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Cross posted from June PAD. These are some photos I took at a recent JYJ concert in San Jose for allkpop. You can check out the full gallery here: http://www.allkpop.com/photos/2011/JyjTourSJ/ The lower angle shots are mine.   
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So recently I got a hold of Jeremy Colwart's "LifeFinder" DVD (so far it's pretty bad compared to Joey L's). At any rate he goes through his work flow a bit, using a band promo shoot as an example. In his explanations he casually mentions that he "used 24 different set-ups, which is pretty par the course". That got me wondering how most people approach band shoots, so I figured I'd open up the question. Typically when I shoot a promo shoot I aim to shoot the band the hour before golden hour, the hour of golden hour, and maybe a few minutes after the sun sets if we've got a good location in the dark. All in all I try to aim for 2-4 locations that have a variety of slightly different backdrops and areas. I've never counted my set-ups but I imagine I probably only do about 10 different "set-ups" though most of them are pretty similar unlike Colwart who does 24 ridiculously different looks (all the shots he showed were in the studio if that makes a difference). He didn't get into what he charged for this, but I can only speculate it goes into the thousands of dollars. So on that note I'm curious as to how you guys approach a promo shoot, do you offer different packages, or just give everyone a "one size fits all"?
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I had good lighting for a change last night: Afgan Raiders by atmz, on Flickr  Afgan Raiders by atmz, on Flickr What do you guys feel is the 'best' size for a set of concert photos? I've been varying it from 10-30 depending on how many I have, but I'm worried that 30 is a bit too many, especially if they're repetitive.
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TMZ posted:What do you guys feel is the 'best' size for a set of concert photos? I've been varying it from 10-30 depending on how many I have, but I'm worried that 30 is a bit too many, especially if they're repetitive. Quality over quantity. I'd rather use the slightly off focus/slightly motion blurred photo of a singer jumping into a pit, or off of the drum riser than the umpteenth shot of him standing in front of the microphone that every photographer can get. My usual output is about 10-50 (with a good show).
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TMZ posted:What do you guys feel is the 'best' size for a set of concert photos? I've been varying it from 10-30 depending on how many I have, but I'm worried that 30 is a bit too many, especially if they're repetitive. Depends. If it's a "This might be your only shot" I'll shoot too many and end up posting ~150 (Like I did for The Dillinger Escape Plan and Darkest hour) though I shot close to 500 for Darkest Hour (they had good lights) and ~1,200 for Dillinger (They were in pitch black with random strobes firing most of the show). Regular locals run the gambit from 3 (If I don't give a poo poo) to 100 (if they're my friends).
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Don't think I've posted in this thread yet... I haven't ever shot much live stuff except for dubstep or electro shows, but recently I was asked by a local arts and culture mag I freelance for to shoot a 12 week series on different shows going on in Calgary. I'll post a few, and the whole set. I'd love to hear some feedback! (Besides the fact that my watermark sucks)  Black Rabbit by tyecarsonphoto.com, on Flickr  Sandman Viper Command by tyecarsonphoto.com, on Flickr  Hollerado by tyecarsonphoto.com, on Flickr edit: Abnegatus posted:
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Jun 13, 2011 11:15
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Hot Cops posted:
Cool shot, but I think it'd look better in black & white.
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So, I just got word my rookie effort of a music video is going to be getting some national play. Oh no.
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Jun 17, 2011 22:25
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 Mother loving Greg Brady singing the anthem.
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Jun 19, 2011 14:02
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Jun 19, 2011 21:07
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Local band that I'm heading out on national tour with. They're called DZ Deathrays, and they're loving awesome. Think DFA1979 with more layers.
