Gig photography - first time!

[Invertigo]

Hi all

Got a few samples of my recent gig photography. It was for a friends band at their first 'proper' staged venue, and not a local pub.

Gone for B&W, as I felt like straying away from my normal processing. Also, the lighting was hardly ideal, lots of tungsten and red hues.

All comments would be massively appreciated, and criticism is always helpful! :thumbs:

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Solo by Mark Jennings (Invertigo), on Flickr

2

Jamming by Mark Jennings (Invertigo), on Flickr

3

Drums by Mark Jennings (Invertigo), on Flickr

4

What next? by Mark Jennings (Invertigo), on Flickr

5

Duet by Mark Jennings (Invertigo), on Flickr

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Sing Your Heart Out by Mark Jennings (Invertigo), on Flickr

 

[Tackle_Berry]

You could have done with a lot better light, even a flashgun attached to the camera pointing up bouncing off the ceiling would have been good (although still not perfect as there wearing hats.) a flash stand with a umbrella would have been ideal. Also they seem very noisy im guessing it was dark so you had to bump the ISO up could you have opened the aperture up more? Other then that I don't think you done a bad job.

 

[feriso]

I agree, I saw these last night but never got round to commenting - assuming you are using your Tam 17-50 at f/2.8 then you are a bit stuffed.

Personally, no great impact shots for me though maybe next time try a lens like a 30mm f/1.4 (or 50 f/1.8 for less cash) as you'll get more light in. I know low light can be a pain as I shoot dance shows which have variable light from bright flashes to barely visible but the key here is a fast lens and practice.

 

[OG]

For a first try not a bad effort, but as above your really are better off with some sort of fast prime to get in a bit more light to really freeze the action! As easy as it is just to stick on a flash gun to save your behind a bit it really does kill the atmosphere a bit.

Sometimes lighting can be a pain but if you can process them correctly they can really bring the pictures alive (like sorting out colour balance and things like that) but normally black and white is the way to go as it helps to hide the noise a bit.

 

[Invertigo]

I have a couple of colour ones to throw up in a minute, as well as a rework of #1.

I didn't have the ability to use a flash, due to venue and performer preference, so I was using my Tamron at f/2.8. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the lighting, there was very little lighting up the band's faces, which made it a pain to get exposure right (and also meant slow shutter speed)

IMG_5378 by Mark Jennings (Invertigo), on Flickr

Rework of the first, and some colour!


IMG_5398 by Mark Jennings (Invertigo), on Flickr


IMG_5521 by Mark Jennings (Invertigo), on Flickr


IMG_5123 by Mark Jennings (Invertigo), on Flickr

 

[K.C. Leblanc]

If you've got several colours of light going on a filtered black and white can give a much clearer image. It can also help with noise.

Also when processing Black and White you need more contrast then with colour. Here's one of my shots from the weekend.


DSC_0015 by OhNoIt'sNed, on Flickr

 

[theheyes]

I thought I'd have a go. The mixed lighting is a pain in the *** I've had to do it on some of my own recently. In the colour version I wanted to take the fire out of his face but it washed out the guitar body too, so I had to do some local adjustment to bring it back. Otherwise it would have been the same colour as the detail on his neck strap.

Below is a b&w version, as above you can take up the contrast more to avoid them looking a bit flat.

Composition wise I would have tried to get the headstock in the frame but no biggie really, they're good.