Photography Tutorials

Photography tutorials by NYC music photographer Todd Owyoung, with an emphasis on shooting events with available light at high ISO.

Capturing Facial Expressions

A reader asks about etiquette for presenting performers in a flattering manner. Is photographing a singer with their...

Single servo, or continuous AF? A look at choosing the right AF modes and camera settings for concert...

Lens hoods and concert photography. We take a look a the pros and cons of using that extra...

A discussion of concert photography and copyright. Keeping control over your images, rights-grabs, contracts, and who owns what....

Between crowd surfers, security, and other photogs all jockeying for space, the photo pit may seem like a...

So, you want to shoot concerts? Given the shooting constraints of concert photography, from song limits to bad...

People often ask me for advice on photographing concerts. I get questions ranging from which lenses to use,...

In part one of this series, I covered my basic four-step approach to determining exposure that might otherwise...