We have a local covergirl contest here and during the month long competition, there will be a photo shoot contest which photographers can enter. What happened last year was there's 8 gals who come out in turn to pose for about 5 to 10 mins using just a car as a prop and the photographers can stand anywhere to shoot them during this time period but must stay behind a line - usually we can get to about 5 feet away from them. It will be held at 4pm in the afternoon outside a mall, the building itself will probably make it shady.
I'll bring my Canon Elan 7 and a 70-200mm f2.8 and an 85mm f1.8 lens. I got a 380EX flash unit too. Any recommendations on shooting this, to give me the best chance of winning the contest? Thanks.