taking photos of Graduation

[nativescrapper]

Hi Everyone!
Sorry I have been gone a little while. My DD is Graduating for HS and its been busy around here for the past month or so. I got most of everything all fixed and ready to go. But I totally forgot the main thing. PHOTO help!!! I should of asked this a couple of weeks/months ago. Just lots of stuff happening all at once.

When she is marching down the aisle in the Auditorium its will be kinda of dark and the march will go somewhat fast. What setting should I have my camera on??? Im still learning new things with my camera and I dont want to be playing around with it while the marching is going on. Need some help.
I have the Canon T1i I have two different lense. One is 55-250mm (f/4-5.6 IS) and the other is the 18-55mm. Which lense do I use? Settings? Maybe keep it on Auto?

[katrinak]

Hi there Cheryl! I've missed you around here.

I would choose the 55-250 lens. Zooming out to get a closer view of her will give you an aperture of 5.6. I'd bump up my ISO so that my shutter speed was at least 1/200th of a second to stop motion. I'd shoot in Manual and expose for her skin (or anyone's face who comes before her) Practice on several kids before she walks!

Hope this helps

[nativescrapper]

I will get to practice a little in the afternoon after the awards ceremony in the Auditorium. The Graduation will be at night. But the lighting should be the same. (i hope) Maybe will have someone walk up and down the aisle and practice. Thanks Katrina.

[sweetpeony]

Thanks, Cheryl and Katrina. My nephew is graduating tomorrow, so this is really helpful!

[hulseyfam]

Cheryl! You've been missed! Well I've been mia around here too, but I thought I'd come back to find you and didn't! Hope the graduation went well! My cousin graduated, but I didn't go. I would have come help you since I know that auditorium is HARD to take pictures in. Hope you got some decent ones. Who did she march with??

[nativescrapper]

Originally Posted by hulseyfam

Cheryl! You've been missed! Well I've been mia around here too, but I thought I'd come back to find you and didn't! Hope the graduation went well! My cousin graduated, but I didn't go. I would have come help you since I know that auditorium is HARD to take pictures in. Hope you got some decent ones. Who did she march with??

Hi Jamie,
She marched with a young man Patrick....I forgot his last name. I will have to ask her again.

The photos I got some pretty cool photos, inside the Auditorium. When the light went dim but the stage went brighter it came out okay. But when she was marching I only got one photo. I had my zoom on and it cut off half of the young man she was marching with. But when we went outside after it was all over I had to switch to Auto, it just kept coming out black. But Im okay with it. There was about 12 of us taking photos outside and it was funny to watch the Graduates doing silly stuff. I post a photo in a bit here.

[nativescrapper]

here is one of the photos that I took.

For some reason it wont post the photo.