I've done a lot of night photos, including holiday parties. A 50 might not
be wide enough. The rave pix you linked to seems to have a lot of fisheye
pictures.
Film choice is an issue. I recently shot a holiday party at work using a
ZX-5n and 43/1.9. The first roll, Kodak Supra 800 dealt well with the
extreme red spotlights all over the place (I shot natural light for 95%+ of
the photos). However, the second roll of Fuji HG 1600 saturated the red
channel with the same red spotlights, resulting in complete loss of detail
in peoples' faces. This second roll was a big disappointment. No amount of
filters would have fixed that situation - the film just couldn't handle that
much red latitude. If the lights are heavily colored as they were at my
recent party outing, then the fact they are tungsten or not will not make a
difference in the resulting light the film sees - i.e. - don't bother
correcting for tungsten light with daylight film by using a blue filter.
My suggestions are: go for natural light shots, using a high quality pro
level print film that can handle the wider range of color latitude present
in such situations of mono-colored artificial light. Try to borrow
someone's FA*24/2. At 24mm F.L., you can possibly get by using handheld as
low as 1/15 sec, and you won't have to get so far away to get a picture of a
whole person. Bracket important shots. That blue spotlight on some
subjects face may convince the meter to average the scene much brighter than
needed - try spot metering it. Another trick is to determine the ambient
light levels and exposure needed for good shots, then set your exposure
manually and forget it the rest of the night. This avoids the situation
where the meter is fooled considerably by bright background lights, and your
dimly lit subjects disappear completely into the shadows and silhouettes
when you get your prints back.
Cheers,
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 4:04 PM
Subject: Photos in Night Club
> Hi,
>
> I would like to take some photos in a night club style situation, so
> basically the only lights would be from laser lights and similar.
>
> My fastest lense is a F 50mm 1.7.
>
> The use of a Tripod wouldnt really be an option.
>
> Wouldnt any filters be off assistance? i'm guessing the lights are
tungsten.
>
> I'll be shooting print film, not sure which one yet?
>
> here is a link to an example of some similar photos:
> http://www.rave.net.au/pics/welcome2k/index.html
>
> Any comments appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Paul Jones
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