35mm concert photography

[samBAKER]

Hi all

I'm currently reading about the ins and outs of photography when it comes to lighting conditions, and I am learning, so I don't want to sound ignorant when I ask for some quick solutions in this post it's just I've been given an opportunity to be a photography and a gig tonight and I'm after some quick help

My friend will be doing digital photography but I'm bringing my 35mm Canon AE-1. I've got ISO 200 film but I plan on heading out to town to grab some ISO 400, so first things first, I take it ISO400 is the way to go?

The venue is really small, and the lighting won't be flashing or anything, it will probably just be colour washes on the stage.

What should I set the aperture and exposure to, roughly?

Thanks very much!
Sam

 

[vaizki]

This maybe too late for tonight...

Take a small digital camera with you, take a test shot with it and see what parameters it used.. easy light meter Then you can modify the aperture/speed ratio from there.

I looked at some of my shots from what I imagine would be a similar gig.. ISO 1600, f/2.8, 1/100s is about right in my pics. So with ISO 400 you need to have f/2 glass, shoot wide open and at 1/50s try to keep it from blurring. But people will move.. so I don't think ISO 400 is going to cut it honestly.. Go for 1000 and enjoy the gritty grain?

NB: I don't even own a film camera. But I have used one as a child