Great to hear photographers talking about this genre of photography. Very refreshing. I've shot conferences and events for almost 20 years with my Nikons. Thanks for the video.
This was part of my job for the nearly 20 years as the in-house staff photographer for a large institution. On average the institution would do about 30-40 of these per year which is nearly one a week. In other words the day could be grueling. I used Nikons, I had to wear a suit everyday as you never knew when/if a high level individual(s) would show up, but most of the individuals attending were usually leaders in their fields. Tons of editing, short deadlines as I needed to supply the press photos and multiple social media postings during the day. My shooting mantra.....wides, mediums, and tights....good facial expressions of the speakers and presenters with the background in sight to get the event info and branding into the frame. Thankfully.......eventually Nikon had built-in Wi-Fi in some cameras and the Social Media Team was able to pull images off of my camera for the imagery that needed to go up on Social ASAP relieving me of the stress of stopping my shooting to edit in camera to get images out and perhaps missing a key moment during a speech or presentation. Another great video guys.
Thank you Michael, sounds like you already know how busy shooting a conference is. That’s a very accurate account of a regular shoot/edit day at an event. Thanks for adding those to the comments section, it’s really useful for people to see how it’s done. Cheers 👏📷👍🏻
Hi, thanks for watching and your comment. You’re right, maybe the chatting style of this video isn’t clear in sharing some of the skills required to be proficient in conference photography. Maybe I should have put some graphics in to re-enforce key points. If it helps here are some of the points we made during the video: Scout out the venue Look for shortcuts between rooms Try and work methodically Manage expectations Look for participant reactions Don’t stand out Learn the venue- don’t get lost Learn to handle mixed lighting Problem solving - staying calm Logistics planning is key Be able to switch between stills and video Prepare for long days Eat and drink when you can and often Stay positive and upbeat Teamwork will make life easier Learn to multitask Be able to shoot quickly Understand the brief Know where VIPs are Be prepared for things to change These are just some of the things we’ve learned to make conference and events easier to photograph, and if they are helpful to others then that’s great. Thanks again for watching and commenting, and I’ll think about adding some text next time to make sure everything a bit clearer, cheers Phil 📷👏😊
@@rileyphotosI believe some pictures also would help some of the slower viewers , but basically all the text on this comment is what’s in the video great job .
Great to hear photographers talking about this genre of photography. Very refreshing. I've shot conferences and events for almost 20 years with my Nikons. Thanks for the video.
This was part of my job for the nearly 20 years as the in-house staff photographer for a large institution.
On average the institution would do about 30-40 of these per year which is nearly one a week.
In other words the day could be grueling.
I used Nikons, I had to wear a suit everyday as you never knew when/if a high level individual(s) would show up, but most of the individuals attending were usually leaders in their fields.
Tons of editing, short deadlines as I needed to supply the press photos and multiple social media postings during the day.
My shooting mantra.....wides, mediums, and tights....good facial expressions of the speakers and presenters with the background in sight to get the event info and branding into the frame.
Thankfully.......eventually Nikon had built-in Wi-Fi in some cameras and the Social Media Team was able to pull images off of my camera for the imagery that needed to go up on Social ASAP relieving me of the stress of stopping my shooting to edit in camera to get images out and perhaps missing a key moment during a speech or presentation.
Another great video guys.
Thank you Michael, sounds like you already know how busy shooting a conference is. That’s a very accurate account of a regular shoot/edit day at an event. Thanks for adding those to the comments section, it’s really useful for people to see how it’s done. Cheers 👏📷👍🏻
Conferences are one of the aspects of my career that I love. As a Military photographer, they are my calm. Happy shooting.
Great insight into what's involved in doing that type of photography.
Thanks Boys, interesting. 👍🍻
Glad you enjoyed it
Very informative, thank you.
Thank you Daisy 📷😊👏
So it’s just about you speaking about all the cool things you did…. Didn’t learn many secrets there.
Hi, thanks for watching and your comment. You’re right, maybe the chatting style of this video isn’t clear in sharing some of the skills required to be proficient in conference photography. Maybe I should have put some graphics in to re-enforce key points. If it helps here are some of the points we made during the video:
Scout out the venue
Look for shortcuts between rooms
Try and work methodically
Manage expectations
Look for participant reactions
Don’t stand out
Learn the venue- don’t get lost
Learn to handle mixed lighting
Problem solving - staying calm
Logistics planning is key
Be able to switch between stills and video
Prepare for long days
Eat and drink when you can and often
Stay positive and upbeat
Teamwork will make life easier
Learn to multitask
Be able to shoot quickly
Understand the brief
Know where VIPs are
Be prepared for things to change
These are just some of the things we’ve learned to make conference and events easier to photograph, and if they are helpful to others then that’s great. Thanks again for watching and commenting, and I’ll think about adding some text next time to make sure everything a bit clearer, cheers Phil 📷👏😊
@@rileyphotosI believe some pictures also would help some of the slower viewers , but basically all the text on this comment is what’s in the video great job .
cramming for my first conference event now. Thanks for the great video!
Good luck!! Have fun 📷