i would like to take such shots

[mantra]

hi
i will shoot some females dancers in a theater
it's a my first time
the theater will be very dark

i think i should shoot in Tv or manual
which shutter speed should i use? i'm really a novice


browsing the net i found some pics

http://1x.com/photos/member/3116/17059/
http://1x.com/photos/member/3116/17094/
http://1x.com/photos/member/3116/14691/

i love these photos

can somebody tell me how obtain such photos

thanks

[johnstoy]

Just to get by with basic stage photos:
Your best lens will be the fastest one... The canon 50mm f1.4, if you can get close to the stage... then the 85mm f1.8...

I use Av mode and with those fast lenses you can shoot with faster shutter speeds when the aperture is wider (open more). I usually have to shoot at f1.4 or f1.8, or possibly f2.0, and slightly higher... Use your 30D... ISO needs to be above 800... ISO at 1250 and 1600 is popular...

This way, you should be able to attain a shutter speed of above 1/50th of a second... Should actually stay above 1/80th for the 50mm f1.4 and 1/100 or 1/125th of a second for the 85mm lens.

The other lenses are too slow...

Since these photos were shot in a studio and not on stage, you won't get the motion and movements captured without a blurred photo...

Looks like these photos you like are shot with special light set ups.

[mantra]

Just to get by with basic stage photos:
Your best lens will be the fastest one... The canon 50mm f1.4, if you can get close to the stage... then the 85mm f1.8...

I use Av mode and with those fast lenses you can shoot with faster shutter speeds when the aperture is wider (open more). I usually have to shoot at f1.4 or f1.8, or possibly f2.0, and slightly higher... Use your 30D... ISO needs to be above 800... ISO at 1250 and 1600 is popular...

This way, you should be able to attain a shutter speed of above 1/50th of a second... Should actually stay above 1/80th for the 50mm f1.4 and 1/100 or 1/125th of a second for the 85mm lens.

The other lenses are too slow...

Since these photos were shot in a studio and not on stage, you won't get the motion and movements captured without a blurred photo...

Looks like these photos you like are shot with special light set ups.

don't you think about are live performance?
at the first time i thought about use bulb mode and a remote control(maybe with the cable)


thanks really
very kind

[René Damkot]

The text under the linked images tells you how it's done: "Single exposure, combination time exposure with tungsten spotlight and electronic flash to freeze the end pose."

Basically: Camera on tripod, loooong exposure for the motion (think: a few seconds), one flash at the end to freeze the last position.

[mantra]

The text under the linked images tells you how it's done: "Single exposure, combination time exposure with tungsten spotlight and electronic flash to freeze the end pose."

Basically: Camera on tripod, loooong exposure for the motion (think: a few seconds), one flash at the end to freeze the last position.
:(
i did not read it

but one flash at the end to freeze..? an external flash ?

[johnstoy]

In a dark theater, during ballet, I don't think you can start experimenting with flash...

Theaters, especially during classical performances don't normaly let photographers up front... And I've never heard of flash being used either.

[MilesR]

those pictures you posted look like they were done in a studio, not during a live performance.

[René Damkot]

Agree that the shots probably aren't done during an actual performance.

[johnstoy]

Yeah... It says *in studio to look like stage action*, in pic #3.

http://1x.com/photos/member/3116/14691/

[londonblue007]

These look like advertisement shots to me. (As confirmed by the "in studio" comment)

advertisement shots can be done anywhere and in anyway possible to get the look the dance company (or whoever paid for the photos) is looking for.