There has got to be a way to do this

Re: There has got to be a way to do this
Honestly it sounds like you need to learn a little more about photography.

Yeah I think that's the point of this forum.

i can use an on camera flash, but nothing on stands. All of the photos have the potential to be 8x10s which means using a higher ISO may not work due to the grainy quality, I have the Noise Ninja plug-in but these photos have to be sharply focused. I guess the answer is to get an on camera flash and faster lens.

trendyblue wrote in post #5806408
Re: There has got to be a way to do this
Honestly it sounds like you need to learn a little more about photography.

Yeah I think that's the point of this forum.

i can use an on camera flash, but nothing on stands. All of the photos have the potential to be 8x10s which means using a higher ISO may not work due to the grainy quality, I have the Noise Ninja plug-in but these photos have to be sharply focused. I guess the answer is to get an on camera flash and faster lens.

Are you doing this for pay, or just because you have a child in the pageant? If the answer is the former, then I think the point is that you needed to learn more before taking the job

What about on-camera flashes used off camera. Not on stands, but placed in other areas.

I did a fashion show where I couldn't use strobes, but placed three 580EX flashes with pocket wizards around the room. They were completely fine with it. One was on a window sill to the right rear, another on a high shelf to the left rear, and the third was just off camera on a shelf to the right and behind me. It did a pretty good job of adding some accent lighting to the models and filling in the shadows. Explain to them clearly what you want to do, and how it will improve the images. If the images will be used by them, they might bite. If the images are just for you, its a crap shoot.

trendyblue wrote in post #5806408
these photos have to be sharply focused

i'm a total noob and don't know much...but isn't the 75-300 considered to be on of the worst lenses around?...as someone else mentioned i would maybe look into the 50, 1.8 if the focal length has a chance to work for you...

sfaust wrote in post #5807178
What about on-camera flashes used off camera. Not on stands, but placed in other areas.

I did a fashion show where I couldn't use strobes, but placed three 580EX flashes with pocket wizards around the room. They were completely fine with it. One was on a window sill to the right rear, another on a high shelf to the left rear, and the third was just off camera on a shelf to the right and behind me. It did a pretty good job of adding some accent lighting to the models and filling in the shadows. Explain to them clearly what you want to do, and how it will improve the images. If the images will be used by them, they might bite. If the images are just for you, its a crap shoot.

Eek, I don't think I'd use that many so far away. Weren't you a little scared of them walking away?

bieber wrote in post #5807367
Eek, I don't think I'd use that many so far away. Weren't you a little scared of them walking away?

I'd be scared that my flashes & PW to start developing legs and move around and end up in someone's bag...

If some one asks you to do a job they should not be dictating how it's done. Why dont you tell them how to do their job and see how that goes down

Contivity wrote in post #5807761
I'd be scared that my flashes & PW to start developing legs and move around and end up in someone's bag...

Just put some 'caution high voltage' and 'do not touch' signs by them, and black and yellow tape around them, and some stripped wires sticking around everywhere on them, if anyone dares to touch it, make sure you see it and trigger the flash just the second they touch it, they would probably sh*t themselves while you collapse laughing and miss all your shots

Ooops double post

I do not get paid...I am doing it for some of my friends and trying to learn how to do it better, hence the question.