Photo info: 52.5mm focal length, 1/50 sec, f/2, ISO 1600, 9:17 pm
Good thing I've been getting a lot of practice with my camera lately, otherwise it would be have been nearly impossible to do anything. Having a small LED flashlight also came in handy. I do have to practice changing the batteries in my flash while the flash is attached to the camera, it's definitely a challenge in the dark.
On top of the low light situation, the club was very crowded, so people were bumping into me and I was constantly afraid of beer spilling on my gear.
So go out and take lots of pictures. Practice changing the exposure time, aperture, ISO, focus modes, AF modes, switching CF cards, swapping batteries, and pretty everything else until it's all second nature.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Lesson Learned: Know Your Gear
This is the second installment of lessons I learned from the Stymie & the Pimp Jones Love Orchestra gig. The club was very dark, so even the simplest task, from adjusting the ISO to swapping the CompactFlash card in my camera, was difficult to do.
Photo info: 52.5mm focal length, 1/50 sec, f/2, ISO 1600, 9:17 pm
Good thing I've been getting a lot of practice with my camera lately, otherwise it would be have been nearly impossible to do anything. Having a small LED flashlight also came in handy. I do have to practice changing the batteries in my flash while the flash is attached to the camera, it's definitely a challenge in the dark.
On top of the low light situation, the club was very crowded, so people were bumping into me and I was constantly afraid of beer spilling on my gear.
So go out and take lots of pictures. Practice changing the exposure time, aperture, ISO, focus modes, AF modes, switching CF cards, swapping batteries, and pretty everything else until it's all second nature.
Photo info: 52.5mm focal length, 1/50 sec, f/2, ISO 1600, 9:17 pm
Good thing I've been getting a lot of practice with my camera lately, otherwise it would be have been nearly impossible to do anything. Having a small LED flashlight also came in handy. I do have to practice changing the batteries in my flash while the flash is attached to the camera, it's definitely a challenge in the dark.
On top of the low light situation, the club was very crowded, so people were bumping into me and I was constantly afraid of beer spilling on my gear.
So go out and take lots of pictures. Practice changing the exposure time, aperture, ISO, focus modes, AF modes, switching CF cards, swapping batteries, and pretty everything else until it's all second nature.
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