what would be the best camera settings for concert/music photography?

Answer 1

See these tutorials: http://www.net-art.it/photomonitor/html/teoria_tecnica/ripresa-tecniche/spettacolo-concerti-e.shtml

Answer 2

If you're wanting a film camera, stay away from those noisy SLR's and try a rangefinder type camera with a long lens and low "f" stop. A f-stop of 1.2 or 1.4 should work very well. My camera is a Leica and they are not cheap. If you want the digital type, get one with a lot of mega pixels (10 mega pixels are great), but expect a delay from the time your shudder press the button until the time the photo actually takes. With a good lens (long and fast) you shouldn't need more than the 35mm format.

Answer 3

There are two issues of concern with respect to background. The most important one is whether or not it's busy. Busy is bad. Try to position the infant in front of a draped, neutral color, unpatterned sheet or blanket. Blurring is less important. Try to move the background far away, use the widest aperture you can and the highest focal length. These will maximize blurring it. If you must use flash because of slow shutter speed, try not to use the on-camera flash. Lots of low budget photographers will get those inexpensive halogen utility lights in stores like Lowes or Home Depot. Get a double one and bounce the light off neutral-colored walls. Failing that, it's not so hard to blur the background in post processing.

Answer 4

EASY, JUST USE A 300MM F.2.8 LENS @ 1/125 ISO 800 OR 1600 IF YOUR LOCATION IS FAR FROM THE STAGE, OTHERWISE, YOU MAY USE A ZOOM LENS LIKE A 70-200, BUT ALWAYS F2.8 @ 1/125 OR 1/250

Answer 5

Here's a link to a great tutorial on concert photos.

Answer 6

go wide at 18mm-28mm lens, handheld flash synced to shutter. 60-250fps, drag the mirror and make it spin. get up in the action make it interesting.

Answer 7

Wide aperture, high f stop, no flash if the distance is over 40 feet.