Party Time!

[leeroix]

So last week I posted a thread about a bracket for the sb700. I went out and got a flash cord (sc-29) and it worked perfectly. I went to the event. here are a few. Mostly, these were bounced off the ceiling and held in my left hand.
Pretty fun.

party1 by keips66, on Flickr

party2 by keips66, on Flickr

party3 by keips66, on Flickr

party4 by keips66, on Flickr

party5 by keips66, on Flickr

party6 by keips66, on Flickr
^yours truly, near the end of the night...

Anyone else have experience with club photos please chime in. Wondering what i can do to improve...

 

[DiskoJoe]

YOLO!

 

[leeroix]

^so is that a good thing?

 

[deepsun]

Love it!

 

[rexbobcat]

These almost seem like those kinds of shots that a boss would find on some employees Facebook and be like "Well at least we know that Kimberly is busy filing those reports."

jk, I like them.

 

[leeroix]

Haha these were just a few... the night was pretty fun... Just trying to nail the technique...And whats a Facebook?

 

[leeroix]

Oh, and next purchase = 14-24 2.8. Wishing I had that a few times.

 

[DiskoJoe]

Oh, and next purchase = 14-24 2.8. Wishing I had that a few times.

My boy has a copy of that lens. Its killer.

 

[runnah]

Dang SF has some good looking people.

 

[pgriz]

Looks like a good time was had by all! Pretty nifty photographic technique. Although I'd hold off cloning body parts (elbow onto head in #1) because it might be mis-interpreted outside of a nightclub. Maybe. Although I understand California is pretty relaxed about such things. Joking aside - nice combination of flash and ambient. Did you let the camera meter or did you do it semi-manually?

 

[leeroix]

Both. Semi manually for the larger crowd shots, to get the movement, and light streaks. - and I didn't want the flash blowing out the scene. When I needed to get shots of the guests -like #2 (which I only posted a few) I upped the shutter speed and let the camera meter TTL. The entire set came out great. Exactly what they were after. And runnah, this is actually in Napa. -cha ching!

now that you mention it, I wish that elbow was not there... argh!

 

[de_tec_tive]

Both. Semi manually for the larger crowd shots, to get the movement, and light streaks. - and I didn't want the flash blowing out the scene. When I needed to get shots of the guests -like #2 (which I only posted a few) I upped the shutter speed and let the camera meter TTL. The entire set came out great. Exactly what they were after. And runnah, this is actually in Napa. -cha ching!

now that you mention it, I wish that elbow was not there... argh!

sorry for bumping an old thread but I just came across this while researching club photography etc, these photos are great! can you please explain further how you got these results? I shoot with a D7000 and SB900, but I don't have a flash cord (nor how to use one). what type of settings were you using on the flash?
thanks heaps

 

[sarah_19_nz]

These are fantastic!

 

[leeroix]

Both. Semi manually for the larger crowd shots, to get the movement, and light streaks. - and I didn't want the flash blowing out the scene. When I needed to get shots of the guests -like #2 (which I only posted a few) I upped the shutter speed and let the camera meter TTL. The entire set came out great. Exactly what they were after. And runnah, this is actually in Napa. -cha ching!

now that you mention it, I wish that elbow was not there... argh!

sorry for bumping an old thread but I just came across this while researching club photography etc, these photos are great! can you please explain further how you got these results? I shoot with a D7000 and SB900, but I don't have a flash cord (nor how to use one). what type of settings were you using on the flash?
thanks heaps

The flash cord is not necessary, but it helps with consistency. I use the Nikon SC-29. It has the focus assist built in so you can really nail the focus when its poorly lit. I usually alternate from a TTL setting of 1/20 sec to 1/10 of a second ISO 640 and f5.6 to really get the background light. Then I flip to a manual setting on the flash of about 1/8 power and drag the shutter even more to about 1/5 sec to really get the streamers and my party people illuminated and not much else.... hope this helps.