I have been shot several times by a photographer who would take a photo of
half the group and then the other half. Later he would stitch the two
together and manipulate the final image with PhotoShop to correct for any
problems. He was able to replace closed eyes or other problems by copying
a good image of that person from a second or third shot of the group that
he had taken at the same time.
By stitching you cut the number of students in the shot in half,
possibly reducing the number of kids who are not really paying attention
or goofing off. Good luck, you might get someone who intentionally messes
with all the shots.
Is the ceiling close enough to bounce the light off the ceiling? That is
one way of making the lighting less harsh.
gregg
>I shot the track team for my daugher's elementary/middle school last year,
>which was a group of about 60. I did it outside, with a supplementary
>strobe to fill in the shadows with a borrowed Pentax 6x7, standing on a
>ladder. The 4000 dpi scans were about 250 Meg each.
>
>With 35mm, I'd use an ultra-fine film like Delta 100. Also, shoot 4-6
>shots of each group. I had to scan 4 different shots and move the heads
>around in Photoshop to get acceptable expressions and a lack of gestures
>with such a large group of kids. Otherwise, you risk the errant kid with
>a middle finder up...or a couple of them with their eyes closed. Even
>with my efforts, there were some jokers that I just couldn't eliminate.
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