 Aingeal M. Puirs |
Taking Pictures in a Nightclub I'm going out tomorrow night to see one of my favorite local bands play at the bar. I'm planning on taking my digital along because a lot of amusing things happen when this band plays... What would be the best settings on my camera to use? My scene mode has a night setting ... This band uses a lot of professional light gear.
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If you have manual capabilities on your camera (sorry, don't know what model you have), try a shutter speed of about 90, ISO around 400 and wide open on your aperture. This is similar to how I shot my former roommate's band and had some awesome exposures as a result. Chris Walrath Walrath Photographic Imaging
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Aingeal M. Puirs |
Sorry about that. I have a Kodak DX7630. I have Auto, Scene Mode, P, A , S, C and Manual on the camera... Would it be good to set my white balance to any particular thing? I have Auto, Daylight, Tungsten, and Fluorescent... Did you use your flash at all?
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I used a Minolta 35mm film SLR that has little in the way of frills (it's 25 years old) so I would say daylight and flash. That was in low lighting. Try a few exposures in different modes once you get there and see what works best. Be sure to have at least a half an hour to experiment.
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Aingeal M. Puirs |
Ok thanks for the input.
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Ah, the lights, the action, the booze. Living in Branson, Missouri, I have lots of opportunity to shoot in bars and theaters. My favorite brewsky shooter is my Minolta X700. I use it with a grip-mounted Promaster 5750 flash. My two favorite filters to use on the club circuit are the Tiffen four point star and the Tiffen six point star. These filters accentuate the stage lighting. For lenses, I use a 135 tele prime lens and a 70-210 zoom. I can't tell you what I would use in your outfit, as you said nothing of your equipment. I usually try to use band member movement to my advantage. I got a killer shot of a guitarist who had a habit of jumping off the drum riser. I set the camera up on a tripod and locked the shutter open with a cable release. When he jumped, I manually popped the flash when he hit the stage. He appeared as streaks coming off the riser, froze when he hit the stage, and streaked running across the stage. All I can say is: USE YOUR IMAGINATION!
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