General Tips on Shooting Babes in Night Club

Nightclub photography generally falls into one of two camps: moody, atmospheric shots featuring plenty of smoke and lasers or montages of drugged-up punters raving their tits off. No matter which will you choose, you need to remember some next rules:

1. First thing is to get permissions from the management, and the band's manager. If you don't you and your camera can be busted on the hard road. And there will be no possibility to shot anything until you get yourself another camera.


2. Taking shots in nightclubs or bars you are limited, of course, by the light available. The flash on typical Point-N-Shot camera, like Canon PowerShot or Nikon Coolpix is probably only going to be good at distances under about 10 feet. So under 10 feet and you can use the flash. So, get closer to an object you shot


3. If you can't get so close to a scene, you need to steady the camera in the low light. A tripod would be best, but not very mobile or easy to carry on the dance floor. A monopod would be the next likely choice, but most bouncers are not to happy about you bringing in that kind of stuff.


4. If you use SLR camera (I hope you do), use the fastest glass (lens) you can. As I used 2.0f-2.8f lenses, it's is dark enough to take good quality shots, but I think something in 1.2f-1.8f will be enough.


5. If you don't have a spot meter, get one because, as I have discovered, exposure is very difficult. Ideally, it would be a TTL (Through The Lens) meter in the camera.

And of course, don't forget to take an emails from the babes you shot. This can be start for a good long-lasting partnership :-)