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meltingpoint
Jul 29, 2007

Out Like A Sack Of Lights
What a great thread. I've been doing this for about a year now, although recently I've been going through a bit of a dry patch and haven't had any decent work since some promo bits I did at Christmas.

I stick to the mantra of never using a flash (I used a flash for paid live work once when the venue was darker than a dungeon, the results are awful but you just literally have no choice in that situation) and pumping the ISO aperture up.

I use a Nikon D50 and a Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 which yields some great results although it can really take a while to get the hang of the shallow DoF when the aperture is wide open. Practice loads and take loads of shots per gig, then you can extract the best bits!

I'm hoping to get some more work soon when a local festival kicks off in the next few months. Here's a few of my shots, all paid. First two are live, last one is promo.

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