Before I start this, it might be worth me saying that I’m not what everybody would call a ‘professional music photographer’. I might be a photographer, but I don’t get paid much to take photos of my favourite bands - I use do it for the love of music. Another thing that might be worth me pointing out is that I’m 17. That can be somewhat restrictive when you’re trying to break … [Read more...]
28 Marvelous Music Photos
Our recent flickr shout out for music photos brought a wave of not only different photography styles but also different styles of music. Some photographers focused on musical instruments and some live performance. Like any flickr shout out remember to click on an image to comment on it directly on flickr. To find out more about our flickr shout outs see the flickr themes … [Read more...]
First 3 Songs : A Complete Guide to Music Photography II
“The 3 first songs and no flash”. That's the standard speech that you will get when you pick up your photo pass at the venue. Low light, fast moving subjects and bright spotlights make concert photography is one of the most difficult, yet rewarding niches in photography. There are 3 factors that need consideration when it comes to gear and low light photography, the … [Read more...]
Photo Profile : Ramsey Cardy
It is with great pleasure we welcome professional music photography Ramsey Cardy to our photo profile series. Ramsey is the also the author of the great guide to music photography. In school, I was always the kid in the class that couldn't draw and was bottom of the class in Art so it really was by luck that I ended up having a career in Arts. I picked up a Canon 400d and … [Read more...]
Guide to Music Photography
In this very special guest post freelance music photographer Ramsey Cardy of Shoot to Thrill guides us through the art of shooting at a live concert. I get quite a lot of emails from people wanting to get into music photography, so i’ve decided to create a guide. There are many ways to set up your camera to get results at a concert, these are the ones that work for me. … [Read more...]