Event Photography Tutorial 101: How to Shoot Events by admin February 29, 2016 at 10:46 am Photography Tutorial 20 Comments Tags:adobe, Canon, chase jarvis, Digital-Rev, dslr, eric rossi, how-to, jared polin, nikon, Nikon D700, photography, sigma, theguywiththeeye, Tutorial, zack arias Share This Post: Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Post navigation ‹ Previous iPhone 6s vs Canon DSLRNext › John Free Goes Shooting “What a Joy of Life” Street Photography Tips Related Content Image stacking for long exposure photography Tutorial in Lightroom and Photoshop All Fstoppers’ Photography Tutorials are on Sale for Labor Day Bird Photography Tutorial | How To Select YOUR BEST photos Affinity Photo – 10 Mistakes to avoid – Free Photography Tutorial more news from the blog Panasonic Lumix G6 Camera Review Video Nikon 200-500mm f5.6 Wildlife Photography field REVIEW | Bird Photography Tips Best Cameras For Youtube – 9 Reasons I Recommend Panasonic 4K Cameras Basic Photography Terminology | Photography Tips in Hindi | Video #85 Fixing Noisy high ISO DSLR Canon Nikon Panasonic footage My best tips to improve your Real Estate Photography Beginner Tutorial Photography Tips: How to shoot in ‘Bad’ light Photography Tutorial – Basics of Composition Ep. 228: Pay up…or Else. 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Reply How did you get clients in the beginning? Reply You are talking too much ! Reply At an evening dinner party with low light – 8/10 people sitting at a round dinner table – what do I need shoot at without flash and with on camera flash? I have a Canon 70d with 18-135m lens 3.5 – 5.6 Reply Just wondering how you got into the business and any other gear tips, or best practices you have when you go to an event. Reply Great tips. Reply How did you start up as an event photographer and is it different/harder nowadays? i want to start a career out of my passion of taking pictures through event photography, i would greatly appreciate some insight dude thanks! Reply you can make a living shooting events, nice try Reply Where can I purchase that strap you're wearing in the video? Reply Very helpful video ! Reply I've been shooting events for years. Depending on the event, they are some of the most fun I've had as a photographer! :) Reply I have an event photoshoot coming up so this video came at the perfect time! Thanks for uploading! Reply Hey Eric good video very helpful. I follow this other photographer who shoots raw what is your take on photographing raw? Reply Putting my Fuji X-T1 into electronic shutter with no noise is a big reason events are good to me…… Usually asked to be a fly on the wall, unnoticed, and try to be quiet…..Not all are like that, but electronic shutter helps a lot…… Reply Next video please, how to get into event photography Reply But how do you get these chances? Reply I mean I knew this happened, but seems like there can be MAJOR money made. Thanks for the insight Reply Here are the tops tips for photographing events! Be it corporate or comicon. It's a lucrative business that's on the low key. #photograph #business https://youtu.be/H-MgS-OzKBc Reply Hi Eric, nice vid. I have a question for you, more of a gear oriented one. I am shooting a wedding in two weeks, my first wedding and i will be the only photographer. It's a budget type thing, for a friend. I have filmed before a wedding, a few portrait shoots, did a few different events. And then i have another wedding, 1 month from now. I have a Canon 7D + grip, a lot of batteries and cards. I have Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 OS, Canon 10-18mm f/4.5 – 5.6 IS STM, Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro usm, Canon 300mm f/4 L IS USM (i think it's not gonna get used, too long). I'm also planning to rent a Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II. I also have 3x Yongnuo 600ex-rt flashes + YN-E3 transmitter + 2 light stands, 2 softboxes (60x60cm + 97cm octa), reflectors, gels, straps… light modifiers, like the fstoppers flashdiscs, 1 for each flash etc. Do you think i will need to rent some more stuff? Maybe a second body? I got an 25$ offer for a 5D Mark II to rent. So i would put the 70-200mm on the 5D, and the 17-50 on the 7D. The challenge is going to be that i can't use my car, i have to follow the bride and groom, they want to use public transport, they want to