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Vedderlution_BabyVedderlution_Baby Posts: 2,535
edited June 2008 in The Porch
I'm taking some pictures.

But, that being said, if you're going to take pictures...turn off your flash. It's completely useless and wasted at a rock concert. The stage lighting will provide sufficient lighting for any pic taking youre gonna want. It's useless up close because the stage lights are brighter than your flash and it's useless way back because your flash isn't going to light up anything around you but the back of other fan's heads and hands. The only thing the flash is going to do is annoy the people around you, and the band. So turn it off. Also, be mindful of the people around you. Nobody wants to chill out, or get out of the way because you want a picture. If you have a good opportunity to snag a photo, take it. But don't expect other people to go out of their way to appease you, nor should they. One more thing, don't over do it. Do not spend the whole damn night watching the concert through a viewfinder. Get around five or so good pictures and leave it at that. You don't need to take a picture every five minutes. Otherwise you're going to have pictures that don't go with memories.



By the way, any of you guy with recording devices....consider recording some of the audience instead of the band. It'll make your spine tingle when you're listening to your tape and hear everyone singing along to the same thing...and you taped it. Don't spend all night taping either. It'll distract you and trust me, you'll have more fun singing along to the songs while you're there, than you will singing along to the tape later.
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  • marcPJfanmarcPJfan Austin, TX Posts: 835
    Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:
    I'm taking some pictures.


    But, that being said, if you're going to take pictures...turn off your flash. It's completely useless and wasted at a rock concert. The stage lighting will provide sufficient lighting for any pic taking youre gonna want. It's useless up close because the stage lights are brighter than your flash and it's useless way back because your flash isn't going to light up anything around you but the back of other fan's heads and hands. The only thing the flash is going to do is annoy the people around you, and the band. So turn it off. Also, be mindful of the people around you. Nobody wants to chill out, or get out of the way because you want a picture. If you have a good opportunity to snag a photo, take it. But don't expect other people to go out of their way to appease you, nor should they. One more thing, don't over do it. Do not spend the whole damn night watching the concert through a viewfinder. Get around five or so good pictures and leave it at that. You don't need to take a picture every five minutes. Otherwise you're going to have pictures that don't go with memories.



    By the way, any of you guy with recording devices....consider recording some of the audience instead of the band. It'll make your spine tingle when you're listening to your tape and hear everyone singing along to the same thing...and you taped it. Don't spend all night taping either. It'll distract you and trust me, you'll have more fun singing along to the songs while you're there, than you will singing along to the tape later.
    I completely agree with you. Cheers! I'll be snapping away. No flash of course.
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  • evenflowmanevenflowman Posts: 1,347
    agreed man
  • My Corduroy JacketMy Corduroy Jacket Austin, TX Posts: 571
    ditto
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  • bovy_jbovy_j Posts: 1,008
    I'm agree with you there! :)
  • LizardkingLizardking Posts: 936
    Well flash is not useless if your close enough, but that being said if you do the settings on your camera you can get pretty good shots. I got great shots at flight to mars and you would have no idea I didn't use a flash. The key is having a good camera.


    http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/Lizardkings1/FTM%202008/FTM2008131.jpg

    http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/Lizardkings1/FTM%202008/FTM2008306.jpg

    but I was real close!!

    p.s. I just like finding reasons to post the pics...hehe
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  • marcPJfanmarcPJfan Austin, TX Posts: 835
    Lizardking wrote:
    Well flash is not useless if your close enough, but that being said if you do the settings on your camera you can get pretty good shots. I got great shots at flight to mars and you would have no idea I didn't use a flash. The key is having a good camera.


    http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/Lizardkings1/FTM%202008/FTM2008131.jpg

    http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/Lizardkings1/FTM%202008/FTM2008306.jpg

    but I was real close!!

    p.s. I just like finding reasons to post the pics...hehe
    That first one is really nice. Great shot! What kind of camera did you use? I'm taking my new Nikon P80 with me to the FL shows next week. :D
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  • pearljamgirl07pearljamgirl07 Posts: 792
    Lizardking wrote:
    Well flash is not useless if your close enough, but that being said if you do the settings on your camera you can get pretty good shots. I got great shots at flight to mars and you would have no idea I didn't use a flash. The key is having a good camera.


    http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/Lizardkings1/FTM%202008/FTM2008131.jpg

    http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/Lizardkings1/FTM%202008/FTM2008306.jpg

    but I was real close!!

