Cameras at Concerts
- Started
- Last post
- 31 Responses
- Meeklo0
You are a designer, just make one of these, and slide it in a pass holder from kinkos. 98% of people you will encounter at a concert have no clue of what's going on, and the pass will intimidate them, specially if you say something like: Oh sure, I will be glad to take photos, just out of curiosity ... how do I spell your last name?
But to answer your questions, a detachable lens means a professional camera, it doesn't matter if a point and shoot has better resolution than your 1st gen Dslr, the photos will still look better with an optical lens than a digital zoom one. I went through this with the people at Coachella festival, I feel like a moron for trying to ask for a press pass (a year in advance) and after not getting one, I saw teenage girls with slr cameras shooting on automatic mode and complaining that they can't aim through the viewfinder like w their other camera.
- vaxorcist0
a different perspective, from a photographer.....
A pro camera is any camera that produces images that can be sold... and security may have different ideas about this than you....venues are sometimes under pressure from artist's reps about controlling their image... some venues have 3 song rules, some bands have all sorts of restrictions, some venues make photographers sign draconian forms that ruin any business possibilites...
Metro security in Chicago is often like this..... I've shot there with press passes alot, sometimes they're very cool, sometimes they randomly intimidate but don't actually tell you what you can and cannot do.... having 2 camers with detachable lenses marks you, but sometimes security will helps you if you have a pass and they see that you can actually move around elegantly without bumping anyone's beer......they're worried you'll cause problems, once you prove you're not a problem, they trust you a bit more....
Other venues have different attitudes, House Of Blues makes you fill out a form saying they have the right to remove your photos from your website, but most photographers sign bogus names.... Congress theatre is the best, but beware of falling off of some of the old parts of the backstage that are quite rickety....
- nocomply0
I saw the Metro on one of those Ghost Hunter shows on the discovery channel a week or two ago. Looks like an awesome place.
I've seen some venues that have a "no professional camera" rule, which they define as any camera with a detachable lens. (I think House of Blues does that, but I forget.)
I agree that this type of ruling seems completely arbitrary. I'm a firm believer that it's the person using the tools that matters most.
- Metro's a great venue. Definitely seen more shows there than anywhere else. And 2 miles away from me!mg33
- wademd0
Maybe he was intimidated by the size of your lens compared to the rest of the crowd!
- vaxorcist0
Actually, this thread is making me consider a point and shoot... one with a flip-out viewfinder, so I can hold it above my head, as I've had alot of moments at places like Metro where I was just a little but too short to be able to get a good shot without somebody's head in the frame.... anybody here shoot high-ISO concert images with a camera like this?
- i bring my sigma dp1 to concerts... it's a total piece of shit for this.bigtrick
- Mimio0
He's an arm-chair Kevin Costner who just wanted to make sure you didn't have it hollowed out with a gun inside.
- danthon0
They are coming out with an HD version early next year, but it has the same mics as the Zoom H4 recorder.
- fooler20
I actually hate seeing a show and you can't see the band cause everyones trying to take a pic with their camera phone. It gets a bit distracting.
- benfal990
people doesnt enjoy anything these days. all they do is taking pictures.
Can you just enjoy the moment for fuck sakes!
- benfal990
people think they are alive when they put pics of what they do on Facebook. Otherwise they have that feeling they are dead.
y'know... 'pics or it never happend'. This is the new generation.