Up on the Sun: What separates a good concert photo from a great concert photo? Joseph Abbruscato: When shooting a concert, getting “the shot” of the night is all about timing. Anyone with a camera can ...

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For some up-and-coming bands, snapshots of their shows seem priceless. There is, for the most part, a symbiotic relationship between concert photographers – who offer free press, promotional material ...

Earlier this year, we announced a concert photography contest. We received more than 46 submissions, and a crack panel of judges winnowed down the submissions to 10 finalists. We are now introducing ...

If you have ever snapped a photo on your phone at a concert, you know how hard it can be to truly capture the energy and essence of a live musical performance. For “Thank You, Good Night: Concert ...

Editor’s Note: We all want to take better pictures. Whether it’s with the iPhone or our third DSLR, everyone loves a great photograph to upload to Facebook, frame or just gawk at on our phones. But ...

Watt M. Casey Jr.'s career in photography began with a missed opportunity. Casey was near the stage at a Jimi Hendrix show in San Antonio in 1970, without his camera. He made a point to bring it along ...

Photographer Larry Hulst has been shooting concerts since the mid-’60s. Over the decades, he’s watched photography transition from film to digital. Once he was one of a handful of people shooting ...

Concerts are coming back, finally. Birmingham venues are on a booking tear. Huntsville’s trying new outdoor venues, while one local festival returned last weekend. While the return of live music ...

When Art Meripol reflects on his all-time favorites among the concert photos he has snapped, four legends come to mind -- Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tina Turner, B.B. King and Willie Nelson. Meripol's photos ...

I really want an 85mm f/1.4 AF lens. I can't afford an 85mm f/1.4 AF lens, but I can afford a MF one. I want to use it for concert photography, which I've recently got hooked on (I'm currently using a ...