By: Candice Davis
Event photography is a career that provides both financial as well as artistic satisfaction. The work requires covering significant events by taking impressive photos. You must be guided by your creative instincts to present the event in the proper spirit and in its true grandeur. In the process, a good event photographer creates memories through photographs that will be cherished for life.
Most people believe that event photographers just reach the venue of an event and begin clicking. Though, this opinion might be suitable for event photographers who are new to the business, it does not stand true for an expert photographer, whose knowledge makes him precious. Being a professional event photographer implies that you have to be familiar with the proceedings of the event and its feel before covering it. It is of crucial importance to cover the mood and spirit of the event. For instance, covering a wedding is very different from covering a business event or an athletics event.
As an event photographer, you also need to have fair knowledge of your camera, along with knowledge about the newest digital processing techniques. You should have in depth knowledge of different lenses and how they must be changed taking into consideration the type of the event. The camera and other photography equipments have to be put in the right mode specifically keeping in mind whether the event is indoor or out in the open, and the time when it will take place.
Lighting at the place where the event will take place is also very crucial. The aperture settings are determined the intensity of light that is available at the venue. The need for an additional flash light is also determined on the basis of this condition. Attentiveness also plays a crucial role in helping you to click all the key shots with excellent perfection and dexterity.
To know about the finer details of event photography, a lot of online guides, books and even expert courses can be successfully used. You should accustom yourself with the various aspects of event photography before you start taking up work because this way you will increase your likelihood of recurring projects through client references if the work is appealing.
Last but not the least, you must have a passion for your work if you desire to achieve any success in this profession. Readiness to adapt to any kind of scenario, attentiveness, and a flexible attitude are the key factors that will help you progress as an event photographer.
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I have a good digital camera but it’s bulky. I want one to slip into a pocket. A Sony DSC T7 is nice but too pricey and not many used ones available.Any ideas but bear in mind must be reasonable price. Thank you. (A phone with camera is too complicated for an old fool!)
canon sd1200
my suggestion
go to the links below for help
http://www.adorama.com/alc/
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare.asp
http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-camera-buying-guide
http://www.dynamicgraphics.com/dgm/Article/28819
What brand of slim and sleek digital cameras would you recommend?
Looking for names like panasonic, HP, sony, exilim, etc.
Sony cybershot 10.1 mp….it’s awesome it takes super good pictures and it’s a touch screen camera. Also is has a paint program on the camera where you can draw on the pic or put different little stamps on the pic like hearts, stars, snowflakes, and lots more in all different colors
I want to buy a digital camera in the next few months and am aware some of the ‘better’ digital cameras are very pricey. I looked at previous questions to see which cameras are recommended but this doesn’t help me make a decision, I also looked at reviews online.
Could anyone answer the question stating the digital camera they use, and an example of photography they have taken using the camera without any editing and why they personally think it is a good camera (e.g. easy to use, photo quality, functions of the camera).
Thanks!
My budget is £500. I am open to all suggestions as this will help me make a better decision.
This is a question only you can answer, if your keen on photography and want to get the maximum control then it has to be a DSLR. There are just too many restrictions with a compact, small sensor and shutter delay are just two. The only advantages they do have is size and portability.
When you buy a DSLR you are buying into a system, the camera is just the down payment.
The resolution of the camera just determines the size of picture you can print without adding (or removing pixels – ‘interpolation), nothing else. As a guide a 6Mp camera will print ‘natively’ at a tad over A4, a 10Mp at A3+, but that does mean you can crop half the pixels away and still have enough for a good A4. I have 2 Pentax DSLR’s a *istDS (6Mp) and a K10D (10Mp) this means I can use the same lens to do comparative tests. When printed at A4 size I can see no difference, even with a magnifying glass, at A3 you don’t need the magnifying glass the difference is easy to see, the 10Mp K10D wins hands down.
The make of DSLR does not matter one jot, the lens quality does, so go for the most functions for the money. Pentax score heavily here, having Anti Shake in camera means ALL you lenses are Anti Shake, there’s not a price premium to pay as with other makes. Plus there are a massive range of quality old lenses all of which can be used on their DSLR’s (with some limitations).
Chris