concert photography

    Concert photography jobs: how you can make more money by shooting music

    Feb 9, 2017 Matty Vogel

    There are a lot more music photographers than there are music photography jobs — that’s just how it is in this corner of the industry….

    Prime lens in event photography– limitation or possibility?

    Dec 31, 2016 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    I had an interesting discussion in a photography group on Facebook some time ago. It started with my question about the 35mm prime lens, and…

    Fuji X-T2 Review and Real-World Concert Photography Test

    Nov 18, 2016 Rui Bandeira

    Recently I had the opportunity to test the new Fuji X-T2. At start, it was only possible to do some tests with natural light and mainly…

    Photographing black metal concerts with crazy and dark lighting conditions

    Oct 3, 2016 John Aldred

    Photographing concerts is not an easy task, especially indoor concerts. Often, you’ve got get dim lighting conditions. The lights you do have illuminating your scene…

    Adele stops concert to call out a filming fan, telling her “take your tripod down”

    Jun 1, 2016 John Aldred

    Whenever you use the words “concert” and “photography” in the same sentence, emotions often tend to start flying.  Whether you’re a professional trying to earn…

    How Not to Be an Ass: Music & Concert Photography Etiquette

    Oct 26, 2015 Billy Bones

    Concert photography is a community within itself, where you often end up seeing some of the same photographers at many events. Though most photographers may…

    Janet Jackson’s concert photography contract is worse than Taylor Swift’s

    Oct 21, 2015 Liron Samuels

    Remember the massive outcry when Taylor Swift’s terrible concert photography contracts were published? Apparently Janet Jackson doesn’t, or she just really doesn’t care. Earlier today…

    Concert Photographer: Where Did Your Integrity Go? (Or How Concert Photographers Handle Contracts In Norway)

    Jul 7, 2015 Jarle H. Moe

    The last couple of weeks, the matter of photo contracts once again has been debated. First came Jason Sheldon’s blog post, calling Taylor Swift out…

    Major Irish Newspaper Didn’t Photograph Taylor Swift’s Dublin Concert Due to “Exceedingly Restrictive” Contract

    Jun 30, 2015 Liron Samuels

    It seems like Taylor Swift has had a spot reserved for her in the headlines lately. First it was positive press for standing up to…

    Taylor Swift Responds to Photographer’s Open Letter

    Jun 23, 2015 Liron Samuels

    Taylor Swift’s open letter to Apple, claiming artists shouldn’t be asked to work for free, gained tremendous attention and lead to a change in the…