Fashion Shoot

Lao Lao

Hi all,

I'm doing my first fashion shoot next week and am just wondering if the below equipment will suffice or if people think I should get an extra lens (I should be able to rent one more)

It's a fashion shoot for a charity and I'm helping to cover the event as a favour for a friend (there will also be other togs there) I've been told that the catwalk will be set up with adequate lighting so I reckon that I won't need any flash, etc

Gear is

Cannon 50D
50mm f1.4
70-200mm f4
18-135mm

What think ye?

oshead

Did another photographer tell you it would be set up with adequate lighting?

I reckon you'd be fine lens wise, but I'd definitely consider adding a flash to your kit. Even if the lighting is good in the place, you'll still want to make sure that, seen as it's a fashion effort, your subjects are very well lit up. You want the clothes/etc, to look good and if the lights in the building end up giving you hatchet lighting or are directed in awkward ways (depending on where you end up taking shots from) a flash could save you.

Lao Lao

oshead wrote: »

Did another photographer tell you it would be set up with adequate lighting?

No, the organiser told me!

PopeBuckfastXVI

Get a flash and make a bounce/card diffuser for it, take up a position at the end of the runway at a distance you feel comfortable with using your fastest prime (the 50mm).

Get a flash.

Get a flash.

Oh, and, get a flash!

PopeBuckfastXVI

How did you get on - any results?!

The Snipe

From sitting in the corner with a 50mm I was going grand (eg. https://picasaweb.google.com/114273272277495272434/VirginijaSFashionShow1304LowRes?authkey=Gv1sRgCP6IlJeE4-7IJA&feat=directlink ) But I only had to get upper body shots as a mate of mine was getting Full Body shots.