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Need tips for taking pictures at a concert (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by Alternative_Monk_396@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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

Oh that’s an interesting approach, I only remember that for HDR pics. Didn’t use that technique much, maybe a little for car/structural photography.

If it works for you, then it’s not wrong. I would still advice to develop a better feeling for light metering but this seems like a great way to learn.

Cause in the end you are wasting two out of three shots if I understand right.

I was doing film for a while and it helped me a lot to develop a feeling for reading light in a scene. Like other people already mentioned, stages often have a brightly lit subject in front of a dark background.