p.1 #1 · Any suggestions on how to photograph a group of 60+? Yikes!
I am still new to SLR, and I was asked to take a picture of a local church choir in an outdoor setting. Most of the group already know me on a personal level, in addition, my services are $FREE.99 I'm willing to do it, and feel confident enough to take on the challenge. Does anyone have any recommendations of what equipment I should use/rent for a group of this size--and the best way to compose such a shot? Your feedback would be much appreciated.
p.1 #3 · Any suggestions on how to photograph a group of 60+? Yikes!
I once witnessed a pro applying a very creative approach to such a problem.
His task was to photograph the entire cast and crew of a high school musical production, and do it on stage in a poorly lit auditorium. About 80 kids. He divided up the stage and set into several non-overlapping segments, marking them with some masking tape on the floor. He set his camera on a good tripod for a full view. Don't know what lens he used, but I'd guess around 35m because the end result had no obvious distortion. He used one high powered strobe with a large white umbrella.
He assembled the kids in groups of 10 to 15 and shot one group at a time, each one in a different marked segment of the stage, moving the strobe/umbrella each time to highlight the group. Actually, he had an assistant to move the strobe, and fired off 3 or 4 shots of each group. Then, he obviously composited the separate shots together for a final image with all groups. Turned out great.
His strobe and umbrella was clearly unable to cover the entire stage in one shot. But by moving it for multiple shots he got the job done. And only the group being shot had to "pose", the others could goof off in place until their turn. The set-up took him about 20 minutes, but the actual shooting was done in about 3 minutes.
p.1 #4 · Any suggestions on how to photograph a group of 60+? Yikes!
You all are awesome. Thank you so much. This will now be taken indoors (church) due to this crazy weather out here in the Pac. Northwest. I will try both suggestions...Thank you all so much for the feedback.
I'm willing to do it, and feel confident enough to take on the challenge. Does anyone have any recommendations of what equipment I should use/rent for a group of this size--and the best way to compose such a shot? Your feedback would be much appreciated.