I have been asked to take pics at a live concert of a well known artist at an area college tomorrow night. I will be given a photographer's pass and can capture anything I wish. The sponsors would only like to have a few photos for their website. Since I've never had this opportunity, nor do I have any experience working with such diverse lighting schemes that change so rapidly, I would Appreciate some input/advice from you guys. Thanks in advance for any and all comments. My equipment is as follows: Canon 7D Canon XSi 18-55mm kit lens Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Canon 70-200mm s/2.8 IS STI II SIGMA 50mm f/1.4 Canon 430ESII FLASH CPL & Neutral Density filters for the 18-55, 28-75, and 70-200 lenses
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These were shot with my Sony a6000, 55-210mm lens, Manual, Raw, f/7.1, 1/125 sec, ISO 6400 The camera wont matter and you can vary the settings to fit your needs. I tend to shoot a little under exposed to capture the color in the lighting.
I have been asked to take pics at a live concert of a well known artist at an area college tomorrow night. I will be given a photographer's pass and can capture anything I wish. The sponsors would only like to have a few photos for their website. Since I've never had this opportunity, nor do I have any experience working with such diverse lighting schemes that change so rapidly, I would Appreciate some input/advice from you guys. Thanks in advance for any and all comments. My equipment is as follows: Canon 7D Canon XSi 18-55mm kit lens Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Canon 70-200mm s/2.8 IS STI II SIGMA 50mm f/1.4 Canon 430ESII FLASH CPL & Neutral Density filters for the 18-55, 28-75, and 70-200 lenses
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You have some good advice here. I would suggest You also lock your white balance to somewhere near 3130K. This will lock your colors to what is really happening on stage if they use a purple light that is what you will get. Your photos will balance with each other and will be close to being correct, barring LEDs. When you do post, select a photo that you can get some good skin tones from. Do your post on that photo and sync the other photos to that photo. Finally you can go about your regular processing.
Many thanks to everyone for your advice/input. Although I'm not too yourg in years I am a young photographer. Hopefully I can pull a couple decent shots out of this venue.
I've shot tons on shows in the NYC area. Leave the flash, nd filters and kit lens at home. Use the 7D in M mode: f/2.8 (or lower), 1/200 min., start at 3200 iso and work down depending on lighting. Change your metering to Spot Metering. Usually you can shoot only the first three songs from the photo pit (if applicable). If that's the case, use the 28-75 for 1st three, then switch to the 70-200 for shots from the crowd. You can check out some of my photos at www.mdigiovanni.com
If you are working on or near the stage use ear plugs. I've been shooting R&R since the 70's and unlike my friends in the bands I can still hear. I used to pay an exorbitant amount for plugs that let voice pass thru but blocked the music for better communication with the band. Expect a R&R hangover even if you wear plugs, they're caused by the effects of loud music on your brain not your ears.