PaulW128 wrote:
Hi David,
I totally agree with your sentiments, and you're not being overly cautious. Thanks to the people who have participated so far, I found a model release and printed it out. I told my friend that if her goddaughter wants to shoot with me, i'd be happy to meet her parents before hand. And I will also suggest having a parent/guardian accompany us if/when we shoot.
I'm thinking that we can possibly shoot in her studio where she studies or I can rent a dance studio for a very reasonable price. BUT......I know me, I tend to overthink things and get overwhelmed so I will take things slowly, one step at a time. I just need to find things out before the shoot so i'm prepared. Such as is the studio well lit? Should I bring my flash unit/umbrella? Does the studio have fluorescent lights overhead; need to check and adjust my white balance; all valid questions (i think, which can be simply answered by checking the space out beforehand!
Thank you all again, this is very helpful.
best,
Paul
Hi David, br br I totally agree with your sentime... (
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Obviously you have already given this much thought. And you already realize you can never have "too much" light for high speed photography indoors. Buy studio lights when they are on sale. You can often find 200-400 watt LED lights new for under $300. if you wait and look. A flood and a spot and then some panels for added adjustments. And, of course strong stands. Since you are basically in a studio, (dance studio) there is no worry about 110v-ac and more controlled than a bunch of flashes. Of course at a performance or recital---flash or even available light will be needed. And then I don't need to say---a fixed focal length appropriate FAST lens would be the best and sharpest. You would then have---say---a 100mm F:1.9 or so to work with if you are "in the audience." As for the model releases----nearly every photo book for events has samples in their volumes. And with the legal points covered you can make your own wording so it is more inviting. Again---my post is to remind about the lighting---particularly about dance photography.----ew