First Concert Shoot C&C Welcome!!

[Davor]

Yup my first time and not a bad one at all. Some where shot with OCF and some with ambient lighting. All done with 50mm 1.8 and my beloved D90. I was trying to give some of these photos an older look to them, so C&C is always appreciated.


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[Wario]

These aren't bad at all. #3 is my fav out of the bunch, looks like you used OCF on this one, right? I think they could have been a lot better though had you switched up your framing and NOT kept a straight portrait composition on every photo. I would've liked to see more depth via dominant lines, like following the neck of the guitar with an angled composition. I also would of like to see more action shots of more than just one band member, like the front man singing in 1/3 of the frame and the drummer in mid-crash behind him in the other 1/3.

Hope that helps

 

[Davor]

Thanks, it was hard working with a 50mm with the space i had that's why most people got individual shots, until i can afford a nice fast zoom or a smaller prime.

 

[bigtwinky]

Pretty nice for your first time!

A few tips... when shooting guitarists, treat their guitars like hands and feet...try not to cut any part of it out of the frame. You have pictures towards then end with the full neck in the frame which to me look so much more complete than the first few where the head is cut.

For drummers, listen to the music. When you hear the thump of the drums, the sticks are down and about to go back up, so try listening and timing your shot to get the sticks in the air, adds a bit more action to the image than having the sticks flat on the drums.

Don't be shy to slow the shutter a bit on the drummer as well and get the blur in the sticks!

Watch the backgrounds... in some cases it's a great idea to get the banner in the back with the band's name on it, or the event. Thats cool. But in some cases, keep an eye out for burnt lights and other things that aren't as pleasing and try and minimize them.

A fun trick is to try and align the person's head behind one of those spot lights, so their head is blocking it. It will create a nice hair/rim light behind them

 

[bigtwinky]

oh, for better / in depth CC, post less images
Number your images
Put a space between each image

 

[Davor]

Nice tips man, thanks allot. Sorry i posted so many pics i just wanted to see which ones people favored more, and they are numbered.

The band loved the product anyways they want me to keep doing their photo's, the more advice i get from TPF the better ill get paid

 

[RockstarPhotography]

Pretty nice for your first time!

A few tips... when shooting guitarists, treat their guitars like hands and feet...try not to cut any part of it out of the frame. You have pictures towards then end with the full neck in the frame which to me look so much more complete than the first few where the head is cut.

For drummers, listen to the music. When you hear the thump of the drums, the sticks are down and about to go back up, so try listening and timing your shot to get the sticks in the air, adds a bit more action to the image than having the sticks flat on the drums.

Don't be shy to slow the shutter a bit on the drummer as well and get the blur in the sticks!

Watch the backgrounds... in some cases it's a great idea to get the banner in the back with the band's name on it, or the event. Thats cool. But in some cases, keep an eye out for burnt lights and other things that aren't as pleasing and try and minimize them.

A fun trick is to try and align the person's head behind one of those spot lights, so their head is blocking it. It will create a nice hair/rim light behind them

I agree with this, but there are different types of drummers. You have the hard hitting ones that really get into it, then, this technique works well. On the other hand, some are softer hitting and don't really move there arms around alot. Judging from his kit, I would say he is the later. Most simple kit drummers are very technical and don't thrash around like some with larger kits. This is, of course, not always the case (take keith moon from the who. Crazy exaggerated motions and simple kit)....

 

[e.rose]

Pretty nice for your first time!

A few tips... when shooting guitarists, treat their guitars like hands and feet...try not to cut any part of it out of the frame. You have pictures towards then end with the full neck in the frame which to me look so much more complete than the first few where the head is cut.

For drummers, listen to the music. When you hear the thump of the drums, the sticks are down and about to go back up, so try listening and timing your shot to get the sticks in the air, adds a bit more action to the image than having the sticks flat on the drums.

Don't be shy to slow the shutter a bit on the drummer as well and get the blur in the sticks!

Watch the backgrounds... in some cases it's a great idea to get the banner in the back with the band's name on it, or the event. Thats cool. But in some cases, keep an eye out for burnt lights and other things that aren't as pleasing and try and minimize them.

A fun trick is to try and align the person's head behind one of those spot lights, so their head is blocking it. It will create a nice hair/rim light behind them

I agree with this, but there are different types of drummers. You have the hard hitting ones that really get into it, then, this technique works well. On the other hand, some are softer hitting and don't really move there arms around alot. Judging from his kit, I would say he is the later. Most simple kit drummers are very technical and don't thrash around like some with larger kits. This is, of course, not always the case (take keith moon from the who. Crazy exaggerated motions and simple kit)....

My husband is like that... he's not a "thrasher" either.

I can usually get shots of his sticks moving if I'm on stage (or somehow elevated above him) and can shoot down on this kit while he's playing. Profile shots work too... and then there's always watching for his hands to move to/from the cymbals.

