First time as an event photographer

[MSnowy]

Firday night I had the privilege to be one of the volunteer photographers at "A night to shine" a prom night put on by a local church in partnership with the Tim Tebow foundation. This was the first time I've tried event photography. The one thing I learned is that things move very quickly.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Glad I am not an event photographer. You excel at too much stuff, sir!

 

[tirediron]

Good job Mike! Events are a whole breed unto themselves, and I can see where this would have presented some additional unique challenges.

 

[CherylL1]

Great set! You have captured the emotion.

 

[MSnowy]

Glad I am not an event photographer. You excel at too much stuff, sir!

Good job Mike! Events are a whole breed unto themselves, and I can see where this would have presented some additional unique challenges.

Thanks. This was such a great group a people. They had a great time and loved having their pictures taken.

 

[MSnowy]

Great set! You have captured the emotion.

Thank you

 

[vintagesnaps]

You're right John - 'Events are a whole breed unto themselves...'

Try shooting tighter. Some might've been better had you flipped the camera into a vertical position. Cropping some of these would help get parts of people out of the sides of photos; they're visual distractions more than adding to the compositions.

I found doing sports and events took me lots of hours of practice (framing shots well efficiently as things happen I think takes practice to get so you can get shots fast on your feet); for me it was going to team practices, taking pictures at events just for the fun of it. You saw a lot of good moments to capture and the timing with that looks spot on.

 

[MSnowy]

You're right John - 'Events are a whole breed unto themselves...'

Try shooting tighter. Some might've been better had you flipped the camera into a vertical position. Cropping some of these would help get parts of people out of the sides of photos; they're visual distractions more than adding to the compositions.

I found doing sports and events took me lots of hours of practice (framing shots well efficiently as things happen I think takes practice to get so you can get shots fast on your feet); for me it was going to team practices, taking pictures at events just for the fun of it. You saw a lot of good moments to capture and the timing with that looks spot on.

Thank you. I'll keep those suggestions in mind if I get another opportunity.

 

[tirediron]

...Try shooting tighter. ..

Perhaps 'crop tighter' versus 'shoot tighter'? I tend to try and shoot quite wide at events to allow for a lot of cropping options; frequently 2/3 of a frame will wind up on the cutting-room floor, but it's nice to have options. If you shoot too tight, you can thread yourself without meaning to.