It's always a blast shooting the Greencastle Music Fest in Greencastle, Indiana. I've been hired by organizers three out of the past four years, including this past weekend. I feel more comfortable photographing the event each time, as I'm familiar with the setup, expectations, and more importantly, the lighting I'll be working with, which includes bright evening sun, dusk and the after-dark concert on the town square.

The set of photos above were shot using my Canon T3i with external flash on top of the camera in TTL mode. As festival photographer, I had access to the stage area, both behind and beside, which I used as much as possible.

The results of the test shots at the Greencastle Music Fest in Greencastle, IN yesterday with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 camera turned out sharp, other than some user error/learning curve with some focusing issues.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 turned out to be exactly what I needed for this situation - candids of the crowd during the daylight hours. The promoter wanted photos of kids playing in the children's area, adults playing corn hole (we do that a lot in Indiana), and folks just sitting around in their lawn chairs watching the festivities and waiting on the bands to play.

My Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 arrived yesterday and I have to admit I was a little leary of purchasing a Bridge camera (between a point-and-shoot and DSLR) instead of upgrading my T3i. However, I also feel like I DID actually upgrade from my T3i, which was manufactured in 2011.

I won't go into all the details about the Lumix DMC-FZ300, other than a quick overview of 4K video, RAW ability, a 25-600 zoom at 2.8 from wide to full tele (huge advantage), and some very modern features like face-detection, and AutoFocus Continuous, which follows the subject as it moves, both of the latter are a big benefit to street photography, not to mention the wifi app that allows camera control from the iPhone for even more stealth street shooting.

See how this shot was taken in my Point-of-View Street Video #5: Indianapolis

This image is one of my favorites from the Streets of Indianapolis in 2019. I was looking for sharp contrast and shadows on this hot, sunny afternoon when I came across this guy peeking up at the sun.

See my collection of Street Photography Images here. Street Photography Workshops available where you can learn how to shoot and edit street photography no matter what town or city you live in or near. Contact me for workshop info.

See how this shot was taken in my Point-of-View Street Video #5: Indianapolis

One of the few times I relied on Photoshop to assemble an image. I shot a rapid-burst of seven frames as this gentleman passed by me in Downtown Indianapolis. I used photos two, four and six for the montage, and coincidentally all three had the feet in almost the same exact stride. Too good to pass up, so I broke my unwritten No-Photoshop rule. All rules are made to be broken.

See my collection of Street Photography Images here. Street Photography Workshops available where you can learn how to shoot and edit street photography no matter what town or city you live in or near. Contact me for workshop info.