Dark Spring Fashion Show
Fashion – Every Photographer’s Final Destination
I had the great pleasure to shoot a fashion show last weekend – hosted by Sophie Mashraki’s Enfant Terrible Society.
Fashion shows are challenging, and as a photographer you have to deliver without getting in the way.
However, the atmosphere on set is something that compensates for the hard work. This is where I as a photographer belong. Believe me, once you’ve been there, you never want to do anything else.
Behind the Camera
I set up a small photo studio to shoot the outfits backstage before the models went out on the runway. Such a set is great for capturing the outfits in tip-top shape.
On the runway, things can be messy. You have to get 1/500 shutter speeds in order to reliably freeze motion and this means high ISO under crazy bad lighting situations.
I am glad that I brought the Nikkor 105 1.4E as any other lens would not have been up to job – the light (or the lack thereof) at the show was exceptionally challenging.
Pro tip – set the white balance of the main neutral lights and don’t change a thing. Leave the color cast, as it depicts the actual atmosphere at the show.
Some Impressions
