What are the shooting techniques for large-scale conference activities?

Maituo film and television teaches you the shooting skills of the venue.

It seems easy to take photos of the meeting, but it is actually very difficult. The difficulty lies in how to shoot new ideas.

Equipment preparation

Camera: you must buy an autofocus camera, which is too slow to operate manually and wastes time in focusing (here refers to film camera); If you buy a digital camera, you must buy a digital SLR camera because the shutter delay time is short.

Lens: a zoom lens of 24-85mm or 28- 120mm is enough! If conditions permit, it is best to use a constant aperture lens with an aperture of 80-200mm/2.8, because meetings are usually arranged indoors. If the light is not good, the distance is too long or the flash cannot be used in some cases, a telephoto lens with a large aperture can play a role.

Flash: the index should be large and the quality should be high, and it is best to flash continuously.

Conference shooting

When shooting an unfamiliar conference venue, it is best to go to the venue first, first, the lighting conditions, second, the leadership position of the rostrum, and third, the entrance and location of the awards, and choose the best shooting angle.

When shooting a meeting, you should usually pay attention to the following points:

First, we should highlight the whole scene of the venue, generally shooting from the front. When shooting, attention should be paid to shooting the title of the meeting completely, and the theme should be prominent and eye-catching, so that people can understand what the meeting is about at a glance.

The second is to highlight the main leaders of the meeting, and you can choose to shoot close to the main body when the main leaders step into the venue, speak and award prizes;

Third, we should take as many photos as possible of the main leaders of the meeting. To be foolproof, you must not just take one or two photos.

Fourth, we should try our best to stay ahead in awarding prizes and other contents. It is recommended to use a partner and sweep the machine gun, because at this time, the order is chaotic and mistakes are most likely.

Conference photography mainly involves three places: the sign-in desk, the VIP room and the main venue.

1. Take an empty shot. General panoramic shooting venue, VIP room and sign-in desk layout. Special details shooting (venue decoration), such as: close-up of trophies awarded prizes.

2. shoot the sign-in desk. The guests took a panoramic photo of the check-in process, and the etiquette lady wore a corsage close-up for the important leaders. Special attention should be paid to the arrival, signature, welcome and handshake of leaders and distinguished guests.

3. Shoot the VIP room. Mid shot, talking with leaders or VIPs, including greeting and exchanging business cards. Generally, the venue will be explained in combination with the background furnishings.

Have some tea and have a rest. Tea break is mainly about shooting scenes where guests talk at will, generally using the middle scene.

5. Shoot the speeches of leaders and VIPs. At the beginning of the meeting, the host opened with a close-up shot. The table is generally too high to be photographed in front, otherwise the table will only show a head and look bad. The correct shooting angle is 45 degrees. Don't connect the microphone to your mouth or block the leader's face. Also, it should be noted that there can be no background dividing line on the leader's head. This scene is basically close-up, and you can also have a panoramic view when you speak. Need to pay attention to the snapshot of the leadership expression. Panoramic photography of participants. Only professional photographers can shoot difficult pictures, such as the handwriting on the slide, the dynamic picture of the bartender's action, the speeding motorcycle show and so on.

6. Take a group photo. Taking a group photo is different from taking minutes of the meeting, and the requirements are very high. The requirements for the number of people and indoor and outdoor lighting environment are very high, and it is also important to have a standing shelf. Post-production is also very troublesome, not simple amplification! Need to do fine shading adjustment by computer, add words, scan fees, and repair photo defects (such as closing eyes). Generally, photographers have familiar color expansion shops, which can enjoy preferential prices or even exempt some fees. The most important thing is to ensure the quality of the photos. Shoot the banquet. It is mainly about scenes such as performance shooting, game shooting, toast between leaders and VIP, interaction between actors and audience, etc., and attention should be paid to the vividness of the picture.

7. Arrange and adjust the shooting plan temporarily according to the requirements of the organizer or the change of conference activities.

Preparation before shooting

First of all, ask the company that arranged the photo task clearly about their ideas and requirements so as to make a draft. In addition, the day before shooting, you should prepare the necessary photographic equipment, check them one by one, put them in the camera bag, fully charge the battery, and bring enough spare batteries and film. It's best to arrive at the shooting site one day in advance to inspect the size, lighting, guest positions and their seats. Clothes should also be ready. You must wear a suit and tie for international conferences, and you must also wear a suit and tie for large and medium-sized domestic conferences. You should get a badge from the organizer for easy access.

Pre-meeting shooting

On the day of the meeting, you should arrive in advance and arrange all kinds of equipment properly. The official shooting starts from the sign-in desk, and all the shots signed by important guests should be filmed. When important guests sign in, the staff will wear corsage for them, so it is easy to identify who is the VIP. Before the meeting, the main guests should rest in the VIP room and take pictures of shaking hands and talking between the guests. I like to add another flash next to the camera and connect it with the flash bracket SK-7 (or connect it with the handle bracket of Yaqi flash). When in use, the flash at the top of the machine is facing people, and the flash next to the machine shines on the roof or wall, and the shadow behind people is eliminated by the reflected flash.

Conference shooting

When the conference officially begins, it is necessary to shoot the host, the applause of all the delegates, the panoramic view of the podium and the panoramic view of the venue. Then there is the speech at the conference, and every speaker has to shoot it. For panoramic view, I usually set up an extra flash to flash for many times, and put another flash at a distance of 10 meter with a tripod, so that the photos taken will not be dim just because the people in the front rows of the camera are on, which is closer to the actual situation of the venue. This kind of multi-flash lamp is connected with a synchronizer or uses the remote flash synchronization function of the flash lamp itself. If someone else is taking pictures at the venue, it will often trigger your flash, and when you need to take pictures, the flash is charging. In order to solve this problem, we should ask someone to turn on and off the flash, or wait until everyone has basically finished filming, and then take your time. In addition, Minolta's flash is specially equipped with a frequency selection switch, so that you can choose the frequency that only your flash can trigger and others' flash cannot.