tonight i've got an engagement party

[SOPHMB]

i need some help, i've not done anything like this and i've only got very basic equiptment.

i have a sony a200 with the 18-70mm lens and that's pretty much it! they've asked for me to take photos of people inside and out, but i am really short and shy, so i'm quite nervous!

any suggestions on what i could do using the minimal equiptment? and any suggestions about how to do it so it turns out good!?

i am doing it for free so they're not expecting me to be amazing!

thanks...

 

[swordjo]

Have you got a flash that can be used off camera, even on a cable? Most parties have low light (might be lucky at this time of year though due to it being light until after 10pm, unless they close the blinds!)

It's just going to be case of firing of a few test shots and playing with your ISO, aperture and shutter speeds. All depends on how much light you have to work with. If you have use the onboard flash, you could try diffusing it.

 

[SOPHMB]

thank you for your advice, unfortunatly i don't have a seperate flash, i've got the one already on the camera (very basic!)

i think your advice about just flicking a few shots and messing about with it is good means i'll have a play around and find something that works well

what do you mean diffusing? (sorry i'm still a bit off when it comes to technical words!)

 

[swordjo]

Diffusing is just making the light from the flash a little softer (onboard flash can be quite harsh as it's fired straight at the subject). You could make a little diffuser out of an old plastic milk carton and stick it on the flash when you need to use it.