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Cake day: November 16th, 2023

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  • Thank you so much! That helps a lot.

    I don’t have many options for the part of the parade that happens after sunset. I just went to the site at the time I am supposed to shoot and it was very dark. Hardly any light. No street lights, just some Christmas lights wrapped around some trees.

    I am going to go much earlier to capture as much as I can when there is available light.

    I saw similar events from the paper and they were all earlier in the day.

    I won’t provide previews. I just have a deadline, which I can easily meet.

    They are on site, so it is a great idea to tell them I have finished and if they want anything more.

    They did say they want close ups of people, but they did not say anyone specific. Just people I find interesting. That is one of my strengths.










  • Thanks for the reply,

    I asked the client what their expectations are. They just want shots the can put in the local paper. I could not get more specifics other than “journalistic shots”

    I am familiar with the location, just not at night. I am going there tonight to take test shots.

    I have the wider lenses for the Christmas tree and people around it and establish shots. There will be some time before sunset that I can use the longer lenses.

    Your tips on composition are great! If I use brightly lit backgrounds, I can use the flash to fill in the faces.

    I will definitely prioritize the light! A well lit picture is worth a thousand poorly lit ones. I will look for that tonight when I am there for a scene eval.

    Fortunately, it should not get colder than 45 degrees

    Thank you so much! There is enough here I need to read it multiple times to get it all.