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03/16/2006 12:35:52 AM · #1 |
hello,
I am wondering if anyone has any experience with high school prom photography.
I was wondering if anyone knows any website or anyone has personal experiences with high school prom event photography or just anything.
thanks a bunch. |
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03/16/2006 02:27:05 AM · #2 |
| Random, Free, no-answer-yet-nearly-dropped-off-the-page BUMP |
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03/16/2006 04:06:27 AM · #3 |
I'm doing one this year, and have spoken to the chap who did the same school even the last five years running.
The first couple of years he set up his own 'set' for the formal gown/suit photos.. Waste of time the kids trashed it. Get the school or student committee to provide the set for photos in the same 'theme' as their prom. Asking for it in theme is the key to them doing it and not you.
If it's a big prom / long night take a tripod, any camera gets heavy after a while...
If you can, use a mains powered strobe and a brolly (or softbox if you've got access to one) for the formal shots. Battery swapping gets lame after couple photo 400 for the night. With a wireless trigger as well if you can...
If you've not got one now, get a good flash (sigma dg500 / canon 580ex) at least..
Take lots of film/cards. If you're going to do it digital a laptop and a large crt monitor and a slideshow of the first few good shots will do you wonders in terms of 'customers' wanting their pic taken.
If you're doing proof books for the school, make it clear up front that they are paying for the proof books if they get trashed.. Students will take 'Their' photo out of the proof book. Watermark your proofs.
And all the normal things about taking a spare camera just in case, every lens you own, just in case, sticking plasters, gaffer tape, extension cables, kitchen sink..
Just my 2c worth.. Good luck, I'm sure it'll be a challeng, but worth the effort, if only as a learning experience! :-).
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03/16/2006 12:52:41 PM · #4 |
thank you so much for the reply
helped alot,
Can you tell me what is a Proof Book?
I have a strobe with softbox, probably using a radio transmitter instead of my 580ex (like you said, don't want to change my batteries) also i've heard that some people set up couple of stations with different backdrops, so that way the line will go much faster etc..
The school asked me if i can give them any Favors, i think they meants Pens, Glasses, Picture Frames, Mouse Pads etc.....are you giving the school anything for free?
thanks |
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03/16/2006 02:28:24 PM · #5 |
Are you planning to print there, or give proofs they pick up later (as in days) or what?
I have done a couple of events and I don't print right there. If i had an assistant and a dedicated photo printer i might try it, otherwise you don't have enough hands to do it all. On the flipside, shooting 100-200 clients, several shots each, and then uploading (or CD) to a lab and then organizing them all when they get back is a LOT of work, with errors.
What are you charging (per couple) may i ask? What are giving them for that?
Proof books are usually magazine style books with wallet size photos in them. I have used PS's automated contact sheet function to put 6 images on a 5x7 and get those printed as proofs (winkflash.com 29c per 5x7)
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03/16/2006 02:40:51 PM · #6 |
thank you so much guys.
may i ask how much do you charge just the proofs and the whole thing for the school?
i am thinking of taking the photos and upload them so they can order it online, i'll give them cards to my site. |
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03/29/2006 07:41:19 PM · #7 |
bumping this because I have the opportunity to do a small private school's prom (if I so choose).
Any other thoughts/suggestions/commandments? |
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