Re: Photographing a baptism

[Igor PDML-StR]

Larry would need a larger font to "be a HERO". And bOld.



Steve Cottrell Tue, 18 Jul 2017 01:31:22 -0700 wrote:

On 17/7/17, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed:


A friend asked me to photograph her child's baptism



Underwater GoPro.

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Re: Photographing a baptism

[Paul Stenquist]

I would avoid getting bogged down with a lot of equipment. I can't imagine you 
will need more than the two zooms, and the shorter one on the K-1 would 
probably be enough. Almost all shots will require substantial DOF, so fast 
primes wouldn't be a plus.

Paul via phone

> On Jul 18, 2017, at 2:02 AM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> Most priests aren't going to engage in a live demo for a photographer, but 
>> the church probably has a printout of rules. But I assume this is a freeby, 
>> right? In that case you make your best guess, show up and shoot. Not much 
>> that could go wrong here. You will be fairly close, you don't need the 
>> bigma. With the range of something like a 24-70 and cropping possibilities, 
>> you'll be golden.
> 
> I told Cheyenneh, that I'd like her to take me to the church before the 
> baptism so that I can at least see the place and have some idea of what I'll 
> need.
> 
> I'll probably put my 28-75/2.8 on the K-1 and the 80-200 on the K-3, and will 
> pack a  couple of my fast primes, just in case.
> 
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Re: Photographing a baptism

[Steve Cottrell]

On 17/7/17, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed:

>A friend asked me to photograph her child's baptism

Underwater GoPro.

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Re: Photographing a baptism

[Larry Colen]

Paul Stenquist wrote:

Most priests aren't going to engage in a live demo for a photographer, but the 
church probably has a printout of rules. But I assume this is a freeby, right? 
In that case you make your best guess, show up and shoot. Not much that could 
go wrong here. You will be fairly close, you don't need the bigma. With the 
range of something like a 24-70 and cropping possibilities, you'll be golden.


I told Cheyenneh, that I'd like her to take me to the church before the 
baptism so that I can at least see the place and have some idea of what 
I'll need.


I'll probably put my 28-75/2.8 on the K-1 and the 80-200 on the K-3, and 
will pack a  couple of my fast primes, just in case.



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Re: Photographing a baptism

[Mark C]

I'd ask a few questions and if possible scope out the settings.  Often 
churches have lay staff who can show you the setting, location of the 
font, and describe how its usually done. Things like knowing that the 
priest will hold the baby up in front of the church as opposed to giving 
it to the parents to walk down the aisle can make a difference in terms 
of where you position yourself.  If you can see the setting in advance 
you can better plan where to stand and what lens to use. Basically like 
prepping for a wedding but much simpler.


Since you have Pentax WR gear you should OK no matter how enthusiastic 
the baptism gets.


Mark


Larry Colen wrote:
A friend asked me to photograph her child's baptism in a few weeks. 
I've never been to one, so I've got little idea of how to prepare.  
She said it's a community baptism, and it could be two kids or 
twenty.  She said the last one the photographer didn't do a good job 
in the dark.


I expect low light and no flash, though I don't know how low, so I'll 
want fast glass.  I'm not sure how close I'll be able to get. I've got 
no idea of how the ceremony goes.


She said something about the priest greeting outside and that also 
being a chance for photos.


Are there any things in particular that I should know about, or be 
aware of, either photographically or culturally?  If it matters, her 
in-laws are all Mexican.






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Re: Photographing a baptism

[Paul Stenquist]

Most priests aren't going to engage in a live demo for a photographer, but the 
church probably has a printout of rules. But I assume this is a freeby, right? 
In that case you make your best guess, show up and shoot. Not much that could 
go wrong here. You will be fairly close, you don't need the bigma. With the 
range of something like a 24-70 and cropping possibilities, you'll be golden.

