TA Craft Photography wrote:
A local charity outdoor event at night.

Yes I will be taking flash/diffuser and a tripod

If you're planning on doing portraits flash and tripod will get you by but if you're going to cover it as a story forget the tripod and in some cases the flash too.

I've worked as a photojournalist and it's different than shooting fashion or models. In that case your subject is already known....

For a story you will need to look for shots of opportunity and they must tell a story in their own right. If you need to explain a shot it failed.

I'd go with available light whenever possible to keep that atmoshpere as close to natural as possible. Remember to take a tape recorder too or a notepad. Photos must be captioned with correct names or they are useless.

Hope that helps.

FKVPhotoGraphics wrote:
For a story you will need to look for shots of opportunity and they must tell a story in their own right. If you need to explain a shot it failed.

I'd go with available light whenever possible to keep that atmoshpere as close to natural as possible. Remember to take a tape recorder too or a notepad. Photos must be captioned with correct names or they are useless.

Hope that helps.

Many thanks for the advice

TiM