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Photogs / Picture peeps - advice needed, please
Long story short: I'm going to a Body Mod event in Houston in February to see a dear friend of mine perform. I'm bringing my camera to take pictures and my friend has mentioned that it would be nice if I would/could share my pictures since they don't always have a dedicated photog. Fine. But now I'm feeling a little bit of pressure to make sure they are "decent."
I'm pretty comfortable shooting in semi-manual (usually A-priority) but that's about it. We'll definitely be indoors - likely in some kind of warehouse that has limited (if any) windows & natural lighting. I'm hoping to get a speedlight for Christmas - do you think that bouncing off the (likely very high) ceilings will be enough? I've always wanted to rent a 24-70 lens so that's the lens I'll have on me; that should be sufficient, right?
Anyone have any tips/advice for me? Ultimately if all the pictures come out like shiit, then it isn't a big deal but at the very least, I want to get a couple cool shots of my friend, KWIM?
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Re: Photogs / Picture peeps - advice needed, please
Are you canon or nikon? I'm a nikon shooter and the 24-70 rocks my world. I can shoot an entire wedding with that lens and if the canon is anything like the nikon version, it will be perfect. It shoots great in low light, so depending on what the lighting situation is at the venue, you might be ok with just that.
If you get a speedlight for christmas, that will totally help you, but you've gotta learn how to use it. I almost exclusively shoot in Manual mode on the flash which lets me turn the power up and down so I can just add a little pop of light or some that's much more intense. Depending on the venue and even the color of the ceiling, you might not have anything to bounce off of in which case you'll have to adjust the angle accordingly and possibly use a bounce card too, which while not the same, will still definitely help.
Google speedlight tutorials and light modifiers and you'll have a wealth of information available to you!!
I shoot Nikon, too (D90) so I'm glad to hear that the 24-70 is great. I would loooooooooooove to get one but since I'm just a momtog it isn't worth the $$ for me to get one. I'll have to start stalking to see if I can get a used one somewhere or something.....
And thanks for the tips about the flash. I'm thinking that if I get one for Christmas I'll just start practicing and using it all.the.time to get a feel for it. I have a feeling the ceilings are going to be dark & high so there is a good chance I'll have to use a bounce card. They usually have access to the venue a day prior to set up rigs & stuff so hopefully I could tag along and get some test shots in to really get a feel.
Thanks for all this info, though - this is great.
kiarox - I want to carry the minimal amount of equipment possible. There are going to be a TON of people there and wires will be everywhere so I'm already going to have to ninja around everything as it is without all my crap.
definitely get that flash and start practicing! there is a learning curve, but once you get it down you'll feel much more confident! i'm not always a huge lover of the 24-70 but i think it would work well at an event like that.
once you get your flash and do some tutorials, post here with ?'s. i remember wanting to throw mine against the wall a few times while learning how to really use it properly
Ditto this. I haaaaated my flash for a few months, but once I learned how I liked to use it, it got a lot better. I've used lensrentals.com and lensprotogo.com to rent lenses and have been very happy with both in the past. I'd probably recommend renting the 24-70 for a few days over Christmas or something to see if you really like it. It's not my favorite lens [well, the Canon version], but it' probably be easier for you to use than renting two different primes [like a 35 and an 85] and switching lenses the entire event.
This just appeared in my Pinterest feed, so thought I'd share.
Also a note re: the 24-70. It's HUGE and HEAVY. While I could shoot an entire wedding with it, I don't as my hand/wrist/arm can't take it. If you're shooting all day (for a couple days?), you'll definitely feel the effect of this. This Tamron might be a better (and cheaper) option for you. Remember, too, that since you're on a cropped sensor camera, the 28-70 is going to be closer to a 55-85mm. FWIW, too, this lens might be worth looking into purchasing when you have the money. Tamron makes some highly respectable lenses for MUCH less than Nikon.
It takes a while to get used to the 24-70, and you'll probably be crampy just shooting with it for the day. I'd bring my back up fave lens.
Tamron's are decent if you get a good one. They are notorious for uneven quality. We've bought a couple and one was fine the other not so much.
It'd def try lots of tutorials for lighting and tag along the day before to see what you are working with.
I'm sure you'll get some cool shots! Good luck
i don't really think the 24-70 is all that heavy but i'm used to using my 70-200 a lot and its much bigger. i don't think there will be as much of a learning curve with a new lens as a flash. there are awesome tutorials online. google 'dragging the shutter' and then post before you throw it out the window