night club photos (NWS) (2)

stuart_hatch wrote in post #11751146
Tiesto won't let you shoot him anyway

Not necessarily true. I tour with the guy in North America. Our company handles the development of tiesto.com, so I'm along to provide support in that regard, as my "official" job. Unofficially, I shoot the events I'm present at for fun and profit.

Now, the general rule is, the booth is off limits. Since the show is typically structured like a concert, it's akin to walking on stage with your gear during a Guns N Roses show. Yeah I'm dating myself here, haha.

But, it's just not done. There's a few club sets where you might be able to get in closer, but, the key here is, with him, you gotta be discreet. Not sneaky, but discreet. No flash, work with the lighting that's there, and just make like a black hole. And, be quick. Don't linger. Get the shot and skedaddle.

Now, if you've got a tele and can stand off, rock on. If you're fifty feet off, I don't think he cares.

Now, for any one considering shooting one of his events, do not treat this as gospel. I'm just along working, and am relaying my experiences. The final arbiter of anything with him is from his management, and the venue/promoter. It's their show. What I say here may or may not apply, but in general it's what I've seen.

j2photo wrote in post #11643157
And I make sure that something like "don't you know who I work for" never comes out of my mouth. I hear it all the time. It's sickening.

True enough. I kind of make things up as I go along, so if one club denies me, off to the next one. I own my own operation, so if the client isn't prepared on his end to get me into the gig he's paying me for, I'm no worse for the wear since I usually get half up front. And if it's on behalf of a publication, I'll make a few calls, and then after maybe 20 minutes, I'll bid the door staff a fond (yes, really!) farewell and find something else to do. This has actually worked in my favor a few times since the clubs will usually remember me as the "nice" guy, and actually accommodate me the next time around. Sometimes they wonder why I don't care. It's because I really don't.

There's very few clubs worth getting worked up about and acting like a prima-donna to get in. And for those that are, they probably have their ducks in a row, and if they want you there, they'll make sure you get in.

To paraphrase the Global Underground guys, "Don't take life too seriously...".

pod_canon wrote in post #11876811
Not necessarily true. I tour with the guy in North America. Our company handles the development of tiesto.com, so I'm along to provide support in that regard, as my "official" job. Unofficially, I shoot the events I'm present at for fun and profit.

Now, the general rule is, the booth is off limits. Since the show is typically structured like a concert, it's akin to walking on stage with your gear during a Guns N Roses show. Yeah I'm dating myself here, haha.

But, it's just not done. There's a few club sets where you might be able to get in closer, but, the key here is, with him, you gotta be discreet. Not sneaky, but discreet. No flash, work with the lighting that's there, and just make like a black hole. And, be quick. Don't linger. Get the shot and skedaddle.

Now, if you've got a tele and can stand off, rock on. If you're fifty feet off, I don't think he cares.

Now, for any one considering shooting one of his events, do not treat this as gospel. I'm just along working, and am relaying my experiences. The final arbiter of anything with him is from his management, and the venue/promoter. It's their show. What I say here may or may not apply, but in general it's what I've seen.

Not at the gigs over here.

No bother taking pics of Dada life before Tiesto came on.

As soon as Tiesto is about to come on, it was get out of the pit, management says no photography at all.

Venue management or artist management? I only find it odd because of what I've experienced, and also the plethora of Tiësto photos from Europe, i.e. they're not too hard to come by. Someone's gotta be taking them.

Steve Aoki concert here in Atlanta last night..still learning this stuff.

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Thanks all for the tips ive noticed quite an improvement in my style/shots over the past couple months and weekends. My last shot of Saturday night. Difficult to post these from an iPad. Lol

Gotta work on my crop and pp. Most of these are sooc.

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pod_canon wrote in post #11876642

damn this is hot

iphone shot from PVD @ Provocateur NYC, yesterday -

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Walex - nice shots dude

Cabinajam - Lightroom 3, it has a crop tool and makes editing a breeze

srika wrote in post #11885124
damn this is hot

She's actually been profiled on Gizmodo, etc. Google "Bionic Ballerina".

srika wrote in post #11885127
iphone shot from PVD @ Provocateur NYC, yesterday -

i heard it was $1500 to get in or $6000 for a table with 5 people.

PVD at Terminal 5. Shot for the venue but could not get stage access. Pit was a waste of time.

SleazyMermaid wrote in post #11885542
Walex - nice shots dude

Cabinajam - Lightroom 3, it has a crop tool and makes editing a breeze

Sleazy - I do all my post processing in LR3 now. Was using picasa before and it was a pain. I just need to work on my technique to pp because that's my Achilles right now. On a related note my buddy just called me a few hours ago and he and the co-owner of the bar want me to take venue shots of their three properties and a menu as well. This just went from hobby/amatuer to pro-gig pretty quickly. I'm pretty stoked! Time to buy more equipment now. Sigh

- Chris

SleazyMermaid wrote in post #11885542
Walex - nice shots dude

Cabinajam - Lightroom 3, it has a crop tool and makes editing a breeze

Thanks man!

All these shots are so awesome, makes me want to give nightclub photos a try.

What would you guys recommended for minimal gear to bring to a club?