There are many people who think nightclub photography provides photographers with a limited skill set that applies to taking photos only in nightclubs. That’s the wrong way to think. In fact, nightclub photography prepares you for many different types of photography.

Two common areas nightlife photographers get into are band photography and concert photography. If you’re a nightclub photographer, definitely look into opportunities to be a band or concert photographer because you will have a solid foundation to do a good job.

Whether you’re shooting bands in small bars or are the photographer at a big concert, there are several things that will be different than what you may be used to, but not difficult to master with your nightclub photography skills.

1. You need a really fast lens, f/2.8 or faster. At many band or concert photography gigs, you will not be able to use your flash. You need to have a lens that can shoot in low light very well.
2. Use spot metering. Because you probably will shoot without a flash, you don’t want stage lighting to force your camera to underexpose your subject and make them a shadow. Using spot metering and focusing on your subject, let’s say a singer, will tell your camera to meter based on your subject and not any other lighting in the frame.
3. Have a telephone lens handy, preferably a 70mm-200mm f/2.8 lens. In band and concert photography, you don’t want to get in the way of people watching, so you don’t want to position yourself in between bands and the audience. You might get in the way and begin to annoy people. So, you need to position yourself further away and just zoom in to shoot your subjects.

These 3 quick tips will help you get a head start. Your understanding of nightclub photography should take you to the next level.

A common question among aspiring nightclub photographers is how much do nightlife photographers make a night. It will depend on a photographer’s experience level, what exactly the person is asked to do on the job, and one’s city.

Clearly, if a person has more experience, his or her pay rate will be more because people assume they will get more and better photos than if they hired less experienced photographers. If a photographer is asked to shoot at a club, does the job involve any photo booth and/or kiosk work, or is the job solely about walking around the club and snapping photos. How much you get paid will depend on exactly what you do? Lastly, larger, more popular cities tend to have a higher standard of living, hence, nightclub photography jobs should pay better than lesser known cities, states, or even countries.

To give you guys an idea of how much you should make for one shoot, $100-$300 is average for about 2-3 hours. Again, that is an average. Some people get more, others get less. If you’re starting out, expect to charge about $50-$75 a night at first. Build your portfolio and experience, then you can negotiate for more.

What’s happening on November 1? After a very, very long time, it’s finally done. The Ultimate Nightclub Photography Guide is now going public! For those of you who have been waiting for so long for this, we are sure you’re going to find the guide to be very informative and useful.

The Ultimate Nightclub Photography Guide will be available to the public on November 1, 2010 for the normal rate of $97. You’ll make more than that in just 1 or 2 shoots as a nightclub photographer. Believe me, the guide is worth more than that!

However, for a 24 hour period, we are going to have a GREAT Early Bird rate that will NEVER be this low again. Both the guide and the free bonuses will be yours for a very affordable price.

To get in on this one-time, 24 hour Early Bird special, make sure to sign up to our email list so we can send you more details. For signing up, we’ll also send you a sample of the guide and a 3 day video mini-course! Sign up now!

Hi everyone! It’s been a long time. I’ve been a busy guy working on various projects. I wanted to let you all know that I am sharing free video nightclub photography tips at Nightclub Photography TV. Boy, it’s been ages, and our guide is still not complete! Sorry, we’re perfectionists! To hold everyone over though, check out the free weekly episodes at NPTV. I’ve posted the latest episode here. Another one will be airing tomorrow. (There will be a new episode every Monday.)

So it’s October, and July came and went. We were supposed to launch the guide then and and revamp the web site a little bit. Unfortunately, I’ve been tied up with some other work I have going which has been keeping me from finishing things. We are definitely still here though and will have the guide ready for all of you early 2010! Guaranteed!!! For all of you who have emailed inquiring about the guide, it is not yet for purchase, which is why you cannot get to the shopping cart yet. As I mentioned though, we will get everything up and running for all of you ASAP. Again, sorry for the delay. It will be worth the wait.