How many times have you been to a concert or theater and haven’t even thought about carrying the camera?Many times out of becoming aware and many others because we think they are complicated situations for us or for the team we have, but the truth is that many of us forget about the camera in a corner when it comes to events, missing the opportunity to enjoy taking spectacular photos.
There are many types of shows and all year round, but it is in summer when they abound most (and perhaps when they are most sought?). Outdoor concerts, street shows, theater, nighttimes, daytimes, etc. ?many opportunities to exercise our passion for photography. If you need some advice, and don’t miss this opportunity, here are some tips and tricks to know where to start.
- There can be millions of differences between one concert or another.
- Considering whether it’s an outdoor.
- Indoor.
- Daytime.
- Nighttime.
- Crowded or intimate concert.
- So we’ll try to review them briefly so you know what to expect.
These are perhaps the hardest to photograph. There is little light and in general it is very variable, to which is added the intrinsic movement of the musicians on stage and ours (first piece, without tripod, wouldn’t it help you much here?).
Each teacher has his own booklet and always depends on the amount of light we have, what we want to achieve and even our photographic style, but we can say that:
During the day you will have more light and, therefore, won’t you have to fight the lack of light ?.
Both day and night and in open or closed spaces, the composition is basic and valid for all these types of situations.
It will depend on the show in question, but in many ways the setting will be the same as when working at night in a concert, only that the lighting is generally more homogeneous and less variable.
Here you will have the opportunity to practice certain aspects that in other kinds of shows would be more difficult, such as the ability to move around the artist, change the point of view more effectively, approach, etc.
There are so many shows that you can photograph, horse races, jumps, car races, etc. , fireworks, correfocs, fairgrounds, puppets, etc. For everyone, consider first:
But above all, enjoy the photography above all, but also the event
I hope this encourages you not to leave your camera at home when you go to see a show, you can get very interesting images, so make the effort that you surely will not regret? But first, don’t forget to share this article on your favorite social network so that it reaches as many people as possible. Thank you and see you soon.