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My first major accreditation!

published by exposed.bz on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 11:54am

Okay, so I got accreditation to shoot Rod Stewart tonight. They left it to the last minute to inform me but, hey, I'm just happy they did. Can anyone give me some tips on what to expect? I have never done anything other than local bands in very small clubs so I am feeling a bit anxious. The venue is a large hockey arena and it is an "in the round" setup, so I am not sure where they will let me go. Is it okay to bring a tripod or a monopod? I am thinking a 17-55 f/2.8 and an 80-200 f/2.8 should be fine, any feelings on this? Sorry for the noobie questions but I just don't know these things.

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Submitted by thelightofsound on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 12:35pm.

congrats! where are you located? i would think there will be a pit between the stage and the front row. you will only have a limited time to shoot (3 songs is standard). tripod will not be worth it from the pit, but i bring my monopod in the often. those two lens should get the job done. these are general assumptions, but pretty standard.

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Submitted by exposed.bz on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 2:08pm.

Hey thanks, I'm in Hamilton, just outside of Toronto. Since the concert is in the round, there will be 4 sides to the stage. Would it be safe to assume all the photogs will be on the same side? I would hate to get a side he doesn't spend much time on.

Submitted by Kalle Björklid on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 2:13pm.

Haven't seen any 'pods in press pits in Finland (in bigger concerts), but that may be just us, Finns are strange :)

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Submitted by exposed.bz on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 11:51am.

Must be a North American phenomena, 2 guys had them last night. I wasn't happy about a 3 song limit so when they told us we only had 2 I was really bummed. What are the reasons for limiting photographers to so few songs?

Submitted by Tsukasa on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 1:11pm.

Perhaps, bands do not like photographers to disturb them. I also has been encountering 2 song limit, and 3 songs is pretty much standard now. It's always good to know if you can continue shooting from the crowd - if it's not so big, you might have a chance to continue.

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Submitted by exposed.bz on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 8:38pm.

No chance for shooting from the crowd, they ushered us in and ushered us out right after the second song. I would rather shoot the last 2 songs if I had a choice.

Submitted by emt on Fri, 05/18/2007 - 1:32pm.

Bryon Zammit wrote:
What are the reasons for limiting photographers to so few songs?

The pit is NOT a photo pit. It is the security pit.

A lot of it is explainedhere at the POTN forum.

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Submitted by emt on Fri, 05/18/2007 - 1:33pm.

Kalle Björklid wrote:
Haven't seen any 'pods in press pits in Finland (in bigger concerts), but that may be just us, Finns are strange :)

Nope. never seen either and I've been doing this as a hobby for the past 25 years and cross Europe.

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Submitted by shooter-boy on Fri, 06/22/2007 - 3:03am.

Wow, that is some thread on POTN. Hadn't read that one before.

Rob

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