PierreBPhoto

For those who are curious, another photographer shooting from the small balcony took a photo of me in the crowd shooting the video. I put it up as my cover photo on my facebook page, feel free to...

I only have two backs with the GoPro. It's the first generation and its the fully closed and partially closed ones. No real budget to get more gear (concerts dont pay that well, you do them...

Glad it helped boost your confidence! Sure, shooting at arenas (which I also do) gives you great light with a well seasoned band that was an awesome stage presence, resulting in killer photos. ...

Thanks for posting that! I totally agree with the crappy audio. Would of loved to plug into the soundboard and capture the actual show sounds, but the plugs were being taken by working video guys :).

Kind of you to say, thanks! I've been around the block for over a decade on internet forums (photo and non), so no worries about the negativity. Always happens. I take the emails and positivity...

Thanks Robin. I used a 24-70 f/2.8 lens. I like to use 2 cameras in a show, but in a tight pit like that, it's kinda hard. While I try and get the best shot in camera, some of the images are...

You are totally right about getting in people's way. We are usually the same 10 in the pits in the bigger venues, and it is a very small community. We watch out for each other, duck under lenses,...

Sooooo very well said. A while back I spent more time on forums posting than I did shooting. Then I quit forums, and shot more. Made quite a difference ;)

You are corret, I was using a 24-70, on a 5D3. I usually also have a 70-200 on a 5D2, but only go with 1 body in a tight pit. So I did rely on cropping for a few images, mainly some side view...

lol... we don't always chose what we shoot. I'm actually a fan of the band... they do sound better than on GoPro audio, but if punk isn't your cup of tea, thats cool :)

Thanks for the kind words. I love what I do, and no worries, negative people who like to bring others down to bring themselves up rarely get to me. :)

not all venues have pits. Some bands ask to not have pits as the venue charges the band for the security personel and the installation of the barricade. In some cases, the venue imposes it...

I'm not hugely familar with M43 cameras, but figure most of those would be big and cumbersome mounted on TOP of my dSLR that I need to produce images.

I looked into the Contour cameras, but as i...

And thanks for the kudos. In a photo world where subpar is the norm, it is hard to get noticed. And if I can actually get noticed by something I attempt to do rather than just posting up negative...

This is my first time checking comments here, this is really enjoyable. I agree it's sad that some people are just negative, but hey, makes me totally happy for all the positive emails and likes...

As the other said, not the best, I do agree. But considering the conditions and the horrid lighting, they were fine.

As show photographers, we very rarely get full show access. The industry...

Nope, out of the 6 other photographers there, 4 were up on the balcony and didnt brave the floor. I was down there with one other person shooting. No need to be schooled about etiquette, trust me...

I've seen Jared do it, and I'm sure people did it before him. :) ... Jared was an amazing person a few years ago when I first started out in show photos. Heck, I was interviewed by him over Skype...

The folks here would have to answer that, I just did this video for fun and to help some of my students see how things go in a live shoot :)

W5JCK - I was shooting video for the few days before... this was for fun. The point wasn't to record the show with a GoPro, but to record shooting a show. Any ideas how to do it differently,...