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Settings for a remote camera in theater lights?
Jeff Bennett, Student/Intern
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Livermore | CA | USA | Posted: 11:50 AM on 03.30.10 |
->> I'm going to be setting up an overhead remote for the college play but need some advice on camera settings.
I'm thinking of setting the camera to shutter priority and putting it at 1/60 of a second, but is there a better way to do it. The problem I'm having is with the constant light changes during the show I don't have a constant light to put my settings to and its very low light for most of the show.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. |
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Mike Ullery, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Piqua | OH | USA | Posted: 12:21 PM on 03.30.10 |
->> You are on the money with the light changes. If the majority of your subjects are going to be under hot lights during the shot(s), I have found that shooting Aperture Priority and an exposure compensation of -1/3 to -2/3 works well in most cases.
One thing that I have learned over the years is that shooting a stage from a high angle is sometimes not as photogenic as you might think.
A normal play/musical has the backgrounds set to provide the necessary illusion to the seated audience. Most stage floors are pretty ugly with lots of tape to mark "spots", etc.
If your overhead camera is a ways off from the stage, you may be alright, but if it is directly overhead or near that, you may be disappointed in the results. |
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Robert Scheer, Photographer
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Indianapolis | IN | USA | Posted: 8:47 PM on 03.30.10 |
->> Sounds like a hella tough metering job. Most stages I've seen are very flat black. Probably worth getting up there, getting volunteers with big gray cards and white cards, then doing a lot of spot meter readings before hand, setting the camera to shoot RAW and doing Aperture Pri. with compensation as Mike suggests.
Zone System anybody? |
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Travis Haughton, Photographer
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Crystal Lake | IL | USA | Posted: 10:09 PM on 03.30.10 |
->> Depending on the camera model, Auto ISO could be an option. You set the shutter speed and aperture (1/250 and f/2.8 for example) and the meter takes care of the ISO.
I'd definitely try to do your tests during the dress rehearsal and see what exposure compensation number works best.
If you're shooting RAW, you should be able to recover anything within a few stops. |
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Eric Francis, Photographer
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Omaha | NE | United States | Posted: 9:08 AM on 03.31.10 |
| ->> besides the fact that all the blocking rape on the floor is not very nice to look at.... unless that's what you're going for. |
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