Recent content by steve-4321

No one ever gets bored talking about themselves. You want them to relax and feel comfortable, start asking them questions about their job, hobbies, family, interests, movies, sports, etc....you'll run out of space on your cards before they finish.

may i chime in with a crazy suggestion to aid people in a bit of street shooting...how about a bit of dutch courage? I like it!!!!

You can also set up a white sheet about 45 degrees to the subject and shoot the flash through that to soften the light still using commander mode this will give you some modeling to your light so it won't look so flat. Also bring the light in close so it's just outside the frame of your camera...

I'd go 18-70 it'll force you to get closer. Once you've done this a few times you'll get over the stage fright mate.

P.S. I shoot everything with a 17-55mm lens on a 1.5 times crop so a 25.5-82.5. I keep it on 25.5 all the time, I like working close.

Nothing at all wrong with asking. Start a conversation with the person then ask them if you can shoot some photos. Work the situation. I'm doing a book on an area of Toronto and I ask most of the time. Take a look at my flickr page about the image!!! The project is called Kensigton Market.

As I mentioned in another thread about shooting bands in clubs...set your camera to spot metering, forget the flash altogether and let the ambient and stage / spot lights do all the work. You don't need a fancy kit or any flashes to take good pix in a bar / nightclub. They'll only make your...

As a magazine photographer in Toronto and one who shoots concerts on a regular basis one point I'd like to add is shoot with the camera set on spot metering. You want your main subject to be well lit. Let the stage or ambient light do all the work.