First go at concert photos C&C

[The Lost Art]

I was asked by a friend to take some photos at a gig he was putting on and though I'd never done it before I borrowed a flash and went down.

The band were great:
The conditions were tricky. The place was absolutely packed and I had to squeeze right down to the front where I was almost falling onto the band! There was one red spotlight pointed at the stage so that was no help. My main priority was to bounce flash off the ceiling without blinding the band or anyone around me. Oh and check out the condensation dripping down the window behind them: I had to avoid flash reflecting off that too!

Please let me know what you think. I took a little red out of the shots but I'm colourblind so all I've really done is adjust the contrast a little. I edited them on a different computer to what I'm on now and they seem a little dark to me.

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[Village Idiot]

Thos are pretty good for the conditions.

 

[v3nom]

Lovin' the band!

 

[The Lost Art]

Just popped by to say thanks for the comments. A magazine got in touch and asked to use some of my photos! Not bad for my first attempt!!! :-D

 

[fokker]

Not bad, the photos look good, though it's obvious you didn't have much room to move and get shots from different angle. This is a common problem shooting bands though, you have to be prepared to push your way around.