Are certain runway shows more difficult to shoot than others?
The thing with shooting runway shows is that you just don’t know what to expect. The lighting could be hard to shoot in, the runway could be shiny black—which is a nightmare to shoot—or even worse spotlights could be used to create a mood. With spotlight shows, the percentage of clean shots is low in my opinion. In the past I have had to trash entire collections due to this problem. What type of equipment do you use for the fashion shows? I always bring two cameras, my Nikon D100 and my Nikon D70. I use them both for taking shots of the runway as well as backstage. The lenses range from my Sigma APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG MACRO HSM to a Sigma 30-80mm F3.5 zoom lens. I found that the Sigma lenses are very responsive with auto-focusing and are relatively inexpensive. What is the most challenging aspect about shooting a runway show? You never know what to expect when you walk into the photo pit. It’s most difficult when other photographers will not be cooperative so everybody can get shots o
