Equine indoor event tips

[tirediron]

Nope I'm way out east on the far side of sunny suffolk (which actually has some sun today)

It's the UK for gawd's sake... NOWHERE is that far from anywhere!

 

[gsgary]

I do actually need someone to help with another event I have in Merseyside in Summer? You anywhere up north?

I used to shoot these most weekends but we used to print and mount on site with a due sub printer 8x6 print mounted would cost use about £0.80 and they sold for £8

 

[gsgary]

It's the UK for gawd's sake... NOWHERE is that far from anywhere!

But we dont have great big motorway's every where from where I live there are hardly any motorway's to Suffork

 

[Derrel]

It's the UK for gawd's sake... NOWHERE is that far from anywhere!

But we dont have great big motorway's every where from where I live there are hardly any motorway's to Suffork

We hear tell over here in Amuuuurica that ya'll are just getting the electricity over there in many places. ;-)

 

[Overread]

not only that but high fuel tax prices too !

 

[theraven]

Ha ha it's very true! I do agree Gary but this show I am one of ten photographers so it is huge. Got booked by one of the judges at the weekend. Each photo is printed at 12x8 and they sell at £25 per photo on the day. So very good money to be made. I need someone with a decent knowledge of price ting etc to come and man the stall for the weekend. Gonna ask a couple of friends but if not then I'll ask on here see if anyone fancies it.

 

[Overread]

Wait but were're photographers - most of us only just know what end of a camera to hold - money is a strange concept!

 

[vintagesnaps]

I've done indoor sports in low light and flash hasn't ever been an option. I usually try to go early, especially the first time at a different arena, and notice where the light looks best. I try to shoot from a vantage point where the light will be hitting the subjects the most if possible and avoid any dark corners. I see there's a doorway which is bringing in some light, you might think about where you can set up so that light would be hitting the subjects but probably not so you're facing directly into it.

As others mentioned the slow shutter speeds seem to be what need adjusting to avoid getting movement blur.

I'd think about your vantage points and the backgrounds too, sporting events seem to have signs and posts and poles etc. which can really show up in photos and if not straight can be noticeable. The foliage makes for better photos than the parking lot but if you need to get shots from that position then I'd clean up the composition, not cutting off cars and trailers etc. at odd places (and there are some where there's a red box or a red flag on a post along the fence, I'd think about where to set up so you're not getting that sort of a distraction sticking up in your pictures).

I'd think about the timing, the horse and the person leading it and how they're both moving - the ones that look best seem to be where the horse and the person leading it are moving more in sync. Indoors when framing shots I'd try not to get an edge of a doorway in the picture, make sure lines look straight, and think about where the horse and riders are in relation to the blue bunting along the wall.