How to party?

[Mojo Jojo]

Ok, i'm going to a disco tonight.
You know the type.
Dark, lots of dodgy lights

So how do i shoot it?
i have my 400d kit lens, and a 50mm 1.8 to play with. Not much i know, i've lost my off camera flash
Does anyone have any general tips on how to get something out of this?
x

 

[EdBray]

Don't bother with the camera, just go and have a good time and get hammered!

 

[noneforit]

I went to a disco type 40th last night and it was rather difficult with only the pop up flash.

Probably gonna need to up the ISO as much as you can in order to avoid using the pop up

I tried the flash on a few shots but it just bleached the people and gave them extreme red eye

At 1600ISO i wasnt getting much above 1/8 shutter speed on my Sigma 2.8 but have never tried with a 50mm prime so cant really comment

 

[Marc]

If it were me, I'd use just the 50mm and keep it wide open in AV mode and centre weight focussing to keep as much control as you can with such a shallow Dof and spot metering to ensure that your subject is correctly exposed. I would imaging the kit lens wouldn't be much use in low light. Up your ISO to as much as you dare (noise can even add something to your shots) and shoot away, having as much fun as you can.

 

[mrtoad]

not much room to photograph...take a compact