Group Shots

Create depth:

1. Foreground (the kayak/ball in the front)(optional)

2. Mid-ground(the guests and more kayaks)

3. background(The coconut trees)

   Is it ok if you don’t have a foreground, but the mid group and background selection is important.

4. Go low and shoot at 50mm Zoom

Framing the shot check points

• For standing shots, include the whole person (legs too, do not chop it off with the framing)

• Give the coconut trees at the back air to breath, do not chop them off too.

• Horizon: 1/3 rule

• Go low and shoot at 50mm Zoom

• Getting 1 or 2 person of the group to sit on the kayak and on the ground adds a little casualness to the shot. making is feel less posed.

• For standing shots, include the whole person (legs too, do not chop it off with the framing)

• Give the coconut trees at the back air to breath, do not chop them off too.

• Horizon: 1/3 rule

• Go low and shoot at 16mm to 50mm Zoom

• Getting 1 or 2 person of the group to sit on the kayak and on the ground adds a little casualness to the shot. making is feel less posed.

• For standing shots, include the whole person (legs too, do not chop it off with the framing)

• Give the coconut trees at the back air to breath, do not chop them off too.

• 1/3 rule: 1/3 sand, 2/3 sky and coconut trees.

• It may look really stupid and lame, but getting our guests to do such stupid pose put them at ease a little and you get a very natural look smile.

• Take in 16mm

• put kayak as close to the water’s edge as much as possible

• Add a little fun energy into the photos!

• Fun for kids and couples

• Find a nice Background

• Horizon: 1/3 rule

• Go low and shoot at 50mm Zoom

• Taken 45° from the side

• A great way to get a nice opening photo

• putting a little bit of the kayak in the water helps to capture all the elements that we need. water, sand and coconut

• when you get couples to look at each other, they are 100% certain to giggle. so it looks like a super candid shot

• Even friend or family, it always gets a smile or giggle out of them!

• The asian heart or the asian twist

• This is a shot you could do when you are landing the guests at Tanjong beach

• Include the entire and make them do a fun pose by asking them to wave their arms or legs around or they could also stand on the kayak.

• Horizon: 1/3 rule

• Taken 45° from the side

• This shot will give this image a tropical vibe

• you’ll have to manually position them here when they are landing

• point the kayak back out to sea

• move about 10m away from them

• Frame the coconut, don’t chop off the coconut trees

• Take in full 50mm zoom

• Get the person at the back to move as close to the person in front as much as possible.

• get them to hang their legs out to make it more casual

• Take in 50mm zoom

• this shot would be better if more of the coconut tress were included

• This is the key shot for all group shots at Big Boat Route.

• Must be able to see Marina Bay Sand so that people know that they are fishing in Singapore. (especially the tourist)

• Full zoom 50mm needed to bring MBS closer

• 1/3 horizon rule

• For couple shot, 45 degrees to the camera, this reduces the gap between them.

• Same as about but with more people

• Must be able to see Marina Bay Sand so that people know that they are fishing in Singapore. (especially the tourist)

• Full zoom 50mm needed to bring MBS closer

• Same as above just that they are in the water now

• Must be able to see Marina Bay Sand so that people know that they are fishing in Singapore. (especially the tourist)

• Full zoom 50mm needed to bring MBS closer

• Get them close to the Vessel

• Take in 16mm Wide to make the vessel look much bigger

• If the kayaks are travelling in a 1 line snake formation like this, the group shot would look pretty cool too because this create depth in the image. Foreground, mid-ground, background.

• So you don’t away have to align the group side by side.

• Take in 50mm full zoom

• Get the group to hold on to each other.

• Important: to create a less static and stale image, get them to start paddling around, get the captain to turn the kayak into the sun, the all kayaks moving together is quite a unique feeling, they will definitely start laughing as they try to coordinate this manoeuvre.

• Take in 50mm zoom

• Taken from the front or 45 degrees to the side

• Take in 50mm full zoom

• Take like a proper one first then get them to splash around for more candid reactions

• Give their hands something to do, get them to wave or get them to cheers to wonderful trip out on the water or cheers to the last person catching that last first.

• Just spam, 1 photo will have everyone inside

• Take in 50mm zoom

• Taken 45° from the side

• Get them to splash water at each other, good way to get a natural reaction out of the group

• The kayaks don’t have to all point in the same direction, sometimes, looking a little messy makes the image more candid looking.

• take in 50mm zoom

• a combination of the ‘casual look back’, the ‘cheers’ and the ‘wave’

• Get the kids to stand up for the family group shot

• Get them to do a wave too!

• it looks more fun!

• 50mm zoom

• If there’s someone in the group with motion sickness, then you can get the whole group to take this shot to remind the person how weak his genes are.