special event photography

SPECIAL EVENT PHOTOGRAPHYWhat you need to

IT’S THEIR DAY You might have a photography agenda,

but in the end it’s their day People get tired, both physically and

emotionally, and sometimes just want the event to end

What’s joyous for some is sad for others

DECORUM & ATTIRE Dress for success – a special event

requires special event attire You are ambassadors for VMC – please look the

part Your attitude and attention must be

with and on the event, even if it’s “dull” for you

Be calm, even if things go wrong

VIPS Manners matter in these formal

settings, so please use yours Dr. Samantha Nutt, Minister of

Education, MLAs, PTSD superintendents, CMHR staff, Lindsay White (singer) etc.

These photos are very important – especially VMC admin with them (Nutt/Minister)

FEB. 25 UNESCO CONFERENCE 8:30

All presenters are here & conference begins 8:40-9:00

Aboriginal drummers play; people talk 9-10:00

Dr. Samantha Nutt speaks 10:30-11:30

AM sessions 11:30-12:30 l

Lunch 12:30-1:30

PM sessions 1:45- 3:00

CMHR presentation & concert

FEB. 25 UNESCO CONFERENCE Drummers – 6 Aboriginal drummers will

drum a ceremonial song. Mrs. A will offer tobacco before they

drum Get great shots – some with motion,

some stop action, some close ups, some full group

FEB. 25 UNESCO CONFERENCE Admin speaks – Mr. Riffle and Mdm. JFG

will open the conference (maybe some students, too)

The Minister of Ed (James Allum) will speak

Other VIPs will speak Get ALL of these people – close ups and

context – try for some branding – VMC logo/UNESCO logo etc.

FEB. 25 UNESCO CONFERENCE Dr. Samantha Nutt – our keynote –

she’s THE VIP – we need exceptional shots here

Try for some of her and VMC branding & some shots with students listening while she speaks.

She leaves immediately after her speech, so we need any group shots before we start

SESSIONS Your job is to attend sessions and get

pics of the presenters and students in the sessions.

LUNCH & VIPS A few of you will be asked to stay over

lunch to shoot the VIP lunch It’s an opportunity for you to get some

good group shots of these folks and our folks

CMHR PRESENTATION We are the first public school in the

world to see this presentation A speaker will introduce the museum

and all of the galleries We want pics of her and of her slides She will also play a video Again, look for some branding shots

with CMHR & VMC

CONCERT – LINDSAY WHITE A few of you will have the task of

shooting the concert part I think she is a solo performer, but I’m

not sure. Try to get some crowd shots/teachers

clapping along etc.

THE NUANCES It’s important that a few of you take on

shooting the details of the day – the program, the gifts, the signage etc. Think creatively.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU You will be official photographers from 8:00am-

3:00pm More than 75 guests are coming Expectations are high Turn around time is tight, so we meet after the

conference to upload pics and start processing them (I will give you classes off for this

We need a plan for who will capture what – Monday. Bring your cameras and bags on Monday – we will

do some test runs.

SHOTS YOU NEED BASED ON ASSIGNMENTS

Decide which part of the conference you most want to shoot

Plan some shots that you want/will aim for, and how you might arrange for these