On July 8 th , I attended the D.C. Cosplay Photo Shoots ’ meet up at the abandoned Cresson Sanatorium and Prison in Cresson, VA. The group shot here last in year in April, you can read about that experience here . This time it was warm and sunny as compared to cold and snow of the last time. For these sessions I used: Canon 80D 2 Speed lights Trigger 2 Light stands 18-200mm lens Gels Smoke Genie Headlamp Sunscreen Bug spray Camera Settings: This was an indoor/outdoor event, however most of the shots I took were inside the buildings. Note since this is an abandoned space there is no electricity meaning there was no indoor light except for window light. Thus, I used flash for all my images. For this event I shot using ISO 100 to ISO 1600, but mostly using ISO 200. My aperture ranged from F5.6 to F9 with most shots being taken at F8. While yes it was extremely dark in several areas, especially the tunnels I kept at F8 ...
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