MWGL Photography thread

[jaxn slim]

Talk a little bit about what's necessary to shoot in most venues. Do you have to obtain permission from the management? From the artist? How far in advance? Do you pay for the photo pass? Do you have to demonstrate that you're not just a hobbyist?

I have met people who shoot some events for themselves. They work their way in somehow (probably through a friend), and then pitch photo sales to the bands. But the vast majority of people shooting concerts are working for some kind of publication, whether a newspaper, magazine, or blog. All I did (and what I recommend you do if you want to shoot shows for free) is contact as many local music-related blogs as possible and provide them a link to some examples of band photos. They don't usually pay much, if at all, but you can get free access to a lot of stuff. The hope (which has been coming true for me lately) is that you will use that as a way to make connections that will turn into paying work.

But the simple answer is that you typically contact the manager or publicist of the band a few weeks before the show. No, you don't have to demonstrate you are more than a hobbyist, but you do need to provide some net benefit for them, like publicity.

 

[dmn23]

 

[the_huge]

Stayed here for the weekend with a bunch of friends. A lot of fun was had.

 

[dmn23]

 

[Mark Wein]

oohhh...I can post in this thread now!

Still learning how the camera works. So far this is the best I've done.

 

[jaxn slim]

Great shot, Mark!

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[Mark Wein]

Great shot, Mark!

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Thanks! I got this for video lessons but the still pictures are really fun. Now I want some new lenses

 

[jaxn slim]

Thanks! I got this for video lessons but the still pictures are really fun. Now I want some new lenses

Lens GAS is unrelenting. Good luck with that.

 

[Mark Wein]

Lens GAS is unrelenting. Good luck with that.

I discovered the limitations of the kit lens pretty quickly yesterday. For my videos I think it should work just fine but if I actually want to start taking pictures I'll start researching how lenses work.

 

[jaxn slim]

I discovered the limitations of the kit lens pretty quickly yesterday. For my videos I think it should work just fine but if I actually want to start taking pictures I'll start researching how lenses work.

What sort of limitations were you running into?

 

[Mark Wein]

What sort of limitations were you running into?

Just not being able to get close up enough when shooting someone from 10-15 feet away.

 

[jaxn slim]

Just not being able to get close up enough when shooting someone from 10-15 feet away.

So you're wanting a telephoto zoom? That's usually the next step when you've just got the kit lens.

 

[Mark Wein]

So you're wanting a telephoto zoom? That's usually the next step when you've just got the kit lens.

I guess so.

 

[parrotheada1a]

I still have my old Olympus OM-10 film camera that I bought way back in the early 80's. Within a year or two of buying the basic kit, I'd bought a couple zoom lenses and a whole bunch of other stuff. First lens I bought was a Soligor 28-80 mm zoom with a macro, second was a Tamron 80-210 zoom. I can't begin to tell how much mileage I got out of those.

Speaking of old stuff, I found 10 rolls of shot + undeveloped film. Been siting in a box for over 15 years. I wonder if it would be worth taking them to a lab and getting them developed & printed.

 

[tiger roach]

Speaking of old stuff, I found 10 rolls of shot + undeveloped film. Been siting in a box for over 15 years. I wonder if it would be worth taking them to a lab and getting them developed & printed.

If you can't remember what you shot, I imagine it would be kinda fun to process it and see what you have there...

Hopefully 15 years isn't long enough for the emulsion to be separating from the film backing or anything like that; I guess it depends on what conditions they have been kept under.

 

[the_huge]

Went to see fellow-forumite jonPhillips' Slade tribute band Slyde at the weekend, and enjoyed them hugely. It was only the second time that I have seriously tried gig photography; I don't normally photograph things that move and I guess I've got a lot to learn.



clicking on either picture or here should take you to the full set.

 

[Peeker]

 

[jaxn slim]

Went to see fellow-forumite jonPhillips' Slade tribute band Slyde at the weekend, and enjoyed them hugely. It was only the second time that I have seriously tried gig photography; I don't normally photograph things that move and I guess I've got a lot to learn.



clicking on either picture or here should take you to the full set.

Nothing quite as humbling as some low light action photography, huh? I've been doing it pretty heavy duty for about a year now, and I'm still constantly frustrated.

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[the_huge]

Nothing quite as humbling as some low light action photography, huh? I've been doing it pretty heavy duty for about a year now, and I'm still constantly frustrated.

You've made some great pictures though. The positive side of the frustration is that it is a clear indicator of a will to get better, which can only be a good thing.
I am sufficiently secure in my status as a bad workman to feel quite comfortable blaming my tools. I use an Olympus E-500, which in digital camera terms is pretty much an antique; it has an old-skool sensor which is ridiculously noisy at anything faster than ISO400, no live-view, na, na, na...

 

[dmn23]