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There’s no rules in taking photographs, anything captured can be classed as a photograph and all the techniques you read about are merely guidelines / recommendations and aren’t definitive ways of taking amazing photos (well people do love breaking the rules). I try to use a few of the classics when shooting band photos, the main one being the rules of third and not using flash at gigs to capture the stage lights and effects. You still need some guidelines when shooting in the end.
After taking photos of Okkervil River, I’ve added a new rule to my list. Always position yourself to the left. Now why would you have an advantage when taking photos from the left? Is there a blaring good reason why? Can anyone think why without reading my explanation? It’s actually pretty obvious when you think about it and only a factor I’ve become aware of.
