I feel like I SHOULD start using Manual focus when i photograph my friends band. The drummer is also a vocalist but as tends to be the case with drummers, he is stationary and more towards the back (when compared to the rest of the band).
I shoot with a D500 and love it! However, there's tons where I use Single Point Focus to focus on his face but after looking at the shots, some have the drum kit in front if him in focus and some have the wall behind him in focus (I shoot at 2.8 do it's a little noticeable when something other than his face is sharp)
Maybe it's a calibration thing but perhaps next time I just need to stay stationary for a song, manually focus on his face and get all my drummer shots in one song.
As a teen, I was always visually intrigued by some photos. I actually still have a photo of teen me in my room and on my wall there's newspaper and magazine cutouts of sports photos: Shaquille O Neal landing on his head in a game. A shot of the back of Don Kings head, hair taking up most of the image. A picture of Cal Ripken Jr. in the On-Deck circle at Candem Yards the day he broke the Most Games Played In A row streak, with the new record number in the distance. A disheveled and sad Mitch Williams walking off the pitchers mound after giving up a World Series clinching home run to Joe Carter, a blurry Carter seen in the background celebrating.
Something about visual storytelling captivated me as a kid. It's a regret I have that I never even considered photography as a profession when I was younger. Just seemed like something so out of reach!!
BUT today I wander the streets and metal shows, capturing moments that catch my eye.