[RobertaForster]

Finally the great day arrived! Everything is ready for the show, camera in the purse, camcorders, tickets and finally you accomplished your biggest dream: to meet the Scorpions. And them you look the pictures that you took of this unique moment: what a disaster!! In your picture with Klaus, it had shadow in his face, hiding it. In the photo with Matthias it had so much light that is hard to see that he had a nose. Your photo with Rudolf is completly without focus, and with James and Pawel the photo it is so decentralized that it seems they are falling from the photo, complete disequilibrium in the image. Nobody deserves it!

Well, I would enter in panic if something like that happened with me, and to prevent that this occurs, there is some basic tips to guarantee a good picture with our golden boys.

The sun is shining, the day is beautiful, and you are going to take a photo with Klaus, so you don't need to turn on the flash, right? WRONG! To know if you need turn off or turn on the flash, you need to analyze the situation, What position the sun is? In your front, behind you or accurately above of you? If the sun is behind you, it exists great possibilities of you and yours beloved Klaus to leave completely dark in the photo. In that case, if your camera is a common digital or analogical camera, just turn on the flash, it will take the shadows off and will make that the figure in focus (you and Klaus for example) and the background will be in complete harmony. If you will be using one professional camera or some other camera that allows manual control make sure that the obturator catches the conditions of light of the background and not of the object in focus (you and Klaus in this case), and them turn on the flash. If you cach the conditions of light of the object in focus, the object probably will be well illuminated but the background will be total blown up of light. If the sun is not behind you, great, but you still could needs to turn on the flash, if somebody in the photo be using a hat or a cap, make shure that this is not generating shadows in their faces, mainly if the sun be in the top, and yes, use the flash, always make shure if there is shadows in excess to know if you need or not need to use the flash.

Lets put the photo in focus, for a perfect balance, lets photograph Rudolf accurately in the middle of the photo, right? WRONG! A balance picture the most of time is not in the middle, although static, the image needs to be dynamic (if you have interest read bout Gestalt) a minimum displacement of the image if makes necessary to generate a good balance and dynamics in the look of those who observes the photography. Certifyd that it does not have a "sky" in excess in the photography, the majority of the people has the trend to place the head of the person photographed accurately in the line of the horizon, being generated an enormous disequilibrium in the image. Make sure that the camera is making focus in Rudolf, not in background!

But, don't forget, all the rules have an exception. You need to be able to see and realize the moment of the photo to make your choice.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/99/31237 ... 0e44_o.jpg
in this photo, for example, Klaus is completely in the middle of the photo, but the dynamic equilibrium is on his arms and in the light point behind him.

some examples...

Great photo, good framing in first plane
http://www.the-scorpions.com/coppermine ... 7_1429.jpg

Wonderful pic framing in general plane
http://www.the-scorpions.com/coppermine ... 7_1454.jpg

There's a not so good framing of two people (this is I wanted mean about people "falling" from the photo and the heads in the line of horizon, a "sky" in excess, and they are exatly in the middle of the photo, if you look you can realize that it's not good, better another framing)
http://www.the-scorpions.com/coppermine ... p;pos=-473

There is a GREAT framing of two people:
http://www.the-scorpions.com/coppermine ... o_1999.JPG

[sunit]

Excellente!!! Lookin forward to see the pics you click at Manaus...should be a treat to the eyes!! One basic tip I would like to add- Donot ask a band member to take your pics with a another one..

...SCORPIONS ROCK!!!...

[marieta]

Ro,the DAY is near! Youll manage to take the pics! Im looking forward to seeing them!

[RobertaForster]

Hi friends! Acctually I'm not a professional photographer, but I have a passion for photography, I know basic things to make a good simple photo, I intent to make a specialization in photography after my university, probably next year
I hope make great photos in Manaus and S£o Paulo! \o/

[sunit]

Well as far as passion for photography goes..people say the first thing I spoke after my birth was not "Mommy" or "Daddy", it was "Camera!!"... but sadly to this day I could not figure out how to click a Camera!!! Hey Ro, we are looking forward to viewing all those snaps you take....I think you are definitely a better photographer than me!! Wish you happy clicking...The pics will be great!!

...SCORPIONS ROCK!!!...

[laforoklausica2]

super Ro !!! you are very cool !!! i am so happy with this scorpions concerts in Brazil..my friend Luciano (onlyaman) from this web will go to all the scorpions concerts in Brazil ...is fantastic!!!

[Gabi6912]

Hi Ro,

Lol, I like your opinion and you are right, it may be really a terrible feeling to see back an almost unenjoyable photo about "the big moment", just you know, fans are often too excited to pay their attention to each detail so preciously, but I wish you to make this theory real and to take your dreams' pics with the band.

[RobertaForster]

jejej Gracias Marichu! Luciano y Nycce van a todos los conciertos, yo solo no me voy al conci de Recife porque no tengo m¡s di±ero!

