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For those photographers among us that enjoy the hectic life of rock and roll and fancy trying their trade in the pits of a rock concert, these top tips for shooting live music will be helpful and save you\u00a0 crucial time when shooting shows.<\/p>\n
The first thing we recommend is to shoot in jpeg and RAW formats simultaneously on a DSLR. The RAW files are much easier to tweak whereas the jpeg files will provide you with a quick turnaround to send samples or if your client is in a rush for the images. RAW image files can be large so you would be wise to invest in a gargantuan-sized memory card.<\/p>\n
The second thing to do is ditch the cameras automatic shot mode. With the stage lighting at a music concert always changing it is impossible for the auto mode to adapt fast enough. This means you will have to manually control your own aperture and shutter speed.<\/p>\n
Photography pits at live concerts can be a horrible place to be, especially with other photographers all battling for your<\/i> amazing shot. Using a lens hood on your cameras lens will not only protect the lenses glass from this barbaric pit but also stop stray light getting into your shots. This will then control that washed out milky look when shooting with bright lights.<\/p>\n
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As most events will only let photographers in for the first few songs of the concert it is crucial that you get your settings adjusted to the desired outcome as soon as possible. A great starting point with your settings is as follows; base exposure of 1\/100 seconds at f\/5.6 and with most events having a no flash policy, keep your ISO settings low. Remember to check your blacks; you want deep black\u2019s not dark greys!<\/p>\n
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After you have mastered the live shot, don\u2019t forget to make a name for yourself as bands and musicians always want more high quality content for various uses. Backstage shots and band portraits will always keep their fans interested and provide you with an opportunity to get some great shots too. Check out our portrait guide here<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you are looking to sell your existing camera to upgrade to a more professional model, the Camera Exchange<\/a> Store specialise in snapping up your old cameras. For more information on the services we have to offer please browse through our website and don\u2019t hesitate to contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For those photographers among us that enjoy the hectic life of rock and roll and fancy trying their trade in the pits of a rock concert, these top tips for shooting live music will be helpful and save you\u00a0 crucial time when shooting shows. The first thing we recommend is to shoot in jpeg […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-creative-photography","category-photography-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":770,"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions\/770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}