On October 22, I photographed the Jason Derulo concert (with special guests Super Mash Bros.) at Rider University, hired by Reid Sound. The intent was to take photographs of the event that capture Reid Sound’s motto: “The room comes alive.”
Here are a few of the shots (after the jump). I apologize in advance for the intrusive watermark.
My biggest problem with these concerts is the constantly changing lighting. Reid Sound produces a superb lighting show, particularly at this concert, but the ever-changing color casts make it difficult to come up with images that are exposed correctly, have contrast, or look like they came from Earth. In addition to the tough lighting, the concert took place in a gymnasium, not the friendliest type of room for photography, but probably slightly better than a bar.
The tools I put in use were my Canon XTi, a monopod which was helpful to raise the camera above the audience for some overhead shots using the timer, 50mm f/1.4, 28mm f/1.8, 100mm f/2.8L, and 10-22mm. I met a few students photographing the show for the university, possibly a newspaper, but I never got around to finding out where I could see their photos.
Wide open with high ISO was the name of the game. A firmware hack allowed me to push the XTi beyond ISO 1600 in some cases.