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- From: jpglori@srv.PacBell.COM (John P. Gloria)
- Subject: Re: candids
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.154543.23535@PacBell.COM>
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- Organization: Pacific * Bell
- References: <27544@oasys.dt.navy.mil> <22437@drutx.ATT.COM> <BxuGv9.I23@cs.dal.ca>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 15:45:43 GMT
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- In article <BxuGv9.I23@cs.dal.ca> graham@ug.cs.dal.ca (Michael Graham) writes:
- >I have to take candids for the university yearbook and I need advice on how
- >to get good shots. I will be buying a x-300mm for my EOS 650, so that should
- >help in that I don't have to be in a person's face to get a nice close-up.
- >
- >I think that I may be overly polite for this kind of thing. Should I ask
- >people before I take a shot? Tell them what it's for?
- >
- IMHO, why does it necessiate purchasing a long lens for candids?
- You state you are part of the yearbook staff, which should give you
- some type of "license" to freely take pictures. I personally find
- the regular, standard, 35mm lens ideal for candids. You not only
- will get superb depth-of-field, but you can use the lens in
- tighter quarters. The 300mm lens will require a tripod, so it
- seems, plus you lose depth-of-field. If you want "nice close-ups",
- then I would opt for a plain old 100-135mm range lens, and
- preferrably a zoom lens at that.
- >
- >Ugh....I guess that it all depends on the situation...right now I am shooting
- >at 1600 so I won't need a flash indoors (some of the time). Hopefully the
- >photos won't be too grainy.
- >
- I personally do not see the point in shooting with fast films beyond
- 1000 ASA. You can get away with shooting 400 ASA in a library (with a
- regular tripod or table tripod). You must understand that the
- typical scene in a library is not one of "ACTION" so much. Yes,
- your photos will be grainy shooting 1600 IMO.
- >
- >So all I am going on right now is: fast film, long lens.
- >
- Not necessary IMO, for reasons already stated.
- >
- >Here are 3 situations - what would you do to get a good candid shot? :
- >
- >1) someone is in the library studying like a maniac (small, open cubicle)
- >2) a group of people are eating in the caf.
- >and 3) your prof is lecturing.
- >
- Shoot with a 35mm lens and shoot with 400 ASA FILM. :-)
- >
-
-
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- --------- John Gloria - jpglori@pacbell.com --------
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- is out of focus." - Mark Twain
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