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Introduction XV 1 Concert Photography Rocks: Capturing the Thrill of the Show 1 Picture a Musical Journey 2 It's Who You Know 5 Be Ready for the Pressure 6 It's a Balancing Act 9 On the Cover of Rolling Stone... 9 Pro Tip: Billy Morrison... 10 2 Your Ticket to Shoot: Getting Credentials and Handling Releases 13 Who to Ask... 14 What You Want 19 When to Ask. 21 Why You? 22 The Request 24 The Photo Release 25 Follow Up with Thanks 27 Pro Tip: Dennis McNally 28 Pro Tip: Heidi Ellen Robinson-Fitzgerald 29 3 Pit Rules: Behaving like a Pro 31 The Players 32 The Photo Pit 37 Soundboard Shoots 39 Shooting from the Crowd 42 Pro Tip: Allen Ross Thomas 46 Pro Tip: Maile Hatfield 48 4 Oh the Gear: Working with the Best Camera and Lenses for Your Job 51 Camera 52 Lenses 60 Flash 65 Pro Tips: Scott Diussa 68 5 Lights Out: Exposure Basics for Concert Shooters 73 Measuring light 74 Metering Modes 75 Proper Exposure 77 Exposure Settings 79 Exposure Modes 85 Focus Modes 87 White Balance 87 All Together 88 Pro Tips: Drew Gurian 92 6 In the Spotlight: Composing Hot Shots for Live Music 95 Focus 96 Timing 98 Emotion 101 Background 104 Guitars 106 Drums 109 Keyboards 112 Vocals 113 Group Shots 115 Pro Tip: Hali McGrath 118 7 The Bar Scene: Photographing Music in Bars 121 Working with Bad Light 124 Choosing Exposure Settings 125 Pushing the ISO: What's Too High? 126 Using the Flash 128 Composition 129 Pro Tip: Bob Minkin 134 8 Club Level: Shooting at Larger Local Venues 137 Professional Behavior 138 Lighting 140 Photo Pit 141 Room Work 143 Experiment 146 Exposure Settings 147 Fast Glass 149 Pro Tip: Susana Millman 150 9 Rock the Halls: Bigger and Brighter Venues 153 Great Light 154 Camera Settings 156 Work the Room 158 Shoot Outside 160 The Lighting Director 161 Pro Tip: Anthony "Groove" Pirrone 162 10 Rock Spectacle: Working the Big Shows 165 Lovely Light 166 Limits! 168 Camera Settings 172 Stand-Out Shots 174 Pro Tip: Charles Jischke 176 11 An All-Day Party: Shooting Festivals 179

Alan Hess is a professional concert photographer who has photographed such diverse acts as Anthrax, Billy Idol, Bruce Hornsby, The Grateful Dead, Slayer, Steel Pulse, Tim McGraw, and many more. He has written four Digital Field Guides, the iPad Fully Loaded series, and Night and Low-Light Photography Photo Workshop.

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