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Cheers for the link :)

cheers for the boudist link! This blog always has a good read, thanks so much :)

Hey, my purpose in life is to give people who deserve it a platform to speak :)

Thank you for this–very useful and insightful!

But what about how this subject matter ties into your previous posts about taking pictures in public places?

Having been frustrated in my two recent attempts to take photographs of Puffy Ami Yumi at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., and Paul Simon at the Merriweather Post Pavillion in Columbia, MD, I’m starting to wonder about these “privately owned” places that allow the public in.

Now, in a way I understood the first instance: at the 9:30 Club, the artist requested it. In my mind, it’s one of the ways that artists and other people with very public lives can maintain control over their image and create more “branding,” for themselves by releasing key images or hiring certain photographers, and whatnot. I can kinda get behind that (though it bummed me out that I couldn’t get a photo of the band).

But at Merriweather, it’s just their policy. I guess that’s okay, but what really got my goat was when I strolled through the gates and saw an arsenal of staffers with digital cameras, all asking me, “Would you like a souvenir photograph?”

Now that’s just rubbing salt on a wound. And no I don’t want a random staff-person to take my photograph, because the whole reason for bringing a camera was to take my own photographs of things that I care about.

I understand private property, and all, but what do you think about that kind of phenomenon?

Maybe this is just way too off-topic…

Concert photography has been what I’ve been doing a majority of since 2001. I stepped away for a few years but now I’m back headstrong. I find it completely challenging. It’s very easy for me to shoot over 100 photographs in a 30 or so minute set.

My thing is I want to start making money doing it, so any tips there as to how to get published, please let me know. Thanks.

I like small venues, fast film (Kodak Tri-X in Diafine, pushed to EI 1200 or more), and interesting music. I read ‘No Depression’ magazine (alt.country, whatever that means).

http://www.cameramentor.com/images/ra_fountain/

Energy captured on film is a special thing.

Smooches,

Wiggy

I like my friends photos, and the way she has laid them out. http://www.sixunderground.co.uk/photography/isis%5Fsheff/

Id like to get some good photos of bands (one day), thanks for the tips. :P

Hello my name is Natalie Perez and I’ve been a Music Journalist for the past 8 years now and have taken a wide range of photos at various gigs both big and small.

Tell me your thoughts on my photography skills, http://nataliesphotoshowcase.blogspot.com/

I’m getting better each and every time. It’s just when the lighting comes on at certain gigs it causes a lot of blurry pictures to come out.

I too would like to know more about making money on concert photos.