Wait, are you that one guy on Flickr, "wildcatpix" because it actually seems you know what your doing... The other guy shoots a blue team wildcats too. One of my schools are also! But we're in Plymouth, MI and are black and grey.
Where you use your strobes are placed/mounted throughout the duration of the game? Also, what settings are you shooting on? (Ex 1/250th, F/X.X, ISO XXX)
@AtlantaTerry - Wow, why didn't I think of that? LOL!! Funny, I have all kinds of mics and audio equipment (considering I've been a musicians for the past 30 years), but I haul enough gear around just to do the photo shoots and hauling around audio gear and making a major production of these videos isn't going to happen. Not what I set out to do, nor do I intend to make them major productions. Sorry.
I tried this in December 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia. One of the coaches stopped me saying it is against Georgia High School Sports rules to use strobes during basketball games. But it's OK for football. Go figure.
BTW, he did NOT stop fans in the audience using on-camera flash, just me. Oh well, by the time he stopped me I had enough action to turn in.
He said I could use my strobes during breaks, half-time, etc.
Any suggestions on how to approach a high school to let me try this? I'm guessing they would have a few concerns at least at first. Any chance that in one of your videos you can show what actually happens when you shoot and trigger the strobes? I'm wondering how noticable at all they would be to the fans.
@gladivs - First foremost, you have to have liability insurance. If you don't have it, I would never recommend talking to a school about shooting, let alone strobing. And any school that has half a clue will ask you how much liability insurance you have.
I was thinking about getting an B1600 for shooting basketball. My schools gym is a little samaller then the one your at, so do you think I would need all that power? Or would you think i am better off getting two B800 with two 13 Ft. stands. And do you have the strobes on stands? If so how high were they?
@redtippmann I would think the B800s will be plenty. Look carefully at the specs of both the 1600 and 800. If I recall, the 800 was a better options for shooting in HS gyms like this. 13ft stands should work fine, but it will depend on the facility and where you can place the stands. In some gyms, I have to clamp the strobes to a rail or some part of the building.
Of course, you don't want to step foot in a gym to shoot and strobe without liability insurance. :D Good luck.
Scott, to add to this: if you have Multimax units for all of these, you can set the strobes to different zones, say ch 17 A and ch 17 B, then rather than switching a strobes channel to match, you can just turn on/off a zone from your camera's trigger to go Ch 17 AB and fire both, or just A or B when you're shooting action.
Wait, are you that one guy on Flickr, "wildcatpix" because it actually seems you know what your doing... The other guy shoots a blue team wildcats too. One of my schools are also! But we're in Plymouth, MI and are black and grey.
RoundTheBendFilms 6 days ago
@RoundTheBendFilms Nope, that's not me. I have a Flickr account, but just signed in last week for the first time since '08!!
sds4kst8 4 days ago
Where you use your strobes are placed/mounted throughout the duration of the game? Also, what settings are you shooting on? (Ex 1/250th, F/X.X, ISO XXX)
4Alpha7Kilo 5 months ago
@4Alpha7Kilo did u see the video? 1:31 said the settings
carlit0x 4 months ago in playlist More videos from sds4kst8
@carlit0x Eeek, my bad! Thank ya thank ya!
4Alpha7Kilo 4 months ago
Suggestion: invest in an off-camera microphone!
AtlantaTerry 9 months ago
@AtlantaTerry - Wow, why didn't I think of that? LOL!! Funny, I have all kinds of mics and audio equipment (considering I've been a musicians for the past 30 years), but I haul enough gear around just to do the photo shoots and hauling around audio gear and making a major production of these videos isn't going to happen. Not what I set out to do, nor do I intend to make them major productions. Sorry.
sds4kst8 9 months ago
I tried this in December 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia. One of the coaches stopped me saying it is against Georgia High School Sports rules to use strobes during basketball games. But it's OK for football. Go figure.
BTW, he did NOT stop fans in the audience using on-camera flash, just me. Oh well, by the time he stopped me I had enough action to turn in.
He said I could use my strobes during breaks, half-time, etc.
AtlantaTerry 9 months ago
Any suggest on companies to get Photographer's liability insurance?
bikeracer333 1 year ago
@bikeracer333 - First place I would try is with whoever you have for your auto or home owners insurance. I have mine through State Farm.
sds4kst8 1 year ago
Any suggestions on how to approach a high school to let me try this? I'm guessing they would have a few concerns at least at first. Any chance that in one of your videos you can show what actually happens when you shoot and trigger the strobes? I'm wondering how noticable at all they would be to the fans.
gladivs 1 year ago
@gladivs - First foremost, you have to have liability insurance. If you don't have it, I would never recommend talking to a school about shooting, let alone strobing. And any school that has half a clue will ask you how much liability insurance you have.
sds4kst8 1 year ago
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gladivs 1 year ago
Hi scott,
I was thinking about getting an B1600 for shooting basketball. My schools gym is a little samaller then the one your at, so do you think I would need all that power? Or would you think i am better off getting two B800 with two 13 Ft. stands. And do you have the strobes on stands? If so how high were they?
Thank,
James
redtippmann 1 year ago
@redtippmann I would think the B800s will be plenty. Look carefully at the specs of both the 1600 and 800. If I recall, the 800 was a better options for shooting in HS gyms like this. 13ft stands should work fine, but it will depend on the facility and where you can place the stands. In some gyms, I have to clamp the strobes to a rail or some part of the building.
Of course, you don't want to step foot in a gym to shoot and strobe without liability insurance. :D Good luck.
sds4kst8 1 year ago
Yes, Mark. The strobes are bounced to a point above the court at about the top of the key. Thanks for asking.
sds4kst8 2 years ago
Scott, to add to this: if you have Multimax units for all of these, you can set the strobes to different zones, say ch 17 A and ch 17 B, then rather than switching a strobes channel to match, you can just turn on/off a zone from your camera's trigger to go Ch 17 AB and fire both, or just A or B when you're shooting action.
PShizzyBlog 2 years ago
Excellent point, Max!
sds4kst8 2 years ago