Photo Opportunities

[SARTAC Medic]

My Group is running a Ground Search and Rescue Academy in a few weeks and I am planning on creating a recruiting video and maybe a highlights video afterwards, not to mention the obligatory photo ops that the come during the week. 

Im running into a slight creative block when trying to make a list of photo shots I want to take.   I have the availabiity to take low light and available light photos with a nice lense. 

any suggestions on shots to add to the list would be great.   

So far I have some shots with glow sticks illuminating the team's faces, tents which are lite from inside, crazy angles of search teams

[JC004]

I'm assuming that "nice lens" means that you have a real-live camera that would allow you to control things properly, so some night campfire pictures if you will have fires would be nice.

Since it's ground, I dunno if you'll have air support, but if you do, I'd suggest some good flightline pics as well as take-offs/landings.

I'd do:
- Skirmish lines
- Extractions, tying someone up in a stokes basket, etc.
- any rope work, if applicable
- presentations/demonstrations like working with a dog team or medevac
- close-ups of people doing map/compass work
- mission base shots
- briefings
- a collage of van decal variations (opps)
- for more creative work, close-ups of pack lines or stuff like that at a cool angle
- hat cams for video if possible
- PT shots, if applicable - nice sports shots too
- shots of teams from the air

trying to think of more...I'll add if I come up with others.  I'd just kind of grab my Nikon and go to it - maybe make a short list of stuff I don't want to miss.

If I were going to be in the area at the time (which is unspecified), I'd offer to do shots, but I'm not sure if I will be.

[Bluelakes 13]

You want to see photos?  I'll show you photos!     Maybe these can give you some ideas.

Here are my ES photos, although not updated much recently since I have been serving more GBD rather than PIO:

http://kalemis.com/ES/index.htm

And here are all my CAP photos:

http://www.kalemis.com/cap/

Just rememeber, you want photos of people DOING SOMETHING. 

[JayT]

My Group is running a Ground Search and Rescue Academy in a few weeks and I am planning on creating a recruiting video and maybe a highlights video afterwards, not to mention the obligatory photo ops that the come during the week. 

Im running into a slight creative block when trying to make a list of photo shots I want to take.   I have the availabiity to take low light and available light photos with a nice lense. 

any suggestions on shots to add to the list would be great.   

So far I have some shots with glow sticks illuminating the team's faces, tents which are lite from inside, crazy angles of search teams

Dave, I got some pictures from previous schools if you want them.

[arajca]

See about getting some with cadets in positions of responsibility. Such as leading a class or giving a briefing with seniors visible in the audience being respectful.

[SARTAC Medic]

All are GREAT responses and I am making a shot list as we speak.  Should be a great school

Its august 20-25 if anyone is interested.. there is more info a http://www.ligsar.org if you are interested.... we do take out of area applications and this school proves to be the best ever

The 'good lens" is a sigma 28-70mm f2.8 lens.... its a great available light lens when stuck on my nikon d200


Joe.... are you coming to play?

[JayT]

All are GREAT responses and I am making a shot list as we speak.  Should be a great school

Its august 20-25 if anyone is interested.. there is more info a http://www.ligsar.org if you are interested.... we do take out of area applications and this school proves to be the best ever

The 'good lens" is a sigma 28-70mm f2.8 lens.... its a great available light lens when stuck on my nikon d200


Joe.... are you coming to play?

Naw, I wish, I haven't been active in a wild, and I start Stony Brook's School for Wayward EMT's Who Want To Be Medics on Monday.

[CadetProgramGuy]

All are GREAT responses and I am making a shot list as we speak.  Should be a great school

Its august 20-25 if anyone is interested.. there is more info a http://www.ligsar.org if you are interested.... we do take out of area applications and this school proves to be the best ever

The 'good lens" is a sigma 28-70mm f2.8 lens.... its a great available light lens when stuck on my nikon d200


Joe.... are you coming to play?

Naw, I wish, I haven't been active in a wild, and I start Stony Brook's School for Wayward EMT's Who Want To Be Medics on Monday.

Wsh you the besy of luck, I finish Mercy College for waywarrd and deliquent Medics on the 20th....