LOL Gabi, it's not to hard, it's just turn on the flash when its needs and make a good focus hehehehehehe

[Inulka]

I've never cared about cam, just for such cases made automatic mode and even gave my cam to make pix to the friends who r complete zero in making pix...but I can't complain on quality, it's good enough
And, yes, Gabi is right, when u have a few time to meet the band the last thing u care about is how to fix cam for the best quality, each second is too much
for example: http://photofile.ru/users/innascorp/602789/12512200/
or (the stage view)
http://photofile.ru/users/innascorp/1360865/29037303/

[RobertaForster]

Originally posted by Inulka
I've never cared about cam, just for such cases made automatic mode and even gave my cam to make pix to the friends who r complete zero in making pix...but I can't complain on quality, it's good enough
And, yes, Gabi is right, when u have a few time to meet the band the last thing u care about is how to fix cam for the best quality, each second is too much
for example: http://photofile.ru/users/innascorp/602789/12512200/
or (the stage view)
http://photofile.ru/users/innascorp/1360865/29037303/


haha yeah, you're right, but I'm just giving tipes if someone want to pay attention on this If you can do it and guarantee a photo quality, great, if you can't, it's good anyway

[Gaby]

Originally posted by RobertaForster
Finally the great day arrived! Everything is ready for the show, camera in the purse, camcorders, tickets and finally you realized your big dream: to meet the Scorpions. And them you look the pictures that you took of this unique moment: what a disaster!! In your picture with Klaus, it had shadow in his face, hiding it. In the photo with Matthias it had so much light that is hard to see that he had a nose. Your photo with Rudolf is completly without focus, and with James and Pawel the photo it is so decentralized that it seems they are falling from the photo, complete disequilibrium in the image. Nobody deserves it!

Well, I would enter in panic if something like that happened with me, and to prevent that this occurs, there is some basic tips to guarantee a good picture with our golden boys.

The sun is shining, the day is beautiful, and you are going to take a photo with Klaus, so you don't need to turn on the flash, right? WRONG! Analyze the situation, What position the sun is? In your front, behind you or accurately above of you? If the sun is behind you, it exists great possibilities of you and yours beloved Klaus to leave completely dark in the photo. In that case, if your camera is a common digital or analogical camera, just turn on the flash, it will take the shadows off and will make that the figure in focus (you and Klaus for example) and the background will be in complete harmony. If you will be using one professional camera or some other camera that allows manual control make shure that the obturator catches the conditions of light of the background and not of the object in focus (you and Klaus in this case), and them turn on the flash. If you cach the conditions of light of the object in focus, the object probably will be well illuminated but the background will be total blown up of light. If the sun is not behind you, great, but you still could needs to turn on the flash, if somebody in the photo be using a hat or a cap, make shure that this is not generating shadows in their faces, mainly if the sun be in the top, and yes, use the flash, always make shure if there is shadows in excess to know if you need or not need to use the flash.

Lets put the photo in focus, for a perfect balance, lets photograph Rudolf accurately in the middle of the photo, right? WRONG! A balance picture never is in the middle, although static, the image needs to be dynamic (if you have interest read bout Gestalt) a minimum displacement of the image if makes necessary to generate a good balance and dynamics in the look of those who observes the photography. Certifyd that it does not have a "sky" in excess in the photography, the majority of the people has the trend to place the head of the person photographed accurately in the line of the horizon, being generated an enormous disequilibrium in the image. Make sure that the camera is making focus in Rudolf, not in background!

But, don't forget, all the rules have an exception. You need to be able to see and perceive the moment of the photo to make your choice.
in this photo, for example, Klaus is completely in the middle of the photo, but the dynamic equilibrium is on his arms and in the light point behind him:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/99/31237 ... 0e44_o.jpg

After I'll post a schematical examples of things you must and things you must not do in the hour of photograph


Isn't easy to obtain good photos,but I will try make it

[Cristinutza]

hahahahaha!
Ro, you think you have time to do all that thinking? Believe me, you don't!
just set the camera on auto mode and push the button. the pic is not that important, only the memory of that moment is.

[Destiny]

Last time my camera has maked photo with Pawel,but it was cold and after 4 hours of expectation it stopped to work.And I couldn't to photograph Klaus .Waiting for next time to use Ro's advises

[RobertaForster]

Originally posted by Cristinutza
hahahahaha!
Ro, you think you have time to do all that thinking? Believe me, you don't!
just set the camera on auto mode and push the button. the pic is not that important, only the memory of that moment is.


haha But I love photography, believe me, I think all these things, it's natural for me, you just neet to train your eyes and it will be so natural like brush teeth

[RobertaForster]

Originally posted by Destiny
Last time my camera has maked photo with Pawel,but it was cold and after 4 hours of expectation it stopped to work.And I couldn't to photograph Klaus .Waiting for next time to use Ro's advises


whats a ***, it was happened with the professional cam of my cousin, who lives in Spain, she was traveling with her husband and was so cold that the cam has broken In this time, it's good the have the old analogical cam, I love the oldest analogical reflex

[Gaby]

My difficult is to make photos in the night.
Sometimes some photos was very bad [:xx]

[ChrisLively]

Get a good cam, with an excelent flash....you may say Cheese and they will smile....loool
take good pics Ro

[RobertaForster]

Originally posted by Gaby
My difficult is to make photos in the night.
Sometimes some photos was very bad [:xx]


In this case, you need to use the flash just when you’re close of the “Objectâ€

[ChrisLively]

Originally posted by Gaby
My difficult is to make photos in the night.
Sometimes some photos was very bad [:xx]



Sony digital cameras and Casio Exilim are the best on nights pics, also they have the video record option, just in case

[Destiny]

Originally posted by RobertaForster
Originally posted by Destiny
Last time my camera has maked photo with Pawel,but it was cold and after 4 hours of expectation it stopped to work.And I couldn't to photograph Klaus .Waiting for next time to use Ro's advises


whats a ***, it was happened with the professional cam of my cousin, who lives in Spain, she was traveling with her husband and was so cold that the cam has broken In this time, it's good the have the old analogical cam, I love the oldest analogical reflex


In that time my mother has an old camera but when she saw Klaus ...Mom forgot about camera and has been greeting him