**HELP** First kids party to shoot....

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Can anyone out there help me please.....

I have been asked to take pictures of my friends daughters 3rd birthday......and need some guidance.....

Firstly.....I have got permission from al of the parents....heard a lot about that one......

What I am looking for is help on kit and lighting.....the lighting will be in the form of flash probably as being held in church hall but was just wondering if you kind bunch could give me some help on settings and types of lens you would use....

THanks in advance......:eek::thankyou:
 
I've done loads of parties for my nieces and nephew over the years and never once had a problem with parents of other children not wanting their photo taken.

If it's a private party (i.e. no one's paying to get in) I really don't see how it could be a problem unless a parent explicitly stated they didn't want their child photographed.

I always tend to use a bounced/diffused flash for lighting but this would depend on the ceiling height of the venue.

Lens wise, I've used an 18-200mm, 15-85mm and 50mm f1.8, the latter being used at a party where all the "attendees" were under 1 year old and the ceiling was too high for bouncing the flash.

Personally I'd shoot in P mode for this type of party with ISO set to 400 or 800. P mode will effectively let the flash dictate the lighting, however if you find that this doesn't give you a high enough shutter speed I'd be tempted to drop into Av mode, open up the aperture and adjust flash compensation as required.

If I get a chance later I'll try and find some links to some kids parties I've done in the past.

HTH

Russ
 
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Russ77 said:
I've done loads of parties for my nieces and nephew over the years and never once had a problem with parents of other children not wanting their photo taken.

If it's a private party (i.e. no one's paying to get in) I really don't see how it could be a problem unless a parent explicitly stated they didn't want their child photographed.

I always tend to use a bounced/diffused flash for lighting but this would depend on the ceiling height of the venue.

Lens wise, I've used an 18-200mm, 15-85mm and 50mm f1.8, the later being used at a party where all the "attendees" were under 1 year old and the ceiling was too high for bouncing the flash.

Personally I'd shoot in P mode for this type of party with ISO set to 400 or 800. P mode will effectively let the flash dictate the lighting, however if you find that this doesn't give you a high enough shutter speed I'd be tempted to drop into Av mode, open up the aperture and adjust flash compensation as required.

If I get a chance later I'll try and find some links to some kids parties I've done in the past.

HTH

Russ
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Thank you very much Russ......any links would be appreciated.....I am making a note of those settings now so will see what happens......thank you again ....appreciated......
 
Get down low to their level.

Don't shoot during the food - no one wants a shot of little Jimmy with a mouthful of rice krispie cake !

Have fun!
 
lawrie29 said:
Get down low to their level.

Don't shoot during the food - no one wants a shot of little Jimmy with a mouthful of rice krispie cake !

Have fun!
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Agree with the food to a point but a littl'un really enjoying a chocolate biscuit and wearing half the chocolate around their face..... priceless!!!! :thumbs:
 
Hi, I've photographed a lot of childrens parties working alongside a magician. I always find the best shots are when I've sat back away from the action with a 70-200 lens & snapped away at the happy natural expressions. Not too many posed shots as they just don't look natural. Church halls can be a nightmare lightwise so a fast lens and/or flash. Enjoy.
 
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