Recommendations for shooting a Rock Concert.

Hello. I'm shooting a friends band and I need a little help. The

lighting is going to be your normal stage setup (nothing to big).

I'm going to shoot HP5. Probably go with a SLR and a flash

mounted on top.

 

Any suggestions on what to rate the film? Any film

recommendations? How should I meter? All help is appreciated.

 

Thanks...

All one needs to know is in this article: <a href="http://www.photo.net/concerts/mirarchi/concer_i">http://www.photo.net/concerts/mirarchi/concer_i</a>.

Wear earplugs.

Lose the flash. Your lens needs to be at least 2.8. Use a faster film or push the HP5. I haven't found a concert yet that I've been able to get away with less than 1600 film. I keep seeing color 400 and 800 shots and I have absolutely no idea what venues these photographers are shooting at - certainly none that I've ever been to.

Hi, I did my concertshots on HP5 pre"+" usually pushed up to 1600, which was damned grainy so I took TMX at 1600 & TMZ when they came out. Think! it's your band and thzeir roady / LJ. Get his number, ask him to bring more light (probably he won't 'cause he isn't payed for), but you can ask him 2 other things of the same importance: 1. to turn up what he's got, to do you a favor. 2. Time of his setup and checks - this should be the great moment of your indicent meter live on stage! - why? because that's your chance to bring some harmony into the lights, to have a drumers face as bright as the frontmans. Forget about your flash! Consider a nice & tall monopod. During the concert a spotmeter is something quite great and useful. Meter on the faces. If you & the camera have no spot meter, switch to manual and leave out the stagelights to read your metering. Bodys with lcd displays aren't the very best in the dark.