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Q. Help with indoor event shooting!
Asked by Erik Hornung
(K=148) on 5/12/2005
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I need some serious help figuring out how to solve my problems. When shooting indoors with dim light, in places with high ceilings such as churches and halls, I find I am not able bouch my flash of the cieling and get a good exposure.
I'm having difficulty avoiding harsh shadows. Not cool!
I'm shooting with a digital SLR, a Metz flash with tilt, and a stroboframe. I am not steady enough to shoot with slower shutter speeds, and I don't want to go higher than ISO 400 so I can avoid as much noise as possible.
If anyone has any tips for indoor photography, I would greatly appreciate them!
Thanks so much in advance!
Cheers,
Erik :)
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Chris Hayward
(K=1519) - Comment Date 5/12/2005
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Available light shots can be tough. I've found two things that help. First there are a lot of items (walls, posts, chairs) that a camera or lens can be paritially supported on. It does limit the camera position a bit, but there are still quite a few possibilities. Second, shoot multiple shots expecting 5 motion blurs for one acceptable shot (well it depends on how critical you are).
I've also not had a lot of luck with flash other than arranging the shots so that shadows are dramatic rather than bothersome. Perhaps others can give us some points on fill units?
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Lea Mulqueen
(K=7396) - Comment Date 5/12/2005
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I do a lot of shooting in halls and churches using a Canon 550EX. The trick is to keep you subjects away from white walls! Try to shoot more in the center of the room, or at least 10 feet out from a white wall.
Also, you can purchase a small device that you attach to the head of the flash into which you bounce the flash. I know Lumequest makes one, there are probably others as well. A large white index card bent and attached with a rubber band will work as well. As a last resort, shoot down on your subject so that the shadow will fall below the head and hopefully be hidden by the body.
At times I use a slave that I position behind the subject pointed upward. This helps, but is a bit of a pain during an event. Especially if you are going for candids.
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Stan Pustylnik
(K=6768) - Comment Date 5/13/2005
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Erik, even in churches and halls ISO 200-400 use fast lenses 50mm, 80mm, 100mm (f/1.4 - f/1.8). If Depth Of Field is not critical you will get good colors and detail while shoting handheld with Aperture priority at f/1.4 - 4 without flash.
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