Comments on: Rock Concert Photography – 9 Tips on How to Get The Shot

By: Tim Maguire

Tim Maguire — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:18:13 +0000

This was a great article. Could you do a follow up where:

1) You talk about obtaining media passes

2) You go through more rules of the media pit, though I love the comments you have in the “Be nice” section.

Thanks!!

By: Mark Lewit

Mark Lewit — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:25:17 +0000

This is really great article! Does anyone here know other Los Angeles based concert photographers other than Scott Dudelson: http://www.dudelsonconcertphotography.com? I want to know

By: Abayomi

Abayomi — Fri, 13 May 2011 19:19:53 +0000

i will say the brain behind these shots is a bank of creativity in photography.

By: Mike Anderson

Mike Anderson — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:08:09 +0000

Just wanted to say “thank you” for such an in-depth post. I found it very informative and inspiring – your work is simply amazing.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:05:26 +0000

I never thought about a lot of these things…definitely had an “Aha!” moment a few times while reading this.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:18:56 +0000

Sorry about the double post there

By: Layal

Layal — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 01:33:16 +0000

i took this a while back
http://www.flickr.com/photos/layalsaleh/5054586503/

By: Linus

Linus — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:25:45 +0000

A small effort from me:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/linusmvs2/5037552296/

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:48:53 +0000

Seakrest,
Don’t worry about lenses too much, I do have a decent DSLR (Nikon D2x) but it isn’t known for its high ISO performance and I use a Sigma 28-200 lens that at its widest is f3.5 so yes you can take photos with your kit lenses. What I do is set my ISO at from 400 to 800 depending on how low I think I can go with the lighting rig, switch into Shutter priority and set that at around 1/125th its fast enough to stop most of the movement but can leave a hit of the energy generated by a good act.

Watch the lights they will usually run to a repeating pattern so you can follow who is going to be lit when (or buy the lighting engineer a pint and ask him nicely if in the second song you could have a bit more white in there or just a bit brighter so you can get your shots off). Get close in and get individual band members then look for shots of them interacting with each other, look for movement and action from the performers. Show your appreciation to the bands and the venue personnel who have let you in, be professional and you might get asked back. Most important of all NEVER EVER forget to photograph the drummer (they can get a bit grumpy! LOL).

By: Rashid Mukoon

Rashid Mukoon — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 10:12:22 +0000

Hi,am adding two images recently taken on the 43rd anniversary of independence of Mauritius, 12/03/2011.There was a cultural show.Thanks for the tips,we never stop learning.