How to Photograph the Lecture Series

A. Motivation: Benefits of Using These Guidelines

    1. You will have good photos to use in prayer letters, newsletters and other forms of
        communication.

    2. You will have a lasting remembrance of a special occasion

B. Guidelines for Photographing the Lecture Series

    1. At the discretion of your ministry, you may wish to arrange for a qualified photographer to
        shoot a series of photographs. Your local ministry can use them in newsletters, websites and
        for other presentations about ministry events.

    2. Plan in advance what you want to photograph: Rusty, students, volunteers, ministry leaders,
        audiences, etc.

    3. Be sure to photograph events that can give friends of your ministry, financial partners,
        churches, etc., a feel for how things worked. Take a few shots each of things like TV
        interviews, sharp banners, students writing on blackboards, handbill distribution, special
        publicity stunts, marquees, balloons, etc. Check with the Publicity Coordinator to find out
        when and where.

    4. If your photographer uses traditional film, when shooting outdoors on a bright day, use Plus X
        ASA 125 for black and white and Kodachrome II ASA 25 for color. When outdoors on a
        cloudy day, use Tri X ASA 400 for black and white and Ektachrome 400 for color. When
        shooting  indoors, use Tri X ASA 400 for black and white and Ektachrome Tungsten ASA
        160 for color. When shooting indoors, should your shutter spee go below 60th of a second,
        use a tripod and a cable release. Under no circumstances should you push your film. If indoor
        light is florescent, do not  use color.

    5. If your photographer uses a digital camera, follow the guidelines for that camera.

    6. Photograph Rusty from various angles. Take some pictures in which you can capture both him
        and the audience. On other shots of Rusty, use a  telephoto lens to get a tight close-up of him
        alone. After the lecture, try to get several close-up shots of Rusty and the audience.

    7. In many rooms, the light sources are very strong and can tend to throw the light meter off if
        they are in the background. To avoid underexposing, take a meter reading of a similar area
        without any bright lights in it. With built-in meters, just point camera in roughly the same area
        but with lights out of view. Often there will be as much as two f-stops difference in exposure.

    8. Shoot a series of pictures of the same subjects to catch their best expressions.

    9. When getting group or audience shots, wait for something humorous or when they are really
        wrapped up in what the speaker is saying.

    10. Be obvious about your picture taking, but not distracting.

    11. Feel free to move around during a lecture, but not during the last ten minutes.

    12. Take lots of pictures – especially if you are in a good location with large crowds. If Rusty is
        speaking in the same location all three nights, you can wait until the third night to take your
        indoor shots.

 

Organizational Chart and Lines of Communication

Photographer

Checklist
(Work with the Physical Arrangements and Special Services Coordinator to plan out "target dates" for each responsibility. Then check them off as you complete them.)

 

Lecture Series Job Report and Evaluation Form

(Please complete this and give to your supervisor soon after the Lecture Series is over. Your input can be very valuable to your fellow believers and your local ministry.)

Your Name                                                                                                         Job Title

Today's Date                                                                                                         Campus


Description of Your Job

1. Briefly describe your responsibilities.




Evaluation

2. What things went well with your job?




3. What things did not go well?




Recommendations

4. Any suggestions for improvement?