Tuesday evening a large group of photogs will be meeting downtown for a shoot...this is just for fun, networking, practice, etc...but there will be models there as well. They will be styled and dressed "Urban Chic"
I have a Canon Rebel XT, the 18-55mm kit lens and a 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Macro Zoom Lens. The only flash I have is the pop up on board flash so I spent a little money getting a Lightscoop, but I really don't have the money to buy any other equip. I can use a tripod and remote, but I am sure with multiple photogs the models won't be standing still much. :)
Any advise on how to make this work would be greatly appreciated, I would really like to get some shots and network with local photographers
@hopess13 . I would recommend setting your camera at a high enough ISO that you can shoot without a flash. Higher ISO settings will make your pictures more grainy but you can use that to your advantage specially if you shoot black and white! Hope this helps.
no easy answers from me...sorry but I disagree with Jake, high ISO evening street shots, it will be yellowy and ugly and noisy. I wouldn't do this without good flash. You don't have a 50 or 35mm 1.8?? fast lens would be better than high ISO. Probably best to go for the networking and experience and see what guys are packing. Its nice to shoot models with a ring flash in the street at night, but there's $500 you probably don't wanna spend. good luck.
@chewyteeth Thanks! I suspected this would not be something I could really do, I think I will go along, take my tripod and grab some neon shots and network! :D
take everything with you, and print off any picture ideas for that style in the evening and when you get a chance pull the model aside and shoot something showing her the pictures you want first. the best way to learn what you did wrong is to do it, get home and study the pics and it will all become clear. That's what I do anyway, never hold back, the learning is in the doing. But go with the idea to network and you won't be disapointed. Models work for free at modelmayhem.com so in the future you can book one and do some night shots and see how far you've come.
@chewyteeth Totally agree with you if you want to shoot clean fashion images in that setting, sadly we can't always achieve the shots we want with the equipment that we can currently afford... Personally I think you can do quite a lot with grainy high contrast black and white images. There are many ways to approach the camera, from technical to artistic and everywhere in between. It is more important to use your current equipment than to dream about the equipment you want.
@jsorensenart@chewyteeth Thanks! I did use a higher ISO (1600) and worked the graininess into my post. This shot I used a cell phone flashlight for lighting :D
I had fun, met new people and discovered how I Don't want to act in a group photographer setting ;)
Ha, had fun....but I'm never going back. Ah well you tried it. I think the mua should have put matt makeup on seeing as everyone was using flash, this girl seems a bit too shiny for me. but hey, I'm a man what do I know about makeup. Glad you got some shots.
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I had fun, met new people and discovered how I Don't want to act in a group photographer setting ;)
I like shooting black and white at night anyway, and it can handle a lot stronger makeup. I shoot black and white in camera.