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Q. GroupPhoto Shoot
Asked by elizabeth barnes
(K=353) on 10/1/2005
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I'm going to be shooting a group photo shoot in the near future. However, I am pretty limited on how to position so many people (think around 10). Does anyone have any work that they could me, or know of a website that has really good ideas for group photo shoots? Thank you so much!
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Lea Mulqueen
(K=7396) - Comment Date 10/1/2005
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Courtney, are these people adults or kids? Will you be shooting indoors or out?
The single most important thing is that you need to make very sure that all the faces of all the people are visible. The next most important thing is make sure the light is even on all the faces..in other words, if shooting outside make sure everyone is in nice open shade, that there are no spots of sunlight lighting up the faces of some of the people. Be sure they are all looking at the camera and get them to stop talking/laughing long enough for you to get off 4 or 5 shots.
Good luck!
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Kathleen Royles
(K=451) - Comment Date 3/21/2007
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Yes i agree with Lea, make sure the light is even. Always shoot in shade. I had a shoot where everyone had baldness and didn't see the light bouncing off there heads so i ended up with lots of hot spots, which is hard to fix.
I usually have people line up tall to short then select tall for back center and have shorter ones infront or have tall ones sit on bench and tall ones behind them. If any children are in it, work fast bc they get bored quick. I bring bribes and promise a surprise at the end of the shoot. It works and they behave. I tell people to think of someone they love and it will come out on their face.
Never let them pick out the background. I use uncluttered or green bushes or simple settings. The pyrimad triangle formula is good also. I bring notes and always refer to sitting plans while shooting because it can be very confusing when they arrive. Any other question, email me at kathleen104@verizon.net
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