Comments on: Taking Concert Photos: Get that Background Lighting http://www.whatsgottastay.com/taking-concert-photos-get-that-background-lighting/ Taking note of the good things Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:16:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Linda W http://www.whatsgottastay.com/taking-concert-photos-get-that-background-lighting/#comment-824 Linda W Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:21:40 +0000 http://www.whatsgottastay.com/taking-concert-photos-get-that-background-lighting/#comment-824 Hi Jeremy, I just love the fact that you are including the settings for each photo. I have been tinkering around with my new Canon XTi, but I don't tend to change much more than the ISO and the white balance, depending on the lighting. Or, I take a million pictures to check my settings. Thank goodness for digital (lol) I used my full auto setting while I was still using film. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't, but the odds were in my favor. Can you tell me if you typically shoot in aperture priority, or shutter priority? I still am unsure under what circumstances to switch. I can't seem to get good shots in AV. I think that may be due to the quality of my lens, cause I wouldn't want to think it was the photographer. Anyway, I am looking forward to your advise. During the last push to 'click away' I joined the digital photography school from the link on the right. I've also gotten some good tips from there, although I haven't spent much time on it:) Elaine, I would highly recommend the XTi. I love it! Linda Hi Jeremy,

I just love the fact that you are including the settings for each photo. I have been tinkering around with my new Canon XTi, but I don’t tend to change much more than the ISO and the white balance, depending on the lighting. Or, I take a million pictures to check my settings. Thank goodness for digital (lol) I used my full auto setting while I was still using film. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t, but the odds were in my favor. Can you tell me if you typically shoot in aperture priority, or shutter priority? I still am unsure under what circumstances to switch. I can’t seem to get good shots in AV. I think that may be due to the quality of my lens, cause I wouldn’t want to think it was the photographer. Anyway, I am looking forward to your advise.

During the last push to ‘click away’ I joined the digital photography school from the link on the right. I’ve also gotten some good tips from there, although I haven’t spent much time on it:)

Elaine, I would highly recommend the XTi. I love it!

Linda

]]> By: Brenda G http://www.whatsgottastay.com/taking-concert-photos-get-that-background-lighting/#comment-823 Brenda G Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:41:21 +0000 http://www.whatsgottastay.com/taking-concert-photos-get-that-background-lighting/#comment-823 HI Jeremy! So glad you are coming back with more photography advice! :) HI Jeremy!
So glad you are coming back with more photography advice!
:)

]]> By: Helen http://www.whatsgottastay.com/taking-concert-photos-get-that-background-lighting/#comment-821 Helen Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:22:17 +0000 http://www.whatsgottastay.com/taking-concert-photos-get-that-background-lighting/#comment-821 couldn't agree with you more about the lighting, I have some fabulous photos enhanced by the lights...especially some of tom there is a folder of pics of him...not many in here but just a few of my fave colourful ones on here, http://www.photoboxgallery.com/donnyosmond couldn’t agree with you more about the lighting, I have some fabulous photos enhanced by the lights…especially some of tom there is a folder of pics of him…not many in here but just a few of my fave colourful ones on here, http://www.photoboxgallery.com/donnyosmond

]]> By: Elaine http://www.whatsgottastay.com/taking-concert-photos-get-that-background-lighting/#comment-820 Elaine Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:29:33 +0000 http://www.whatsgottastay.com/taking-concert-photos-get-that-background-lighting/#comment-820 Hi Jeremy! So nice to see you in SLC! It was rather fun having you 'sitting at my feet' taking pics! LOL Thanks for taking shots of Donny's 'wiggle' when I alerted you when to shoot! LOL "okay here it comes..NOW! " My questions for camera settings would be: I'm really trying hard to wean myself off of my 35mm...lol...but in order for me to do that, I need a digital that can stop action...when Donny is moving fast on stage, I use my 35mm with the sports setting to get a clear shot. Using my digital, which is a Canon Powershot S3, those shots, even on the sports setting are too blurry.. I am interested in purchasing a Canon Digital Rebel XTi / Canon 400D (10 mp) ...are you familar with this one? I think what would be helpful to others here would be to kinda explain in simple terms the terminology.... what the F-stop is...what's aperture ...what's shutter speed...what's the ISO...etc...and what the numbers mean...like if the aperture is open all the way, is the number low or high? I would also like to get better with not using flash, if I knew more about the correct settings.. Thanks for all your help! looking forward to you sharing your expertise! Elaine Hi Jeremy!

So nice to see you in SLC! It was rather fun having you ’sitting at my feet’ taking pics! LOL Thanks for taking shots of Donny’s ‘wiggle’ when I alerted you when to shoot! LOL “okay here it comes..NOW! ”

My questions for camera settings would be:

I’m really trying hard to wean myself off of my 35mm…lol…but in order for me to do that, I need a digital that can stop action…when Donny is moving fast on stage, I use my 35mm with the sports setting to get a clear shot. Using my digital, which is a Canon Powershot S3, those shots, even on the sports setting are too blurry.. I am interested in purchasing a Canon Digital Rebel XTi / Canon 400D (10 mp) …are you familar with this one?

I think what would be helpful to others here would be to kinda explain in simple terms the terminology…. what the F-stop is…what’s aperture …what’s shutter speed…what’s the ISO…etc…and what the numbers mean…like if the aperture is open all the way, is the number low or high?

I would also like to get better with not using flash, if I knew more about the correct settings..

Thanks for all your help! looking forward to you sharing your expertise!

Elaine

]]> By: EileenV http://www.whatsgottastay.com/taking-concert-photos-get-that-background-lighting/#comment-819 EileenV Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:04:24 +0000 http://www.whatsgottastay.com/taking-concert-photos-get-that-background-lighting/#comment-819 Thanks, Jeremy! Looking forward to reading more on concert photography. I've been through that phase where most of my shots look the same..and I relied on Donny's clothes to help distinguish concert locations. LOL! Am trying to take "different" shots. Thanks, Jeremy! Looking forward to reading more on concert photography. I’ve been through that phase where most of my shots look the same..and I relied on Donny’s clothes to help distinguish concert locations. LOL! Am trying to take “different” shots.

]]> By: LeiGul http://www.whatsgottastay.com/taking-concert-photos-get-that-background-lighting/#comment-816 LeiGul Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:51:43 +0000 http://www.whatsgottastay.com/taking-concert-photos-get-that-background-lighting/#comment-816 Great advice! I love the new artistic photographs that you have been taking. Closeups are nice (If it is of my kids :) ) but I just love the artistic lighting and the "stories" they tell. A fledgling photographer myself I love to take photos of my kids in different ways with different elements in the photos. Great job Jeremy and keep up the good work!! Great advice! I love the new artistic photographs that you have been taking. Closeups are nice (If it is of my kids :) ) but I just love the artistic lighting and the “stories” they tell.

A fledgling photographer myself I love to take photos of my kids in different ways with different elements in the photos. Great job Jeremy and keep up the good work!!

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