I got my first ever photography assignement and I am super nervous.

The task is going to be taking pictures on roughly 2 hour conference of an startup for social media.

I only have general idea of how can I tackle something like that and I still have over a week to prepare.

What should I watch out for and focus on? Should I use flash? I only purchased it recently, so I only know basics of using it in TTL mode.

Gear that I have- 1x speedlight flash, 1x aps camera, 1x tripod with softbox

  • bgva@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Since you have a week, any chance you could check out the venue to see what lighting looks like? To avoid distractions, I second not using flash if you can help it, at least while people are speaking.

  • SLPERAS@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    What’s the size of the room? Find it out. Usually corporate events are either in a room that’s too big or too small for the event. You’ll need 24-70 and a 70-200 eqv lenses. Don’t even bother with primes. If you need to use the flash, generally flash use is ok. Either bounce or use a Gary fong add very little flash just to lift the image a bit. Get a schedule of the event from the host so you know what to photograph and when. If you have to take formal photos of groups be mindful of their posing take a second to pose all of them to look same. (Generally palms together infront of you) don’t be afraid to tell them to what to do. Other than that it’s just following what’s happening and taking photos. Pretty easy. Also

    Must take photos of sponsor and participant logos. Try to do it in a tasteful manner instead of being a snapshot of a logo