Hi All

Another busy week as the infrared photography in Scotland slows down a bit with reduced light and less trees to photograph, I have been doing some supercar motorsport photography and the event conference photography season is in full swing in both Edinburgh and Glasgow.  This week, we will be looking at more tips for conference photographers.  As a professional corporate photographer working around Scotland, I am always aiming to progress my conference photography images.  Last time we looked at some basic tips for conference photography.  Now I am going to suggest some less obvious ones, which I have detailed below:

1. Take enough equipment to enable you to photograph in all kinds of light.  You may think you know the venue and the light but what if you are asked to go into a small dark room to photograph a portrait, it has happened to me before.  Don't over stock your camera bag but be prepared

2. Improvise.  You may have a fair amount of gear but you cant overdo it, due to carrying restrictions and space, make use of white walls for headshots, lean your camera on a chair for longer exposure if there is no room for tripods etc

3. Become an expert with one lens and specialise in it for conferences and events.  You will likely only use 2 lenses throughout the day, say a 28-80mm and  a 70-200mm for instance

4.  Make sure you get the shots, but don't be too intrusive.  Try not to always use flash.  take a few shots at the beginning and the end of a presentation, then back off.  You don't want delegates or speakers to complain, or you may not be hired again

5.  Be friendly obliging and cheerful.  it may sound obvious but I have been to events with miserable and inflexible photographers, don't be one of them.  Nothing should be a problem, but you can't be in two places at one, make sure you get the priority shots specified by the event co-ordinator.

Hope all this helps.  So happy conference shooting.

Kind Regards

Colin

Colin Wright Photography

http://edinburghphotographer.com/

https://www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk/