@nicepace, thank you. Concerts are challenging because of low light, spotlights, and fast action (drumming, guitar strumming, etc) - combined with no strobe (NEVER use a flash at concert, it is distracting to the artists).
Even my iPhone 6 Plus wasn't able to do an adequate job capturing quality images.
So I was using a compact camera. Any decent relatively recently made compact camera should get the job done, and the one I used is several years old. There are some really amazing new compact cameras out that are almost as good as a 35MM, but I don't want to spend on a new camera right now. Anyway, push the ISO to a high setting, for best results in low light.
If I could have used a 35mm digital camera, my images would have been much better. But most venues aren't going to allow that time of camera.
I used to own a sports magazine, and I did a lot of basketball and football photography myself. I don't know as much technically about photography as the professional photographers who were around me, but I found that 90% of success came from knowing about the sport and athletes, and being able to anticipate the action. And since I was able to do that, I was often able to get better photographs than most of the professional photographers. I find that concerts are similar - 90% of success with photography comes from knowing the band and the musicians, and being able to anticipate the action. I look for small bursts of emotion on the musicians faces to capture.
All a hobby for me, though. And really, just for fun. My main focus was on enjoying the concert! You can miss a lot of the concert if you're looking through the camera viewfinder too much.
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So sweet to see some real pictures, and not the usual crappy cell phone snapshots. Well done!
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