Paul via phone

> On Jul 17, 2017, at 8:59 PM, John  wrote:
> 
> You've got a few weeks, get her to put you in touch with the clergy who
> will officiate.
> 
> I'm guessing this is a Roman Catholic service, so talk to the priest.
> Have him show you where you'll be standing & walk you through how it
> will be done. That also gives you a chance to find out what the church's
> rules are so you don't inadvertently run afoul of them.
> 
>> On 7/17/2017 18:46, Larry Colen wrote:
>> A friend asked me to photograph her child's baptism in a few weeks. I've
>> never been to one, so I've got little idea of how to prepare.  She said
>> it's a community baptism, and it could be two kids or twenty.  She said
>> the last one the photographer didn't do a good job in the dark.
>> 
>> I expect low light and no flash, though I don't know how low, so I'll
>> want fast glass.  I'm not sure how close I'll be able to get. I've got
>> no idea of how the ceremony goes.
>> 
>> She said something about the priest greeting outside and that also being
>> a chance for photos.
>> 
>> Are there any things in particular that I should know about, or be aware
>> of, either photographically or culturally?  If it matters, her in-laws
>> are all Mexican.
>> 
>> 
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Re: Photographing a baptism

[John]

You've got a few weeks, get her to put you in touch with the clergy who
will officiate.

I'm guessing this is a Roman Catholic service, so talk to the priest.
Have him show you where you'll be standing & walk you through how it
will be done. That also gives you a chance to find out what the church's
rules are so you don't inadvertently run afoul of them.

On 7/17/2017 18:46, Larry Colen wrote:

A friend asked me to photograph her child's baptism in a few weeks. I've
never been to one, so I've got little idea of how to prepare.  She said
it's a community baptism, and it could be two kids or twenty.  She said
the last one the photographer didn't do a good job in the dark.

I expect low light and no flash, though I don't know how low, so I'll
want fast glass.  I'm not sure how close I'll be able to get. I've got
no idea of how the ceremony goes.

She said something about the priest greeting outside and that also being
a chance for photos.

Are there any things in particular that I should know about, or be aware
of, either photographically or culturally?  If it matters, her in-laws
are all Mexican.




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Re: Photographing a baptism

[Bob W-PDML]

Most of the christenings I've been to have been something along these lines:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kHbQr6Xsy8U

 B

On 17 Jul 2017, at 23:47, Larry Colen 
> wrote:

A friend asked me to photograph her child's baptism in a few weeks. I've never 
been to one, so I've got little idea of how to prepare.  She said it's a 
community baptism, and it could be two kids or twenty.  She said the last one 
the photographer didn't do a good job in the dark.

I expect low light and no flash, though I don't know how low, so I'll want fast 
glass.  I'm not sure how close I'll be able to get. I've got no idea of how the 
ceremony goes.

She said something about the priest greeting outside and that also being a 
chance for photos.

Are there any things in particular that I should know about, or be aware of, 
either photographically or culturally?  If it matters, her in-laws are all 
Mexican.


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Re: Photographing a baptism

[Paul Stenquist]

If you're lucky the baptismal font will be a veritable pool, and the priest 
will climb in there and submerge each infant up to their nose.  It's unlikely, 
but it's done that way here. In any case you should be able to get somewhat 
close. I would use the 24-70 zoom and shoot at f5.6, 1/200th in TAV mode. I 
would back off to 1/125th if there's no action. If necessary crop the hell out 
of them when rendering of course.

Paul via phone

> On Jul 17, 2017, at 6:46 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> A friend asked me to photograph her child's baptism in a few weeks. I've 
> never been to one, so I've got little idea of how to prepare.  She said it's 
> a community baptism, and it could be two kids or twenty.  She said the last 
> one the photographer didn't do a good job in the dark.
> 
> I expect low light and no flash, though I don't know how low, so I'll want 
> fast glass.  I'm not sure how close I'll be able to get. I've got no idea of 
> how the ceremony goes.
> 
> She said something about the priest greeting outside and that also being a 
> chance for photos.
> 
> Are there any things in particular that I should know about, or be aware of, 
> either photographically or culturally?  If it matters, her in-laws are all 
> Mexican.
> 
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