Event Photographer Tips: How to Shoot Red Carpet and Step and Repeat Awards

Corporate award nights look effortless in the finished photos. Behind the board, though, you've got seconds per group, a queue forming and nobody to tell you whether your shot worked. Marcus has shot red carpets and award events everywhere from Cannes to Miami this year, and he records this one the day before heading off to one of the most unusual jobs of his career.

If you're an event photographer, you'll hear how he keeps groups relaxed in front of the board, the small habit that stops a good photo being spoiled before the shutter even fires, and what changes when the organiser wants your pictures on a big screen while the party is still going. If events are a way into more brand photographer work this season, start here.

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