Shooting a group photo....

[^^Gord^^]

Can anyone (wedding photographers?) offer me some advice about taking a group photo? In particular how to choose the correct aperture setting.

I'm off to a martial arts grading tomorrow and we want to get a club photo. It's in a hall and the club has around 100 members but I would expect maybe 50 or 60 to be at the event.

I don't normally shoot this kind of stuff so I'm really unprepared.

I don't have a flash (excluding the onboard one on my 30D), don't have a tripod (but hoping to borrow one) and I'm looking to use my 17-40 L but have a Sigma 10-20 if I really need to go wide.

Gord.

 

[^^Gord^^]

Cheers for the replys.

I've got a friend of mine who is going to lend me his tripod but I don't know anyone with a flash I can borrow.

The group is more than likely going to stacked. The back line standing and the the front line kneeling. I'll try out F11 and see how I get on.

 

[^^Gord^^]

Yes, it's tomorrow. I think (but must check) that it starts at 9:30am.

A rental shop is an idea, may *just* be able to get to it and still get to the event in time.

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