taking pictures at concerts

[imposterjeff]

How should i go about obtaining a press pass to take pictures at shows because there are about 12 good ones coming up in my area in the next month and i am trying to get a website up but want some concert shots up.

[AndrewCCM]

You'll more than likely have to have a media outlet obtain them for you... (newspaper, magazine, etc..) Pretty difficult to get them otherwise. You can always contact the band and try however.

[imposterjeff]

i contacted teh promoters of the shows. i hope taht works

[EyeBurn]

Jeff,

What venues are the shows at?
Here in Houston, it mostly depends...if it's Clearchannel events, good luck...otherwise, most other venues are fine with it.

occasionally a band (or record label) will deny us shooters.

getting a pass is your best bet, contact the venue, promoters, record labels, and the band/band manager

-Benjamin

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PS. Which concerts/bands are you hoping to shoot? I'm curious from an avid concert goer perspective :)

[imposterjeff]

the big one i want to shoot is killswitch engage and chiamira in lubbock. i would like to shoot the mudvayne one in midland tx. I dont know how to go about contacting the record company. Should i just call them up and be like hey can i take pictures at the show on this date. or how could i get intouch with the tour manager

[phillip ino]

I've shot a decent amount of gigs and for the big shows, I have found the best contact to be the band's PR company. Contacting the band directly is usually a waste of time, and this type of thing is why they hire PR companies. I shot one a few weeks back with a press pass by sending a simple email to the band's PR company. Check out my blog for the pics

[imposterjeff]

i found the agency that i need to contact and i will do it tommorrow wish me luck fellow texans.

[HaloZ]

good luck getting the MC pass. the few media cred passes i have had where obtained for me via a friend's mag

i wish i had a MC pass when i was at the Slipknot show Sat, i had a great location.

[imposterjeff]

i could have done the slipknot show in dfw because one of my friends is the touring keyboardist for coheed and cambria but i did not feel like driving to dallas turning around and driving back the same day as i had work the next day

[imposterjeff]

i was told by a promotion company out of lubbock i could take pictures at there shows if i wanted as long as they got some copies of them. My next question is what all should i take when i start taking pictures at there shows as i have never taken any of concerts before and any certain techniqe to it.