 Michael H. Stann |
How to shoot a very large family photo? I will be taking a picture of about 200 people. I am using a olympus e-510. I am new to photography and would be happy to get any advice on the best way to take the picture. It will be taken durning the day and the different families will be wearing their own color of clothing . Thank you for any help.
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200 people? All relatives? Recognizable in one photo? I would look for a venue where I could get a high viewpoint, 3 or 4 floors up, and shoot down onto the group, which is standing there, bunched up, and looking up at the lens, all together saying 'SEX' at your signal. If you can, add fill-flash. Have fun!
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Mark Feldstein |
Uh huh. Then if/when half of them get toasted and fail to cooperate, after an hour of cajolling and losing your light (perhaps your cool as well) you can always jump off the 4th floor. M.
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Debby A. Tabb |
LOL,LOL,LOL!
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Michael H. Stann |
Getting to a high spot for sure. I turns out it will be about 140 people. Thanks
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Debby A. Tabb |
Or If you have access to Bleachers. Such as a park with a ball park.
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BetterPhoto Member |
I've had to use an 18mm on a 35mm camera to shoot a family portrait before. It was in a living roon with 130 souls and four generations. Have fun.
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Mark Feldstein |
Personally, I don't know how you guys do this kind of work. I really admire you. Last time I shot a family reunion, about 30 years ago it was only about 25 people at a family style restaurant. Used to be about 140 people, but the rest were killed off by other family members. So, there were twenty-five people sitting at one huge table yelling and screaming at each other while the eldest males were abusing the women, the children, and the wait-persons. Hence the name family style dining. The family name Ma Barker comes to mind.
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BetterPhoto Member |
Aww, cmon Mark. It's not that bad. It's as fun as you make it.
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