Shooting a Fashion Show

**AcadieLibre** · 05-01-2008, 07:24 AM

Ok I finally was able to get my hands on a Photography Pass for a Fashion show in Toronto. I thought about it, I phoned them up and explained myself and circumstances and they listened and said they would phone me back. Within 30 minutes they returned my call and said I could have one and they wished me luck on the contest. So that part of it has been dealt with and I have my foot in the door, now comes the real hard part lol. I have never shot one and not sure what equipment I should bring.

Any tips or suggestions would be great. If none of my photos turn out I just don't have to enter their contest and I can keep the crappy photos I end up with lol, and if for some reason I luck out I can enter the photography contest they have for the photographers. So looking to see should I bring my flash, what lenses should I consider bringing (Don't worry about what I have, I want to know what the best lenses to bring are, If I don't have I can always rent for the two days). I may pickup the Canon 85mm 1.8 lens now also. I really want to start photographing people and I think this will get me going in that direction.

I know that there will be areas set up just for photographers, the models are going to be available after the runway show for shots by individual photographers. Special areas will be setup for us to use with lighting and backgrounds to use to shoot them against.

I thought it was in two weeks, turns out I was soooo wrong, it starts tomorrow at 3pm, opps. guess I better makes some decsions very quickly lol.

**Travis** · 05-01-2008, 08:41 AM

I wouldn't NOT bring my flash.... who knows what kind of lighting you will be up against... you are there to have fun so just experiment.... an f1.8 85mm should serve you well.. nice and fast.... I would also bring some zoom's just in case...

have fun!

**Marko** · 05-01-2008, 09:32 AM

I wouldn't NOT bring my flash.... who knows what kind of lighting you will be up against... you are there to have fun so just experiment.... an f1.8 85mm should serve you well.. nice and fast.... I would also bring some zoom's just in case...

I agree with Travis here. The 85mm should be a good lens but you ALSO want to have a Zoom lens or 2 since you don't know where you'll be positioned. Definitely bring your flash and have fun.

**AcadieLibre** · 05-01-2008, 10:33 AM

This is what I think I am taking, 85mm, 35mm, 24-70mm and 70-20mm and flash, extra battery for the camera and flash, portable HD, and 10 gigs of CF cards. I was thinking of getting the 50mm canon 1.4 but want a Wacom Intuos3 pen tablet so I will think about that decision overnight. Since I only have one camera body need to keep lenses to a minimum. After I get the two lenses and the pen tablet the next thing on my list will be a second body I think but that like way off lol. I know the venue very well but unfortunately never seen the set up for a photo show. I can also bring extra lenses the first day then I should know what I need for days 2 and 3. And I can put off the 50mm lens decision until after the first day now I think about it, and what about a mono pod?

**Travis** · 05-01-2008, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by AcadieLibre

This is what I think I am taking, 85mm, 35mm, 24-70mm and 70-20mm and flash, extra battery for the camera and flash, portable HD, and 10 gigs of CF cards. I was thinking of getting the 50mm canon 1.4 but want a Wacom Intuos3 pen tablet so I will think about that decision overnight. Since I only have one camera body need to keep lenses to a minimum. After I get the two lenses and the pen tablet the next thing on my list will be a second body I think but that like way off lol. I know the venue very well but unfortunately never seen the set up for a photo show. I can also bring extra lenses the first day then I should know what I need for days 2 and 3. And I can put off the 50mm lens decision until after the first day now I think about it, and what about a mono pod?

haha.... you forgot a ham sandwich.... with all that gear... you may as well bring a monopod... especially if you end up using the zoom lenses at low light.... do your zooms have image stabilization?..... you may need a monopod just to hold you up while your toting all that gear....

**Travis** · 05-01-2008, 11:17 AM

I am wondering how you would set up the camera's meter for this..... would you spot meter or matrix?

I would imagine you would expose the subject without much regard for the background... sooo.... spot metering?

**AcadieLibre** · 05-01-2008, 11:55 AM

No meter but what I have on the camera, could rent one but but think I should be ok with what the meter tells me on the camera and can always bracket my shots. Have a 3 day event so I can see what I get after the first day and adjust my shots for the second and third if I have issues with them. I do mostly low light shooting and should be ok I hope.

**Travis** · 05-01-2008, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by AcadieLibre

No meter but what I have on the camera, could rent one but but think I should be ok with what the meter tells me on the camera and can always bracket my shots. Have a 3 day event so I can see what I get after the first day and adjust my shots for the second and third if I have issues with them. I do mostly low light shooting and should be ok I hope.

No.. I meant your "in camera" meter.... you should be able to adjust it's program to meter the focal point as opposed to metering the general frame to come up with exposure....