night club photos (NWS)

Nobody takes me seriously so I could say that and get away with it.

And, you forgot "100%!!!LOL!!!1elevent​yYYZ"

So what's the secret to using a flash and getting such vivid color, and perfect exposure in these clubs? You guys make these shots look amazing! (the subjects have something to do with it too ; ) I shoot my sisters band often, and NEVER use a flash. But from time to time I would like to use one to get the whole band in one shot. Problem is, every time I do, It looks like someone turned the lights on. It really takes away from the feel of how it really looks. Any pointers would be appreciated.

rizzo123 wrote in post #8755362
love that second one pod

HELP! could people go thru a few of my pics from this set - i just got my 10-22 back after smashing it a few weeks ago, and most of the pics seemed horribly OOF on the right hand side- am i imagining this?

http://www.flickr.com …1/sets/72157622​500636958/

obviously im not talking about the photo above lol, just others where two faces are beside eachother but one is oof

i agree it looks as if the right side is really soft... maybe an element in the lens isnt aligned just right...

I was working as House Photographer for Tao and Lavo this weekend. Lots of celebs, and lots of fun.

1. Jennifer Love Hewitt is amazing and fun. Everytime i see her and chat with her, i always think about how i used to watch "Cant Hardly Wait" and think damn she is ****in hot.

7 Nicole Scherzinger of the PussyCat Dolls

^^^ cool pics, damn and I was annoyed when I had some beer spilled on mine Thursday nite -

shot one of my fav bands (Icon of Coil) last night - really enjoyed it -

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hey guys,

sorry to bust in here with one set of pics and then expect you all to run to my aid answering stupid questions...

I did my first club shoot on friday night (with my 24-70 f2.8 on 50D) the one thing that I noticed was that with the crop body the 24mm was a bit too long to get decent shots of more than head and shoulders... I've found a Tokina 10-17mm fisheye on ebay here which ends tomorrow and its so far around the AUD$600 mark, which is a good price. I should point out that I was using the 24-70 @ around f5.0 anyway with flash so speed isn't a concern when considering the fisheye.

Does anyone else regularly use a fisheye for club stuff, and would you recommend it?

The rest of my gallery is on my flickr here:
http://www.flickr.com …s/sets/72157622​504285224/

Fisheye is handy for "that effect" but not for what one would consider a proper portrait of sorts.

As far as the limited utility of the 24-70? Well, I used to use a 28-135, and I simply backed up some more or repositioned people.

TD, Nice shots..The human painting ones looked like fun. Too bad they painted youre gear too..

pod_canon wrote in post #8763593
Fisheye is handy for "that effect" but not for what one would consider a proper portrait of sorts.

As far as the limited utility of the 24-70? Well, I used to use a 28-135, and I simply backed up some more or repositioned people.

That's what I like to hear. Right now I'm using my Sigma 18-55 f/2.8 when I shoot concerts and was thinking about trying the 28-135 for upcoming ones.

Yeah, a good standard to the "beginning" of the tele range is good for some concert situations.

First night out yesterday with the camera, was mainly testing what settings I liked best, club was almost empty...

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Here's my weekend

Century Room Thursday

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niqqunos wrote in post #8763041
Does anyone else regularly use a fisheye for club stuff, and would you recommend it?

For full frame, its great to have, but you have to have a good eye or it won't work well. For epic crowd stuff and the like, its usually OK to go a bit crazy, but whenever the subject is pretty close, you have to work the shot so the distortion looks like part of the image, instead of sticking out like a sore thumb. Also looks pretty cheezy if more than a handful of images in a gallery use it.

turbodude wrote in post #8761514
7 Nicole Scherzinger of the PussyCat Dolls

8 Stephan Dorph

9 Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break and Transformers) and Jennifer Morrison (House)

my gear for the night... got a little paint on it... due to the photos below.

So Al, if you need an assistant/2nd shooter anywhere from the 15th-17th I'll be in town! I'd love to learn a thing or two! I'll be in town covering the National Professional Paintball League event during the day... need something to do at night!

-Rob

Rukes wrote in post #8768688
For full frame, its great to have, but you have to have a good eye or it won't work well. For epic crowd stuff and the like, its usually OK to go a bit crazy, but whenever the subject is pretty close, you have to work the shot so the distortion looks like part of the image, instead of sticking out like a sore thumb. Also looks pretty cheezy if more than a handful of images in a gallery use it.

^^^Truth!

There are few people who's fisheye photos I've really liked in clubs. Ruke's epic crowd shots are definitely the creme of the crop. Ceasar Sebastian does a great job with his, but not sure if it's a 15mm fishy or just really wide. Either way they can be effective, but get really stale used 100% of the time.

Mine are no-where near their level... but here are some crowd shots: