Mike Cooley of Drive-By Truckers. 1/160 and f/2.8 at ISO 6400 with the Nikon D700. I've printed this image 20"x30" and you know what? It looks fantastic.
These days, just about every digital camera better than your iPhone has a user-selectable ISO range. While choice may be paralyzing, there’s always the concern of image quality as well.
Since live music at indoor venues is often very dimly lit (by relative photography standards), I often get asked about what ISO I shoot at for live music photograp15hy, or what camera sensitivity I recommend for live music in general.
Here’s my answer on what the best ISO sensitivity to use is for low light photography shot in any kind of photojournalism capacity.
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