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This episode I’m talking what I learned by photographing an event at the Green Well, a tasty restaurant here in Grand Rapids, MI.
Mostly it was a lesson in combining flash with the limited ambient light, plus a bit about snagging photos of event attendees who are nervous around a photographer.
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My Personal Notes
- The Green Well is a gastropub-type restaurant in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a great spot for a Friday night date
- Very dark, had to manual focus for some people sitting in dark spots
- Very tight quarters, dodging wait staff, told them to push me out of the way
- Can’t be afraid to be close to subjects, chat them up to get them comfortable with your presence
- Wide angle, limited shooting angles
- Used too high of ISO, should have had stronger flash for more light and lower ISO
- Otherwise flash was balanced with ambient light
- Kept turning flash head to point it at the walls for side light or at the ceiling for flatter light
- Bounced off the ceiling worked really well
- Rep from Green Well spoke about the new menu, got a good shot of her speaking except one person had a weird look on her face. Was able to Photoshop a better expression from another similar photo
- Be aware that not everyone likes having their picture taken, you can still get their picture, just wait until they’re engrossed in conversation, use a longer focal length, be sneaky