Comments on: Managing Event Photography With Lightroom

By: Dan Busler

Dan Busler — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:24:44 +0000

Nice article, thanks for all the links at the end.

Sharing info has proven to help us all do a better job for our clients

By: jan

jan — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:32:09 +0000

Thank you for posting these workflow tips! I can’t wait to get organized

By: David Ditzler

David Ditzler — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:01:31 +0000

BTW the link to the WOW gallery near the last section of your post (Lightroom Makes Quick Work Of Other Event Photography Tasks) has changed. I found it on your website.

Thanks for the tips.

cheers
-david

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:35:09 +0000

i miss great deal of opportunity working with my lightroom! though i like to pley with colors and so i never imagined organizing them according to a particular sheme.

By: Syl Arena

Syl Arena — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:55:48 +0000

Kent – Great question. I was not familiar with all of the racing personas at the event, nor the local celebrities, board members, etc. The event PR coordinator played an important part in finding people to photograph. Of course, once the speakers had done their bit, I followed them to get candids with the attendees. After it was all over, I launched a web gallery of selects and the event staff helped me with the names that I did not get on location. Another trick, if people are wearing name badges, is to zoom in and shoot their names just before or after the “real” shots.

By: kent

kent — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:27:43 +0000

When providing keywords for the people in your shots, did you know all these people personally? If not, how did you keep track of who was who, so you could provide their names in LR afterwards?

By: john

john — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:43:24 +0000

very usefull information…thanks!!!!

By: Ron G

Ron G — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:49:31 +0000

Thanks Syl,

That is something I will try.

I really enjoy your Blog/Site. Keep up the good work.

By: Syl Arena

Syl Arena — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:09:17 +0000

Ron - I had two Canon 580 EXs — each gelled with 1/4 CTO. Parked each on top of a lightweight light stand. Controlled them wirelessly from a 580 EX parked atop my camera in full e-TTL mode. The master unit was set not to fire during the exposure. The 1/4 CTO helped warm the lights slightly — which is a standard practice of mine indoors or out these days. I typically parked one or both remote lights just outside of the frame (and occasionally just inside the frame as you saw…). The lights totally made the shot of the GT40. Without them, the nose would have been in full shadow. Look at the color – the 1/4 CTO makes an important contribution. Ciao!

By: Ron G

Ron G — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:50:37 +0000

I enjoyed the pictures in the galleries – I am a car guy.

What kind of lighting did you use? It appears to be fill flash on camera in some shotsk, but I also see a light stand with small strobe, in the corner of some shots.