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As the concert photography business is something that I have dug fairly deep into over the past few years, I am curious of a few things. First, I read a lot on the topic and have noted that a lot of the old school guys complain a lot of crowded pits, lack of etiquette in the pit, and the fact that digital photography has made the number of people in the business skyrocket. In the old days you had to have a good eye, good timing, and also really know your stuff. Mostly because you were dealing with film and could not easily change some of the things we now take for granted with digital cameras. Now it is easier to take pictures, but you still an eye and timing, but that technical know how has shifted from film to editing. If you ask 100 photographers they will give you 100 different answers on the topic of editing, the merits of shooting RAW ect ect.
Anyway, here are my questions for non-shooters.
Do you value or seek out photos of festivals/concerts when you get home? If you do, do you value just the artists shots or do you like to see shots from the entire festival...attractions/sponsors/art installations/random crowd shots.
Have you ever purchased a print from a performance or festival? Or have you grabbed a shot from the web and had it printed?
If you knew that a staff photographer took a shot of you and/or your group and you knew where to find it...would you be likely to want that shot?
My questions are both out of curiosity and for more practical reasons. I appreciate any replies, your insight will be very helpful for a project I am involved with. Thanks!
As the concert photography business is something that I have dug fairly deep into over the past few years, I am curious of a few things. First, I read a lot on the topic and have noted that a lot of the old school guys complain a lot of crowded pits, lack of etiquette in the pit, and the fact that digital photography has made the number of people in the business skyrocket. In the old days you had to have a good eye, good timing, and also really know your stuff. Mostly because you were dealing with film and could not easily change some of the things we now take for granted with digital cameras. Now it is easier to take pictures, but you still an eye and timing, but that technical know how has shifted from film to editing. If you ask 100 photographers they will give you 100 different answers on the topic of editing, the merits of shooting RAW ect ect.
Anyway, here are my questions for non-shooters.
Do you value or seek out photos of festivals/concerts when you get home? If you do, do you value just the artists shots or do you like to see shots from the entire festival...attractions/sponsors/art installations/random crowd shots.
Have you ever purchased a print from a performance or festival? Or have you grabbed a shot from the web and had it printed?
If you knew that a staff photographer took a shot of you and/or your group and you knew where to find it...would you be likely to want that shot?
My questions are both out of curiosity and for more practical reasons. I appreciate any replies, your insight will be very helpful for a project I am involved with. Thanks!
Do you value or seek out photos of festivals/concerts when you get home? If you do, do you value just the artists shots or do you like to see shots from the entire festival...attractions/sponsors/art installations/random crowd shots.
Yes, I like all of the above. Artist and crowd shots mostly.
Have you ever purchased a print from a performance or festival? Or have you grabbed a shot from the web and had it printed?
No
If you knew that a staff photographer took a shot of you and/or your group and you knew where to find it...would you be likely to want that shot?
Yes, i would be cool if you had a card with a website info that could be handed out. Or maybe your info on your t-shirt, cause getting a card to an individual may not be possible but they could take a quick pick of your shirt for the info.
spent, I appreciate your reply. It really helps when game planning for a festival shoot. Things I am concentrating on this year will be crowd/group shots and being better at handing out cards, also reminding them to check the festival site/FB page for photos.
This year promises to be my biggest yet, I want to make the most of it.
A couple of times at festivals I was photographed with friends or with my kids. And I think it was at All Good....the guy that took the picture stopped and chit chatted for a few minutes. He gave me a card so I could locate the work when I got home. This was nice because there's no way I woulsve remembered his name.
I wish more people would still use film cameras. The super crisp editing of digital pictures are nice. But I have a soft spot for the old stuff.
A couple of times at festivals I was photographed with friends or with my kids. And I think it was at All Good....the guy that took the picture stopped and chit chatted for a few minutes. He gave me a card so I could locate the work when I got home. This was nice because there's no way I woulsve remembered his name.
I wish more people would still use film cameras. The super crisp editing of digital pictures are nice. But I have a soft spot for the old stuff.
There is normally a couple people shooting film at roo. Danny Clinch is pretty great, he doesn't release a ton it seems but its all very high quality
A couple of times at festivals I was photographed with friends or with my kids. And I think it was at All Good....the guy that took the picture stopped and chit chatted for a few minutes. He gave me a card so I could locate the work when I got home. This was nice because there's no way I woulsve remembered his name.
I wish more people would still use film cameras. The super crisp editing of digital pictures are nice. But I have a soft spot for the old stuff.