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I, Butthole, you know who I am  First real time shooting bands and here's what I got. 550D with Sigma 10-20mm and 55-250mm mostly. High school, organized competition with some of my mates in. The last shots are of Recommended By Your Mom (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Recommended-By-Your-Mom/278441107564), a pop-punk band touring with the setup. For some reason the sound and lighting was best then and consequently I managed to get some of my best shots IMO.  IMG_5690-Edit-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_5695-Edit-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_5785-Edit-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_5813-Edit-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_5854-Edit-2-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_5869-Edit-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6015-Edit-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_5888-Edit-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_5879-Edit-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6076-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6082-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6083-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6098-Edit-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6141-Edit-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6177-Edit-2-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6180-Edit-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6194-Edit-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6206-Edit-2-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6218-Edit-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6253-Edit-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6264-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6267-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6310-Edit-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6357-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6433-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6453-Edit-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6496-Edit-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6514-Edit-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr  IMG_6525-Edit-Edit by Nebuchadnezzar II, on Flickr My school principal asked that if I get any really good ones to hand it/them in for the front page of the latest magazine/newsletter that goes to print Tuesday. Because the band in shot #6253 won the comp and the girl won best instrumentalist, I was thinking of having this one, or else arranging something for them based around 2 or 3 photos. What is your opinion dorkroom? PS, the newsletter is A4 and color gloss, if that helps.
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You got some good shots, but please limit posts to 6 photos. You can link to the full gallery afterwards. I like 6206 the best.
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drat, sorry guys, forgot in my eagerness.
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I took my 17-40 f/4 to a gig this week to see; it was pretty fun, but I probably get more use out of a 50 mm, f/4 is a bit too slow. I've almost entirely been using primes for the past year or so, so it's fun being able to zoom: 17-40:  Clare Maguire by atmz, on Flickr  Clare Maguire by atmz, on Flickr  Alpines by atmz, on Flickr 50mm :  Clare Maguire by atmz, on Flickr Auditore, those are really good for your first try, especially with a fairly slow lens. I prefer 6218 to 6253 though, personally - it shows less of the band but her expression is better, although the hotspot next to her might be an issue.
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pr0digal posted:Well I'm back in the Maryland/DC area and I'm itching to shoot more shows down here. http://www.songkick.com/ Thank me later! They have an iPhone app too. It's loving amazing - I can't believe how awesome it is. I actually prefer the app to the site. Oprah Haza fucked around with this message at 22:25 on Jun 26, 2011 |
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Auditore posted:drat, sorry guys, forgot in my eagerness. Pretty impressive for a 550D, I'll say that though. Also, there are going to be a ton of kids with a new Facebook profile picture.
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Got to shoot some crazy, crazy awesome bands for a festival in town. Whole sets here, if anyone's interested. Hunx and his Punx by tyecarsonphoto.com, on Flickr  Man Man by tyecarsonphoto.com, on Flickr  Man Man by tyecarsonphoto.com, on Flickr  Dum Dum Girls by tyecarsonphoto.com, on Flickr  The Luyas by tyecarsonphoto.com, on Flickr  Braids by tyecarsonphoto.com, on Flickr
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Hot Cops posted:I like how intimate this one feels, what focal length was this shot at?
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AIIAZNSK8ER posted:I like how intimate this one feels, what focal length was this shot at? Thanks dude! It was a really lucky hail mary with my 35 1.4. edit: nope, upon checking, I lied. This was with my 50.
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Hot Cops posted:
 TheLuyas08 by SwiftTheFox, on Flickr
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SwiftTheFox posted:I saw them a few months ago in Baton Rouge, LA. Awesome. They're a great band to shoot - I fall in love with the singer every time and the lightbulb thingy they do is pretty cool, too.
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Hot Cops posted:edit: Thanks for the kind words Does anyone have any advice for scoring photo-passes to shows? I've tried getting unpaid wortk with a few webzines in southern California, but nothing has come from it. Every time I call a venue they put me into the "you can contact the band manager here at xxx-xxx-xxxx" and, of course, I can never get a pass unless I work for a place. SwiftTheFox posted:I saw them a few months ago in Baton Rouge, LA. What on earth is that instrument!?
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Abnegatus posted:Thanks for the kind words Try PR Companies. It takes a long to find them, but if you can find the person who does the band's PR often times they'll get you in. Also, stop going after web-zines and go after actual print zines, there's at least 5 in Omaha, there's gotta be hundreds in California. I've also had success directly contacting the band. I asked Greg Puciato (of The Dillinger Escape Plan) on his facebook fan page that he actively uses and he got me in on the band's guest list. (Side note: DEP is incredibly nice, and they love photographers (and they make for incredible pictures). They let me shoot the whole show from the pit, and even said people could use flash).
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Will definitely look into what you said, thanks for the advice.
