Family Reuinion Photos
Jun 5, 2012 09:28:45 #
photeach
Loc: beautiful Kansas
Digital Photography School had an excellent article with 21 poses for group shots recently. I just Googled "21 poses" and it went right to them. The poses were sketches but had a nice relaxed look to them with some interesting combination of faces and camera angles. If you have a dedicated area with your camera on a tripod, you will allow people to come over in their self-chosen groups which will make them happier than if you start snatching people away from their hot dogs and baked beans.
rrg6481 wrote:
Hello fellow shooters, br I have a family reunion ... (show quote)
Jun 6, 2012 01:30:20 #
Sometimes you must shoot the whole group. Don't go all technical with them. Use a wide angle lens. get as close as possible. Say to them, " If you can't see the camera--the camera can't see you. So, close one eye. Can you see the camera ? Open your one eye and close the other. Can you see the camera or the back of some one's head. Open both eyes. Lean one way or the other. You need to see the camera with BOTH eyes. Now, if you see the camera, the camera will see you." (Or words to that effect.) ALYN
Jun 6, 2012 01:41:42 #
Ive shot many large groups mostly wedding partys but quite a few famley reunions I always used my umbrelas and on camera flash. I retired in 93 so its been long time ago. The captan gives great advise. But has any one though about location. Weddings were no problem we used the church. One of the famleys I done was a very large group.It was in the winter so outside was out. I called one of the local churches and got the ok to use their church. Its just somthing to keep in mind if you ever need to go that way.
Jun 6, 2012 01:56:58 #
Thank you. The interior of the house has a great room with lots of wood logs and stairs in the back ground. I have some ideas bouncing around already. Thanks all of you for your great advise. I am looking forward to the shoot.
Jun 6, 2012 10:15:10 #
one shot that i always take of a group..is with me up on a ladder. when everyone faces me...no one is covered that way
Jun 6, 2012 11:09:43 #
hummm, for a very large group how about panarama technique ? One advantage is that getting all eyes and yawns etc coordinated in a particular section with multi shots would be a lot easer than one huge photo taken at a distance. Whatchathink?
Jun 6, 2012 23:00:55 #
dpullum wrote:
hummm, for a very large group how about panarama technique ? One advantage is that getting all eyes and yawns etc coordinated in a particular section with multi shots would be a lot easer than one huge photo taken at a distance. Whatchathink?
I remember when I was in elementry school, Yes I know Im 82 but I still remember back that far. The photographer came with a large view camera on a tripod. It had a motor that turned the camera as the focal plane shutter moved slowly over the film. So he could take very large groups. Some of the wise a-- male teachers would stand on one end when tha camera would pass they would run behind the group and stand on the other end. so they would be on both ends of the photograph. today we can stich for pano shots.
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