 1 month ago | Questions thread
OP DivaDreamer New Member • Posts: 20
Re: R10 with EF-s 17-55 2.8

R2D2, thanks so much for your thoughtful reply! I will definitely sit down and analyze my fails to identify the exact issues. Off the top of my head, it is probably a bit of everything.
First, no flash as I can’t draw attention away from the action. A nice bounce flash in the smaller rooms would work wonders. Sigh.
Second, post processing and noise reduction/high iso. You are absolutely correct. I am an old film girl, and have been dragged kicking and screaming into the post processing world. Until now I have made do with Canon and Nikon’s free software, but have decided it is time to finally invest, so I am less leery of high iso. I am not keen on the subscription model, so leaning toward DxO PL6. Better noise reduction will allow for slightly stepped down aperture, leading to more DOF. Software before any lenses. (Though gear is more fun!)

Which leads to the main issue - pairs and small groups. I am getting lovely portraits and decent wide angle shots, but small groups is the issue. Set in discussion circles, I can not get everyone in the same focal plane, and so I either stop down and risk slower shutter/high iso or compose so the speaker is in focus and the others soft. Pairs of speakers is particularly tricky as the intimacy of conversations are lost. 
I would post fails, but not sure if my releases extend beyond church business. 
Anyway, reading back over my long post, it feels like software to deal with higher iso is the place to start.

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