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Concert photographers: Tips on my first big gig (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by pluckmedia@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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Hey everyone

I’m shooting a pretty big gig coming up this week. I have done a bit of concert photography for some smaller bands but will be shooting a massive venue with Bloc Party & Interpol headlining.

Just wanted to ask if anyone had any tips I should keep in mind while shooting.

This will also be the first gig where the ‘3 song’ rule will be applied so I’m stressed about getting all that I need within that timeframe.

Any particular shots I should try and get? Also, is it worth trying to see if I can get on stage to shoot from behind?

This is the rules that were sent to me:

“Please note that the photo restrictions are the first three from the pit only and nothing from front of house/crowd after the first three.”

Does this mean it will only be first three and then everything else is just from the crowd?

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[–] TheStandingDesk@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

If you can, watch their first three songs from recent shows on YouTube, make a mental notes of who does what and what the stage placement/lights there are. Who runs around, who stays put, what side of the stage you should start on. Run the placement and envision your shots while watching the video. You check Setlist FM’s to see if they play the same three songs all the time or they switch it up.

I typically make a plan to follow each person for about a minute at first to get a safety shot, then I can go more freestyle and react to what’s happening in real time.