Shoot and edit class ic concert photos

Get out and about to capture the vitality of performance, then deal with the effects of low light and bring out the colour of the scene

Sean McCormack Photographer and writer Sean McCormack is a photographer and writer based in Galway in the west of Ireland. He’s the author of The Indispensable-Guide toLightroomCC. seanmcfoto.com

Back in the days of film, grain was par for the course in concert photography. It was simply a result of the ISO required, meaning a lot of push processing. We’re blessed with digital, especially with current cameras that allow us clean files at higher ISO. Even if it’s not perfect, we can still use Lightroom to extract even more from it.

Then there’s the look. All those classic concert images shot on various films have their own unique character. Lightroom is the perfect place to get that mix of old and new: the super-clean look of digital, mixed with the colour character of old film.