well, it is less than a week for the opening of a 3 day dance (techno-trip-rave) music festival that is co-organized by the radio station i chip in a few hours a week. so, guess who is going to take the shots to remember of, or maybe the publicity ones... thus i would gladly appreciate your tips... i feel quite confident about the night shots of the artists on the scene (tech stuff aside), but i am awed by the challenge of shooting the crowds, and getting "moment" shots of people the street reporter style. my earlier efforts revealed a tendency to react too late to the scene developing and catching the moment a few secs later. should i become more bold and riskful (shooting NOW and not waiting for the scene to reach its full evolvment). tech stuff i will encounter will be: too strong a sun light, since the festival will take place at a mountain camping ground. that will require the use of fill in flash, but what should i do with the people seeking the shadow of trees or the overhead positioned nets for shading? (these may produce small spots of strong light on peoples faces). should i go for straight flash shots? should i try to get atmospearic shots in B&W during lightfall? i plan on getting shots of the people, the artists & DJs, my fellow radio people in moments of joy as give-aways, but what else should i take photos of? and most significantly, is there a method of getting shots of people such as relaxed in the park, dancing, etc? anyone got Woodstock experience out there? hmmmmm....rereading the post it seems i almost have reached the answers myself. cheers, kostas =============================================== so... no matter what, CHEER UP MY FRIENDS! Life is too precious to jump the other side of the fence... kostas papakotas / clenched teeth photography http://groups.msn.com/clenchedteethphotography/shoebox.msnw 'COS SOMETIMES IT IS NETTER WITH CLENCHED TEETH! _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
