Digital Photography 1 on 1: Episode 64: Group Shots: Adorama Photography TV

[@TESmith]

Great tube! Question: were the flashes set at full power?

[@stufromoz8164]

It's good to see the team, and it's good to see a comment after 2 years!!

[@stufromoz8164]

Yeah, the inverse square law, that was the episode with the most beautiful model that ever was !!!! She is a most captivating young lady, the gorgeous Sam....

[@pcrate20]

hello, I looking for any suggestion in how to setup my camera and lighting kit, for make a group of 3 people in interior, I have a Sony A6400 , 2 soft box 60x60 , looking for any distribution of my light , I love the las t photo when you are in the shot, that's exactly what I looking for, including me into the photo. thank you, PD, my background is grey..

[@theoGoh]

Yes! Handy tips just in time! I need to photograph all my office staff next week.

[@wisdomteller]

Could you please do videos for beginners who have not yet succumbed to GAS (gear acquiring syndrome)and so only have one lightsource such as, let's say a 60cm by 40cm softbox?

[@anthonyroffe5628]

What if you dont have either the octobox or large wall,but do have a pair of flashes with brolleys?

[@WylunCustoms]

nice video, but you should also do a video for group shots for people that... dont have a 25ft room studio or lamp/light sets up except for a flash... =P the only thing i can think of is just set ur camera to F8+ and have steady hands =D

[@TJRohyans]

Would love to see an example using shoe mounted or off-camera flash bounced off the wall or ceiling and how the distance affects the light.

[@smoranc]

How about using speedlights? Is it possible to get the same amazing results? Thanks.

[@SebastianBober]

HI, I can see that you are using quite heavy set-up on your Benro tripod. How it behaves with that heavy gear? How would you rate is as a travel tripod for D3 and 24-70 f2.8?

[@willhi895]

I would really like to see how a professional would light a 300 member marching band group shot where they are lined up on the bleachers in a gym with speedlights. I'm supposed to do that in a few days and I'm a little panicked about it. I haven't been able to find a good video on that large of a scale. Does anyone know if three speedlights will be enough?

[@dougiezen]

What do you do about the horrible orange speckle background

[@tmlim526]

What if someone was wearing glasses? Would you just raise the light higher? Or go to 2 lights on either side?

[@naignik]

How about using the speedlight?

[@johans166]

hi marc,how many lights suppose to be use in a big group..

[@gvbeco]

what if i use a large aperture? would the other people be out of focus?

[@iweeweeyou]

Is it possible to use speedlight flash?

[@Laclaustra]

@naignik It will be the same thing, a speedligth is about 90-100 W/s so you'll need 3 or 4, similar as he as he did with the novatron. You may have to shoot, a larger aperture though. Always watch the aperture for DOF on groups. Also the farther the light the smaller relative to the subject so the harder it is, on the wall is no big deal but the Octa, if you have no walls to bounce or anything might get hard shadows.

[@stephanebaz1185]

Would a Large umbrella do the same job?

[@jondafurb]

Great advise, my first group shot I lighted way too close.

[@JigmeChhimi]

Thanks this was great got to try it out

[@S.D1010]

am going to take for a groupphoto for graduation student in the sun.. what lenses do i use ? i have a 18-105 f3.5-5.. nikkor 50m f1.8 and a sigma 28-70m f2.8-4

[@lslx7120]

S.D.Photography yeap

[@debbrown8047]

we must be talking about quantity of light vs quality? Further away smaller the light, less soft?

[@shadow479]

yup, but you'll need more power as you get more far away...I just have a external flash, I would need more flashes to fire simultaneously at that distance and because of the size of the octobox.

[@NoMotif]

what about group shots that have impact? like dramatic group photos. Because doing easy group photos are too easy, and look kinda bland.

[@Adorama]

Yes.

[@keen99]

The key here is actually making sure the single light source was far way so you get the even spread

[@wisdomteller]

'Doing a groupshot with only one light.' me: Okay, I'm all set! 1:28 'Right, here we have a 20 square feet lightsource...' me: ... blink-blink...Err...ehm...

[@harryscottelliott1367]

Great video thank you

[@JoshDrumm]

Can you do this with sb 910s?

[@manoharmgr8235]

Super

[@kauxkaux]

Uber nice!

[@russelg000]

Depends on your depth of field.

[@00sven00sven00]

FIRST!! What do i win???

[@heiki1234]

nice tutorial :)

[@00sven00sven00]

@ramdawgy Nope, still first! Its *you're* by the way. I win again!! I hope i win a 7D...please...

[@FabioMeloLuiz]

Pefect

[@MrTanker10a]

Get them to take off their glasses?!

[@tigre932]

first like

[@HamzahAhmadq]

Chris Elliott.....ahhhh

[@jamesstrength5405]

Dude!!! That lighting SUCKS!!!