NCSU Art to Wear 2010

NC State's annual fashion show
Presented by the College of Textiles and College of Design

2010-04-14

Reynolds Coliseum
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Canon 20D
F-to-EOS lens adapter
Nikon Non-Ai 50mm f/1.4 lens
Nikon Ai 105mm f/2.5 lens

Song Anh Nguyen

Song Anh Nguyen, UNCG Fashion Design major and creator of SAdesigns, at work in the studio.

A recent Greensboro Production Photography photo-shoot of her designs can be seen here and here.

Nikon F2
Nikon Non-Ai 50mm f/1.4 lens
Ilford HP5 (800-push) 35mm film
Acufine developer

Art to Wear on film

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Nikon F2
Nikon AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8 ED lens
Nikon AF-S 80-200mm f/2.8 ED lens
Kodak Tri-X 400 (800 push) 35mm film
Ilford Delta 400 (1600 push) 35mm film
-Kodak Xtol (1:1) developer
-10min ~20ºC

Art to Wear Fashion Show

This was my first time shooting a fashion show. It was put on by North Carolina State University, the College of Design, and College of Textiles at the Reynolds Colosseum in Raleigh, NC. I enjoyed it, but I not totally please with my results. I didn't arrive with enough time to get prepared and acclimated to my surroundings. It all ran very quickly and before I realized it, I was in frantic do-or-die mode.

And While a had a very good camera kit (on-loan from Widner Creative), This is the first I've shot with a D2x at an event and I was not familiar with some of its image and color settings. I also decided early on to not exceed 400ISO, so even wide open I had a lot of blurry images to contend with. I attempted to incorporate slaved flashes which had mixed results.

I also found myself focusing too much on extreme focal lengths. I ended up shooting most everything very wide angle or very telephoto. And with each model, I tended to focus on them personally and their faces as apposed to their full outfits. I was able to go anywhere within the venue, some I should have camped fairly close and stuck with the 28-70mm.

But, lessons learned. I will be a lot more comfortable and prepared at the next show.

I shot with my F2 as well on a roll of 800-push Tri-X and 1600-push Delta, which I have yet to process. Those images will be up sometime next week.

Nikon 2Dx
Nikon AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8 ED lens
Nikon AF-S 28-70mm f/2.8 ED lens
Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 ED lens
Nikon SB800 Speedlite flash
Nikon SB28DX Speedlite flash
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Flickr photo set (19 images)

Full set at Photobucket (66 images)