In this video, USA TODAY photographers Robert Hanashiro and Dan MacMedan talk about how they approach shooting an awards show like the Emmy’s.
A couple of interesting things jumped out at me. First, they’re shooting the red carpet with a single speedlight on simple flash bracket and an off-camera flash cord. That’s nothing super sexy in terms of lighting but it gets the light far enough off-axis to avoid the pop-up flash look.
Additionally, I was surprised at just how far away photographers for USA TODAY have to sit from the action. The photographer covering the inside portion of the event is in the nosebleed section and has to us a massive 600mm lens to get reaction shots of people who are facing the same stage that he’s facing.
Did anything else jump out at you?
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