Was at a political rally today with Hillary Clinton to capture some imagery for a magazine I shoot for. Being a first timer to one of these events, it was really interesting to see how much media you could pack into one place. I guesstimated 30 video crews and at least 30 pro/serious photographers in the media area alone.
How come those white haired dudes always have to sit right in front of where you want to shoot. Same thing happened to me two nights ago at a congressional campaign event. I think I should start packing a wig in my camera bag!
Ace politician pics, but come on Shane, you've left Obama without a snazzy frame
The guy with the disposable cam' has managed to get his fingers dangerously close to both flash and lens seriously though, the Obama one looks a little yellow/green to my eye (in terms of lighting that is).
Clinton was not drafted but he was NOT a draft dodger. Not only was Bush a coward and a drunk at the time, but he went AWOL and was never prosecuted because of family connections.
I've lived through enough social Darwinism. Let's take back our country form these republican dictators.
You got much, much better lighting/results than the CNN video of that event, which is horribly dark and made Hillary appear that she was lit with a flashlight under her chin - sort of an odd Halloween effect, and very unflattering. Almost wondered if it was intentional.
elliotkramer wrote:
Clinton was not drafted but he was NOT a draft dodger. Not only was Bush a coward and a drunk at the time, but he went AWOL and was never prosecuted because of family connections.
I've lived through enough social Darwinism. Let's take back our country form these republican dictators.
YOUCH! Do you happen to vote Democrat? Do ya like Cigars?
Depends on "What the word IS is".
Before you scorch me, I'm just joking around....AND I vote Independent.
Numfar wrote:
You got much, much better lighting/results than the CNN video of that event, which is horribly dark and made Hillary appear that she was lit with a flashlight under her chin - sort of an odd Halloween effect, and very unflattering. Almost wondered if it was intentional.
Ya.. the place was really not lit very well considering the amount of broadcast and photographic media present. My understanding (from another photographer who got "backstage" access) was the AC circuits couldn't handle the load of the lights (8 pars - not sure of the wattage + all the assorted laptops & other power requirements) and any brighter could of blown the breakers.
I always bring a flash with me and I'm glad I did. Even though I was a good 40-50 feet away with a 70-200, I managed to feather enough light on her to wash out the shadows and kill some of the ambient. The yellow light underneath her chin was from the podium, if that gives you an indication of how little other light was being used. I would of preferred to shoot it on my D3 but I needed the extra reach of the D300 crop to get in tight on her. 1600 on a D300 is still usable, but I wouldn't push it much past that.
Totally kidding (obviously), thanks for the compliment. 
