Advise for indoor dog show settings no flash (Page 2): Thanks again for all the feedback. Points well taken. The venue is very large and bright, no windows in the main interior...

DLH13 Loc: Texas

Thanks again for all the feedback. Points well taken. The venue is very large and bright, no windows in the main interior portion. I will try out different settings and let you know how it goes. The dog shows we have been to, even the professional photographer doen not use a flash ringside.

Dave R. Loc: PNW

As others have pointed out you will need to adjust camera settings to coincide with the lighting at the time and the effect you want. My background is electrical and have dealt with practically every kind of light there is. Sodium vapor and metal halide do give off a little different color rendition (kelvin) so I would suggest getting a few different shots with your grey card assuming you have one or the expo disc and fine tune color in post. If the dogs are moving fast then obviously the shutter speed needs to go up unless pannng. It sounds like a fun event for you with some challenges that I'm sure you will handle just fine. Watch the histogram and your shots. Much can be determined by dong so. Good luck and most of all have fun. I'm not sure about you but if I start stressing about getting the perfect shots I tend to mess up more.

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

DLH13 wrote:

Thanks again for all the feedback. Points well taken. The venue is very large and bright, no windows in the main interior portion. I will try out different settings and let you know how it goes. The dog shows we have been to, even the professional photographer doen not use a flash ringside.

lot of venues will ask you not to use your flash.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

Hi Daryll,

I have the same equipment and shoot indoor sports very frequently, with great success, no flash. I use a variety of settings, including Al Servo AF Mode and Autofocus AF Configuration Tool. Check Manual. I think you will be quite happy with the results.

BTW: I purchased a digital copy of "Canon 5D Mark III Experience' by Doug Klostermann. It reads easier than the manual and is available via free Kindle at Amazon.

The 5D M III and the 70 - 200 f/2.8 MII lens are a fantastic pairing. I use them all the time!!

Good luck at the dog show. Have fun!!
Mark

tbetress Loc: Skippack, Pa

if you have an ExpoDisc you may want to try setting custom white balance using it.

chapjohn Loc: Tigard, Oregon

Try auto ISO and auto WB. Use an aperture to get enough DOF. Set shutter speed fast enough to hand hold with out shake.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Set the camera for ISO1000, shoot at the prefered aperture for the depth of field you prefer but if you can't keep the shutter speed to at least 1/200th then open up. This is why you have a fast lens so you "can" open up. If the lighting is going to be consistent, I'd shoot a grey card and set a custom white balance before I shoot. This way the colors should look natural. I'd also shoot my Xrite ColorChecker Passport in that same light so that I can set a color profile for even more accurate colors.

DLH13 wrote:

Hello Hogs,
I will be attempting taking pics of our dog club this coming weekend at an indoor venue. Any advise on settings to use without flash on a Canon 5diii with a rented 70-200ii lens? I have found a wide variety of settings online and thought that this lens would work best. There will be stills and action shots.
Thanks in advance,
Darryl
DLH13

Collie lover Loc: St. Louis, MO

I have taken photos at indoor shows at the Event Center at Purina Farms in Gray Summit, Missouri. I set my WB for flourescent (sp) lighting. IF that doesn't look right, just use auto setting. Not knowing your situation, you probably won't need a flash.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

DLH13 wrote:

Hello Hogs,
I will be attempting taking pics of our dog club this coming weekend at an indoor venue. Any advise on settings to use without flash on a Canon 5diii with a rented 70-200ii lens? I have found a wide variety of settings online and thought that this lens would work best. There will be stills and action shots.
Thanks in advance,
Darryl
DLH13

That all depends on the light levels and the lights used to light the event, the lens really does not have anything to do with that. I tricky situaltions, I always set a custom white balance in the camera, so I don't have to deal with any color casts in PP.

sirlensalot Loc: Arizona

Only thing I can offer is to shoot in RAW. If you get into trouble with settings in low light, underexposed 1 stop and lighten in PP. They will look dark on camera but can fixed.

DLH13 Loc: Texas

Thanks again to everyone, much appreciated!
I feel I have a better game plan now.

bluezzzzz Loc: Stamping Ground, KY

DLH13 wrote:

Hello Hogs,
I will be attempting taking pics of our dog club this coming weekend at an indoor venue. Any advise on settings to use without flash on a Canon 5diii with a rented 70-200ii lens? I have found a wide variety of settings online and thought that this lens would work best. There will be stills and action shots.
Thanks in advance,
Darryl
DLH13

Darryl, my event photography in the past ten years has primarily been of discdog competitions, mostly outdoors but some indoors also. You've got a great lens/camera combination and I would recommend that you take advantage of the 5D3's high ISO performance coupled with a high shutter speed.

This shot was taken at an indoor event in 2011, handheld with a 5DMkII, and a 70-200 zoom at 200mm. Auto WB, 1/1000sec; f2.8; ISO 4000.

larimarpugs Loc: california

Have your kennel club hire a professional dog show photographer - ruin a win shot and you will be toast! Professional dog show photographers know how to position the dog on the stands and they take all the grief if they screw up! And they can deal with the always unhappy exhibitor/owner/handler. I speak from experience having had dog show photos of a big win, ruined by a photographer that was not experienced with dog show photography. Not that you are not a good photographer it is the owners of the subject matter that will give you grief.

larimarpugs Loc: california

Have your kennel club hire a professional dog show photographer - ruin a win shot and you will be toast! Professional dog show photographers know how to position the dog on the stands and they take all the grief if they screw up! And they can deal with the always unhappy exhibitor/owner/handler. I speak from experience having had dog show photos of a big win, ruined by a photographer that was not experienced with dog show photography. Not that you are not a good photographer it is the owners of the subject matter that will give you grief.

DLH13 Loc: Texas

The photos will be for us as well as our club members and the facebook page. I do not attempt to shoot while the show photographer is working. Some shows are very large and the professional is not always at a particular ring or event.