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Need tips for taking pictures at a concert (alien.top)
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I’m going to a music festival Friday-Sunday, and I have passes to be in the photo pit for three songs. My grandma is sending me with her Nikon d3300 to take pictures, but I’ve never really used a camera before, aside from my cell phone. I’ve practiced taking pictures of my cats for the last few days, but I’m sure there’s some settings I will need to adjust for the concert. I have two lenses; an 18-55mm, and a 55-200mm but I only have space to bring one. Does anyone have any tips for me? Should I just ditch the camera and use my cell phone?

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[–] SnapMastaPro@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

You should have included that you won a sweepstakes for this pass! I’ve been doing concert photography for ages and it took at least 3 concerts for my photos to start looking decent. If you’re not looking to make a career out of this, don’t waste time learning the camera because you’ll have to shoot in manual mode and it’s hard to get the hang of depending on the lighting at the concert. Just shoot with your phone and make sure to take some videos! 😄