night club photos (NWS) (2)

pod_canon:No AF assist is a deal breaker. But then again, it's only compatible with the new flashes, and I am assuming to cater to the new 5dmk3 which supposedly has a better AF system. So maybe an AF assist beam wasn't deemed necessary.

I rely heavily on the AF assist beam, which is primarily why i shoot with two flashes. I could never align the AF beam when i had one flash handheld off camera.

fminus wrote in post #14006682
pod_canon:No AF assist is a deal breaker. But then again, it's only compatible with the new flashes, and I am assuming to cater to the new 5dmk3 which supposedly has a better AF system. So maybe an AF assist beam wasn't deemed necessary.

I rely heavily on the AF assist beam, which is primarily why i shoot with two flashes. I could never align the AF beam when i had one flash handheld off camera.

Yes. I shoot with the ST-E2 and when I need flash I pull my 580 out of my back pocket. The 5D MK II has a middling-to-poor AF system so the beam is almost essential in the dark.

However, in another thread in this forum, one of the users surmised kind of what you did, that the AF beam was deemed unnecessary since the 5D MK III is supposed to have a superb AF system.

A friend of mine pre-ordered his MK III today, so I'll be able to give it the "club test" by month's end. Hopefully during Music Conference since we're shooting some of the same events.

So had another private event a few weeks ago and to be honest, private events tend to bore me but this was a little different.
it was students hosting it so was a lot more fun than normal black tie events.

heres a few snaps:

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So I've finally finished reading the the thread!

I've shot at a couple of charity events at clubs just to get the hang of some of stuff talked about in here. I think I'm at a decent place to start looking for a job in this market but how do I go about finding one? I've looked into clubzone and sites like that as well as calling up venues but they all have their own photographers. Whats the best way to get my foot in the door? I want to start saving up for some new equipment

The white, washed-out processing doesn't do it for me at all, but the photos themselves are great. I'd love to see these shots with real skin tones....unless this was a party for albinos...in which case, these are amazing!

Justice afterparty last night.

This was by far my favourite frame:

I mean, how can you not like shooting nightclubs?

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my first try at clubbing

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Rivest wrote in post #14020375
I mean, how can you not like shooting nightclubs?

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hahaha, fair to say this is one thing we ALL enjoy

Great pictures, good timing with the last one!

These photos are great. I intend to try shooting at clubs during the summer, not for monetary reasons but for the experience and what not. Are my chances of landing a gig low? Pay isn't necessary at all, though I wouldn't mind it. I do plan to add a 17-40L to my arsenal by then.

Some photos from Society:-
As per usual, ignore the poor facebook compression.

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