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10/09/2007 06:43:38 PM · #1 |
Doing my band photo shoot this weekend, with individuals getting captured in uniform. The one thing I'm coming up with 100 solutions for but not seem quite right is organizing the shoot.
The person fills out their order/info form, but how do I make sure I tie that in with the images from their session? I've though of putting a clock in the picture that will be cropped out (hate it), checking the camera for the last picture # taken and noting that on their form...
Shooting the form itself as the first picture of the set. :)
What do you guys do or suggest?
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10/09/2007 06:57:01 PM · #2 |
how many people are we talking about here?
Surely all you need to do is make a note of each persons name when they get in front of the camera. All you do then is work through your images and change your file names when the next subject appears.
I am curious, if they are 'your band' why don't you know their names? |
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10/09/2007 07:05:01 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by LoveSpuds:
how many people are we talking about here?
Surely all you need to do is make a note of each persons name when they get in front of the camera. All you do then is work through your images and change your file names when the next subject appears.
I am curious, if they are 'your band' why don't you know their names? |
Thanks for the fast reply!
We're talking "potentially" 1100 students. This is at a band competition and I'll get access to the students after they dress and before they change to street clothes.
Sorry for the misplaced modifier -- the my was for the shoot, not my band. My photo shoot of 11-12 bands.
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10/09/2007 07:11:22 PM · #4 |
T&I its easiest to shoot a quick shot of the form with the kids name on it first, then I shoot it again as I'm done. That way I have a beginning and an end. It doesnt cost anything but a shutter click, and it gives you an easy way to identify them.
MattO
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10/09/2007 07:20:28 PM · #5 |
| you could have the kids line up if there doing individual, and sign a paper with numbers 1-100 on it, kid writes his name, kig gets his picture taken,. and so on |
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10/09/2007 07:21:33 PM · #6 |
Writing down the image number would be a disaster, since it only takes ONE mistake (one wrong number, one extra click, etc) to throw out the whole sequence after that.
Taking a photo of the form plus the person might not be all that easy, either, since you'd need to get reasonably close to read the name, and then perhaps you don't see enough of the face to identify them for sure.
Personally, I'd number the form and include that number in the photo - on the edge of the frame - no mistaking it, yet easily cropped out.
You could either use some sort of counter/number flipping thing, or simply prepare the numbers on paper beforehand and attach them to the forms. |
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10/09/2007 07:48:38 PM · #7 |
If they are going to fill out a form, leave a blank to fill in the exact time as you shoot each one, then the time stamp in the exif file should match up with the time written in on the form for that person.
A simple long list with name and exact time of the shot would be good too, ask the name just before you shoot, have someone write it on the list, along with the time to the second plus or minus a few sec. Just be sure that the clock in the camera is set correctly and sync it with the clock used for the shoot.
Something else to think about woud be that 1,100 students at 30 sec per student would be over 9 hours with no breaks.
Message edited by author 2007-10-09 19:55:06.
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10/10/2007 12:02:19 AM · #8 |
Why don't you just take the picture(s) of the individual and then write the file number(s) on their sheet?
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10/10/2007 12:14:48 AM · #9 |
| when i shoot team headshots, i have them fill out a form, then flip it over and write their names in large block letters on the back. the first shot it take is a mug shot, with them holding up their name card. they hand off the card, pose, and move on. works like a charm. |
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10/10/2007 07:03:31 AM · #10 |
Ive shot hundreds of kids at a time just by taking a slate with the team name and a "roll" number, and then having someone who you know is reliable, number each envelope as its handed to them.
First team shows up, slate "BLAH BAND #1"
First kid comes up "1-1" on the envelope.
So you slate every team. So if your numbers were to get out of order, the most you have to worry about is that team alone being messed up.
Slating every person works too, but make sure you have double the cards you expect to need then. |
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