pics in a auditurium
May 20, 2012 09:46:39 #
gene9367
Loc: brooklyn, n.y.
Hi, I am looking for a little bit of advise. I am going to be taking pictures of a dance recital. It is in a large auditourium with only lighting above the dancers and spotlights. whenever i potograph here the pics come out either dark or blurry i have a canon rebal xsi withh the lenses that come with it. I can not use flash. Thanks my daughters work hard and deserve better picture memories.
May 20, 2012 09:52:41 #
go to lens giant and rent a 70-200mmf2.8 lens. that should do the trick, I use this lens for graduations, body building competitions and it will do the job for you!
May 20, 2012 09:54:13 #
May 20, 2012 10:00:09 #
May 20, 2012 10:00:51 #
yep! Get to the place early and practice with the camera and find the best settings. Sit back and learn and enjoy!
May 20, 2012 10:04:21 #
gene9367
Loc: brooklyn, n.y.
yes i do the issue is that i get 3 min to get a good shot while they are dancing and and always seem to miss the shot
May 20, 2012 19:24:03 #
Took this last night, Sat. 5-19-2012.
Only adjustment is size for forum.
"Manual" mode
Shutter 1/250
f stop 2.8
Focal Length 200mm
ISO 1600
I didn't want to go higher with ISO.
wished I had faster shutter.
Image Stablization-ON
No flash
I was sitting in the balconey.
The two girls on the left, the light is falling short and the quality starts to fail.......
Bottomline, use....
Lowest numbered f/stop or widest opening
Probably, high ISO
Shutter speed-Whatever it takes to make the image work.
Check your camera exposure meter.
Check Histogram.
If shutter speed is as slow as 1/30, catch them when they are not moving......Good luck with that....Just do the best you can.
Please post results!
Hope this helpful!
Pat
Edit,
Get your camera set up before "the dance". Check, test, adjust!!....
You can take a lot of images in 3 minutes.
If you have an advanced dancer, that is constantly moving,
It's gonna be tuff.....
Only adjustment is size for forum.
"Manual" mode
Shutter 1/250
f stop 2.8
Focal Length 200mm
ISO 1600
I didn't want to go higher with ISO.
wished I had faster shutter.
Image Stablization-ON
No flash
I was sitting in the balconey.
The two girls on the left, the light is falling short and the quality starts to fail.......
Bottomline, use....
Lowest numbered f/stop or widest opening
Probably, high ISO
Shutter speed-Whatever it takes to make the image work.
Check your camera exposure meter.
Check Histogram.
If shutter speed is as slow as 1/30, catch them when they are not moving......Good luck with that....Just do the best you can.
Please post results!
Hope this helpful!
Pat
Edit,
Get your camera set up before "the dance". Check, test, adjust!!....
You can take a lot of images in 3 minutes.
If you have an advanced dancer, that is constantly moving,
It's gonna be tuff.....
May 20, 2012 19:29:53 #
May 20, 2012 23:58:00 #
gene9367
Loc: brooklyn, n.y.
Thank you everyone for the information just what i was looking for. that is a great picture Jay Pat. I will post some pics as soon as i take them
May 21, 2012 02:14:38 #
olcoach
Loc: Oregon
Remember, you can take a lot of pictures with DSLR for free until you process so take a lot of pictures. Do shoot fast and you'll get a lot of throw aways but you'll also get some real keepers. Have fun and keep shootin'. Mike
May 21, 2012 06:00:08 #
Carlmk
Loc: Naples, FL & Boston, MA
Good advice.
Yesterday I was at a graduation held under a tent. I was just outside the tent because I did not have a ticket. I was about 100 feet away. These are my camera settings
iso:4000
speed:1/500sec
f stop: 5.6
D7000 Nikon camera with Nikon18-200 zoom set at 200mm.
See attached.
Take lots of photos. I used the speed preferred mode so I could select speed fast enough to eliminate hand shake.
Yesterday I was at a graduation held under a tent. I was just outside the tent because I did not have a ticket. I was about 100 feet away. These are my camera settings
iso:4000
speed:1/500sec
f stop: 5.6
D7000 Nikon camera with Nikon18-200 zoom set at 200mm.
See attached.
Take lots of photos. I used the speed preferred mode so I could select speed fast enough to eliminate hand shake.
May 21, 2012 06:13:58 #
gene9367 wrote:
yes i do the issue is that i get 3 min to get a good shot while they are dancing and and always seem to miss the shot
I've taken a LOT of shots in Audiotoriums and gyms and they are dark places with horrible lighting.
I use an even faster lens; an 85mm f/1.8. I find that even 2.8 is too slow sometimes.
Keeping your lens shorter and getting it faster will help.
Upping your ISO as much as you dare will help also; I had a t2i and it was good for me to about 800 with no issues; possibly 1600 if need be.
As was mentioned you can rent or buy some lenses that are bargains that you will get use out of.
The 85mm f/1.8 is a steal. Great image quality, fast and it's only about $365.00 or so.
May 21, 2012 09:03:09 #
Best trick I learned was last year during my granddaughters dance recitle: last year I went to the full dress rehearsal the night before the actual performance. I was free to move around, learned a lot about needed exposures, did not anoy anyone (I hope) but still could not use flash.
Keep in mind "camera shake" and keep your shutter speed equal to (including crop sensor formula) to the focal length of your lens. Use a lens with IS if at all possible as this will let you slow your shutter speed down by 2 to 4 stops,
Last year I used the Canon 135 f2 without IS, not so good. Aw, but this year I will use my new Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS MkII. Actually I am looking forward to going to a "dance recitle." I know I am sick!!
Keep in mind "camera shake" and keep your shutter speed equal to (including crop sensor formula) to the focal length of your lens. Use a lens with IS if at all possible as this will let you slow your shutter speed down by 2 to 4 stops,
Last year I used the Canon 135 f2 without IS, not so good. Aw, but this year I will use my new Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS MkII. Actually I am looking forward to going to a "dance recitle." I know I am sick!!
May 21, 2012 13:32:32 #
If you have at least 2 rows of dancers, you may want to get up high for seperation. That's what I did in the above image I posted.
At stage level, they may blend in to each other.
Pat
At stage level, they may blend in to each other.
Pat
May 21, 2012 14:40:44 #
I do a lot of photographing my son who is in musical theater. I've made many mistakes! So... what I've learned is always use a tripod so you can use a slower shutter speed to accomodate the low light, even if it's a monopod. You will need a lens that has a wide aperture for some shots, but be aware that your area of focus will be very small. If you are only trying to capture your daugther then open it up wide and use 40 to 60 on your shutter speed. Your ISO will need to be up there. Start at 800 and see what you've got. Unfortunately each area of the stage will be a little different so it's great if you can go for a dress rehearsal and take practice shots so you'll know where you have to adjust your settings. I switch between autofocus and manual focus. If you are taking pictures of moving kids with autofocus it'll be hard. Invariably the camera will lock onto something you don't want and if your aperture is wide, then nothing you want will end up focused. I end up using an aperture, on average, of 5.6
have fun...
have fun...
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