I have used the 70-200mm 2.8 for several events for hours at a time and I am comfortable using it.
I will use the 14-24mm for establishing shots. I have used it for wide group shots, but I am not doing that for this venture.
I am happy with the pictures I have taken wide open with the 1.2s. I don’t think that will be a problem
Thank you so much! That helps a lot.
I don’t have many options for the part of the parade that happens after sunset. I just went to the site at the time I am supposed to shoot and it was very dark. Hardly any light. No street lights, just some Christmas lights wrapped around some trees.
I am going to go much earlier to capture as much as I can when there is available light.
I saw similar events from the paper and they were all earlier in the day.
I won’t provide previews. I just have a deadline, which I can easily meet.
They are on site, so it is a great idea to tell them I have finished and if they want anything more.
They did say they want close ups of people, but they did not say anyone specific. Just people I find interesting. That is one of my strengths.
Yeah, just with a lot less light. :)
There is some Christmas lighting over the road. I am going to visit the site tonight to see how much. There will be cars on the road, so I can test on them. If I can do them, I can do the parade :)
I have a light meter I will use.
I do have a flash and have used it before. I have a Magmod diffuser I will use.
A small local paper. I have volunteered for local events for free. They are going to pay a token amount ($50), but I would have done it for free.
They don’t have any expectations other than the photos I have done before for events. I don’t think they have high expectations, though.
I will probably use that lens most of the time. There is Christmas lighting over the road the parade is on, so I hope that will suffice. I am scouting the location tonight.
I think I need to use a flash. I do have two 1.2 lenses that I am eager to try at this event.
Interesting. Some people are saying use the 1.2s wide open.
I added that the wide lens is a 14-24mm 2.8 Sigma with an FTZ converter.
You think it will be too dark for the 70-200mm 2.8?
1/125 sounds reasonable. I can hand hold that easily enough and is slow enough to gather light. I will try that tonight when I test the event site. Thanks.
I was planning on using Auto ISO.
Thanks for the reply,
I asked the client what their expectations are. They just want shots the can put in the local paper. I could not get more specifics other than “journalistic shots”
I am familiar with the location, just not at night. I am going there tonight to take test shots.
I have the wider lenses for the Christmas tree and people around it and establish shots. There will be some time before sunset that I can use the longer lenses.
Your tips on composition are great! If I use brightly lit backgrounds, I can use the flash to fill in the faces.
I will definitely prioritize the light! A well lit picture is worth a thousand poorly lit ones. I will look for that tonight when I am there for a scene eval.
Fortunately, it should not get colder than 45 degrees
Thank you so much! There is enough here I need to read it multiple times to get it all.
I shoot RAW only. I am using a Z9 and I will definitely bring my flash with diffuser.
Thanks. The 14-24 2.8 should be good for establishing shots.
Unfortunately, I only have the single camera so I have to change lenses. I’m waiting for the next gen Z9 to come out before I get another camera.
Going to the location the night before is a good idea.
I have the 24-70mm as well, but only the one camera. I’m not a fan of changing lenses either, but I will if I have to.
I have used the 1.2 lenses for indoor dinner events when the lights are down for a presentation and they worked really well.
I will go to the location the night before.
I want to do people shots, but unclear if flash will make a good photo. When I have used flash for crowd shots you see the light fall of in an unpleasant way. I guess flash is best just for a few people and crop out the rest?
I currently only have one body.
Sorry, I misunderstood the issue.
If you are on Windows, you can use the free program Tinta to cull many of the images. Set the thumbnail size to one of the large options and delete the ones you don’t like with the delete key.
How about one of you sitting on a chair and the other behind the chair with on hand on the back of the chair?
It’s an evening parade.