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Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

07/06/2005 01:59:32 PM · #1

Hello DPCers -

I have been asked by a friend to take a photo of the board of directors (11people) of a non-profit. She suggests setting them up indoors on a staircase. The organization is all about getting kids and their parents to read by distributing books through pediatricians - "Reach Out and Read".

Any suggestions on how to arrange them? How to get them to relax and smile? What should they wear? What should I do about lighting? How many shots should I take? What else should I be asking??

The results will be used in a simple report, and perhaps could be useful in the future.

THANKS!

skylen

Nikon D200

07/06/2005 02:01:19 PM · #2

If you're going to do it indoors, unless you have large windows with lots of light, you'll probably need some studio strobes, or several remote flashes, to get satisfactory lighting.

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

07/06/2005 02:03:58 PM · #3

I have never used studio strobes or remote flashes. How would I hook these up to my Canon 10D? I have some basic studio lights already... could I use those?

LoudDog

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

07/06/2005 02:11:11 PM · #4

I saw this done and the results are amazing. Photograph everyone individually and photoshop them together. Solves a lot of problems and you won't have problems like one person has their mouth open, or one has their eyes closed...

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

07/06/2005 02:19:33 PM · #5

Originally posted by louddog:

Sounds cool. Can you remember where you saw this?

EddyG

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

07/06/2005 06:22:27 PM · #6

Originally posted by adine:

Sounds cool. Can you remember where you saw this?

I've done this before and it can definitely provide for some interesting results. Here is one I did recently of a high school softball team (click for larger image; make sure you disable the dumb Automatic Image Resizing option that is on by default if you are still using Internet Explorer):

We had previously discussed what they were going to wear so that they would coordinate (they did not want to wear their uniforms; they wanted something different than the ho-hum seen-it-before standard posed team picture). The girls were all photographed individually in front of white seamless in my studio and then composited together in Photoshop. The final print was 30" x 6" and presented to their coach at their end-of-year banquet as a unique "thank you" gift from the team.

Neil

Fujifilm X-T30

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

07/06/2005 06:26:44 PM · #7

Originally posted by EddyG:

Eddy--Very clever and VERY well done!