ride the tram for a different look and then go in the city center, to take photos / videos with some old buildings. So i have a Lowepro AW400 backpack. I'm thinking that 2 bodies and all the lenses will kill my back. It's not going to be all day on public transport, but before the reception at the restaurant they want to do this. What would you do in this case? Should i buy some kind of a roller bag? Reply Hey Eric,I'm going to shoot an anime and gaming event(not getting paid, just want to get my name out to the cosplayers) next month with a lot of stuff going on at the same stuff (board games, PC/Console gaming, art stuff and the stuff on the main stage). My question is should I focus more on the offside stuff or focus more on the main stage? And also should I use a flash on the event if the light is good? 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At an evening dinner party with low light – 8/10 people sitting at a round dinner table – what do I need shoot at without flash and with on camera flash? I have a Canon 70d with 18-135m lens 3.5 – 5.6 Reply
Just wondering how you got into the business and any other gear tips, or best practices you have when you go to an event. Reply
How did you start up as an event photographer and is it different/harder nowadays? i want to start a career out of my passion of taking pictures through event photography, i would greatly appreciate some insight dude thanks! Reply
I've been shooting events for years. Depending on the event, they are some of the most fun I've had as a photographer! :) Reply
I have an event photoshoot coming up so this video came at the perfect time! Thanks for uploading! Reply
Hey Eric good video very helpful. I follow this other photographer who shoots raw what is your take on photographing raw? Reply
Putting my Fuji X-T1 into electronic shutter with no noise is a big reason events are good to me…… Usually asked to be a fly on the wall, unnoticed, and try to be quiet…..Not all are like that, but electronic shutter helps a lot…… Reply
I mean I knew this happened, but seems like there can be MAJOR money made. Thanks for the insight Reply
Here are the tops tips for photographing events! Be it corporate or comicon. It's a lucrative business that's on the low key. #photograph #business https://youtu.be/H-MgS-OzKBc Reply
Hi Eric, nice vid. I have a question for you, more of a gear oriented one. I am shooting a wedding in two weeks, my first wedding and i will be the only photographer. It's a budget type thing, for a friend. I have filmed before a wedding, a few portrait shoots, did a few different events. And then i have another wedding, 1 month from now. I have a Canon 7D + grip, a lot of batteries and cards. I have Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 OS, Canon 10-18mm f/4.5 – 5.6 IS STM, Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro usm, Canon 300mm f/4 L IS USM (i think it's not gonna get used, too long). I'm also planning to rent a Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II. I also have 3x Yongnuo 600ex-rt flashes + YN-E3 transmitter + 2 light stands, 2 softboxes (60x60cm + 97cm octa), reflectors, gels, straps… light modifiers, like the fstoppers flashdiscs, 1 for each flash etc. Do you think i will need to rent some more stuff? Maybe a second body? I got an 25$ offer for a 5D Mark II to rent. So i would put the 70-200mm on the 5D, and the 17-50 on the 7D. The challenge is going to be that i can't use my car, i have to follow the bride and groom, they want to use public transport, they want to ride the tram for a different look and then go in the city center, to take photos / videos with some old buildings. So i have a Lowepro AW400 backpack. I'm thinking that 2 bodies and all the lenses will kill my back. It's not going to be all day on public transport, but before the reception at the restaurant they want to do this. What would you do in this case? Should i buy some kind of a roller bag? Reply
Hey Eric,I'm going to shoot an anime and gaming event(not getting paid, just want to get my name out to the cosplayers) next month with a lot of stuff going on at the same stuff (board games, PC/Console gaming, art stuff and the stuff on the main stage). My question is should I focus more on the offside stuff or focus more on the main stage? And also should I use a flash on the event if the light is good? Reply