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Forum: Photographic Technique
04-04-2017, 05:07 PM
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Having to sort through and tossing most of the shots is I think normal/to be expected. If you get ten shots that are good, then you did great. Once having done this maybe you will be involved with them more?
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Forum: Photographic Technique
03-31-2017, 09:50 PM
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I would suggest:
1. you set the lenses to manual exposure, and after initial shots you will know what the exposure setting should be--likely they will not be changing the lighting.
2. shoot at iso 400 and intend to underexpose 1 ~ 2e.v. The lower iso increases DR, and your problem otherwise is you likely will blow out the brightest areas. (The longer the FL the lens, usually the less problem w/DR--but long lens and dancers is tough--certainly so until you develop the knack.)
3. You can shoot at lower shutter speed than you might expect--you don't want to freeze the motion!! Blurred feet and hands suggest motion--which is good. And you want a slower shutter speed so you get DOF.
4. Flash is generally unacceptable for the performers--and anyway does not usually do as well as natural lighting as likely the flash will be frontal--and add to the DR problem.
5. Use either the 31mm, or the wide sigma zoom and set the FL to capture what seems to take in most/all of the dancers. As a guess--maybe 1/60~125s sec (depends on the dance number--if fast then go up some), iso 400, f/4~5.6. If possible set the lens at about 15 feet focus and tape it there. Actually 31mm may be too narrow FL and too little DOF--I would think about 24 mm is about right.
6. The other camera needs a lens you are most comfortable with. I would think a 50mm or a bit longer, and again about f/5.6, iso 400, etc.
7. Take a bag with few other lenses and perhaps a bag in which you can set the camera you are not using--but they should stand open all the time. If possible ask that the seats next to you be reserved/not used. WilI help to set the bags there--and less problems with worrying about annoying person next to you. As you are the company photographer they likely will do this--unless it is a full house. If they sit someone next to you explain to them who you are and that the shutter noise may be present--and if they mind they need to move.
8. Oh--about where to sit--I actually prefer the side of the house--but also in a way that no one is in front of me. So maybe the reserved (empty) seats need to be in front of you. Angled shots can be are more interesting--but you may have more problems w/ audience in front of you. Also if you are too close to the stage you may be getting too much of the frontal edge of the stage. You cannot stand/draw attention to yourself so you are stuck to your seat till intermission.
9. I agree w/ above post about being at back of hall, if you are using telephoto--but not if you are more into wider angle/more of the stage and dancers. With two cameras you likely should work out what your primary mission is--and then bias everything to that.
Obviously you will get conflicting opinions from people who do this--as myself and above post.You need to figure out what is your comfort zone--no matter that it is not what you usually do--it still will strongly relate to what you normally do--and this is not the time to do stuff totally new.
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