I got a job photography a Concert...help?

[noise626]

Hi all!

This week, I have been hired to shoot a concert (I know...I'm stunned too) by a local newspaper. I have been shooting a number of small shows for a number of months now (bars and small nightclubs), but I've never shot something in a big concert hall. So, I'm unfamiliar with the rules of shooting in that environment. Can someone who has done that sort of work answer a few questions:

1. Flash out the "three song rule". Do I get to choose when to shoot, or is that something that is handled by the band/venue?

2. I've heard that a press pass is usually only to shoot the three songs, but not a ticket to view the rest of the show. Is that correct?

thanks in advance!

pax
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[Jim Bryant]

You get to shoot the first three songs of the first set only..no flash is allowed. Period!
After which, if you have a ticket, you put turn your camera into a secured area to be stored (kind of like a hat/coat check in room) then you can watch the remainder of the show. I've done that before, but also slipped the guy $20.00 to make sure the gear is still there when I return.

As for a press pass, the local paper should make sure there is a media pass to shoot the band at the will call window. A normal ticket will not allow you to shoot the concert.

[noise626]

Thanks a ton, Jim! That definitely clears some things up for me