Music concerts in a frame

IF PHOTOGRAPHY BREATHES SOUL INTO PICTURES, THEN MUSIC SETS THE SOUL ON FIRE WITH A MEDLEY OF WORDS AND RHYTHM. BUT WHAT WOULD THE OUTCOME BE IF WE COMBINE BOTH THE ART FORMS? FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS, MUSIC CONCERTS OFFER THE PERFECT PLATFORM FOR CAPTURING BOTH THE ART FORMS TOGETHER. ANYONE WHO PUT THEIR HEART AND SOUL IN THEIR WORK WILL CERTAINLY COME UP WITH GREAT PIECE OF ARTWORK. BUT IN ORDER FOR YOU TO CAPTURE THE BEST IMAGES YOU NEED TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN SKILLS THROUGH YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. BUT BEFORE YOU EMBARK ON THAT JOURNEY HERE ARE A FEW TIPS TO HELP YOU GET STARTED.

- KASTURI PAWAR

Understanding the scale of the fest

It’s always good to do your research before any shoot you do. Understanding the nature and scale of the fest always comes in handy. Usually music festivals or concerts get crowded with time, so it’s always worthy to figure out best possible angles to shoot beforehand. Once you have better understanding of the location, it becomes easy to cover the overall fest.

Artist line-up and time management

Most of the music festivals have a big artist line-up and if you are willing to cover all artists then keeping the artist line-up in mind is important. It gets complex when there are more than two stages to cover. When you are aware of the artist line-up, then you can always switch to different stages according to the line-up. Time management skills will be helpful if you want to capture best moments and don’t want to miss any artist. Your presence at the stage before artists start performing will give you an opportunity to play with different compositions along with light settings. Eventually, it will bring diversity in those pictures.

Importance of composition