All Access: Your Backstage Pass to Concert Photography - Softcover

Hess, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118172906 ISBN 13: 9781118172902

Publisher: Wiley, 2012

Synopsis

Advice, inspiration, and insight for taking remarkable concert photos

Concert photography poses a unique set of challenges to photographers, including night or low-light, inconsistent stage lighting, a moving subject matter, limitations on vantage point, complex exposure situations, and no chance for re-takes. Compounded with those hurdles is a lack of resources on this subject?until now. All Access: Your Backstage Pass to Concert Photography fills this gap and provides you with all the information you need to know, from choosing the right gear and camera settings to negotiating rights to publish or share photos as well as how to best edit your photos in post-production.

• Reveals essential techniques and valuable best practices for dealing with the unique challenges of concert photography
• Features more than 200 stunning concert photographs to inspire you and illustrate the tips and techniques the author describes
• Written by experienced author and well-known concert photographer Alan Hess

All Access: Your Backstage Pass to Concert Photography is an ideal resource if you are determined to learn the skills necessary to capture clear, well-composed, and professional-level concert photos.

About this title

About the Author

Alan Hess is a San Diego-based commercial photographer specializing in concert and live-event photography. He has photographed hundreds of concerts three songs at a time. From small club shows to big arenas, Alan enjoys the fast pace of shooting on the fly, the rush of the house lights going down, and the drive to capture the "show" in the images of first three songs. 



The wide variety of bands that Alan has shot include: Billy Idol, Black Eyed Peas, Bob Weir and RatDog, Bruce Hornsby, Bullet for my Valentine, Citizen Cope, The Dead, Death Cab for Cutie, Derek Trucks Band, The Grateful Dead, Jackie Greene, John Legend, Marilyn Manson, Mickey Hart Band, Robin Williams, Slayer, The Smashing Pumpkins, Steel Pulse, Widespread Panic, and Willie Nelson.

Alan's work has been published online and in print in the following outlets:Soundspike.com Associatedcontent.com, Bruuce.com, Dead.net, Glidemagazine.com, Jambands.com, Jambase.com, MarkKaran.com, Poughkeepsie Journal, Mill Valley Herald, Otherones.net, Pauserecord.com, Philzone.com, Photoshop User, Ranch & Coast Magazine, Rat-dog.com, Ratdog.org, Relix Magazine and Vintage Guitar Magazine. His images have been used for various CDs and other promotional work.

Alan is currently the house photographer for a large concert venue in Southern California and when he isn't out shooting concerts, he is writing photography books.

He is the author of the best selling "Exposure Digital Field Guide" and "Composition Digital Field Guide", and has written two books on Sony DSLRs the "Sony Alpha A700 Digital Field Guide," and the "Sony Alpha A200 Digital Field Guide." Alan is also the Author of the iPad Fully Loaded series and the Night and Low Light Photography Photo Workshop all for Wiley Publishing. Alan has contributed to Photoshop User magazine and teaches at Photoshop World World 

Alan a regular blog at alanhessphotography.com

From the Back Cover

Sound advice for concert photographers

Restricted access, dynamic stage lights, crowded pits, and unpredictable performers are the tough stuff of concert photography. Add in the pressure of knowing there are no second chances to get a missed shot, and you've got a full-blown shooting challenge.

Veteran concert photographer Alan Hess helps you overcome these challenges and capture the energy of a live show. From credentials and gear to camera settings and venue-specific tips, this book covers everything you need to know to capture shots that rock. This manual for concert photography is laced with advice from photographers, band publicists, and musicians. Find out why this is the best job around.

If you've wondered . . .

• How to get the right credentials to photograph a concert

• What are the do's and don'ts of interacting with venue staff and other photographers at a show

• How to deal with colorful stage lights in performance shots

• What's the best gear for concert photography

• How to get the coveted backstage shots of a band

• What it takes to capture concert images that stand apart

. . . find the answers here!

Restricted access, dynamic stage lights, crowded pits, and unpredictable performers are the tough stuff of concert photography. Add in the pressure of knowing there are no second chances to get a missed shot, and you've got a full-blown shooting challenge.

Veteran concert photographer Alan Hess helps you overcome these challenges and capture the energy of a live show. From credentials and gear to camera settings and venue-specific tips, this book covers everything you need to know to capture shots that rock. This manual for concert photography is laced with advice from photographers, band publicists, and musicians. Find out why this is the best job around.

If you've wondered . . .

• How to get the right credentials to photograph a concert

• What are the do's and don'ts of interacting with venue staff and other photographers at a show

• How to deal with colorful stage lights in performance shots

• What's the best gear for concert photography

• How to get the coveted backstage shots of a band

• What it takes to capture concert images that stand apart

. . . find the answers here!

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118172906
• ISBN 13: 9781118172902
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304