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The Canon 7D + SD4500 at a Concert

Chris Gampat
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09/30/2010
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Chris Gampat 7D The Postelles concert photography (2 of 29)

Last Updated on 07/29/2011 by Chris Gampat

I recently shot a chiptunes concert with the Canon 7D and 35mm F/1.4L and tonight I was invited by Canon to shoot the Postelles. As part of their, “Your Second Shot” campaign, they also provided myself and fellow staffer Will Greenwald with SD4500ISs as gifts. By far, this was some of the best lighting I’ve ever shot with at a concert in a long time. Though the 7D’s images blow the little point and shoots out of the water, I wasn’t properly holding the camera. Most of the shots taken with the SD4500IS were with one hand and perhaps on the move as I needed to keep moving in order to get great angles of the band. Expect a review of the SD4500. Comments and the gallery after the jump.

Note: Please respect my copyright. If you’d like to use the images, please ask by shooting me an email at chrisgampat[at]thephoblographer[dot]com

Gear Used

Canon EOS 7D

Canon Speedlite 430EX II

Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L

Gary Fong Lightsphere Collapsible

Canon PowerShot SD4500IS

M Classics bag

Comments

I really believe wireless flash helps a tremendous amount at concerts now; and this is one of the first concerts where I was actually allowed to use it. Coupled with the Gary Fong Lightsphere Collapsible, the 430 EX II was able to give off softer and cooler diffused light which helped a lot more with white balance settings and post processing in Lightroom (and that’s a blessing). Most concert photographers actually shoot at the cooler settings just to be safe and if I were given the option of the collapsible vs the standard Lightsphere, I’d choose the collapsible in a heartbeat due to the quality of light that it can help give off combined with the compactness.

The 35mm F/1.4L once again performed admirably. Will has my 5D Mk II at the moment, but when it comes back it will be a tough call as to which camera body to put it on. However, the lens enabled me to keep the camera down to ISO 800 the entire night; combined with the flashes of course and the excellent lighting at the Morrison Hotel Gallery.

Once again as well, the M Classics bag is my go-to bag for most shows now as it is discrete, compact and able to hold more than enough gear for my needs.

The Postelles are a really awesome band: excellent sound, great interactivity it one another, and they know how to keep the crowd excited.

The 7D image gallery is below. NOTE: the last six photos in the gallery are actually from the SD4500IS. Still trying to figure out how to tweak the gallery settings in WordPress and I apologize for this.

As for the SD4500IS, these were the shots that I chose to post. Once again, I was not totally happy with the output but I did not give it a fair test and did not use the point-and-shoot the way it should be used in order to deliver the best results. I ask you to please not make final judgments on the camera from these images as much better is capable from the camera.

 

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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