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Back to school tips for taking shots of events. PART 1 Preparing

by Jamie Nicholson

Back to school is just around the corner and you’ll be attending those school functions and that leaves a great opportunity to take pictures of those school functions.
There are many ways of going about taking the photos for a school function. First think about the event. Is it sports or a school play, maybe an open house or a science fair?
Then what are you going to do with the photos afterward? Is it for a scrapbook, to send to family and friends? A few tips to help make what ever the event a memorable occasion are
• See if you can take preparation shots before the event, like set up, decorations, practice, etc.
• Tell the school ahead of time that you want to take photo’s and see if it is alright to do so then find out if there is a special place you can stand that is out of the way of the rest of the attendees.
• Offer to give the school some copies of the photos you are going to take.
• The day of the event make sure you have all of your equipment ready and in good working order, packed for ease of access, extra batteries, and memory cards.
• Arrive early enough to let the person in charge know you are there and ask again the best place to be to take pictures.
• Ask if there are going to be any special things happening, like a solo, special award, a special presentation.
• If you arrive early enough ask if it is possible for a group photo.
• Get as close as you can without interrupting.
• When the event is over it is thank the person in charge and inform them as to how long it will be before they get their copies. DO not make them wait longer than a week.
Of course not all these tips will apply to the photos that you are going to take. If its only your child that you are concerned about taking photos of then the formalities aren’t necessary unless you leave your seat to get a closer shot. Next we will talk about taking the shot and the camera settings.

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