    p.s. I just like finding reasons to post the pics...hehe
    the second one it's great.
    And I agree with you guys ,take pics ( and share with us ;)!!)
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  • LizardkingLizardking Posts: 936
    marcdmbfan wrote:
    That first one is really nice. Great shot! What kind of camera did you use? I'm taking my new Nikon P80 with me to the FL shows next week. :D


    Nikon d40 works really well

    I put 2nd shot up to show if stage light not great you get good shot:
    http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/Lizardkings1/My%20Stuff/Oct2007362.jpg

    http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/Lizardkings1/My%20Stuff/Oct2007362.jpg

    i love this one!!!

    http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/Lizardkings1/FTM%202008/FTM2008375.jpg
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  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    I think PaperPlates should be hired on to take any and all Pearl Jam pictures.
    p.s paying CLOSE attention the The Master of course ;)
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  • corduroidcorduroid Posts: 293
    Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:
    But, that being said, if you're going to take pictures...turn off your flash. It's completely useless and wasted at a rock concert. The stage lighting will provide sufficient lighting for any pic taking youre gonna want. It's useless up close because the stage lights are brighter than your flash and it's useless way back because your flash isn't going to light up anything around you but the back of other fan's heads and hands. The only thing the flash is going to do is annoy the people around you, and the band. So turn it off. Also, be mindful of the people around you. Nobody wants to chill out, or get out of the way because you want a picture. If you have a good opportunity to snag a photo, take it. But don't expect other people to go out of their way to appease you, nor should they. One more thing, don't over do it. Do not spend the whole damn night watching the concert through a viewfinder. Get around five or so good pictures and leave it at that. You don't need to take a picture every five minutes. Otherwise you're going to have pictures that don't go with memories.
    Such good advice ... really, with boots and youtube and message boards and torrents, just get lost in the show! That's the thing you won't get back. Why waste your $100 ticket on digital capturing?

    Let the other fools do that :D
  • EquallyWorthlessEquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:
    I'm taking some pictures. And fuck you if you don't like it.


    But, that being said, if you're going to take pictures...turn off your flash. It's completely useless and wasted at a rock concert. The stage lighting will provide sufficient lighting for any pic taking youre gonna want. It's useless up close because the stage lights are brighter than your flash and it's useless way back because your flash isn't going to light up anything around you but the back of other fan's heads and hands. The only thing the flash is going to do is annoy the people around you, and the band. So turn it off. Also, be mindful of the people around you. Nobody wants to chill out, or get out of the way because you want a picture. If you have a good opportunity to snag a photo, take it. But don't expect other people to go out of their way to appease you, nor should they. One more thing, don't over do it. Do not spend the whole damn night watching the concert through a viewfinder. Get around five or so good pictures and leave it at that. You don't need to take a picture every five minutes. Otherwise you're going to have pictures that don't go with memories.



    By the way, any of you guy with recording devices....consider recording some of the audience instead of the band. It'll make your spine tingle when you're listening to your tape and hear everyone singing along to the same thing...and you taped it. Don't spend all night taping either. It'll distract you and trust me, you'll have more fun singing along to the songs while you're there, than you will singing along to the tape later.


    its so fucking true people are too daft to realize it though, turn your flash off and open up your shutter, if you juts change your exposure to -2 or -3 youll get way better pics then with a flash.
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  • Sharon_Hearts_PJSharon_Hearts_PJ Bristol, PA Posts: 1,383
    Very true, all of it!
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  • YefaYefa Posts: 1,133
    Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:
    By the way, any of you guy with recording devices....consider recording some of the audience instead of the band. It'll make your spine tingle when you're listening to your tape and hear everyone singing along to the same thing...and you taped it. Don't spend all night taping either. It'll distract you and trust me, you'll have more fun singing along to the songs while you're there, than you will singing along to the tape later.

    Some of my friends are tapers and I can tell you they would laugh at these sugggestions. "Don't spend all night taping either." Huh? Tapers are proud of their work when it comes out well & try their best to make it so. Audience tapes record the audience as well as the band anyway...it's an audience tape and not a soundboard after all.
    When tapers don't want to worry about whether or not they're going to mess up their tape by making too much noise at a show, they take a show off from taping & just enjoy the show in the same way as everyone else.
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  • Vedderlution_BabyVedderlution_Baby Posts: 2,535
    Yefa wrote:
    Some of my friends are tapers and I can tell you they would laugh at these sugggestions. "Don't spend all night taping either." Huh? Tapers are proud of their work when it comes out well & try their best to make it so. Audience tapes record the audience as well as the band anyway...it's an audience tape and not a soundboard after all.
    When tapers don't want to worry about whether or not they're going to mess up their tape by making too much noise at a show, they take a show off from taping & just enjoy the show in the same way as everyone else.



