If you are a fan of live music, capturing exciting and potentially profitable images of your favourite performers is well within the range of most photographers. The key ingredients to make a great concert shots are photo dramatic lighting, creative composition, an interesting moment, and technical excellence. Flash has its purpose for certain gigs, but I prefer available stage light; here's how I take advantage of it.
Because concert shooting is a combination of low-light and action photography, a reasonably fast shutter speed is usually desirable. Though using a tripod or vibration reduction can result in very dramatic and artistic stage photographs, the motion blur of the performers is not usually suitable for press or PR work.
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