World Record Attempt 400 people

[danieljamesphoto]

Photographing 400 people tomorrow, in a big group who are planting bulbs, all at the same time, in 2 minutes to try (this is basically all the time i have to get shots) and get the world record.

Any suggestions? i've got the wide angle lens, figuring high as f/stop as possible (5 rows of people)?

cheers

 

[BandyQuill]

id be using the 8fps constantly, poke and hope...

 

[danieljamesphoto]

haha, yeah im thinking multi burst, but im thinking i can get 1 or 2 massive wide angles then swap off lenses and sort of panoramic snap and get a few individual, Av best mode for this?

 

[BandyQuill]

try and get there early and take some snaps of people arriving with the bulbs, maybe some older people/kids all in the same shot.

and try not to blow out the sky in AV mode, mine has a habit of doing that

 

[danieljamesphoto]

blowing out the sky....hmmmm good point but there is a lot of small trees and stuff around so that should help (done in like a corner on a small hill by the school) maybe some compensation will help sort out anyting Av kills? im shooting RAW so that'll help I guess with fixing issues

 

[jgs001]

not a clue really... but

Good Luck, and I hope you achieve it

 

[BandyQuill]

your best bet is to make sure you have the people in focus, entertained, happy, interesting, the sky isnt the be all and end all, but it will make them better...

the focus is on the people afterall!
dont forget a flash if its overcast or dark to fill flash a bit...

 

[danieljamesphoto]

Flash has got no chance im afraid, the rows are far too wide for it to be effective, ive got a step ladder for the few seconds then im switching off and running round basically to get as many as possible

im hoping i can pose a few after so they'll buy prints

 

[Ozei]

Weather forecast is sunny intervals so you might be lucky with the sky.

 

[andephotographic]

I'm missing something, is the record that they are all planting the bulbs at the same time or that you are taking a photograph of that many people within 2 minutes?

 

[Splog]

Just set the shutter to 'bulb' and fire away ............. sorted!

 

[exalto]

Good luck!

 

[Ozei]

.......Any suggestions? i've got the wide angle lens, figuring high as f/stop as possible (5 rows of people)?

5 rows would be 80 people per row which sounds far too wide to me, even with a wideangle lens. I'd try 16 rows of 25, although the ideal setup is a vee formation. I don't think a step ladder will be anywhere near high enough - you really need a cherry picker (and a loudhailer).

 

[danieljamesphoto]

hi Ozei, I would except that its pre-laid out, not ideal at all really and that its on a hill and by a road makes it even worse but i'll do what I can I guess.

and andephotographic it's most purple crocus bulbs planted in 2 minutes, but for me its the most people i've photographed at once

 

[andephotographic]

Ah ok, I thought it was a record for most people photographed as in portraits but then there was chat about wideangle lenses that seemed to defeat the point of that a bit!

Just make sure your not shy about shouting at people, like proper bawling at them to make sure they are ALL looking your way.

 

[lawrie29]

Second tog???

 

[Tugster]

Cherry Picker or elevated mast.....30-40ft will be fine

 

[Rokkin]

Is this a record attempt you are setting or trying to beat? Be interested to see if it has been set before, what the rules are etc?

 

[SimonM]

nice and close use DOF especially if they're planting in rows and they're all in a line

 

[AndyB]

Try something unexpected. Get in close to a group with side angle and see if you can get the rest of the planters in the background. Do a few of those and you have some close up shots of people to sell aswell as capturing the size of the group.

 

[exalto]

How did you get on?

 

[AndyB]

Bit late wasn't I?

 

[Matt]

is 400 people all in one shot a record? /looks at massive crowd photos

 

[Quantum Sprite]

is 400 people all in one shot a record? /looks at massive crowd photos

I'd read it as the bulb planting was thr record attempt - good old ambiguous English language!

 

[Rokkin]

I'd read it as the bulb planting was thr record attempt - good old ambiguous English language!

ahhh, i see. I did think 400 people in one shot was a relative low number!

 

[Matt]

i was being flippant..

 

[danieljamesphoto]

hi guys, right the shots are sorted but i'm not sure what I can/cant show yet due to how many kids were in the shots, the main one i'm pretty happy with was a huge panorama of everyone

i'll try and get that on here soon, thanks for the advice shot over 200 in the few minutes before/during/after.

Weather held for the most part and the kids loved it! (got a little fan club every time I lifted the camera) just hoping the club that hired me like them (they get the disc tomorrow and a shot goes to the local paps too)