how to shoot a concert?

[kwai_perez]

hello!!i jz wnt to know how you shoot a concert..I tried shooting a concert before and i think it needs improvement.do you need to use a flash (speedlight)?or u jz hav to increase the iso since concert lights are bright..thanks!!!

[nowonder]

There have been several threads asking this same question over the past couple weeks...

Metal Concert Photography

Concert Photography- when you're limited

How to photograph a live band?

any do's and don'ts of photographing live music?

That should get you started. Good luck!

--nw

[Telemov]

Those were handy links, nowonder. Thanks!

kwai: particularly check out the last link there, and check out the link that inkista posted:

Steve Marista's series on Concert photography


It's been a little tricky finding decent tutorials or lens info for the optimum concert picture settings, but this definitely helped.