Argh, should I?
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Ive been asked to take pictures for the year 10 ball at a local school but I'm not sure i want the responsibility. I have never had to do anything like this before and from what i can see it will be a lot of work. Its a 3 hour job and I'm not sure of the best way to go about printing and taking payments. Should i go for it?
If in doubt be honest about it. If you haven't done anything like it before, tell them. If you're doing it for free, then they can't argue if the results aren't 100% - the 'YGWYPF Rule' applies.
If given that they still want you to do it, then at least you've lost the stress and lowered expectations, and if you do get good results, you win
Oh yeah, and shoot RAW because with limited kit you may need all the rabbits you can get.
If given that they still want you to do it, then at least you've lost the stress and lowered expectations, and if you do get good results, you win
Oh yeah, and shoot RAW because with limited kit you may need all the rabbits you can get.
Flash with diffuser. Bounce it off the ceiling if they're lowish.
Shoot RAW like said.
Lots of memory. Can always delete the shots, but can't retake them very easily.
If it's low light, then a fast lens. Can get a 50mm 1.4 quite cheap cant you (£200ish)?
Try to take a picture of everyone. Maybe have a list of who's who. Who their date is etc...
Personally if it's your prom, then I'd say no and have a fun night. Only get one prom. I never had one.
Last dance with your bird or taking pictures of everyone else's moment? Choice is yours....
David
Shoot RAW like said.
Lots of memory. Can always delete the shots, but can't retake them very easily.
If it's low light, then a fast lens. Can get a 50mm 1.4 quite cheap cant you (£200ish)?
Try to take a picture of everyone. Maybe have a list of who's who. Who their date is etc...
Personally if it's your prom, then I'd say no and have a fun night. Only get one prom. I never had one.
Last dance with your bird or taking pictures of everyone else's moment? Choice is yours....
David
kiwisr said:
If it's posed it's easy. Setup up a mini-studio with a couple of flash units (softboxes), background and just process the couples like a conveyor belt.
Yes, but you're assuming he either has that level of kit, or is willing to spend the £500+ it would need.What do you have in the armoury, OP?
Edited by Simpo Two on Wednesday 23 January 14:30
Simpo Two said:
kiwisr said:
If it's posed it's easy. Setup up a mini-studio with a couple of flash units (softboxes), background and just process the couples like a conveyor belt.
Yes, but you're assuming he either has that level of kit, or is willing to spend the £500+ it would need.What do you have in the armoury, OP?
Edited by Simpo Two on Wednesday 23 January 14:30
cheers
2jamesl said:
Quite Right, i dont have the kit. It is posed and all i have is a tripod, and a hot shoe flash. Is that even enough?
Yes, you just won't get shots like the Korean toddler on the table. It will help enormously if there's a decently low white ceiling and you can bounce the flash off it - to do this your flash will need to be of the 'tilt/swivel' variety. Another option is to use it off-camera (if your kit has that option, either wireless or wired via a PC socket) or try a strap-on diffuser - but personally I don't think they make a lot of difference and I don't want to turn out with a yoghurt pot stuck on my camera!Failing that you'll just have to blast it direct and as I said before, if they're not paying for it they can hardly complain about the quality of the lighting. I'd also try to get them well forward of any background and use a fairly fast aperture to throw it out of focus.
If the shooting location is fixed, then see if you can spend a minute practicing on somebody first to get your settings right, then you can bosh the couples through quite fast (check for closed eyes) and they should be impressed. Watch for white collars burning out. Know your kit and be confident.
Simpo Two said:
2jamesl said:
Quite Right, i dont have the kit. It is posed and all i have is a tripod, and a hot shoe flash. Is that even enough?
Yes, you just won't get shots like the Korean toddler on the table. It will help enormously if there's a decently low white ceiling and you can bounce the flash off it - to do this your flash will need to be of the 'tilt/swivel' variety. Another option is to use it off-camera (if your kit has that option, either wireless or wired via a PC socket) or try a strap-on diffuser - but personally I don't think they make a lot of difference and I don't want to turn out with a yoghurt pot stuck on my camera!Failing that you'll just have to blast it direct and as I said before, if they're not paying for it they can hardly complain about the quality of the lighting. I'd also try to get them well forward of any background and use a fairly fast aperture to throw it out of focus.
If the shooting location is fixed, then see if you can spend a minute practicing on somebody first to get your settings right, then you can bosh the couples through quite fast (check for closed eyes) and they should be impressed. Watch for white collars burning out. Know your kit and be confident.
Bouncing, i shall try it! cheers
CarMac said:
As mentioned above and as with wedding photography, try and get to the venue before the event and suss it out. YOu tell them where you want to take the pictures and take some test shots to get the settings just about right.
Go for it.....it will be good experience for you
Thanks mate Go for it.....it will be good experience for you
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