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Try to time your shots so you don't end up with microphone-eating photos. At one point or another, they'll get some separation between face and microphone. Either that or move to the the side to get a little more of a profile shot.
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Posted a similar shot in SAD, but thought I'd throw one in here too: It's my first attempt at this sort of thing and I've still got a bunch more to get work my way through, but I like this one.
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psylent posted:Posted a similar shot in SAD, but thought I'd throw one in here too: It feels a bit under to me... boost the exposure a bit and you have a shot like 80% of what Spin runs.
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Oprah Haza posted:http://www.songkick.com/ You are awesome. I am so stoked to get a car soon. That means I can start shooting shows again *edit* holy poo poo their database is something else pr0digal fucked around with this message at 02:53 on Jun 28, 2011 |
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Hot Cops posted:It feels a bit under to me... boost the exposure a bit and you have a shot like 80% of what Spin runs.
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Abnegatus posted:What on earth is that instrument!? It's called a moodswinger. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moodswinger Here is a song that uses it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNneWC3jBdA
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psylent posted:Yeah the whites aren't quite as white as they can be, but when I up the exposure it starts looking... wrong. I'll keep playing around with it. I think the general policy with alchohol in photos is that you don't show the label. Minor detail to keep an eye out for in the future.
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psylent posted:Yeah the whites aren't quite as white as they can be, but when I up the exposure it starts looking... wrong. I'll keep playing around with it. I ran into the exact same problem when I shot food on a white seamless. It got better when I was able the light the background independently of the subject. At first I was using one light, but it made by background too grey in comparison to a properly exposed subject. When I added two lights pointed at the seamless on each side, plus a third light on the subject, it kind of fixed it, but I was getting to much spill. Next time I gotta grid that poo poo I think.
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Question about concert photography: It seems like a lot of concert photographers use B&W film because of the detail you can get in low-light situations - and I know color film can give some pretty ugly noise in low-light. Are there any tips or film recommendations for color film concert photography? I'm talking about small low-light venues, not huge amphitheaters or anything like that. If I need to take this to the film thread instead, I can. Just thought I'd try here first.
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QPZIL posted:Question about concert photography: I wouldn't bother with colour film if I were you. Plain old black and white 400 film is easy to push to 1600 or 3200 at home but colour film either requires buying expensive high speed film, paying for push processing at a lab or underexposing and hoping everything turns out okay which might work in a daylight situation but I'd be very doubtful about it in a club or bar concert situation where it's all about the shadow detail. To be honest, I don't get very much of a reaction to colour film photography as opposed to black and white. People go bonkers over black and white.
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I had a blast at a local variety show in Manhattan last night. The stage lights were a bitch to deal with in post though since they were a mix of blue and red. I'm not entirely happy with the overall red tint but I figure I'll play around with the lightroom settings more later. Great Caesar 3 by royboy_inc, on Flickr  Great Caesar 14 by royboy_inc, on Flickr The band is Great Caesar, I think the sax player is a goon and they were the original reason I went to the show. They were the house band that night.  Delilah Dix 2 by royboy_inc, on Flickr Presenting Delilah Dix. I hope that wasn't real liquor in that bottle, the way she was swigging out of it  . There were a bunch of other acts and the full set is up on my flickr.
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Here's another video I helped make. So catchy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-giypJQhlUY
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AIIAZNSK8ER posted:I ran into the exact same problem when I shot food on a white seamless. It got better when I was able the light the background independently of the subject. At first I was using one light, but it made by background too grey in comparison to a properly exposed subject. When I added two lights pointed at the seamless on each side, plus a third light on the subject, it kind of fixed it, but I was getting to much spill. Next time I gotta grid that poo poo I think.    
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Hoping this post pushes a new page so I can read a new post without that post with sixty thousand loving photos loading from Flickr. Lordy lord do I enjoy shooting at f4-f5.6. Doesn't happen often but when it does...hnngh  
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Well I finally decided to go for a Warped photo pass. I did not make the same mistake I made last year (I can't believe it's already been a year) with the long flowing e-mail which put MSO PR right off and instead sent a short one asking for the application. I'm expecting a much better response this time then the clusterfuck I caused last time. Who else is shooting Warped? pr0digal fucked around with this message at 22:25 on Jul 6, 2011 |
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