Originally posted by rbefly Great fun, no bites, took too many photos and had a good time. For some reason I avoided the staged, showy or overly-stylized crowd and found families and friends. Virtually everyone I asked for a photo, agreed without hesitation. The kids smiled instead of looking fierce, nobody made clawing motions towards the camera or gruesome faces. I guess you could call it ' Zombie Family Day'. I believe people react unconsciously to the attitude of the photographer. I didn't ask for a spectacle, so they didn't give me one. They didn't even growl! Ron
But did anyone ask you for a copy of their image for their facebook page? Or for a seasons greeting card?
You mention burning through batteries on the flash - since you were shooting with a K5, why not kick up the iso and go without flash when you were fighting strong shadows?