In the early 1960's my Father purchased something that changed my life forever. . .A Polaroid camera. It was rather strange in appearance, but it was the latest and greatist in technology at the time. You could snap the shutter, and in seconds out came a picture that slowly developed in front of your eyes in just a few minutes! It was a like having a portable darkroom. Magic! That camera was a springboard into the next decade when I bought my first 35 mm SLR. As they say, the rest is history.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Concert Photography
The new high-end digital cameras are so versatile.They allow you to be so creative in different light levels. I come from the film generation and in low light situations such as concerts, many photographers would use 400 speed film and push process it to 800 Asa to increase the range to get the desired results. Nowadays that is not a issue because of the digital camera's ability to change the iso settings midstream and go from say 400 ISO to 1200 or even 2000 with great results. So at concerts I utilize a number of methods of photography. If permitted, I will bounce flash and utilize natural stage lights for different effects, constantly changing the ISO settings. I usually shoot in Aperture mode to focus solely on the entertainer not on the stage. The following photographs of Blues Musicians are examples of that technique.
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