Outdoor Concert

[kittenbreath]

Tomorrow I am taking pictures of a friend on an outdoor stage. I'm pretty nervous about it and have asked a few questions about it on here before. Yesterday he mentioned that I could go on stage to take the pictures rather than just out front. I feel like if I did that the only picture I could get from that angle would be his back and the crowd in front of him. It could make for a good shot but the problem is is he will only onstage for two songs.So my first question is, should I stay out front or QUICKLY try to get shots from both locations?My second question is how well off would I be keeping my camera on the shutter priority setting? I don't think I can handle manual yet.Thanks in advance!

 

[tirediron]

Unless it's a big stage and he's going to be performing well back so that you can stand in the wings and shoot toward his face, I think you're exactly right about staying out in front. If it's only two songs, I wouldn't try switching positions unless I KNEW I had a clear route (unlikely I'm guessing). Shutter priority should be fine as long as you can keep the shutter-speed high enough (remember the 1/focal-length rule of thumb).

 

[kittenbreath]

(remember the 1/focal-length rule of thumb).

I'm sorry, can you explain?

 

[EchoingWhisper]

200mm lens = 1/200 shutter speed. 100mm lens = 1/100 shutter speed. And so on.

 

[honoryourlife]

200mm lens = 1/200 shutter speed. 100mm lens = 1/100 shutter speed. And so on.

Those are the minimum's, correct?

 

[KmH]

It depends on how skilled the photographer is.

It's just a rule of thumb. Skilled photographers can often hand hold at less than 1/the focal length. Da Grip « Joe McNally’s Blog

 

[kittenbreath]

Okay. Well I think I'm going to just use my 18-55mm kit lens

 

[EchoingWhisper]

It also depends on the size of each pixel in the sensor.

 

[honoryourlife]

Weird, I use my 70-200mm at 200mm and use a shutter speed lower than that. Depending on the light. Usually around 1/160.

 

[EchoingWhisper]

Weird, I use my 70-200mm at 200mm and use a shutter speed lower than that. Depending on the light. Usually around 1/160.

Depends on your stability, sensor, VR tech and focal length.

 

[honoryourlife]

Weird, I use my 70-200mm at 200mm and use a shutter speed lower than that. Depending on the light. Usually around 1/160.

Depends on your stability, sensor, VR tech and focal length.

Crop Sensor, I don't use my OS on the Siggy 70-200mm.