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10/25/2007 09:16:46 AM · #1
Hey everyone,

I have an opportunity to really get my name out there, either in a good way or a bad way. As of not, things are going great, I'm getting requests from all over the place without the need of advertising (word of mouth) and it's going very well for my side-business. I've been asked to shoot the local college's pageant tonight, and last night I shot at the rehearsal and it is CRAZY how little light is going on in this place. YOu can see everything just fine, don't get me wrong...but the power of these lights is making me shoot wide open at 1600, and it's a white balance nightmare. i believe at count there were at least 4 different temperatures of lighting going on, and they switch them around at least 12 times per show.

i have a table set up out front of the lobby at this show, and have my name and advertisement in the directory for it...as well as all over town on posters of my work for the headshots, etc. I think i'm going to offer prints in 4x6 and 5x7, so the grain will not be as bad, but does anyone have any pointers from past experiences such as these? i've quite successfully shot even photography in the past, so i'm by no means new to it, but this takes the cake for insufficient lighting, i must say.

any pointers / words to live by / prayers will be greatly appreciated lol


10/25/2007 09:24:26 AM · #2
shoot raw and daylight balanced. Let the colors of the light show up for what they are. That's why they make them that color. If these are the lights that lighting designers are using, it is pointless to try to balance out their coloring efforts. They make the lights these colors for effect and I think you should let that show through in your photos instead of trying to neutralize things.

But just shoot raw anyways in case.
10/25/2007 09:29:21 AM · #3
85 1.8 or 135 F2 lenses.
Flash? On camera or you set some up and trigger them remotely - sports shooters do it all the time, usiing bogen clamps to mount the lights to the rafters - you don't need direct flash this way, just 2 stops over ambient and the WB will be flash or close enough to it.

B&W? LOL! The ultimate fix to the color nightmare.

An exposdisk might help with the color- with it changing there ins't much you can do - call it atmosphere or ambience!

Generally the lights will be tungsten so that WB might be the best bet. Shoot RAW and you can play later.
Is there anwhere you'll be shooting you can put a spot of duct tape (gray or white) that you can use for WB later on, that won't be obvious in the BG of the photos or can be cropped out later?
10/25/2007 07:03:06 PM · #4
thanks so much for the input, i just had enough time to come in from work, grab my gear, and check on here, and head on up there.

talk to you all later, i'll post shots.

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