For Vancon 2009 (last year, not this one) I was siting way, way, WAAAYYY off to the far right. I was certain I wouldn't be getting any good photos.
I rented a great professional quality telephoto lens (HUGE!). And was able to get some good ones. I was lucky I was the last person on the row because I had been worried about getting into anyone's line of sight. I mean, they pay good money to be at the con as well, and just because I have a good camera and lens doesn't give me any privileges to be an ass.
The great thing about the angle was that the Js were actually sitting very far apart, but in my photos it looked like they were sitting close to each other. The folks sitting face on to the stage had trouble getting the boys together in one photo.
Of course one of the boys was always a little more out of focus than the other, but I still liked a lot of the photos (and the lighting did not suck!)
I will bring my 70-300 mm lense. Provided the lighting is okay (and I think it will be, if last years JIB is anything to go by) I will do okay.
For some reason, EVERYONE (okay, not everyone, but most) people tended to use the right side mic to ask questions, and you know the J's... they are always focused on the ppl asking the question. Unfortunately for me, sitting on the left side (which I will this year as well) it meant I mostly saw the back of their heads (Which is kind of annoying when you have paid A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY for prophet pass, and you end up sitting on the side of the stage they doesn't look at - and the AP pass owners paying about 1500 Euro less than me got to see their faces all the time....)
JIB staff is aware of this, and have said that they will stop people trying to cross the room to get to the mic, so that they can get people to use both mics this time.
Of course this year I only have AP pass, so at least I haven't paid one month worth of income this time for the ticket... which means it will annoy me less if I only see the back of their heads.
I rented a great professional quality telephoto lens (HUGE!). And was able to get some good ones. I was lucky I was the last person on the row because I had been worried about getting into anyone's line of sight. I mean, they pay good money to be at the con as well, and just because I have a good camera and lens doesn't give me any privileges to be an ass.
The great thing about the angle was that the Js were actually sitting very far apart, but in my photos it looked like they were sitting close to each other. The folks sitting face on to the stage had trouble getting the boys together in one photo.
Of course one of the boys was always a little more out of focus than the other, but I still liked a lot of the photos (and the lighting did not suck!)
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For some reason, EVERYONE (okay, not everyone, but most) people tended to use the right side mic to ask questions, and you know the J's... they are always focused on the ppl asking the question. Unfortunately for me, sitting on the left side (which I will this year as well) it meant I mostly saw the back of their heads (Which is kind of annoying when you have paid A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY for prophet pass, and you end up sitting on the side of the stage they doesn't look at - and the AP pass owners paying about 1500 Euro less than me got to see their faces all the time....)
JIB staff is aware of this, and have said that they will stop people trying to cross the room to get to the mic, so that they can get people to use both mics this time.
Of course this year I only have AP pass, so at least I haven't paid one month worth of income this time for the ticket... which means it will annoy me less if I only see the back of their heads.
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