Comments on: Parade Photography Tips http://www.digital-photography-school.com/parade-photography-tips Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:44:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Boston Digital Imaging http://www.digital-photography-school.com/parade-photography-tips/comment-page-1#comment-39242 Boston Digital Imaging Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:30:40 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/parade-photography-tips/#comment-39242 Some great tips when shooting for a parade. It's important to rely on a variety of different angles and not in terms of where you are positioned, but what you are shooting. Take pictures of the parade participants, the crowd etc...also move around, don't stay in one place. This will give you a better chance of getting some really great photos. -Timothy Some great tips when shooting for a parade.

It’s important to rely on a variety of different angles and not in terms of where you are positioned, but what you are shooting. Take pictures of the parade participants, the crowd etc…also move around, don’t stay in one place. This will give you a better chance of getting some really great photos.

-Timothy

]]> By: Aaron Snyder http://www.digital-photography-school.com/parade-photography-tips/comment-page-1#comment-39092 Aaron Snyder Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:08:08 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/parade-photography-tips/#comment-39092 Always remember that people in a parade, for the most part, want to be looked at. Also as the famous conflict phtographer Robert Capa said "If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough." For this reason get off the side lines and try to walk in between sections of the parade. This lets you get shots straight on. I like to use a slightly wider lens 20-50mm and get close to get a bigger feel. I also like to mix things up with a longer lens -- people have great expressions. This biggest things to look out for are backgrounds, thats why the straight on shots work best because you have more of the parade in the background. I have some great shots from the Ohio University homecoming parade here: http://aaronsnyder.net/ou-home-coming-parade-2008/ Hope this helps everyone. Merry christmas. Your tips are always appreciated. -Aaron Always remember that people in a parade, for the most part, want to be looked at. Also as the famous conflict phtographer Robert Capa said “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough.” For this reason get off the side lines and try to walk in between sections of the parade. This lets you get shots straight on. I like to use a slightly wider lens 20-50mm and get close to get a bigger feel. I also like to mix things up with a longer lens — people have great expressions.

This biggest things to look out for are backgrounds, thats why the straight on shots work best because you have more of the parade in the background. I have some great shots from the Ohio University homecoming parade here: http://aaronsnyder.net/ou-home-coming-parade-2008/

Hope this helps everyone. Merry christmas. Your tips are always appreciated.
-Aaron

]]> By: Robin Ryan http://www.digital-photography-school.com/parade-photography-tips/comment-page-1#comment-39032 Robin Ryan Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:22:46 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/parade-photography-tips/#comment-39032 Get high, get low, and choose your target. Shoot at 5.6 or lower to keep the focus on the object of interest. Don't hide - you want the person to look at you. Use the light and shape of larger instruments to your advantage. I got caught in an impromptu Oaxacan parade last year - http://flickr.com/photos/robinryan/sets/72157603702348216/ I was pretty happy with the results Get high, get low, and choose your target. Shoot at 5.6 or lower to keep the focus on the object of interest. Don’t hide – you want the person to look at you. Use the light and shape of larger instruments to your advantage.

I got caught in an impromptu Oaxacan parade last year – http://flickr.com/photos/robinryan/sets/72157603702348216/

I was pretty happy with the results

]]> By: Rosh - new media photographer http://www.digital-photography-school.com/parade-photography-tips/comment-page-1#comment-39030 Rosh - new media photographer Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:42:26 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/parade-photography-tips/#comment-39030 Hey, just a few thoughts of my own. As a newspaper photographer, I've shot tons of parades. Sometimes 3-4 in a day. I would always use the triangle method Wide, medium and close-up. Always looking for the details. If your behind people there is nothing wrong with holding your camera high (as implied in the post) and just shoot, I did it all the time. Also, remember to look away from the parade and photograph all the interesting people watching. Kids are always great. Rosh http://www.newmediaphotographer.com Hey, just a few thoughts of my own.

As a newspaper photographer, I’ve shot tons of parades. Sometimes 3-4 in a day.

I would always use the triangle method Wide, medium and close-up. Always looking for the details.

If your behind people there is nothing wrong with holding your camera high (as implied in the post) and just shoot, I did it all the time.

Also, remember to look away from the parade and photograph all the interesting people watching. Kids are always great.

Rosh
http://www.newmediaphotographer.com

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