FIRST GIG - THE STANDINS
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I like them Nath, both the B&W & the Colour - 9, 10 & 11 are really good - the singer reminds me of Joe Walsh! Great stuff for a first gig! Can't offer much advice as I've not tried gig work before! Be interested in any responses from those more experienced!
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Hi, pretty good for a first time I think. I have shot over 300 gigs and always use second curtain sync on my flash wherever possible. I usually hand hold at about 1/10th second at about f8. This way you get movement, atmosphere, DOF etc.
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depending on the gig then you probably wont be able to use flash anyway.
i tend to aim in the region of 1/50-1/200 depending on which lens im using, because i simply cant hand hold anything slower shutterwise. when i do use flash then it tend to be simply as a small fill in to get some light on the face, at most of the gigs i do the background is so cluttered its best to just loose it into the dark or through DOF.
i use primes for gigs usually although ive recently started using an 18-50@f2.8 to get some wider full stage shots.
the thing with gigs is that they can be so varied visually due to lights, positions etc and settings that work at one gig might not work at another gig in the same venue the next week, so its best to just keep shooting and work out what works for you. that way you'll also end up with a unique style to your images. one thing i did notice that after spending a year or so photographing with really poor lighting that when i eventaully got some bigger gigs at top end venues i could cope alot better with the light that was available than when someone who photographs at big venues trys to shoot under poor lighting
aint mic stands just so annoying! they always get in the way!
one of my fav pictures ive taken at gig
i tend to aim in the region of 1/50-1/200 depending on which lens im using, because i simply cant hand hold anything slower shutterwise. when i do use flash then it tend to be simply as a small fill in to get some light on the face, at most of the gigs i do the background is so cluttered its best to just loose it into the dark or through DOF.
i use primes for gigs usually although ive recently started using an 18-50@f2.8 to get some wider full stage shots.
the thing with gigs is that they can be so varied visually due to lights, positions etc and settings that work at one gig might not work at another gig in the same venue the next week, so its best to just keep shooting and work out what works for you. that way you'll also end up with a unique style to your images. one thing i did notice that after spending a year or so photographing with really poor lighting that when i eventaully got some bigger gigs at top end venues i could cope alot better with the light that was available than when someone who photographs at big venues trys to shoot under poor lighting
aint mic stands just so annoying! they always get in the way!
one of my fav pictures ive taken at gig
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Yeh, drummers are just sooooooooo difficult to get.