 Jeff Dewey |
How to Shoot a Concert I have scored a "Press/Photo" Pass to a concert this week and have not shot anything like this before. I own a Nikon D70 and would greatly appreciate any suggestions for this event, i.e., spot metering vs. matrix, f-stop/shutterspeed, etc. Thank you. . Jeff
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Liza M. Franco |
Congrats on scoring the pass, not always an easy thing to do. How did you swing that one? This is a great website, check it out. It is loaded with useful concert info and tips. So who are you going to be photographing?
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Liza M. Franco |
Ok, so I guess the web address would be helpful. http://photo.net/concerts/mirarchi/concer_i Usually if you make it to the press pit for photos, you get to stay there for only the first two to three songs, so make your shots good ones as the time will go by quickly. Have fun and good luck with the shooting.
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Justin G. |
Don't know exactly where you will be and what lenses you'll be using but basically go with around 800-1600 ISO depending on the light. I would suggest using your largest aperture the lens has to get nominal speeds (oh man that sounds like star-trek!) anyways. got a little story that fits! my wife & I had our anniversary in charleston this weekend and we had plans to go to a Sister Hazel concert. anyways I get inside and everyone has their cameras so I asked a bouncer if we were allowed and he said yep. so I went to back to the car and just grabbed a couple things. I pretty much only had B&W for the trip but found 2 rolls of Portra 400VC in the pocket so I grabbed those. We didn't get the best place (standing only room) so we just grabbed a seat on the stairs about hmm 40-50 feet away from the stage. I had a 50mm f/1.8 and I pushed my film to ISO 800. I used partial metering and metered off the light of the singer/guitarist whomever I was shooting and I was getting speeds from 1/30 - 1/90 so using a 50mm I did fine. Anyways moral of the story, take your fastest lenses, ISO at 800+ (maybe 400 if its really bright) partial metering, maximum aperture. Lastly be quick and if you're familiar with the artist, try to predict some good shots and catch them before you miss them. Good luck and be sure to post when you get done!
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