I got my first camera at 13 as a Christmas gift form my parents.
My interest grew through high school from taking a bunch of photography classes, but I had always struggled in finding the right subject— what I wanted to shoot.
Then I went to a bunch of concerts at a variety of Charleston venues during my freshman year at CofC.
Finally, I had my focus— concert photography.
Since July of 2015, I have photographed over 30 concerts.
Countless people ask me how I get to do this, so here are five tips for a beginning concert photographer.
by Brett Tighe