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shooting a live concert hi I am vamshidharan from tamil nadu. I will be shooting a live in concert. I have EOS 20D camera with me. lens 17-55 and 75-300 mm lens. so in concert I will be assigned to take closeup of the peoples participating. but I dont have dedicated flash with me and I have to use pop up flash. already I have shot a program under lights and it came out well. my question is 1. if I use tele lens, pop up flash will be enough for me to take the live action . if so what iso can I choose , in which format can I shoot. raw or raw + jpeg. but I would like to do post production with my pc. so I will be confortable in raw. 2. the photographs will be use to make cd covers and othewr stuf. so what can I do . pls reply me. with lov vamshidharan
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First things first. How close can you get for your closeups? Remember, in most concerts, the stage lighting is a show in itself. It's always changing. You may have crisp focus on a subject and when you are ready to shoot the picture, the lights will drop off.I've had this happen many times. Spotlights make great shots, but I've found that you can't always rely on them. If you can use a flash at the show, I would suggest the purchase of a good high power unit. You sound like you're unsure of the on camera flash. The cameras I've used with onboard flashes had very low power units that were only good for about ten feet. I purchased a Promaster 5750DX for my work. I have used it at distances of over 60 feet with great results. This flash links to the camera through a module which means that if you trade a Canon for a Nikon, it will cost about twenty dollars for a new module instead of $120.00 for a new flash. Have fun and keep shooting,
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Jon Close |
http://www.photo.net/concerts/mirarchi/concer_i is a great tutorial on shooting stage and concert performances. Written with respect to film, but applies equally to digital. Use the 20D's partial metering and meter off the brightly spot-lit performer. Using Evaluative or Centerweighted will tend to give too-long shutter speeds and overexposure because the rest of the stage and background are usually very dark. Try to avoid using the flash. The built-in is too low powered to be of practical use, and high powered flashes will wash out the colored stage lighting.
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