I have press credentials for a local publication and get press passes from the venue promoter. Sometimes this allows me to only stand in front of the stage for two sets, other times I have “All Access” or “On Stage” or “Back Stage” access.

The lighting on the stage is setup for video, so my job is simple. All I have to do is set my white balance and shoot away. The fact that I have to shoot at 1600 ISO up to 6400 ISO, the noise in the images only add to the charisma.

I shoot using aperture priority, wide open. There are times I want subject movement, so I can close the aperture to get longer exposures, but those are “effect” shots and only represent about one out of every twenty or so exposures.

In your case, get a excellent meter conception of the stage and then set your camera to manual with those settings. Shoot the whole performance at those settings and if your shutter alacrity is quick enough and you are using the viewfinder on your camera instead of using the LCD at arms length, you should have a higher percentage of excellent crisp shots.

Check your user manual to see if you have a Shutter Priority Mode.

If not, try Sports or Action.

Hope this helps.

anyways get a professional camera, and dont use a digital camera…they just dont take excellent pictures at shows or concerts. get up really close, zoom in, and wait for a excellent time to take a picture