You can turn off your beep without turning off auto focus. I also turn off the auto preview in my LCD screen so that the light of the screen doesn't annoy the people behind me every time I take a shot. In a small club, I always make sure I spend plenty of time off to the side where I'm not blocking the performers, particularly during solos when the attention should be on the musician (without a photographer blocking the way) or after each song when the audience is applauding the people on stage.
Just want to say the '3 songs rule' seems to always depend on the customer. For instance, I just saw a Ben Folds interview where he said he had no such rule. In fact, during the interview (Fro Knows Photo) he said he never heard of that rule before. But, I also like the No Camping rule. Just makes sense. There is so much going on that you won't get if you just stay in one spot.
It's industry standard in UK, Ireland and Europe. I'm not sure about the States. The bands rarely enforce the rule themselves, most don't know about it. It's the promoter and TM who would insist upon it. When you're shooting directly for the band or label the rule wouldn't apply. The rule was most definitely in place for Ben Folds Five when I shot them a good while ago! Thanks for the input!
The last show I shot a photographer brought a speedlight and used it from the side of the stage, I couldn't believe it. Security told him to stop but he was "with the band" so they allowed it.
Yes, there's been some shows I shot where the pit was crowded with hacks and lets not forget the VIPs that are allowed to linger in there too. I have left pits a fe times, because they would get too crowded to get a clean shot and shoot from the audience instead.
My top one is don't camp! You may think you 'claimed' the best spot but someone else will want to grab a shot from there if it's a good angle and if you stay there all your images will lack variety. Even if you've got brilliant shots of the lead singer doing 10 different poses your set will look bland and incomplete and you never know what better shots you could have got elsewhere!
You can turn off your beep without turning off auto focus. I also turn off the auto preview in my LCD screen so that the light of the screen doesn't annoy the people behind me every time I take a shot. In a small club, I always make sure I spend plenty of time off to the side where I'm not blocking the performers, particularly during solos when the attention should be on the musician (without a photographer blocking the way) or after each song when the audience is applauding the people on stage.
Thanks Ruth
Excellent tips
These tips can be used for tennis photography too.
Just want to say the '3 songs rule' seems to always depend on the customer. For instance, I just saw a Ben Folds interview where he said he had no such rule. In fact, during the interview (Fro Knows Photo) he said he never heard of that rule before. But, I also like the No Camping rule. Just makes sense. There is so much going on that you won't get if you just stay in one spot.
It's industry standard in UK, Ireland and Europe. I'm not sure about the States. The bands rarely enforce the rule themselves, most don't know about it. It's the promoter and TM who would insist upon it. When you're shooting directly for the band or label the rule wouldn't apply. The rule was most definitely in place for Ben Folds Five when I shot them a good while ago! Thanks for the input!
Wow! Thank you for your reply! Gives me a lot to think about in approaching this niche of photography.
Good tips Ruth :-)
The last show I shot a photographer brought a speedlight and used it from the side of the stage, I couldn't believe it. Security told him to stop but he was "with the band" so they allowed it.
How about not holding up an iPad or cellphone, if that's their only camera.
Wow, that's happened in a credentialed environment?!?!?!?!
Yes, there's been some shows I shot where the pit was crowded with hacks and lets not forget the VIPs that are allowed to linger in there too. I have left pits a fe times, because they would get too crowded to get a clean shot and shoot from the audience instead.
Photos by Ignacio Soltero Thanks
All Black makes ya look slimmer too ;-) LOL Great tips.
My top one is don't camp! You may think you 'claimed' the best spot but someone else will want to grab a shot from there if it's a good angle and if you stay there all your images will lack variety. Even if you've got brilliant shots of the lead singer doing 10 different poses your set will look bland and incomplete and you never know what better shots you could have got elsewhere!