night club photos (NWS)

turbodude wrote in post #10164967
What up Mike! - its Al

YO! should i Email u about the vegas trip boss? or PM u?

turbodude wrote in post #10164967
What up Mike! - its Al

Hey Al - finally got onto the forums - didn't event know this Nightlife Thread was going on - wow have i missed out for the past 3 years lol!:o

Default this wrote in post #10165088
YO! should i Email u about the vegas trip boss? or PM u?

email, i rarely check the PMs

hi guys i have a real newb question.

My friend has asked me to shoot a event similar to a night club setting. I am using a 40d+17-55+430exII.
I was wondering since bouncing the flash wont really be an option(red and black walls), what would you guys recommend I do?

Should i just go bare flash head on or maybe a diffuser? I really dont know

MaxL wrote in post #10165963
hi guys i have a real newb question.

My friend has asked me to shoot a event similar to a night club setting. I am using a 40d+17-55+430exII.
I was wondering since bouncing the flash wont really be an option(red and black walls), what would you guys recommend I do?

Should i just go bare flash head on or maybe a diffuser? I really dont know

if you don't feel like spending more than $2 then DYI Light Sphereis pretty win (is on the lower part of the writeup)

There's the "hand bounce" technique, I think it was around page 650 (when I started reading I think)
It's pretty self explanatory and gives a much softer flash!

I actually did pretty well doing direct flash and a 1 second exposure (or so... I cannot remember right off) while I was outside. I had a great time playing with the light!

Do you guys focus then recompose a lot of your shots?

Yep!

This focus, recompose and shot thing has been mentioned a few times over the thread now.

I shoot with AF as it's often so dark I have trouble composing the shot let alone focusing manually and every time I recompose it just refocuses. The only way I can get it to work is to flick from auto to manual once it's focused. Is that how you guys do it or am I missing something?

Sounds like you're missing the "One Shot" AF setting. With later cameras (not sure about your 350D) you can also transfer AF to the * button, so pressing the shutter doesn't activate AF.

I got it now. I can't transfer the AF to the * button, but it works as long as I keep the shutter half depressed while I recompose.

My housemate thought I was mad taking photos of a takeaway menu on the back of the sofa trying to work this out

SleazyMermaid wrote in post #10169357
I got it now. I can't transfer the AF to the * button, but it works as long as I keep the shutter half depressed while I recompose.

Yes you can.

Take a look at your Custom Functions in the camera.
I have an XTi, so the custom functions are more or less the same.

NorCalNomad wrote in post #10165983
if you don't feel like spending more than $2 then DYI Light Sphereis pretty win (is on the lower part of the writeup)

I have to totally DIS-AGREE with the DIY stuff...usually the photos come out a lot more ****ter, then the plastic/colors they use for there diffusers. Unless its ALL WHITE i suggest u just pay the money and get the proper diffuser.
THAT IS of course why it was made?...so people could stop attempting to make DIY's all the time, and mess them up lol
Pay the money, ask any PROFESSIONAL if they bootleg there stuff

thanks everyone for the advise. The event i am doing wont be for a few more weeks so I will see what i can find. Worst case scenario, ill do the diy like norcalnomad suggested.


also, does anyone have any experience with the lumiquest system in a club environment.

MaxL wrote in post #10171754
thanks everyone for the advise. The event i am doing wont be for a few more weeks so I will see what i can find. Worst case scenario, ill do the diy like norcalnomad suggested.


also, does anyone have any experience with the lumiquest system in a club environment.

This is what I did when i came here...i took everyones opinions into consideration and was grateful for them...but didnt take most of them to heart.
WHAT I DID do....was look at others work that was INSPIRING, and awesome...and took THERE opinions whole heartedly. People who are suggesting certain things, techniques, style etc...look at there work first... and if its something you LIKE, something you would want to mirror, or something that inspires you to do better, than by all accounts the logical thing to do is to listen to them.
However...if you listen to people who produce work you yourself dont value as anything good...why listen to them? FOOD FOR THOUGHT, and that goes for me as well =]

And i just happened to buy the lumiquest system. I got the "quick bounce" i was gonna buy the big bounce, but it seemed a bit TO BIG for my flash.
The past 7 albums on my website (www.****com) have been used with a lumiquest quick bounce. If you wanna check, and take a look at them its just one way to use it.
There's also about 3-4 users on here that use the lumiquest. "dablackswan" team was the one who suggested and turned me on to lumiquest in the first place =]