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Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

12/07/2005 07:28:33 AM · #1

HELP!!!

I'm shooting a bunch of Cellists in a music college later today. About 12 or so. They play as a group. Anyone got any ideas? Obviously get the instuments in.
I'm also thinking some close ups of their hands etc, and wondering about a b&w of all of them waiting in a line at the bus stop with their cases.

All advice gratefully received. Even if it's just pose suggestions for groups. As I said I have some time with them later today, and also on friday. There's nowhere outside that great, and I'll have to play with the WB some to lose the (indoor) fluoro colour cast, but that's ok.

If anyone has some pics I could copy too that would be pukka :P

Thanks.....

EDIT: typo

Message edited by author 2005-12-07 10:19:12.

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

12/07/2005 10:01:38 AM · #2

Sounds like fun. So many things you can do with them. How many of them are there? I'm envisioning several outside situations where the cello cases seem strangely out of place, like along a park bench or on a bus.

Can't wait to see the shots, you must share with us.

pidge

Canon EOS-7D Mark II

12/07/2005 10:07:42 AM · #3

One nice artsy shot I've alwasy liked is make one of them resin up their bow and play and try and catch the powder, the string, and the bow as a macro

Alway's play around from different perspectives :) If you're feeling acrobatic, get down on the floor and shoot up at them.
Here's a nice pose with some musicians standing

And if you're feeling adventurous, and the weather is warm, here is another possibility ;)

12/07/2005 10:18:15 AM · #4

Originally posted by pidge:

... here is another possibility ;)

Not in Scotland just now unfortunately...

...and that's a Double Bass :P

Thanks for the suggestions. Apart from the 'fun' shots they also want a kind of 'yearbook' shot too. Does having them stand on some steps, so I get a kind of 'tiered' effect sound too boring?

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

12/08/2005 11:25:59 AM · #5

bump?

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

12/08/2005 11:28:35 AM · #6

Didn't you shoot them yesterday, Mark?

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

12/08/2005 11:32:15 AM · #7

Kinda. Just some record shots. I also have some time with them tomorrow just before their (I just found this bit out) INAUGURAL gig. Oops. Thought they were more established than that. Anyway - not sure I made this too clear in my original post.

Their gig will be in a light wood panelled room, and they will be wearing mainly black with hints of red. There are sme stairs but they are a bit pish, to be honest. Just wondered whether any other folk had come up with any ideas...

Nikon D200

12/08/2005 11:41:52 AM · #8

I'm sure you've thought of this already, but what about a shot of the player in focus, but with the hands/feet in motion blur?

ShaneBlake

Nikon D7100

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon

12/08/2005 11:52:05 AM · #9

not sure how serious they wanna be, but how about a shot of them sitting in their open cases like they're rowing them across the stage?

12/08/2005 01:25:27 PM · #10

They don't actually really know what they want as far as I can tell. So all suggestions gratefully received, thanks.

One of those gigs where I'm gonna have to be entirely on the ball and full of ideas, as well as going with the flow I think.

Ho hum....

(Please continue to post if anything else comes to mind - my mind is flagging today and I am struggling with concepts)

M.

faidoi

12/08/2005 01:37:57 PM · #11

Originally posted by kudzu:

not sure how serious they wanna be, but how about a shot of them sitting in their open cases like they're rowing them across the stage?

ALA James Bond :P

faidoi

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

12/08/2005 01:39:38 PM · #12

Make sure you have enough memory. Shoot in RAW in case you have white balance issues.

jefalk

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

12/08/2005 01:49:21 PM · #13

Hi - just a couple thoughts here... Lighting is the most important thing is any photograph. If you don't have pro-studio/portable units, perhaps since its music and you can have off hours access to a stage with stage lighting, that can be very useful. I personally think that lack of background if not blended too full dark while getting them in a spot lighted fashion can be very effective. Most stage lighting have Ap spots that can aim and zoom, and usually more than one or two!

One last thing, try perhaps too have all in a shallow DOF, IE have them all at the same aprx distance to the lens using a very open lens - or maybe even then keep one or two in tack sharp with the others going soft with depth and darkness...

Just some thoughts!