Noobie at Concert photography

Castlesinthesky · 11th July 2005

Shot with the 20D+350D plus 17-40 and 135 on the 2 bodies. Former was for the crowd, latter was for the close ups. Why noobie?because it truly is my first time doing a full on concert photography on a paid basis. For your viewing pleasure.

Crowds...

Castlesinthesky · 11th July 2005

khairi · 11th July 2005

ha ha ha..this is the person that Witness recommend me to look up for.

u used flash to add the vibe eh? the sharpness is really cool.

Castlesinthesky · 11th July 2005

Originally Posted by khairi

ha ha ha..this is the person that Witness recommend me to look up for.

u used flash to add the vibe eh? the sharpness is really cool.

thanks khairi, your street shoots are unparalled as well....i hope witness didnt tell you scandalous things about me

for the crowd shots, yes i used flash, however for the close up shots- no fill flash was used, wanted to preserve the ambient exposure.BTW the 350D is really a neat machine....i'm using it temporarily till my 1D mk ii comes.

i hope you enjoyed the shots

khairi · 11th July 2005

did i enjoy these shots?

of course, cos it made me wonder what i could do too.

and Wit didnt tell me much abt your personal things...well, so far.

Castlesinthesky · 11th July 2005

Originally Posted by khairi

did i enjoy these shots?

of course, cos it made me wonder what i could do too.

and Wit didnt tell me much abt your personal things...well, so far.

ah okay...i understand from witness that you're doing concert/stage photography too....let's hook up someday and work something out!

he better not hahaha!

ordinaryless · 11th July 2005

Good shots!

I'm amazed you can record so much lights with that kind of sharpness because whenever i used slow shutter, the results are often not that sharp.

Keep it up!

Witness · 12th July 2005

the two of u...talking behing my back...tsk tsk tsk..... like gossiping little girls... hahaha....

i shall expose all of ya deepest darkest secrets muahahahaha

jokin joking...

peeks are cool la bro...

cheers......

Castlesinthesky · 12th July 2005

thanks people, for the kind words so far.

currently in the midst of doing my website...hopefully i'll be living my dream of shooting concert photography on a higher status.

khairi · 12th July 2005

Originally Posted by Castlesinthesky

ah okay...i understand from witness that you're doing concert/stage photography too....let's hook up someday and work something out!

he better not hahaha!

hooking up is no prob for me...as long as i can learn from you...that's COOL!

mattlock · 17th July 2005

eh I think I saw you! you were with some girl who was drinking Ribena right? I was at the side at one point and I was drinking ribena too
I was in a plain white v-neck and I had 3 stripes going across one side of my scalp

anyway I really like the shot of the pink girl
the motion and colours really give me the sensation of some fleeting moment
if I could describe it in terms of a song, I would say it would be a kylie minogue song

Castlesinthesky · 18th July 2005

Originally Posted by mattlock

eh I think I saw you! you were with some girl who was drinking Ribena right? I was at the side at one point and I was drinking ribena too
I was in a plain white v-neck and I had 3 stripes going across one side of my scalp

anyway I really like the shot of the pink girl
the motion and colours really give me the sensation of some fleeting moment
if I could describe it in terms of a song, I would say it would be a kylie minogue song

hey mattlock! you shld have called out to me, if you thought i was who i was =D. I was the one that was frantically switching between 2 bodies and shooting. We should really do a meet up soon! whatever happened to the last time we were supposed to do that?are you still in Singapore?

Fluorite · 18th July 2005

What are your settings for the pink girl. Slow/rear sync flash? Or was it just panning?

Castlesinthesky · 18th July 2005

Originally Posted by Fluorite

What are your settings for the pink girl. Slow/rear sync flash? Or was it just panning?

hi, i shot this with panning +rear sync flash to get the light in, the girl then was on the platform. hope it helps

Fluorite · 18th July 2005

What is the shutter speed? Well done for having such sharp shots.

Castlesinthesky · 18th July 2005

Originally Posted by Fluorite

What is the shutter speed? Well done for having such sharp shots.

thanks, the settings are 1/25, f4 ISO 800. I hope this helps.

Fluorite · 19th July 2005

Thanks, it helped. I am not too good about flash techniques. How are you able to pan with the subject at crisp sharpness at a shutter speed of 1/25? Is it because of the slow sync rear flash? How does it work?

Castlesinthesky · 22nd July 2005

Originally Posted by Fluorite

Thanks, it helped. I am not too good about flash techniques. How are you able to pan with the subject at crisp sharpness at a shutter speed of 1/25? Is it because of the slow sync rear flash? How does it work?

sorry for the late reply, was occupied with some matters-yes it is partially due to the slow sync flash, essentially the flash will freeze the movement or the subject in question while the slow shutter speed allows for the light to come in. Obviously the usual panning techniques apply here, i believe i was using AI Servo for this one.

Hope it helps. cheers!

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Castlesinthesky Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Earth,Heaven and Beyond Posts: 789	Noobie at Concert photography Shot with the 20D+350D plus 17-40 and 135 on the 2 bodies. Former was for the crowd, latter was for the close ups. Why noobie?because it truly is my first time doing a full on concert photography on a paid basis. For your viewing pleasure. Crowds... Last edited by Castlesinthesky; 12th July 2005 at 03:35 PM.

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Castlesinthesky Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Earth,Heaven and Beyond Posts: 789	Last edited by Castlesinthesky; 11th July 2005 at 04:00 PM.

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khairi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: yishun Posts: 2,469	ha ha ha..this is the person that Witness recommend me to look up for. u used flash to add the vibe eh? the sharpness is really cool. __________________ blog: inbloomphotos.wordpress.com

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khairi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: yishun Posts: 2,469	did i enjoy these shots? of course, cos it made me wonder what i could do too. and Wit didnt tell me much abt your personal things...well, so far. __________________ blog: inbloomphotos.wordpress.com

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Witness Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: www.maverickatwork.com Posts: 6,768	the two of u...talking behing my back...tsk tsk tsk..... like gossiping little girls... hahaha.... i shall expose all of ya deepest darkest secrets muahahahaha jokin joking... peeks are cool la bro... cheers...... __________________ w maverick.photography b maverick.blogging

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ordinaryless Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: East - West - East Posts: 885	Good shots! I'm amazed you can record so much lights with that kind of sharpness because whenever i used slow shutter, the results are often not that sharp. Keep it up!

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mattlock Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,725	eh I think I saw you! you were with some girl who was drinking Ribena right? I was at the side at one point and I was drinking ribena too I was in a plain white v-neck and I had 3 stripes going across one side of my scalp anyway I really like the shot of the pink girl the motion and colours really give me the sensation of some fleeting moment if I could describe it in terms of a song, I would say it would be a kylie minogue song

18th July 2005	#13
Fluorite Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 435	What are your settings for the pink girl. Slow/rear sync flash? Or was it just panning?

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Fluorite Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 435	Thanks, it helped. I am not too good about flash techniques. How are you able to pan with the subject at crisp sharpness at a shutter speed of 1/25? Is it because of the slow sync rear flash? How does it work?