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Advice, inspiration, and insight for taking remarkable concert photos Concert photography poses a unique set of challenges to photographers, including night or low-light, inconsistent stage lighting, a moving subject matter, limitations on vantage point, complex exposure situations, and no chance for re-takes. Compounded with those hurdles is a lack of resources on this subject?until now. All Access: Your Backstage Pass to Concert Photography fills this gap and provides you with all the information you need to know, from choosing the right gear and camera settings to negotiating rights to publish or share photos as well as how to best edit your photos in post-production. Reveals essential techniques and valuable best practices for dealing with the unique challenges of concert photography Features more than 200 stunning concert photographs to inspire you and illustrate the tips and techniques the author describes Written by experienced author and well-known concert photographer Alan Hess All Access: Your Backstage Pass to Concert Photography is an ideal resource if you are determined to learn the skills necessary to capture clear, well-composed, and professional-level concert photos.

Advice, inspiration, and insight for taking remarkable concertphotosConcert photography poses a unique set of challenges tophotographers, including night or low-light, inconsistent stagelighting, a moving subject matter, limitations on vantage pointcomplex exposure situations, and no chance for re-takes. Compoundedwith those hurdles is a lack of resources on this subject?untilnow. All Access: Your Backstage Pass to Concert Photographyfills this gap and provides you with all the information you needto know, from choosing the right gear and camera settings tonegotiating rights to publish or share photos as well as how tobest edit your photos in post-production.* Reveals essential techniques and valuable best practices fordealing with the unique challenges of concert photography* Features more than 200 stunning concert photographs to inspireyou and illustrate the tips and techniques the authordescribes* Written by experienced author and well-known concertphotographer Alan HessAll Access: Your Backstage Pass to Concert Photography isan ideal resource if you are determined to learn the skillsnecessary to capture clear, well-composed, and professional-levelconcert photos.

Introduction XV1 Concert Photography Rocks: Capturing the Thrill of the Show1Picture a Musical Journey 2It's Who You Know 5Be Ready for the Pressure 6It's a Balancing Act 9On the Cover of Rolling Stone... 9Pro Tip: Billy Morrison... 102 Your Ticket to Shoot: Getting Credentials and HandlingReleases 13Who to Ask... 14What You Want 19When to Ask. 21Why You? 22The Request 24The Photo Release 25Follow Up with Thanks 27Pro Tip: Dennis McNally 28Pro Tip: Heidi Ellen Robinson-Fitzgerald 293 Pit Rules: Behaving like a Pro 31The Players 32The Photo Pit 37Soundboard Shoots 39Shooting from the Crowd 42Pro Tip: Allen Ross Thomas 46Pro Tip: Maile Hatfield 484 Oh the Gear: Working with the Best Camera and Lenses forYour Job 51Camera 52Lenses 60Flash 65Pro Tips: Scott Diussa 685 Lights Out: Exposure Basics for Concert Shooters 73Measuring light 74Metering Modes 75Proper Exposure 77Exposure Settings 79Exposure Modes 85Focus Modes 87White Balance 87All Together 88Pro Tips: Drew Gurian 926 In the Spotlight: Composing Hot Shots for Live Music95Focus 96Timing 98Emotion 101Background 104Guitars 106Drums 109Keyboards 112Vocals 113Group Shots 115Pro Tip: Hali McGrath 1187 The Bar Scene: Photographing Music in Bars 121Working with Bad Light 124Choosing Exposure Settings 125Pushing the ISO: What's Too High? 126Using the Flash 128Composition 129Pro Tip: Bob Minkin 1348 Club Level: Shooting at Larger Local Venues 137Professional Behavior 138Lighting 140Photo Pit 141Room Work 143Experiment 146Exposure Settings 147Fast Glass 149Pro Tip: Susana Millman 1509 Rock the Halls: Bigger and Brighter Venues 153Great Light 154Camera Settings 156Work the Room 158Shoot Outside 160The Lighting Director 161Pro Tip: Anthony "Groove" Pirrone 16210 Rock Spectacle: Working the Big Shows 165Lovely Light 166Limits! 168Camera Settings 172Stand-Out Shots 174Pro Tip: Charles Jischke 17611 An All-Day Party: Shooting Festivals 179Comfortable Shoes 182Picks 182Changing Exposures 185The Press Tent 191Surviving the Day 192Pro Tip: Chelsea Lauren 19412 Backstage Pass: Getting Behind the Scenes 197Shooting from the Stage 198Sound Check 203Shooting Backstage 205Trust 208Pro Tip: Jay Blakesberg 21013 Show Variety: Different Types of Bands 213JamBands 215Country 216Jazz 218Rock and Roll 218Heavy Metal 219Rap/DJ 221Pro Tip: Brad Moore 22414 More Cowbells: Handling Post Production 227File Types: JPEG and RAW 228Workflow Overview 230Import Images 230First Sort 234Lightroom 235Photoshop 244Black and White Images 245Show your Best 249Pro Tip: Mark Karan 250Appendix A: Accessories 252Camera Bags 252Memory Cards 255Earplugs 256Business Cards 257Monopod 258Credential Holder 258Batteries 259Battery Grip 259Camera Strap 260Lens Cleaning Kit 262Flashlight 262Appendix B: Copyright 264Register your Images 264Why Register 270Digital Millennium Copyright Act 270Appendix C: Resources 272Index 274