Rock & Roll and Rock & Roll photography has undoubtedly impacted the vast majority of the world. The concert photo and the business of concert photography has flourished since the early 50's. Rock & Roll photography, to say the least, was / is one of the most important aspect in selling an album / CD in the matketing industry. However, very few people know how, and under what circumstances Rock & Roll concert photos are taken. It is not easy to get concert photos on film (or into your digital camera) as one might imagine.
Allow me to give you a brief description of what it is like to photograph a Rock & Roll concert. I will skip the initial aspect of acquiring accredidation and leave that for later discussion. The first thing you must do is be at the venue at least 2 hours before the concert begins. Then of course you seek out the accredidation/press booth where you pick up your pass that allows you to take concert photos. The next step is to enter the venue and inform yourself where you will be allowed to shoot from. Most of the time you will shoot your Rock & Roll photos from the "pit." The pit is usaully an area in front of the stage that is fenced of from the public. However, and unfortunatley, not all concert photography is done in the pit.
Once you are in the pit you must ask the security guards your limitations for each individual band/artist you will
be photographing. The first limitation you will hear is "NO FLASH!" That's right, you can't use flash because
it upsets the artists on stage and rightly so. Just imagine what it is like to have a camera flash flashing in your
eyes over one hundred times! The next thing you will hear is that you can only photograph the first 3 songs
and then you must leave. This is usaully the norm for Rock & Roll photography. That's right,
all those great concert photos and Rock &
Roll photos for sale that you see are all taken
during the first 3 songs! That puts a Rock & Roll photographer under extreme stress to get that great
shot ! In addition, you are trying to get that great Rock & Roll
photos while you have no control over
lighting and no control over the other photographers in the pit with you. You are not alone in the pit and
usually photographers are running from side to side, getting in your way, trying to get that "perfect shot." THE-MUSICBOX recognizes the impact of Rock & Roll photography, the tremendous challenges
concert photography encounters, and the emotions it has illicit over the years and present years.
THE-MUSICBOX offers Rock & Roll concert photography for sale as a tribute to
Rock & Roll photography, to all photographers, and fans of
Rock & Roll.
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