Tips for taking pictures at award ceremonies Tips for taking pictures at award ceremonies

1. Adequate preparation in the early stage:

(1) Understand the theme, content, leadership, guests, procedures and other relevant information of the meeting. Determine the needs of Party A, such as which leaders must be photographed, which processes must be photographed, etc.

(2) Bring a suitable camera, suitable lens, suitable battery, suitable flash and other equipment. The most important thing about conference photography is recording, so the camera’s focusing speed and storage speed should be fast enough. As for the lens, it’s best to use a zoom lens. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a big or small cow or a dog’s head. The key point is that the focal length must be within reach. Whether it’s a DSLR or mirrorless, bring at least two batteries, just in case.

(3) If the lighting environment is not good, a flash must be brought. However, try to use flash as little as possible because it will cause some interference to the meeting, so the high-sensitivity image quality of the camera is also very important.

2. Camera parameter settings: focus on small aperture, and the higher the shutter speed, the better. Focusing and metering must be on the person’s face, and try to use continuous shooting and RAW.

3. Composition, sceneries and angles:

(1) The composition must be smooth and stable, and there should be no problems such as tilting the picture, edge composition, etc. If a leader appears in the picture, the composition should focus on highlighting the leader.

(2) The big scene of the entire venue must be shot, that is, the long shot (panoramic view). The front row of the entire venue or the rows where the leaders are sitting must be photographed, which is the middle shot. Then the most important thing is that the whole body or half of the leader must be photographed, that is, close-ups and close-ups.

(3) The angles are mostly front and side (45°). The front is basically universal. It is best to use the side (45°) for local close-ups. The side (45°) can prevent the character's face from being blocked by the microphone. .

4. Still life close-ups

In addition to taking pictures of people, you can also take appropriate still life pictures to supplement the content, such as various slogans, various brands, various certificates, various Trophies and the like.