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Helping out at the School fundraising event, we have a santa booked and plan to take pictures of the kids with santa.
I currently have a 430ex flash on a canon 30d, and was planning to hire a 580ex to give me some additional light and have the 430 as a slave. the school cloakroom will be set-up as santa's grotto, and i'm just wondering if this would be adequate.
Was thinking whether any reflectors or hanging a sheet in the background would be worthwhile.
Idea is to print direct so no time to edit. but I can get in beforehand to get set-up properly

Any advice welcome
 
I would definitely make sure that the background is either festive (xmas tree etc) or plain. No one will want coats and coat hooks in the background.

I'd take a noisy cuddly toy or something to get the kids to look in your direction (or ask them to look at santa.

Have fun!
 
softbox on the 430 one side big reflector the other job done?

have you considered lens choice?
 
Thanks, ye, i have a canon 85mm f1.8, which i think would be good, but not sure if i have enough room. I have the 18-55 kit lens, the other consideration is getting the 50mm. I have found (i think) a source in glasgow to hire the flash from so i could see about a lens too.

regarding the soft box with the 430, how do they connect to the flash, do they need to be mounted on a stand/ tripod?

Thanks
 
the ones flash in the pan sells are for speedlights, I'd put them on konig light stands from 7 day shop

85 might be a bit long in your room, unless you want to shoot v tight. But with a darkish room and low flash power you should get a nice shallow DoF
 
david1701 said:
the ones flash in the pan sells are for speedlights, I'd put them on konig light stands from 7 day shop

85 might be a bit long in your room, unless you want to shoot v tight. But with a darkish room and low flash power you should get a nice shallow DoF
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I'd agree that 85mm sounds too long. Nifty 50 sounds more like the weapon of choice. However, if you get the lighting right, the kit 18-55 would do a fair old job.

Whatever you use, good luck with it. I'm sure the parents / kids will be chuffed!
 
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