thehoodoo

@thehoodoo (33)

Malaysia • Age 36

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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What gear are you using?

thehoodoo @thehoodoo (33) • Malaysia 28 Jul 08

What cameras/lenses do you currently have? I've got a Nikon D40 and 3 lenses. The kit lens(18-55mm), a 50mm prime and a 55-200 zoom.

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thehoodoo haha. you mustve been very good last year. how you finding the camera? i love it. yeah i definitely want to get more lenses. i was thinking of a fast wide zoom. do you find that the 55-200 has a bit of problem autofocusing sometimes though? and yeah haha the...

28 Jul 08

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Live Music Photography

thehoodoo @thehoodoo (33) • Malaysia 27 Jul 08

Anybody tried/does this? I just started out. I find it pretty challenging, especially if theres a big crowd. Small crowds, however, enable me to make the band look like their out for a photoshoot instead of a gig. Haha.

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thehoodoo Normally what I do is, I call the organizer up and ask for permission to shoot the gig. You gotta have a DSLR or some pro-looking gear, otherwise they'll laugh you out of the concert hall. It can't hurt, and the worst answer you can get is a no. But sometimes...

27 Jul 08

Live Music Photography

thehoodoo @thehoodoo (33) • Malaysia 27 Jul 08

Anybody tried/does this? I just started out. I find it pretty challenging, especially if theres a big crowd. Small crowds, however, enable me to make the band look like their out for a photoshoot instead of a gig. Haha.

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thehoodoo What do you mean as good as you wanted them to be? I use an SLR with a fast lens (big aperture) and after doing some reading on the net I find that this is generally what you need for concert photography. It lets you take low light photos with fast shutter...

27 Jul 08