Bode |
Photographing People in a Club
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Samuel Smith |
Welcome Bode, You didn't say what kind of camera you had, type of lens or lenses. Do you have a light meter? Have you taken any test shots? Bright natural light or low natural light? Today's Sunday, so it's probably too late. Don't forget, drink after the shoot. sam
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Bob Cammarata |
You will probably need flash to freeze dance moves in a dimly-lit club setting ... and flash used normally will probably dominate and overpower the light on the dance floor you're trying to capture. A combination of a slower shutter speed in conjunction with the flash will record ambient light AND freeze the dance moves. Don't go slower than 1/30 second, though, or the ghosting of the action of the dancers might be too noticeable.
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uche oji |
I'm Uche Oji from London. I've actually taken cramped-location-dimly-lit club shots with live Dance DJs on my digital SLR with great results. Firstly, you've got digital so afford to experiment with shutter speeds and check results. Secondly, focus manually unless your autofocus works quickly in dark locations. I shoot at ISO 400 and f8-f10 (to ensure sharpness if focus is slightly off) between 1/30 to ½ second: the long exposures show the strobe lights in action. Try f8 at 1/8, handheld. Fit a flash to your hotshoe, hold still when you take shots. Or you can meter off the lights, and use flash to fill in the people. It's your call. Good Luck. To see my examples email uche_oji@hotmail.com
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