concert photography

Singer and photographer fight over use of flash at Gasparilla Music Festival

Mar 14, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Ryan Adams’ performance at Gasparilla Music Festival had good music and good vibe, but also one unpleasant event. the singer and photographer Joe Sale fell…



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…



Apple may be planning to enforce “No Photography” zone rules with newest patent award

Jul 1, 2016 John Aldred

With great power comes great potential for abuse. Back in 2011, Apple filed a fairly controversial patent, which would allow the cameras in their devices…



Taking photos actually increases the enjoyment of an experience, research says

Jun 15, 2016 John Aldred

Adele might disagree with this one, but a team of researchers at the American Psychological Association have published a study reporting that taking photographs of an experience can…



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…