Concert Photography

                Since I've been taking pictures at my work during the summers, I wanted to learn more about how to take good concert pictures. Therefore I read this article with 9 Tips on How to Get The Shot  at a concert. First of all Nyani Quarmyne talks about getting the exposure right, since stage light can be very tricky and differs from stage to stage, it is important to not just have one setting but to figure out what settings works best for each place. Your settings should also differ depending on how many people are on the stage, thus depending on what depth of field you want. Another tip is to make a shortcut to your histogram viewing on your camera, that way you can take a quick look while you're shooting to make sure you don't over exposure or under exposure the images. However, do not check all of the photos, while doing that you are missing out what is happening on stage. The third point that Nyani talks about is to watch the performers, learn their way of moving and what is typical for just that artist, in that way you can be prepared beforehand and set up your composition before a certain movement occurs so it's easier to capture it. In his fifth, sixth, and seventh point he talks about being aware of the composition, it is not only the performer that is important in the image, also to make sure that everything around him/her works good in the image. Watch for clutter in the back- and foreground so you don't have anything that takes unnecessary attention from the singer. Last but not least important, be nice, don't forget that other people are there and have paid a lot of money to be able to watch their favorite band or singer, and as Nyani points out, if you're being nice, you often also get helped to be able to stand at a certain place and take those picture from the angle you really want. Also, show your appreciation to the artist!