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11/02/2006 12:48:01 PM · #1
Thoose of you who read my rant know that I got fired last week. When I got fired I decided to do some photography atleast part-time to make some more money.

Today I got my first job, this saturday night I'm going to shoot in three clubs for a nightlife website.

They want about 40 shots from each club and the standard of shots on their site isn't really that high. I think I can do this.

I'm considering only bringing my 50/1.8 and a sb-26, do you think this is enough?
11/02/2006 01:17:57 PM · #2
A friend of mine does a lot of shooting like this. Bring business cards because you will get a lot of follow on business from the people you shoot in the clubs!!!

Pictures of people having fun is more important then image quality but a quick glance at your profile tells me you'll do great!!!

Have fun!

edit to add: CONGRATS!!!

Message edited by author 2006-11-02 13:18:28.
11/02/2006 01:48:19 PM · #3
Congrats :)
11/02/2006 01:58:39 PM · #4
I'll be shooting a club venue tonight, but I am specifically there to take photos of the band members in action, so my goal is very different from yours.

For my needs I'll be using the fastest short tele I have, which is an old Helios 40-2 85mm f1.5. It's manual focus, but I know I can use it wide open and get acceptable pics. Still, even with the decent lighting in this particular club, I know I'll still be stuck at iso 800 most of the time. I don't use a flash, but thats just me.

If I had to shoot the whole club, I'd bring as fast a WA lens as I could buy, beg, or borrow. A 20mm or 24mm f2.8 on a 1.6 crop camera like the 350 would do ok. And for sure bring the 50 f1.8. Also nice to have is the fast short tele if you need any closeups or candids. I certainly wouldn't get too bogged down with gear, though. Shooting in a club is not the place to futz with equipment. In fact, if all you have is the 50mm, go for it. It's fast enough and versatile enough that you can probably do just fine with it.

Do remember to shoot a lot of pics, and keep notes so you know where you were when you took em. I focus manually cause I have to, but I still wouldnt trust focus on an AF lens. When your shooting wide open, and your shutter speed is on the edge anyway, your focus will miss more often than not. The only solution is to take LOTS of pics.
11/02/2006 02:21:01 PM · #5
Here's a good example of the club shots...

//www.lautundspitz.ch/v2/03_eventinfo.php?dir_name=1159150113

Wondering what the flash is..
11/02/2006 02:36:57 PM · #6
I think you photos are clean and nice i think oyu will do great if you can posy some to show off what you did... Good Luck and Con Gratz!
11/02/2006 02:53:05 PM · #7
You say SB-26, Do you use this in Manual, on your Canon camera?

I have a couple of old Nikon SB Flashes though am a bit "scared" to try them on the 350D incase of incompatability problems damaging the camera?
11/02/2006 03:01:58 PM · #8
You can use sb - flashes on canon cameras in either the manual or automatic mode (but obviously not ttl), I've uesed differnt older nikon flashes on my 350d, eos 10 and eos 5 for about a year now and never had a problem.

If you are really scared you could use them with a sync cord and a flash rail or something.

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I might bring a pentacon 29/2.8, but I don't really feel like focusing manually (even though I've got a split screen microprism foucusing screen in my eos 350d)

And thanks for the support guys.
11/02/2006 03:09:02 PM · #9
pix-al, check this site out, it's about flash voltages //www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html
11/03/2006 06:57:59 AM · #10
Originally posted by xantangummi:

pix-al, check this site out, it's about flash voltages //www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html
I have seen that, yes. I know the trigger voltages are safe, though I wasn't sure about the multiple contacts shorting out any circuits...
11/03/2006 06:59:24 AM · #11
Originally posted by xantangummi:

(even though I've got a split screen microprism foucusing screen in my eos 350d)


Was this expensive to do? Is it a DIY thing or does it need to be done by a service centre?
11/03/2006 11:42:11 AM · #12
it was pretty cheap, I just bought a focusing screen from haoda fu and installed it my self
11/04/2006 12:56:43 PM · #13
I'm going to shoot in less then four hours now. Bought new clothes yesterday, a white shirt for about 100$ and a new coat for 500$, so now I won't look like a slacker.

I'm bringing

eos 350d
50/1.8 mkII
19-35/3.5-4.5
sb-26

extra aa-batteries for the flash
2gb cf card
a plastic bag
Micro fiber cloth

alot of business cards

have I forgot something?

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