BEGINNERS GUIDE TO BETTER CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY IN 5 TIPS

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[jkerman]

This was super helpful! I may be shooting my first concert soon, thanks for the tips!

[DavePearsonPhotography]

Very good advice, especially regarding setup and practice with the opening act (actually, take lots of the opening act, often they will promote your work more than the headline act). One note regarding noise, though. Yes, high ISO can be noisy, especially if you underexpose and have to compensate in post. That said, one way to reduce noise considerably (if shot in RAW) is to adjust luminance (the easy part) and then turn down the shadows as that really removes the noise in the dark areas! Once again, great advice!

[audreyn.]

Shooting my first concert ever, I'm kind of nervous, but I find your tips really reassuring and useful. Thanks!

[andreeadobre]

I did tip #1 last week for the first time and it went great, me happy, band happy, everyone happy! They're a new local band that I really love and the gig was like a minute away from my home, I was going anyway, but to shoot it too and have this visually stunning band in my portfolio and see my work on their socials? Best fun in ages!! I learned one thing though, if you're already a pro photographer doing a bit of free work to gain experience for a new niche, you might want to mention in the first message that you're offering to do it for free. I was lucky that they were nice and answered me that they don't have the budget and we cleared it up, but who knows, other folks might take it as aggressive self-promotion and not even answer.

[jazminecarranza]

This was so so helpful. I will be shooting my first concert tomorrow!!! Thank you for the helpful tips.

[delexus]

Great tips! I’m definitely going to try that Spotify trick.

[danielbudd]

Shooting my first gig in a few weeks. Thanks for the tips!!

[rivai]

Thankss for the deep sight of concert photography. Thank you

[rocknationac]

Jessie DeYoung helped stop me from buying the wrong kind of camera for rock photography -- for what would have been the second time!
I thought I was struggling because I was using a low-cost fixed-lens digital "bridge" camera instead of a DSLR, but this video helped make me realize that my camera lacked the 2.8 maximum aperture he mentions. I did some extra homework and secured a trade-in deal for a fixed-lens digital camera with a 2.8 maximum aperture, incremental ISO, incremental flash, and 5-step exposure compensation. I sent back the second camera I'd ordered without even trying it out (3.0 max aperture; 2-step exposure compensation), and have been concert photographing happily ever since!

[ellensackett]

Thanks so much, Jesse! Figuring out how to set my camera up to begin with is so helpful. I have been all over the place and almost always end up with a blurry mess. I've been disappointed many times. This goes for most indoor, low-light situations for me. Very discouraging. Trying again this evening and hoping I'll get some good shots.

[danielchan-narcissisticabu]

Great video; straight to the point. Often times speakers will only talk about techniques/concepts without any relevant visuals; it's sometimes hard for me to imagine what they are trying to convey. But you provided plenty of awesome pictures that clearly demonstrate what you're talking about, so your words were not lost on me. Thanks a ton; this was very helpful!

[ncmotorcyclist]

Thanks for sharing the your info Jesse.

[jamiej.tilleyphotographyar]

I've shot local shows off and on for years with mixed results. Thanks to youtube I can get some tips and tricks, and this video has been perhaps the most helpful to me so far. Thanks for sharing!

[stevedobbsphoto]

Brilliant video Jesse! Normally I shoot motorsport, but like so many other people in the comments, shooting my first gig soon. Genuine helpful advice, and I can tell you love doing this. Much appreciated.🙂

[austinmessenger]

thank you! I’m a landscape photographer but I’m shooting my first show tonight, these are great tips!

[juliegorham]

Really great tips. Thank you so much. I'll let you know how it goes. But I'm sticking with one lens My 24x105. Swapping lenses in a busy environment makes me nervous. Lol hopefully I'll have beginners luck

[iantaylor]

Thank you for the tips, I found them all very helpful in understanding how to approach this genre. :)

[Metricnut]

Great video! Thank you for discussing the preferred lenses. I like the lens distortion of a 24mm lens for the close shots like what you shared for examples.

[Viciadaable]

thx, I was really nervous for my first one today

[pllbt]

Brother you made it look real easy. Super helpful tips brother ❤️