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Hi All,
Just found out as I left work tonight that I have been volunteered to take some photos at work tomorrow...so long story short.
Each year at this time our Company makes a donation to a local charity & this year they have chosen the one me & my wife volunteer for.
So tomorrow afternoon I have been asked to photograph the handing over of the cheque etc. a couple of the photos will then appear in the companies next European magazine & the charity want a couple for their UK magazine. I will also be in a couple of them so need to set the camera up so anyone can just press the shutter.

Never having done anything official like this before, I'm starting to panic about settings etc. the photos will be shot inside under fluorescent lighting & I have the following-equipment
Canon 500D
Kit lens 18-55
55-250 zoom
60mm macro
EX 430speed-light
Can anyone suggest which lens & settings to use, or should I Just pull a sickie
:))
 
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As it's indoor I assume you'll be using your flash and I'd imagine the 18-55mm will be perfectly adequate.

Why not just shoot a couple of practice shots and tweak as appropriate?
 
Dork? :)
 
i would keep it simple P mode, iso 400, 18-55 and the flash. i would take of practise shots at the venue as well the alter
 
wave01 said:
i would keep it simple P mode, iso 400, 18-55 and the flash. i would take of practise shots at the venue as well the alter
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Why such a high ISO when using a flash???? Just curious

Les :shrug:
 
if i was taking the shots then i would be looking at the venue and space of it iso 400 isn't that bad for flash and if its large area then it should be ok and ettl will take care of the rest
 
Lez325 said:
Why such a high ISO when using a flash???? Just curious
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So the ambient light can register for a little background detail. Pictures lit with flash and no ambient can result in a group of people standing in front of a featureless black void. There are other good reasons for doing so. With modern cameras and the intended usage of the picture there's nothing much to lose.

Simplistic advice to the original poster: DON'T PANIC! It's an extremely simple photo to take, and no one is expecting a work of art from it. ;)

Cheers,
Tony
 
As well as shooting at ISO 400 I would also consider dragging the shutter.
Instead of operating at max flash sync speed (1/200 or 1/250 for your camera) set it at about 1/60.

The flash will freeze and take care of the people and the slow shutter/high ISO will take care of the ambient for the background.

It just depends on how much qmbient light is available
 
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just another thought i think you can go to custom settings and limit the flash shutter speed to 1/60 to 1/200 this will stop a slow sync
 
TonyHall said:
So the ambient light can register for a little background detail. Pictures lit with flash and no ambient can result in a group of people standing in front of a featureless black void. There are other good reasons for doing so. With modern cameras and the intended usage of the picture there's nothing much to lose.

Simplistic advice to the original poster: DON'T PANIC! It's an extremely simple photo to take, and no one is expecting a work of art from it. ;)

Cheers,
Tony
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Thank you Tony - very well explained

Les ;)
 
Hi All,
Thanks for all your advice & tips, it went really well & managed to get a couple of good shots. The office we used was very well lite with natural light & Flourescent light so didn't need the flash.
My initial panic melted away & everyone who attended enjoyed the occasion.

Once again, thanks for your help & encouragement.

Kind Regards
Gary
 
silverscatcat said:
Hi All,
Thanks for all your advice & tips, it went really well & managed to get a couple of good shots. The office we used was very well lite with natural light & Flourescent light so didn't need the flash.
My initial panic melted away & everyone who attended enjoyed the occasion.

Once again, thanks for your help & encouragement.

Kind Regards
Gary
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Post an example then please. If you're allowed.
 
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