Newcastle Show Pics

Man of the Minute · November 2006

Finally had a chance to upload some pics from the show everyone won't stop talking about!

These are from row 6 with a crappy P&S. Wish i could take in my DSLR!!!

Enjoy

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevebull/sets/72157594385614601/

Oz Jammer · November 2006

Awesome photos!!!

Tried to get some myself, but my seats were too shitty

*Toastie · November 2006

How the hell did you get your pics to come out that good? I couldnt get anything cause they were always wicked shakey and CRAP!

skg · November 2006

Ditto, awesome. Thanks.

Man of the Minute · November 2006

Thanks guys.

A few things i've learned photographing bands with crappy cameras:

1. Don't use flash - it pisses people off and you lose the lighting effects.
2. If not using flash the shutter speed will be longer, so you've gotta be as still as possible, this means stop jumping around! to keep it as still as possible use the viewfinder (if you've got one), rather than the screen, this allows you to keep it stiller, and not piss off people behind you as much from the light of the screen.
3. Don't zoom if possible. The little lenses on these crappy cameras struggle enough with no zoom, the more you zoom in, the less light that gets in, meaning longer shutter speeds and more chance of blur.
4. Take lots of photos. Heaps of these came out blurry, this was the 30 odd that came out ok.

Parachutes Fan · November 2006

These are awesome pics! Thanks for sharing!

darl77 · November 2006

Brilliant photos thanks so much. I was at the first sydney show got a couple of good ones but they are awesome.

deep_schismic · November 2006

hey you managed some pretty decent shots out of your P&S! I know exactly how you feel about wishin you could have your DSLR with you instead...I got my D100 in at the berlin show, and when they saw it they gave me grief for the rest of the evening...not that it kept from taking pictures though...i had way too good a spot!

i_choose_to_feel · November 2006

Man of the Minute wrote:

Thanks guys.

A few things i've learned photographing bands with crappy cameras:

1. Don't use flash - it pisses people off and you lose the lighting effects.
2. If not using flash the shutter speed will be longer, so you've gotta be as still as possible, this means stop jumping around! to keep it as still as possible use the viewfinder (if you've got one), rather than the screen, this allows you to keep it stiller, and not piss off people behind you as much from the light of the screen.
3. Don't zoom if possible. The little lenses on these crappy cameras struggle enough with no zoom, the more you zoom in, the less light that gets in, meaning longer shutter speeds and more chance of blur.
4. Take lots of photos. Heaps of these came out blurry, this was the 30 odd that came out ok.

great tips!... i took about 580 pics all up and got about 50 decent ones... only so much u can do with a little camera in the 7th row lol....