Photographer wanted

Borderfox

Hi all, looking for a photographer for this Sunday coming. I have to take shots at a horse show in Kildare and I was only informed today that there are two arenas on. I need somebody with transport and who can operate under pressure for the day. Show starts at 9:30 and goes on till around 5. About three shots per rider is needed and it is in a showjumping envoironment so the rider over jumps at the apex of the jump. All shots will be sold on the day and then put on a website for viewing afterwards. Good opportunity to get into paid work and learn the ropes of selling on site and what is required to sell.

If I cant get anybody I will be operating on a one arena basis but what can you do If you need any more info PM me

Keith

City-Exile

Give me a shout, Keith.

PM sent.

mikeanywhere

Bugger, I am in Dublin on Sunday but to play paintball otherwise I would help.

Good luck in your search Keith!!

Borderfox

Thanks Mike, good luck with the Paintball

acquiescefc

Id love to do something like this just to practice with my new 18-200 VR lens but without the pressure. Dont have the wheels either.

Enjoy...

shepthedog

Christ I would love to do this but have previous work stuff.. Damn.. If you have any other stuff coming up give me a shout

Borderfox

Thanks for the replies everybody

countryjimbo

Keith,
I'd be on for this, if you're still looking for someone let me know.

Borderfox

I should be sorted now thanks for all the replies.

unreggd

Woulda loved to be free for this, im so jealous!!!


g'luck!

Borderfox

Many thanks to Qwertz and Archipel for a great days work today, hope it wasnt too much for them to be thrown in at the deep end

Arciphel

Keith,

It was a pleasure (and I can feel my fingers again now too!)

Qwertz ,it was good to meet you, will have to come along to the next meetup now...

Paul.

Jemmy

Lets see some of your work put up the site link!

qwertz

It was great up to the point where them murderous ponies decided it would be fun to chase me down and steal all me sugarcubes...

On a more serious note, great day, even with the frozen fingers, earlobes and feet. It was nice meeting all the guys and gals involved. Again anytime.

What time did you finish?

Arciphel

about 7pm :pac::pac:

Borderfox

Here are some from qwertz, all taken using a Nikon D300 and a 105mm f2.8 Macro

Borderfox

Here are some from Archipel all taken with a Nikon D300 and a 70-200 f2.8 VR

Borderfox

Heres some from me all taken with a Canon 1dmk3 and a 70-200 f2.8 IS

Paulw

Some really nice images there. Never easy to get the timing right, with the horse over the fence.

Well done.

I especially like the last one there.

Borderfox

It is a very hard sport to shoot and fair play to the two lads for taking it on and splitting the day between them. I am very consistent now doing it and I think it translates to other work I do also, as I was saying to the lads the difference between Pro and Amateur is the Pro only gets one chance to get the shot. Its a lot of pressure to be under and most of the time its just yourself and the camera. I will get the walkie talkies back up working for the next show so we can communicate better if there are any questions. The amount sold at the show wasnt great but I think this had more to do with the weather/market over-saturation than the pictures

MartMax

Sounds like a great experience that i'd missed. if only i've had the gears and some knowledge. borderfox, is this sort of things that one beginner could just tag along and see how it works around?

Borderfox

Yeah definitely mart_max, there are generally a lot of people with cameras there, video too. Its not too hard to see how it works, its just the timing of the shots that is the major issue with people new to the sport. I mostly use burst but I can do one shot if I have to, just a case of getting your eye in.

I must run one of the days with the horse again and try to get one of the girls up in the yard to go over a few jumps I will see how the timetable is, also there is a show up in the yard where I have my horse around the May Bank Holiday that I will be covering so I can bring a few people up and show them the ropes. They will be mostly smaller jumps so that makes it even harder to get a good shot.

Cabaal

Some nice stuff there, just need a better lens and I wouldn't mind going for the experience

Culann

There's a free horse show on in Newbridge at Newbridge College on the 11th May. I went one year and it was fairly good. If you want the practice it is handy...

Borderfox

The yard where I have my horse is having a show on the Monday 5th of May, If a few people are interested I would show them the ropes in shooting. It wouldnt be as high pressure as the other shows I do but I will be selling and printing on site so should be as good as an experience.

I would say the minimum gear for somebody wanting to do this would be: (now I dont want to put people off but from working at this I know a few things about it)

Body: Doesnt matter what body (its the timing that matters) something with a high burst is preferrable

Lens: 70-200 f2.8 is a workhorse but you can use macro's (100mm or 105mm f2.8)
If you are indoors then 85mm f1.8 is a must the f2.8 lenses dont cut it even with the best lights in the world

Batteries: 2

Back-up body
Wet weather gear
Warm coats, gloves, hats etc
Lots of patience
Most important Consistency!! Anybody can take one good shot, but it takes somebody consistent to take them for the whole day, my camera logged 800 shots throughout the day and taken bursts into account 95-98% were exactly what I wanted

Hope this helps

Dink

I would be up for this! However, I have this nagging feeling, which I can't for the life of me recall, that I have something on that day.... Will have to get back to you on this one Keith!
Grrrr..........

kensutz

It's a Monday and a bank holiday, if I have no cricket match to play I'll be there.

City-Exile

A breakdown in communication meant that I wasn't out with Keith on Sunday, but if I had been, I'd never have got this shot, so every cloud & all that...

qwertz

Sign me up!

Borderfox wrote: »

The yard where I have my horse is having a show on the Monday 5th of May, If a few people are interested I would show them the ropes in shooting. It wouldnt be as high pressure as the other shows I do but I will be selling and printing on site so should be as good as an experience.

I would say the minimum gear for somebody wanting to do this would be: (now I dont want to put people off but from working at this I know a few things about it)

Body: Doesnt matter what body (its the timing that matters) something with a high burst is preferrable

Lens: 70-200 f2.8 is a workhorse but you can use macro's (100mm or 105mm f2.8)
If you are indoors then 85mm f1.8 is a must the f2.8 lenses dont cut it even with the best lights in the world

Batteries: 2

Back-up body
Wet weather gear
Warm coats, gloves, hats etc
Lots of patience
Most important Consistency!! Anybody can take one good shot, but it takes somebody consistent to take them for the whole day, my camera logged 800 shots throughout the day and taken bursts into account 95-98% were exactly what I wanted

Hope this helps

MartMax

erkkkk my standard lens kit 17-85 won't go that far then. so i might just watch n learn until a couple of months savings realised into a telephoto zoom does anyone knows if there's such a thing renting lens?

Paulw

I believe that Conns rent lenses.

Of course, some nice boards member might loan you a lens on the day. I know I would, if I was attending.

Not sure what I'm at on that Monday.

Borderfox

I will have most of my gear with me that day so your welcome to try whatever you like provided I am not using it.

MartMax

thanks lads for the offer.

WeekOldPencil

Sign me up for this as well!