There is normally a couple people shooting film at roo. Danny Clinch is pretty great, he doesn't release a ton it seems but its all very high quality
Yes, Danny is one of the best. Michael Zorn also dabbles with film as well. But those guys have the clout and reputation to secure the rights to publish books with their work. Just got Danny's new book, fantastic. They also do not spend alot of time walking around shooting groups at events. Not like Josh Timmermans of The Noble Vision Photography. He is probably one of, if not the most prolific and in demand, concert/festivals shooters in the game today. Also a terrific person and works his ass off.
As the concert photography business is something that I have dug fairly deep into over the past few years, I am curious of a few things. First, I read a lot on the topic and have noted that a lot of the old school guys complain a lot of crowded pits, lack of etiquette in the pit, and the fact that digital photography has made the number of people in the business skyrocket. In the old days you had to have a good eye, good timing, and also really know your stuff. Mostly because you were dealing with film and could not easily change some of the things we now take for granted with digital cameras. Now it is easier to take pictures, but you still an eye and timing, but that technical know how has shifted from film to editing. If you ask 100 photographers they will give you 100 different answers on the topic of editing, the merits of shooting RAW ect ect.
Anyway, here are my questions for non-shooters.
Do you value or seek out photos of festivals/concerts when you get home? If you do, do you value just the artists shots or do you like to see shots from the entire festival...attractions/sponsors/art installations/random crowd shots.
Have you ever purchased a print from a performance or festival? Or have you grabbed a shot from the web and had it printed?
If you knew that a staff photographer took a shot of you and/or your group and you knew where to find it...would you be likely to want that shot?
My questions are both out of curiosity and for more practical reasons. I appreciate any replies, your insight will be very helpful for a project I am involved with. Thanks!
just stumbled in here.....
I love looking through galleries of photos - it's part of the reason I take so many photos myself. while mine are not near the quality of a pro, but I like the memories attached to them. but yeah, I often look through photo galleries after shows or festivals. and I love photos from all aspects of the festival. it's always fun to randomly find you or your friend in a professional crowd shot. and I would totally want a shot of me and/or my friends if I knew where to find it!
last year at roo some photographer did a whole fucking photoshoot of me in my unicorn costume running around the fountain late at night - I have yet to find those photos and am still sad about it. I didn't even think to ask her name for some dumb reason (dumb reason = beer). but another photographer at pitchfork last year took a shot of my friend seva and I in the crowd and made sure to come up to us and let us know where to find it - it's a favorite pic of mine.
Had a quick meeting while in Knox for Big Ears with a new company that may be coming to Bonnaroo this year. They'd be doing photobooth style shots and general festival photography, then people will be able to go online and view the photos, or even purchase them and have them printed (poster size) and sent to their homes.
I was just thinking about this thread, and I tabbed over to Inforoo and it was right up top.
Just spent an hour, hour and a half going through photos I took at the Met when I was there at the end of March. Spent a lot of time with Greek and Egyptian sculpture, plus Rodin and the other less ancient stuff in the sculpture halls. It's not as exciting as concert stuff, but it (and the stuff I have yet to touch from the AIC) are good excuses for me to futz around with my camera and improve my skills.
Anyway: where should I host my images? And if I convert them to something other than RAW, what is the best option?
I was just thinking about this thread, and I tabbed over to Inforoo and it was right up top.
Just spent an hour, hour and a half going through photos I took at the Met when I was there at the end of March. Spent a lot of time with Greek and Egyptian sculpture, plus Rodin and the other less ancient stuff in the sculpture halls. It's not as exciting as concert stuff, but it (and the stuff I have yet to touch from the AIC) are good excuses for me to futz around with my camera and improve my skills.
Anyway: where should I host my images? And if I convert them to something other than RAW, what is the best option?
Hey, man.
As far as hosting there are as many options as people you can ask. It really depends on your needs/goals. I use Smugmug because I am trying to jump start a business on top of the site working as a backup of my finished photos. It does cost money though. there are some options out there that are cheaper or even free...such as Flickr.
In my opinion you should always shoot in RAW format. It gives you best range when editing the photo. Once it is edited everyone I know converts to jpeg, it is as good as any, I have not really played with the other formats. The important part is on export the settings you choose for resolution, max file size ect... Again, it depends on what or where you are wanting to use the photos for. You want a higher resolution for photos you want to print...if you are looking to use them online some sites have a max file size so you would need to watch that as well. The online print sites definitely have a max file size.
Anyway, hope some of this helps. If you have any specific questions you can message me anytime.
Yeah, since getting my new camera, I have only shot in RAW, but obviously RAW doesn't play nice for sharing things socially. I've heard good things about PNG, but my experience is pretty minimal with it as a format.