<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Snapper


On the subject of flash, when taking photos in the Disney (or other) shows, it's usually best to switch the flash off and do your best to hold the camera steady. If you think about it, a stage show has dozens and dozens of lights that can typically be anything between 1kW and 3kW (10 to 30 times brigher than an average domestic house bulb).
Personally I find portraits incredibly difficult. I did a whole course about portrait and studio photography once. The results were, to be frank, pretty shocking!
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Snapper, I have a Cullmann monopod that is more portable than the Benbo Trekker and can be used to assist in holding the camera steady with the flash off. In my days of film photography, the results were mediocre at best because of the color casts by the artificial lights. But now, the anti-shake of my Minolta A1 not only helps with a clearer picture, but the casts can be removed easily by Photoshop afterwards. I feel like a cheat doing it though .