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. You must also understand that the pit is shared with other photographers, and at times gets very crowded which makes it difficult to get that great concert photo. Then there are the limitations The first limitation 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 limitation is you can only photograph the first 3 songs and then you must leave the pit. 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."