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 03/29/2008 03:43:25 AM · #1
I got my first assignment to shoot 3 resorts. Would welcome any tips and rules from fellow DPCers.

The equipment i have are all very basic but can't help on that as i dont have any budget for more. I plan to carry

- 2 lights - 250 watts with softbox and reflectors
- 1 continous light (tungsten - the one which is used by the video cams)
- a tripod
- some props for interior shoots
- long cables
- my Canon 400D wuth a 18-55 lens and 50mm 1.8 lens
- remote release cable

since its my first professional shoot, i am pretty sure i am missing on some important things. Any inputs and tips to ensure a good shoot would be greatly helpful
 03/29/2008 07:15:04 AM · #2
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 03/29/2008 07:50:10 AM · #3
Hire a spare camera body for the day just in case, and remember spare cards and batteries.

oh, and gaffer tape.
 03/29/2008 08:40:08 AM · #4
Maybe a grey card? Or a light meter?

I'll second the spare cards and charged batteries!

If you have a laptop that would be good too, download your cards immmediately see what you missed or want to recapture before you leave.
 03/29/2008 12:45:23 PM · #5
The mixing of daylight, tungten lights(room lamps) and the studio flash looks like a difficult one to pull off. That too without a light meter :(
 03/29/2008 01:11:42 PM · #6
Bracket exposures so you can photoshop them in layers later. Early (breaking daylight) or late (dusk) shooting, when the lights in the shot balance with existing light. Shoot unusual angles, tall ladder shots, low angles ect. Wet the pavers or pavement if possible for better contrast.
Have a look at my nephew's website shots and try to figure out how the images are exposed. That's his bread and butter kind of shooting. His landscapes are being featured at an art gallery this month.
Here's the link;
Doug Thompson Photography

Good luck and good weather to you for the shoot.

ETA; You may want to see about trying to have a wider lens for the day as well, perhaps a 15mm or a zoom that will go to that range.

Message edited by author 2008-03-29 13:15:42.
 03/31/2008 11:13:51 AM · #7
Thanx rob, cheshire and Waddy for your inputs. The link you sent Waddy has a nice collection of shots.

Can anyone share any more links with good interior shots, i wud love to learn the finer tricks
 04/01/2008 10:12:53 AM · #8
Originally posted by manish:
Thanx rob, cheshire and Waddy for your inputs. The link you sent Waddy has a nice collection of shots.

Can anyone share any more links with good interior shots, i wud love to learn the finer tricks


Here is some bounce flash techniques you might find useful.

Flash Photography Techniques

Tim
 04/01/2008 08:02:45 PM · #9
My nephew Doug ditched all the big light equipment for doing interiors, and now just takes his tripod, camera, computer, and one light on a pole that extends to about 15 ft. He highlights areas of the shots with the light on the pole while shooting multiple exposures of the same room, then layers them in PS to bring out the parts that make it work. The results are similar to dodging while printing, only he is doing it while shooting by adding light right where he wants it. The things on the TV screens in his shots are added in later with PS.
Some of the penthouse shots are done in a mock up of the penthouse before it is built. He goes up the tower crane and shoots the window views. They use those shots as translume media in the windows of a mock up of the penthouse on the ground and photograph that for the brochures before the actual place is even built.
A translume is like a big photo slide. You have probably seen them in airports and other places as backlighted display photos.
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