Photographer s Handbook. Event Edition

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1 Photographer s Handbook Event Edition

2 Content 1.0 Events 1.1 Corporate Birthdays Kids Party Adults Party 1.3 Dinner & Dance 1.4 PA and Government 2.0 Terms and Conditions 2.1 For Clients 2.2 For You Show Casing of Professionalism 3.0 Photography 3.1 Composition 3.2 Settings 3.3 Others 3.4 Flash 4.0 Editing 4.1 Expectations 4.2 Guide to Editing 5.0 File Transfer

3 Events

4 Look like a professional and blend in with the rest of the group. This means that you have to dress up accordingly. 1.1 Corporate Scout the location and analyze the lighting conditions before the event. You need to find out if you are dealing with plenty of ambient light during the day, or with very minimal light indoors/at night. This is extremely important to know, because you will need to take the right equipment for the job. Try to find out as much as you can about the location from the organizer and venue owners/management. Get a complete schedule of the event from the event organizer. You need to know what is going to happen and when, and when they need you the most. Find out who is running the show and who you need to concentrate on. Ask your event organizer to introduce you to the senior management. Most of the time, it will be easy to remember the big guys because of the way they talk and dress, but you still need to make sure that you know who to photograph. Try not to interrupt important conversations. You can tell if a conversation is important by looking at how heavily engaged a person is in talking to another person or group. When you approach people in a relaxed environment, they will immediately notice you and even pose for a picture. Try to be as unnoticeable as you can. Have a good lunch/dinner before the event. If the event is long and you are offered something to eat, move away from the crowd to a different location and eat there. Do not take pictures of people eating food. Try to be as polite as you can, even with people that are not polite with you. If someone asks you to take their picture, do it with pleasure! Do not get locked up with just taking photographs of people. Look around you and most likely you will find something interesting to photograph. If there is a celebration with a cake, do not forget to take pictures of the cake before it gets cut.

5 1.2.0 Birthdays Kids Be friendly with the kids and polite with the guests and adults around. Things to take are the venue, decoration, food, cake, kids, birthday star with guests, kids having fun, compelling images showing parents pulling off a successful party, guests and performances if there is any. Do remember to follow the birthday star most of the time. Find out who is running the show and who you need to concentrate on. Have a good lunch/dinner before the event. If the event is long and you are offered something to eat, move away from the crowd to a different location and eat there. Do not take pictures of people eating food. Try to be as polite as you can, even with people that are not polite with you. If someone asks you to take their picture, do it with pleasure! Do not get locked up with just taking photographs of people. Look around you and most likely you will find something interesting to photograph. Do not forget to take pictures of the cake before it gets cut.

6 1.2.0 Birthdays Adults Be friendly and polite with the guests. Things to take are the venue, decoration, food, cake, kids, birthday star with guests, kids having fun, compelling images showing a successful party, guests and performances if there is any. Do remember to follow the birthday star most of the time. Find out who is running the show and who you need to concentrate on. Have a good lunch/dinner before the event. If the event is long and you are offered something to eat, move away from the crowd to a different location and eat there. Do not take pictures of people eating food. Try to be as polite as you can, even with people that are not polite with you. If someone asks you to take their picture, do it with pleasure! Do not get locked up with just taking photographs of people. Look around you and most likely you will find something interesting to photograph. Do not forget to take pictures of the cake before it gets cut. Get a complete schedule of the event from the event organizer. You need to know what is going to happen and when, and when they need you the most.

7 1.3 Dinner & Dance Look like a professional and blend in with the rest of the group. This means that you have to dress up accordingly. Scout the location and analyze the lighting conditions before the event. You need to find out if you are dealing with plenty of ambient light during the day, or with very minimal light indoors/at night. This is extremely important to know, because you will need to take the right equipment for the job. Try to find out as much as you can about the location from the organizer and venue owners/management. Get a complete schedule of the event from the event organizer. You need to know what is going to happen and when, and when they need you the most. Find out who is running the show and who you need to concentrate on. Ask your event organizer to introduce you to the senior management. Most of the time, it will be easy to remember the big guys because of the way they talk and dress, but you still need to make sure that you know who to photograph. Look like a professional and blend in with the rest of the group. This means that you have to dress up accordingly. Scout the location and analyze the lighting conditions before the event. You need to find out if you are dealing with plenty of ambient light during the day, or with very minimal light indoors/at night. This is extremely important to know, because you will need to take the right equipment for the job. Try to find out as much as you can about the location from the organizer and venue owners/management. Get a complete schedule of the event from the event organizer. You need to know what is going to happen and when, and when they need you the most.

8 1.4 PA and Government Photographer must be able to capture photographs of any compelling, interesting and dynamic moments that should appeal and relate to OCW For eg., participants of different ages and races, flag-off ceremony etc Footages must showcase positive emotions; interactions among participants of different ages and races. Scout the location and analyze the lighting conditions before the event. You need to find out if you are dealing with plenty of ambient light during the day, or with very minimal light indoors/at night. This is extremely important to know, because you will need to take the right equipment for the job. Try to find out as much as you can about the location from the organizer and venue owners/management. Find out who is running the show and who you need to concentrate on. Ask your event organizer to introduce you to the senior management. Most of the time, it will be easy to remember the big guys because of the way they talk and dress, but you still need to make sure that you know who to photograph. Get a complete schedule of the event from the event organizer. You need to know what is going to happen and when, and when they need you the most.

