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In her career as a high-end wedding photographer, Michelle Turner has learned a thing or a thousand about making couples look good in front of the camera. You can see more of her work at MichelleTurner.com or check out her book, The Wedding Photography Field Guide, from Focal Press.

Try something different with your lighting and exposure.

In this scenario, I also got the safe shot with the flash, but this lighting "experiment" proved to be my favorite shot of the series. It had just stopped raining here, so I took a few shots during the fireworks display with the ambient light. The moisture in the air provided enough bounce for the light in the fireworks, and wrapped softly around the couple. I photographed this at 14mm at 1/8 of a second.