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I have been commissioned to shoot an evening Christmas Parade. I have never done one. Any tips? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by LightpointSoftware@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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I am going to shoot an evening parade with Christmas trees and Santa and the like. Do you have any helpful tips?

I have a 50 1.2 and an 85 1.2 , 70-200mm 2.8 and a wide angle which I am going to bring. I have other lenses.

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[–] mattbnet@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'd go with two bodies, one wide and one telephoto (not too long if you are going to be close) mounted so you don't have to swap lenses.

Maybe a speedlight if you want more people shots. I sometimes do a timelapse or long exposure from a tripod for these kind of things too.

[–] LightpointSoftware@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I want to do people shots, but unclear if flash will make a good photo. When I have used flash for crowd shots you see the light fall of in an unpleasant way. I guess flash is best just for a few people and crop out the rest?

I currently only have one body.

[–] BitemeRedditers@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Since it's in the evening you will need a flash for any posed shots of people. Most only work with normal lens unless it's specifically designed for wide angle or telephoto. You need a light source of any pictures that aren't of the lights themselves. Street lights might work for some subjects but it's not good for lighting for people.