Concert Shots (14 images)
I had the opportunity to shoot a concert earlier this month. 4 Bands, The Skypilot, Seventh Time Down, Ashes Remain, and FireFlight. The lighting was great as far as concert lighting goes.
I'd love to know what you guys think of what I got. The whole set (110 images :oogle) can be found here.
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I'd love to know what you guys think of what I got. The whole set (110 images :oogle) can be found here.
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1. A little too distracting for me. The guy on the left and especially the microphone going across the image.
2. Looks a a fantastic moment, but maybe it could have been a little better portrait? The cut off fingers/bass at the bottom doesn't help.
3. Nice.
4. Great moment again. Your timing is spot on. The crop is just a little off for me. The missing elbow and the top of the stick.
5. Cool lights.
6. Solid. I wonder what this would look like cropped a bit tighter?
7. I like it.
8. Very cool. One of my favorites in this set. That drummer is awesome looking!
9. I love t back lighting/lens flare. But I think the composition is just slightly off. Again the feet are cropped off, and the water bottle and clutter on the left is stracting.
10. Hmm. I like it, but feels like a bit of empty space on the top.
11. Very cool. Love the light effect. I'd probably just crop this above the knees for more of the 3/4 length look.
12. Great capture, but feels like you needed to go in a bit tighter. That big blurry head on the bottom left is big...and well blurry.
13. Cool perspective.
14. Doesn't do much for me. Took me a minute to realize the drummer was even there. Almost looked like an equipment shot.
Well, there you have it. I still think they are fantastic, and I'd be thrilled if I came out of a concert with shots like those. However, I'd rather people pick out little issues with my images then tell me everything is fantastic. So I'll give it to you straight.
Lenses: Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 VR II | Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 | Nikon 50mm f/1.4
Lighting: SB-910 | SU-800
Some of the crops bothered me as well, but unfortunately I managed to capture them that way. :nah
I need to remember to leave myself a little more space to crop in post. Sometimes it's tough though when things are moving fast. I was trying to change focus points quickly so I could frame the shots better and not have to recompose too drastically. Sometimes it worked and sometimes... not so much.
Thanks again!
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Patrick Smith
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I'd take 6, 9, and 10 out of this group, look up some concert processing techniques (nothing drastic, but a touch up is beneficial with rock-stuff anyway) or invent your own, and repost those. In my opinion, those are the only real standouts.
For 9 and 10, I think you may need to crop a bit, and make a stronger image that doesn't look like you had incorrect framing.
Good job, though. Hope the music was tolerable
Having been on both sides of the stage I can appreciate the work that goes into photographing concert performances.
Action shots are great overall as are some of the unusual crops. (you'll find that just about anything goes with concert photography, just look at past and current publications)
My only nit would be on the few where faces where blown out but that's always the challenge balancing the ratio between the stage lighting and the light that falls on their faces.
Well done!