Using Film At A Concert

A couple of weeks ago while getting ready to head to the Billy Joel concert I grabbed my digital point and shoot. It is the only kind of camera that you can take into a venue like this. I had the crazy idea to take my film point and shoot as well to try it out. The only problem was that I had a roll of film in the camera that was kind of experimental. I didn’t want to use it at the concert. I took the camera for a walk around Logansport to burn the rest of the roll. That was a good thing as the film was not good and none of the photos really turned out. I was able to put my roll of Portra 400 into the camera though. It really thought that if everything worked according to plan that I could end up with some fun photos. That was the case. I really like how some of these turned out. I had this great idea to really document every part of the day with the camera, but we arrived at the stadium far too late for that. For the next concert I plan on having some fun everywhere with the film camera.

Learning For The Future

I would love to try this experiment again. I learned some things at this first show that I can apply to future shows. I really need light on the stage and around it for the photos to look good. For this first concert I made photos at all times. When the stage was flooded with light, when it was lit just a little, and when it was relatively dark. It was worth it to cover my bases, but now I know how the camera will read each scene. Below are a few bonus photos that I liked from the concert.

Two Icons, One Night Setlist (Indianapolis)

Here is the setlist for both artists from our concert in Indianapolis

Sting

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (with Billy Joel)

Message In A Bottle

If I Ever Lose My Faith In You

Englishman In New York

Fields Of Gold

Driven To Tears

Can’t Stand Losing You

Shape Of My Heart

I Wrote Your Name (Upon My Heart)

Walking On The Moon

So Lonely

Desert Rose

Every Breath You Take

Roxanne

Billy Joel

The Natural (End Titles)

Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)

Pressure

Vienna

The Entertainer

Start Me Up

An Innocent Man

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Barbara Ann

The Longest Time

Big Man On Mulberry Street (with Sting)

Allentown

New York State Of Mind

My Life (Ode To Joy intro)

Only The Good Die Young

Sometimes A Fantasy

The River Of Dreams

Nessun dorma

Scenes From An Italian Restaurant

Piano Man

We Didn’t Start The Fire

Uptown Girl

It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me

Big Shot

You May Be Right