9 Terms & Condition

10 2.1 For Clients All photos will be edited and given to them. The DVD will reach their mail in 4 to 6 weeks for birthday and around 5 to 7 working days for corporate. If they want all the unedited images immediately, they have to bring their own laptop and storage device.

11 2.2 For You Filter through all the images and delete those not in focus, over exposed etc. Edit all the remaining chosen images. Edited images to be transfered to us within three working days Show Casing of Professionalism Even though you might have taken all the shots you need and have enough photographs, do continue to ask the manager or person-in-charge on what they want to show them that you are doing your job. If they have any requests do fulfill them and show that you are doing what they want even though you have gotten the shots. Please do not use the phone at any point in time unless the company contacts you or there is an emergency call. Should you want to use your phone, so go out of sight e.g. the toilet, to use your phone. During an event coverage, do not be too stationery. Do move about from point to point to take from different angles.

12 Photography

13 3.1 Composition Rule of Third Imagine that your image is divided into 9 equal segments by 2 vertical and 2 horizontal lines. The rule of thirds says that you should position the most important elements in your scene along these lines, or at the points where they intersect.

14 3.1 Composition Leading Lines When we look at a photo our eye is naturally drawn along lines. By thinking about how you place lines in your composition, you can affect the way we view the image, pulling us into the picture, towards the subject, or on a journey "through" the scene. There are many different types of line - straight, diagonal, curvy, zigzag, radial etc - and each can be used to enhance our photo's composition. Symmetry and Patterns We are surrounded by symmetry and patterns, both natural and man-made., They can make for very eye-catching compositions, particularly in situations where they are not expected. Another great way to use them is to break the symmetry or pattern in some way, introducing tension and a focal point to the scene.

15 3.1 Composition Background The human eye is excellent at distinguishing between different elements in a scene, whereas a camera has a tendency to flatten the foreground and background, and this can often ruin an otherwise great photo. Look around for a plain and unobtrusive background and compose your shot so that it doesn't distract or detract from the subject. Framing The world is full of objects which make perfect natural frames, such as trees, archways and holes. By placing these around the edge of the composition you help to isolate the main subject from the outside world. The result is a more focused image which draws your eye naturally to the main point of interest.

16 2 Settings Aperture Priority for controlling depth of field As well as its role in exposure, the choice of aperture also has an affect on the depth of field. There are many situations where you ll want precise control over the depth of field: when photographing landscapes, for instance, you re likely to want as much depth of field as possible to give the picture plenty of foreground-to-background sharpness. But when you re photographing a portrait you ll want to reduce the depth of field, in order to make the person you re photographing stand out from the background. To give you this flexibility, switch the camera to Aperture Priority mode. This is indicated by Av or A on the camera s shooting mode dial. Aperture Priority is a semi-automatic mode: you control the aperture and the camera can do the rest. Choose small apertures (represented by high f-numbers like f/11 and f/16) to increase the depth of field and select large apertures (represented by low f-numbers like f/2.8 and f/4) to reduce the depth of field. Shutter Priority for photographing movement creatively For example, if you move from a large aperture to a small aperture in order to increase the depth of field, you ll also reduce the amount of light let in by the lens. If you want to maintain the same exposure, you need a slower shutter speed so that the camera sensor is exposed for longer. The choice of shutter speed affects how moving objects appear in a photo. Fast shutter speeds allow you to freeze movement so that you can see details you couldn t normally see with the naked eye. Slow shutter speeds mean that moving objects will be rendered as a blur. If capturing motion is the main focus of a picture such as stopping the movement of a passing car or shooting creative long-exposure landscapes then use Shutter Priority mode. This is represented by Tv or S on the camera s mode dial. Like Aperture Priority, this is a semi-automatic mode. You select the shutter speed, and the camera sets the aperture.

17 3.3 Others Filtering of Photos - Filter your photos before presenting to clients after the shoot -Photos to filter away - photos with blur faces - photos where subject eyes are closed or in the process of blinking - photos with the wrong setting (under expose, over expose, slow shutter etc.) - photos with bad composition

18 3.4 Flash Do not point flash directly at subject. Bounce flash off using the ceiling. Use diffuser or reflector.

19 Editing

20 4.1 Expectations

21 4.1 Expectations

22 4.2 Guide to Editing Choose the photo that is going to be edited You will be lead to this page

23 Only the exposure and tint needs to be edited usually Not much is to be touched Press the develop button to get to the editing page

24 When done, click on Library and then the export button and sellect the folder the image is to be exported to Sometimes cropping is needed to get the correct composition

25 Once you are done click on the export button and remember to check the folder for the image to make sure edited images is being saved

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