And he's not a *soft* hitter... he gets sound out of those babies... but his *technique* is good, which allows him to hit loud without exaggerated movement or hitting so hard that his wrists hurt by the end of the gig There's definitely a difference between "soft" hitters and just good ones... although I'm sure you're aware of that, if I recall you're a drummer, no? Or am I confused? Either way... soft hitters, or just ones with good technique, it can definitely be tricky to catch their "movement", but there are ways to do it.

I'm still figuring them out, but as I said, I've discovered a couple. :sillysmi:

 

[e.rose]

To the OP: Really nice for your first time... and for the most part (I say this because it seems like it varies a little from shot to shot), I like your post processing as well. :sillysmi:

 

[RockstarPhotography]

Pretty nice for your first time!

A few tips... when shooting guitarists, treat their guitars like hands and feet...try not to cut any part of it out of the frame. You have pictures towards then end with the full neck in the frame which to me look so much more complete than the first few where the head is cut.

For drummers, listen to the music. When you hear the thump of the drums, the sticks are down and about to go back up, so try listening and timing your shot to get the sticks in the air, adds a bit more action to the image than having the sticks flat on the drums.

Don't be shy to slow the shutter a bit on the drummer as well and get the blur in the sticks!

Watch the backgrounds... in some cases it's a great idea to get the banner in the back with the band's name on it, or the event. Thats cool. But in some cases, keep an eye out for burnt lights and other things that aren't as pleasing and try and minimize them.

A fun trick is to try and align the person's head behind one of those spot lights, so their head is blocking it. It will create a nice hair/rim light behind them

I agree with this, but there are different types of drummers. You have the hard hitting ones that really get into it, then, this technique works well. On the other hand, some are softer hitting and don't really move there arms around alot. Judging from his kit, I would say he is the later. Most simple kit drummers are very technical and don't thrash around like some with larger kits. This is, of course, not always the case (take keith moon from the who. Crazy exaggerated motions and simple kit)....

My husband is like that... he's not a "thrasher" either.

I can usually get shots of his sticks moving if I'm on stage (or somehow elevated above him) and can shoot down on this kit while he's playing. Profile shots work too... and then there's always watching for his hands to move to/from the cymbals.

And he's not a *soft* hitter... he gets sound out of those babies... but his *technique* is good, which allows him to hit loud without exaggerated movement or hitting so hard that his wrists hurt by the end of the gig There's definitely a difference between "soft" hitters and just good ones... although I'm sure you're aware of that, if I recall you're a drummer, no? Or am I confused? Either way... soft hitters, or just ones with good technique, it can definitely be tricky to catch their "movement", but there are ways to do it.

I'm still figuring them out, but as I said, I've discovered a couple. :sillysmi:

Yea, i'm a drummer. I go between styles since i grew up playing jazz and now play mostly rock. You can defiantly get good shots when drummers aren't hard hitters, like you said, when they go to the cymbal. Being a drummer and usually knowing the songs also helps me anticipate when to push the shutter since I usually know when a good fill is coming up.

 

[e.rose]

I agree with this, but there are different types of drummers. You have the hard hitting ones that really get into it, then, this technique works well. On the other hand, some are softer hitting and don't really move there arms around alot. Judging from his kit, I would say he is the later. Most simple kit drummers are very technical and don't thrash around like some with larger kits. This is, of course, not always the case (take keith moon from the who. Crazy exaggerated motions and simple kit)....

My husband is like that... he's not a "thrasher" either.

I can usually get shots of his sticks moving if I'm on stage (or somehow elevated above him) and can shoot down on this kit while he's playing. Profile shots work too... and then there's always watching for his hands to move to/from the cymbals.

And he's not a *soft* hitter... he gets sound out of those babies... but his *technique* is good, which allows him to hit loud without exaggerated movement or hitting so hard that his wrists hurt by the end of the gig There's definitely a difference between "soft" hitters and just good ones... although I'm sure you're aware of that, if I recall you're a drummer, no? Or am I confused? Either way... soft hitters, or just ones with good technique, it can definitely be tricky to catch their "movement", but there are ways to do it.

I'm still figuring them out, but as I said, I've discovered a couple. :sillysmi:

Yea, i'm a drummer. I go between styles since i grew up playing jazz and now play mostly rock. You can defiantly get good shots when drummers aren't hard hitters, like you said, when they go to the cymbal. Being a drummer and usually knowing the songs also helps me anticipate when to push the shutter since I usually know when a good fill is coming up.

Exactly! Although, I'm not a drummer... but I've been a musician most of my life and an audio engineer for the past few years, so I'm able to predict that stuff fairly well. :sillysmi:

 

[Davor]

anymore tips to improve, i got another concert coming up soon