I'm certainly no expert, but I have gotten better over the course of this tour. (Of course, my shows are arena shows, so the conditions are very different.) I turn the flash off since it isn't going to have any effect from so far away. I also take LOTS! My theory is that there will be a few good ones mixed in. Thank goodness memory cards have gotten so much cheaper. The burst setting has also been helpful. Because of the slight delay that digital cameras have between when you push the button and when the photo is taken, taking a batch at once has gotten me some good ones. Some people recommend the sports setting if your camera has pre-sets, but I haven't had much luck with that one on my Panasonic. I use the normal setting or the high-sensitivity one. Oh yeah, one last word of advice -- location, location, location. Being close makes it all SO much easier! I got the shots below when Backstage was really good to me with 7th row on Hugh's side in Greensboro, 10th row in the center in Atlanta (night 1), and 7th row on Richie's side in Atlanta (night 2). I have some decent shots from the first level of seating in Chicago, but nothing as good as these. And I just gave up from the second level in Nashville.

Say what you will about Backstagers, but they have concert photography down to an art form. Most of the pro shots I've seen haven't been anywhere near as good as what I've seen on Backstage. And the pros get better access and can bring in monster cameras.

Here are a few of my better shots from the Lost Highway.

Greensboro (Hallelujah, obviously):


Atlanta night 1 (Just Older, I think):


Atlanta night 2:


Atlanta night 2:


Atlanta night 2 (tough guitar to photograph -- so much sparkle!):


Atlanta night 2 (HAND, obviously -- still a little fuzzy, but probably the best I'll ever get of the moment):


Atlanta night 2:


Atlanta night 2 (another hard one to get even though they do it every night -- I missed it the night before when I was in the center section and it would have been really good):