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13 years ago
I swear, there's too many goddamned social networks to post this shit to.
My photos are up. They're broken into two sets, the A and B grade. The grade is not a reflection of the suit, suiter, or people in-shot, merely a result of shot and circumstance.
My style for this con was leveraging the style I've been using at Frolic, the local club, which is natural light with fill flash. It was only partly successful. The problem is that the Marriott's lighting is a bright, sickly yellow. I'm not sure what their lights are, but they played hell with my white balance in almost every hall shot. About 80% of these shots were hand-adjusted for white balance, and no two shot areas were alike. In order to pre-calibrate for this, I'd have had to take at least a hundred calibrations, which is a little crazy. Nevertheless, for the most part, I'm happy with the results. My settings are generally 24-70mm, f/2.8, 1/20-1/50, Flash reflected or Sto-fen diffused at iTTL ev -2.0/-3.0, ISO 1250 for hall shots. Things get changed up pretty seriously for outdoor and convention center shots.
A note on the prevalence of fursuits: at my local events, I've grown comfortable with taking shots of humans, but at an event like a furry con, humans aren't always paying attention or are too caught up in the moment to remember they don't want their picture taken, and in the run-and-gun style I use, it's hard to get permission for every shot I take, so I err on the side of caution. That said, there ARE some real people in my shots. If you see any photos of you that you'd rather be taken down, by all means, contact me.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/293146.....7629007429369/
My photos are up. They're broken into two sets, the A and B grade. The grade is not a reflection of the suit, suiter, or people in-shot, merely a result of shot and circumstance.
My style for this con was leveraging the style I've been using at Frolic, the local club, which is natural light with fill flash. It was only partly successful. The problem is that the Marriott's lighting is a bright, sickly yellow. I'm not sure what their lights are, but they played hell with my white balance in almost every hall shot. About 80% of these shots were hand-adjusted for white balance, and no two shot areas were alike. In order to pre-calibrate for this, I'd have had to take at least a hundred calibrations, which is a little crazy. Nevertheless, for the most part, I'm happy with the results. My settings are generally 24-70mm, f/2.8, 1/20-1/50, Flash reflected or Sto-fen diffused at iTTL ev -2.0/-3.0, ISO 1250 for hall shots. Things get changed up pretty seriously for outdoor and convention center shots.
A note on the prevalence of fursuits: at my local events, I've grown comfortable with taking shots of humans, but at an event like a furry con, humans aren't always paying attention or are too caught up in the moment to remember they don't want their picture taken, and in the run-and-gun style I use, it's hard to get permission for every shot I take, so I err on the side of caution. That said, there ARE some real people in my shots. If you see any photos of you that you'd rather be taken down, by all means, contact me.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/293146.....7629007429369/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/293146.....57629007158547
A very interesting photo - the mirrored reflection makes you pay attention and although the fursuits are out of focus there's still a great sense of activity going on. An accident, as you say, but a lot of great photos can be the result of mistakes.
After that I'd go for this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/293146.....7629006836585/
...mainly because I love those illuminated sabre-teeth.