Get a 50mm 1.4 or 35mm 1.8 first of all. You need fast glass. Then set your camera to M or manual set your ISO between 640 and 1250, make sure that when you do rear curtain sync that your SS is lower than 1/60th of a sec. Even though it will sync above that you wont see the blur and freeze effect. Also set your SB 900 to M as well at 1/16... Either this or try setting the camera at Aperture priority and the strobe at TTL (make sure the D7000 is set for TTL too)...

18-105 glass, I did a search and couldn't find much...

Do a forum search. We've covered concert/nightclub settings before.

There are no magic settings. It totally depends on the event or club.

The best quality club photos I ever took were at a hookah bar with a 10 foot ceiling that had red walls had the ceiling had been somewhat yellowed by smoke. I bounce flashed and the reflecting light created absolutely creamy warm skin tones.

Try using a slower shutter speeds (around 1/15th or even less works for me) to show more movement. Play around with the settings until you get what you are looking for. Ambient does play a big role. It's a little counter-intuitive sometimes, because I find myself using smaller aperatures (f5.6-8) instead of larger ones, and lower ISO's because I want to the flash to freeze my subjects more.

It depends primarily on the ambient light also. However using a fast aperture lens would definitely help. Try bouncing off as much of the light as possible else your pictures might be rather harsh.

what glass are you using?

Hey All,

I've got a D7000 and SB-900 and I've been getting into the party scene a lot lately.

Do people have suggestions for settings on both units? I have read briefly about rear curtain sync but i fail to see much of a difference (maybe I'm doing it wrong!)

Cheers