    I wasn't talking about diehard tapers. They know what to do, how to do it, when to do it, and how to do it right. I was talking about the amature who's only going to hit one or two shows at the most.
  • meowingmaryjanemeowingmaryjane Posts: 91
    I'm afraid to bring my Nikon D40 to the Verizon Center, because what if the policy is no detachable lenses?
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  • marcPJfanmarcPJfan Austin, TX Posts: 835
    meowingmaryjane wrote:
    I'm afraid to bring my Nikon D40 to the Verizon Center, because what if the policy is no detachable lenses?
    I wouldn't risk taking a SLR with a detachable lens to a show. I usually crotch my cameras in. I think a D-SLR would be pushing it though.
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  • pdalowskypdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,086
    marcdmbfan wrote:
    I wouldn't risk taking a SLR with a detachable lens to a show. I usually crotch my cameras in. I think a D-SLR would be pushing it though.

    guess this depends on the crotch size!!!
  • marcPJfanmarcPJfan Austin, TX Posts: 835
    pdalowsky wrote:
    guess this depends on the crotch size!!!
    True. I try and wear the baggiest shorts to the shows. I guess as long as it's not a SLR with a detachable lens I don't have to sneak it in, right? It'll be a nice change from the shows I usually go to. :)
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  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    I was at a concert a few weeks ago, and I couldn't see the stage for everyone holding up their digital cameras or cell phone cameras. Really ruined the concert for me...and I'm 6'5''. Worrying about taking pictures takes away from the concert experience...leave em at home, and you'll have a better time.
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  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    I plan on listening to the music...
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  • LizardkingLizardking Posts: 936
    meowingmaryjane wrote:
    I'm afraid to bring my Nikon D40 to the Verizon Center, because what if the policy is no detachable lenses?


    That's what I have, I actually printed a page from a Nikon add, that said " Closest thing to a professional camera" Incase I got asked about it at Alice in Chaines/ Heart Concert.

    Got it without an issue.

    Good Luck, and don't use auto, flash would be rude.
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  • weekapaungweekapaung Posts: 11
    Taking photos is great, but honestly unless you are within 50 feet of the band it is kind of a waste, (unless you have super zoom, which you shouldn't because of the no professional cameras policy) because all you will see is a stage and a bunch of lights. That being said, if you are lucky enough to be that close, take some great shots.

    PS. Thanks for that idea about changing the exposure on my camera, not too sure how to do that, but I will look into it before I head out to bonnaroo :)
  • SongburstSongburst Posts: 1,195
    Lizardking wrote:
    i love this one!!!

    http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/Lizardkings1/FTM%202008/FTM2008375.jpg

    Here's one to go along with that one.

    http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e200/Songburst/?action=view&current=102_0948.jpg
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  • FahkaFahka Posts: 3,187
    I wish people would chill with the photos. I always bring a camera but NEVER get a picture of the band.. its just a waste of time IMO. For one, its hard to get decent pics at a show, for two, ITS A PEARL JAM SHOW AND IM NOT STILL ENOUGH TO TAKE PHOTOS ANYWAYS :D I mean how many pictures of Mike doing a solo behind his head can one person have? and i completely agree with Indian Summer.

    Take pics before and after the show :D We pay good money to be able to attend these shows, we should at least be able to see/enjoy them.
    Leave the cams at home, do it for the little people! *points to self*
  • InHiding19InHiding19 Posts: 2,385
    you guys can bring your camera and take pictures of me instead....I'm a camera whore
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  • Bathgate66Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    distance is one of the most impacting qualities on the final photo.

    another words, if youre closer, you wont need a flash.
    ( this is when you see all the heads of the people ahead of you illuminated and the stage looks dark :eek: )

    nice shots by the way
    at the Mars benefit- you look like you were very close.
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  • encompassing tripencompassing trip Columbia SC Posts: 160
    etiquette = photograph during first 2-3 songs only. I'm sure the band hates being distracted by all of the photos during the show.

    BTW I never see any good Cameron shots, show some love!
  • DanimalDanimal Posts: 2,000
    I don't get how cameras get in the way? Isn't the camera infront of your head while you take the picture? How is that bothering anyone? Is it because people are too short and have to hold the camera up? Well that could be annoying. (Does it sound like I am having a conversation with myself...cause I am.)

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