You have this cool new camera, and your in the place. and now you want to capture for all time what it was like. A little bit of pressure? You Betcha, music is such a key part of our cultural and emotional health it is no surprise that we often want to capture the feeling and the excitement and the wonder of the show.
Trouble is music doesn't naturally translate into the visual? So what we are left with is the "show". There are many very applicable methods to trying to capture the moments we felt when were special . "The "light show", " performers expressions"," Detail shots of instrument" all these things work together to create an image. As always its a good idea to take a moment and look at performance pictures before you go to a show. The web has a treasure trove. (Flickr, Picassa or just google it). This will give you some direction and things to consider.
You never have the equipment you want so use the the equipment you have the best you know how. This could be a camera phone or a stubby lens. Whatever it is be prepared to work it. Don't learn at the show the limitations of your equipment so your not frustrated there. Practice before you go. You usually want to get as close as you can but sometimes capturing the entire performance is going to really bring back the moment be flexible and remember this is a lot about capturing a feeling not encapsulating a true moment.
I find the lighting at a show to be great for visuals but bad for photography so I work quite a bit in shadows and highlights and really try to capture those moments that tell a story while letting my audience fill in the details.
Once your at the show remember part of the show is the venue, and the crowd. get your creative juices flowing by warming up by taking a few candids and walking the place to get a feeling for your surroundings. Even the stag before the show is great for getting some nice detail shots in when the lighting is good.
Once the magic begins Your probably going to have to change your exposure model to spot from Matrix as the lighting will play havoc with your light meter. The performers are usually quite mobile so be alert for opportunities to capture background players when the people you are trying to capture move further away. You have these wonderful things called feet, move. this is really helpful to at least trying to get a different POV as the show progresses as you can capture some real feeling once you know who is where. Oh by the way enjoy the show!
Really want to nail down the technique. Check out this excerpt from
Concert and Live Music.I have some pictures from the Delta Rae Show I attended in Pasadena if your interested click
here
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