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120 Part II ✦ Creating Great Photos with the Creative Lighting System
Table 6.3
Taking Concert Pictures
Setup Practice Picture: For figure 6.9, I got up to the front of the stage
and kneeled down to get a low perspective.
On Your Own: Try to find a unique perspective. Getting low
always seems to make concert images more dramatic. When
doing this type of shot it can be very helpful to have a friend
behind you to help block the crowd.
Lighting Practice Picture: For this image, I set my SB-600 to wireless
mode using the D200 built-in flash as the commander unit. I
held the Speedlight high up in my left hand while pointing the
flash-head slightly down.
On Your Own: Experiment with using the flash off-camera or just
leave it in the camera’s hot shoe.
Lens Practice Picture: Tokina 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5
On Your Own: If you’re going to be getting close to the stage, a
wide-angle lens is great. The perspective distortion you get with
wide-angle lenses can lend a creative look to your images.
Camera Settings Practice Picture: My camera was set to Aperture Priority mode.
Make sure you’re getting as much light to the sensor as possible.
When using a flash in low-light situation, the quick flash duration
compensates for a slow shutter speed.
On Your Own: Try to use the Aperture Priority mode in low light
situations. This ensures that you don’t get under-exposures
caused by setting your shutter speed at too high of a setting.
Exposure Practice Picture: ISO 100, 0.3 sec. at f/4.5
On Your Own: Use as low of an ISO as you can to reduce noise.
Slower shutter speeds let more ambient light in resulting in a
more colorful and interesting image.
Accessories If your camera doesn’t have a built-in Speedlight that supports
wireless flash and you don’t have an SU-800, you can use the
SC-29 TTL hot shoe sync cord for off-camera flash.
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