first gig c & c

thebaz

got a free pass to crawdaddy last friday -- took my first few snaps of a live act -- feedback welcome :-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebaz/403427642/

Theres a couple others up on my flickr

The band were Noise Control -- excellent BTW

mikeanywhere

Keep the shots coming Baz, defo a wide range of shots you're taking at the moment - well done & keep them coming!!

Oriel

One huge piece of advice.
Never use a flash.

Fenster

Aye, the flash and tight crop doesn't do the performer much justice.

thebaz

sinecurea wrote:

One huge piece of advice.
Never use a flash.

crawdaddy was pretty dark, and i tried without flash , but they were a bit shaky , e.g.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebaz/403427632/

they looked fine on the lcd , but when i uploaded , lots of blur --

thebaz

Fenster wrote:

Aye, the flash and tight crop doesn't do the performer much justice.

I thought it gave him a bit of the Ian Curtis look

Fenster

ISO Speed: 118

I had a look at your EXIF - more ISO is your friend :]

Rojo

Andrew Kendall gets away with using flash allll the time. I'd love to have a go trying out flash at gigs but I say it'd be annoying to the bands/artists... plus most of the bigger venues don't allow it.

here's one of Kendall's:



http://www.andrewkendall.com/


He's quite awesome...

thebaz

Heres another psychedelic no flash effect one

paudie

Just go to smaller gigs and talk to the band before hand they usually don't mind flash. Or else they might say first three songs only. Either way it can lead to some funky images




A bit too much PS as well :P

thebaz

i also took one with my phone , which actually is my favorite :-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebaz/404494421/

don't know what that says about me as a photographer if i can use my phone better than a camera !

Oriel

thebaz wrote:

crawdaddy was pretty dark, and i tried without flash , but they were a bit shaky

Welcome to gig photography! Use a flash and you loose the photo.

thebaz

sinecurea wrote:

Welcome to gig photography! Use a flash and you loose the photo.

i didn't up the iso , so this caused the problem .. it was so dark and cramped it might have been hard to set without retreating to bar anyway .

DadaKopf

Of course you can use a flash for gig photography. But more to highlight people and either cut through unnatural stage lighting, or brighten the photo slightly, but stop the flash down so as not to entirely interfere with the atmosphere.

Backtoblack

paudie wrote:

Thats a cool pic!!