| Date Added: February 08, 2010 09:00:40 AM |
| Author: Chris Tyreel |
| Category: Arts and Literature : Photography |
| If you are considering becoming an Event Photographer this guide may be useful. I spent a long time researching all the kit needed to be a successful Event photographer, testing and costing carefully. It's all current gear available now so it's up to date unlike some of the guides I read.
It is divided into sections which I will publish in articles of around 500 words at a time. So if you are interested, Bookmark the site and check back. 1. Camera Equipment needed for Event Photographers; 2. Lighting equipment for Event Photography; 3. Printers for Instant Event Photos; 4. Mitsubishi Click system for Event Photography; 5. Green Screen Event Photography; 6. Starting an Event Photography Business. 1. Camera Equipment for Event Photographers. You don't NEED the latest high-end professional DSLR with pro glass lenses to shoot an event! It's nice to have good kit but that should be a given for any Pro Photographer. In reality the customer at a football tournament, school prom or black tie event doesn't care what kit you have as long as the results are good, and you don't want to be carrying a heavy camera with fragile glass in an environment that is often boisterous and busy ! You don't need to shoot huge resolution RAW files and won't have time to post process or mess about with hundreds of settings.You are aiming to get a sharp, vibrant and well lit photograph of enough resolution to print at your final output size. Concentrate on making the people look great! I do recommend a wireless workflow which I cover later, and again you need the files to be small enough to send quickly. I use a Nikon D700 but that's only because I have one for Property photography as I need the full frame and low light capablilities. |