Need Some Advice on Engagement Shots

[sepplett]

Hello Everyone!

I have been asked to do some engagement shots for a couple outside in a couple of weeks.

I am not sure what I need to do this. Could someone give me some advice.

I have an:

olympus E620
40-150 mm lens
14-42 mm lens
2 shooting covers
and a tripod.

I do have an external flash, but don't know if it will work, as it is for my old camera not this one.

Any advice is appreciated!!!

[Beautydish]

i don't know the equipment you have and while you can get other tools, flashes, fast lenses etc etc that will help you do your job better - you can certainly do a decent job with any tools you have. i'd argue that your interaction with the clients is at least as important. try to communicate with them and let them interact with each other. shoot a lot (esp. in the beginning) if they're stiff (you can discard those) so they warm up. once they're used to the camera, it's easy.

study what others did - the angles, light, locations, etc. there is plenty of examples here and other forums...

just my 2 cents