Bus Stop Kids

On Monday my niece and nephews had the opportunity to be 'Bus Stop Kids' for WKYC 3 Cleveland. On the evening news when they do the morning weather report they will show footage of the kids in outfits appropriate for the weather. They shoot different groups of kids all day and then show them randomly throughout the Winter.

I went up to shoot some photos for my brother who couldn't make it. It turned out to be a pretty cool trip - after the shoot we were given a tour of the station's studios, control rooms, and news room. The camera man who was shooting was extremely friendly and interesting. We got to talking about DSLR's that shoot video(because he saw my 7D) - he told me that they have been using Canon 5d mkII's for some of their footage and have been getting great results.

They shot 2 different set-ups - the kids on the sled in their warm winter clothes and the kids at a bus stop in more moderate outfits. It seems each scene was about 30 seconds long and the kids did great.

I had to use ISOs 400 and 800 to get a good exposure under the studio lights. They definitely aren't as bright as strobes - even my 580exII is more powerful at 1/1.