Celebration Day, Night Two. After photographing the first night of this Led Zepplin tribute band’s two-gig show, I knew I had to come back for more.
Concert Photographer’s Notes:
This show was just as good as the first. But, however, not quite the same, which kept me on my toes and made shooting all the more fun.
Unlike the first night’s performance, the lighting treatment seemed more atmospheric, with less light from the front and plenty of smoke to pick up the band’s massive backlighting. While it might have made for more difficult shooting in some regards, I welcomed the change as an opportunity to have another take on Celebration Day’s show.
I shot between ISO 1600 and 4000 during this concert, sticking to my trio of f/2.8 zooms. Just like the previous night, the band’s setup farther back from the edge of the stage made the Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 a great choice for much of the night’s shooting.
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Todd,
These are great!
Can I tell you a secret? I religiously look around your site before every shoot and before I start PP.
I’ve come to realise I probably enjoy shooting the lighting (effects) as much as the musicians and the bigger the challenge, the more I enjoy it!
I guess I’m just a sucker for colour.
As a rookie, I shoot lots of tribute bands in theatres and they take their craft very seriously, in a good way.
I’ve seen some of them give the real deal a run for their money!!!
Hey Steve,
Thanks for the kind words, I really appreciate the support. You and all the other regular readers are who I write for with the shooting notes I post.
I’ve photographed this group of musicians in a few different performances and they have always done an outstanding job in their delivery. Really impressive all around.
Hello,
As ever your shoots are perfectly colored.
When you say you use your famous trio f2.8, which do you prefer ?
24-70 or 70-200 ? It seems the 70-200. How many times do you change them ?
I don’t know the concert photography (rather sport for me) and It is hard to change optic.
Sorry to repeat me but in french in the text : Putain ces couleurs !!!!
Sorry my bad speaking english. French frog…
Nicolas
Hey Nicolas,
I shot this set with the 14-24mm f/2.8, 24-70mm f/2.8, and 70-200mm f/2.8 – the three f/2.8 zooms I use for my work (and the only AF zooms I own).
I shoot with two bodies, so I can minimize lens changes. Thanks very much for the kind words.
Hey Todd,
How do you deal with the red lighting? … For some reason (as you know) bands love to use the dreaded red light.
How do you keep it from destroying a picture?
Hi Kayley,
Check out this article on dealing with red light and music photography:
http://ishootshows.com/2009/04/07/concert-photography-red-lights/
Dear Todd,
As usual, Your photos are stunning…
Seems like you didn’t have a bad photos, huh..?
Thanks.., you inspired me a lot…
Hi Budi,
Thanks for the kind words. I make plenty of bad photos; those are simply the ones I throw away or hide. Cheers.
Photos: Zed Zepplin Tribute: Celebration Day http://tr.im/RRNp