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Our neighbour, Paul, is in a band - Just Nod - and we went to support him on Friday night. Ian took some photos and a video. We are out today so they should be up on Monday. Ian has said the space was very limited but it should give you an idea.
Has anyone in the past taken shots of a local band in a pub or similar venue.
If you have any chance of publishing a few and giving a few tips.
Cheers
Dave R
I've had to take photos of bands on several occasions when covering an event where there was one playing. They are not the easiest of things to photograph well, not least because the lighting is usually pretty grim and you have to contend with coloured lights, flashing lights, movement of the band members etc.
I have found generally that the ones that work best are when you feature a particular player or singer, and try to get other members in the background. If its the drummer thats not so easy but get close in and do tight shots. Don't try to capture the whole thing, but rather elements, a particular instrumentalist or singer.
As for camera settings, well again it depends on the conditions, and I've regularly had to shoot at ISO1600 in order to get a reasonable speed of 1/60th or above. Flash is another issue you will have to decide about. I've often found it can be as well not to bother. Flash can kill the ambiance, and frankly if coloured gels are used on lights you can't do anything about that anyway. If you have to use flash, then keep the camera in Landscape as appose to portrait, this will keep shadows to a minimum.
Take loads of shots, most will be rubbish anyway and you will therefore have a better chance of getting some good ones. Don't stay in the same place. If you can move around in front or at the side of the stage area, this gives you more variety and enables you to concentrate on different elements of the band.
These are just a few things that come to mind immediately, hope they are of some help. Good luck anyway.
Thanks for the advice and looking forward to the pictures of the band.
Cheers
Dave R
I am no expert by any means, but had photographed a couple of gigs I have been to.
As stephen said, i found that flash can kill the ambient light, and as such ruin the atmosphere, however, I did find that a little weak burst can bring out the person, but retain it.
I, however, with my old 350D cant get decent results above ISO 400
I am no expert by any means, but had photographed a couple of gigs I have been to.
As stephen said, i found that flash can kill the ambient light, and as such ruin the atmosphere, however, I did find that a little weak burst can bring out the person, but retain it.
I, however, with my old 350D cant get decent results above ISO 400
Ben I can't accept that, ISO 800 and even 1600 should be possible with only small amounts of noise. I use ISO 1600 all the time. With Lightroom which has some noise reduction built in, I run the whole batch through it with the Sync function. Any noise reduction software will do the same if you find the shots have too much noise. Limiting yourself to 400 is too restrictive IMHO and absolutely unnecessary
Ben I can't accept that, ISO 800 and even 1600 should be possible with only small amounts of noise. I use ISO 1600 all the time. With Lightroom which has some noise reduction built in, I run the whole batch through it with the Sync function. Any noise reduction software will do the same if you find the shots have too much noise. Limiting yourself to 400 is too restrictive IMHO and absolutely unnecessary
The noise from above 400 is pretty awful, I have tried to reduce the noise in Photoshop, with poor results.
When I get a moment, I will run a test, and post the result for you to see on a seperate thread.
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