Equine show tips please

[meganrose]

My MIL is in charge of the majority of horse shows up here and hiring the photographer for them SO I want to be confident enough to do the shows when spring rolls around. I know I'll need a better lens (I have a Tamaron 28-80 and Canon 50mm 1.8). I don't think I'll be able to use flash for the indoor pictures, so what is the best way to photogrpah horses indoors without flash? What are some outdoor tips for photographing horses?

[matonanjin]

Originally Posted by meganrose

My MIL is in charge of the majority of horse shows up here and hiring the photographer for them SO I want to be confident enough to do the shows when spring rolls around. I know I'll need a better lens (I have a Tamaron 28-80 and Canon 50mm 1.8). I don't think I'll be able to use flash for the indoor pictures, so what is the best way to photogrpah horses indoors without flash? What are some outdoor tips for photographing horses?

Your kidding, right? That's like asking how do I shoot a portrait. If you have all the basics of photography mastered, exposure, WB, etc, ability to shoot in manual mode, and if you know a lot about horses then you are ready to start.

You already know you need a different lens. You need something fast for indoors. What do you have for camera bodies? You need something with fast AF in bad light and that handles noise well.

Here's one I shot indoors to start:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...&postcount=574

[meganrose]

I guess I should have phrased my question different. I have an XS so the highest I can go on the ISO is 400 without getting noise. I guess my question was more about iso and a better lens to use. I've been researching the 7d and it looks like the camera I should get when I upgrade soon. I haven't looked into different lenses yet. Any that you prefer for this kind of work?

Originally Posted by matonanjin

Your kidding, right? That's like asking how do I shoot a portrait. If you have all the basics of photography mastered, exposure, WB, etc, ability to shoot in manual mode, and if you know a lot about horses then you are ready to start.

You already know you need a different lens. You need something fast for indoors. What do you have for camera bodies? You need something with fast AF in bad light and that handles noise well.

Here's one I shot indoors to start:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...&postcount=574