First attempt at gig photography C&C

SteadyEddie · 19-07-2007 11:56am #1

Hi all,

I had my first attempt at gig photography at a Wallis Bird gig - for those who dont know her - shes incredible!

I created a flickr set - so feel free to have a look at them and let me know what you think...

The gig was in Crawdaddy - were the lighting is quite bad - so those are a selection of my favourites.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eddiemackle/sets/72157600896607460/

City-Exile · 19-07-2007 12:19pm

I think you need a lens with a lower aperture.
While you've certainly got a good idea of what you want to capture, they're not very sharp images.
This light will almost always be bad at gigs.

SteadyEddie · 19-07-2007 12:27pm

Yea i know that...those photos were taken with a 70-200 f/4.0 L - and I can appreciate it will not be as good if it was a 2.8 for example. I was tempted to use the nifty 50 but just stuck to the one lens for this shoot.

melekalikimaka · 19-07-2007 1:46pm

wonderful captures for first attemps, a bit of sharpening in ps could improve them greatly

440Hz · 19-07-2007 2:25pm

I think you did a great job for a first attempt esp as the light in Crawdaddy's is really crap! Re the lens, some of my favourite gig shots were taken in Crawdaddy's with an f/4. Obviously 2.8 would have been nice but... I don't make that much money hehe

SteadyEddie · 19-07-2007 2:31pm

Wow thanks for the comments...gig photography is a lot different to the photos i tend to take but it was an interesting challenge. In relation to Crawdaddy, i have been told if you can get photos out in the light there, then you can get it in most other places, as you cannot get much worse lighting!!!

440Hz · 19-07-2007 3:09pm

hehe! the first time I shot in Crawdaddy I ended up with all B&W shots

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/click_click/tags/crawdaddys/) I like a few of them but yeah it would be one of my least favourite venues, for sound as well I might add!

First attempt at gig photography C&C

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