I have read the manual on photographin large groups and I have a shoot around april with about 55 people. Anyone experienced in these kind of shoots? Will be on location, dont know if it will be inside or out..
Conclusion till this far:
- Raise point of shooting: Stand on a ladder
- locate the group in an arc for even lighting and less distortions.
Anymore advice?
wuld 2 lights with 1000 w/s ? Or would you say that the hotshoe flashes would be fine? (would be sb800/sb900)?
It all depends on the location. If you are photographing in hall that has no light at all you will need a lot of power to light the group. If the room is all glass windows with a lot of natural light you only need a little light. Scout the location.
I photographed a wedding with 20 people in the party with one 800w Alienbee light, but the church had a lot of natural light. I put it on a light stand about 8ft high with a 60" Westscott shoot threw umbrella. If you had 2 lights it would cover a group of 55. The Sb800 flashes are almost half the power of a AB800 light.
You should photograph at a f-stop of 5.6f to keep everyone sharp. You might need to shoot at a ISO of 400 - 600 I wouldn't go much past that things get to grainy.
