Letters

Here is a picture I took from 2nd row at the Camden, NJ show. "Two Sides Of The Coin" I'm calling this one. I am taking this picture from one side of Paul as the background screen is showing him from the exact opposite position. I am a novice photographer using an $80.00 camera. I have been going to KISS shows and taking pictures. I have learned a few things I would like to share: 1. Every aspect of a KISS concert is designed to be a photographic moment, basically. 2. KISS makes it easy for you. They will pose for you if they see your camera, eventually. (Especially the biggest ham on Earth, Gene) 3. Take care of things CAN control. Make sure you have auto-lighting, anti-shake and all the other "auto" technology available in use on your camera. 4. Hold the camera still while taking the picture. (I cannot emphasize this enough.) 5. Realize there are many things you CANNOT control. Stage lights flare up and move around. KISS will move around. Lighting will reflect at different angles off of different moving objects. And, the guy in front of you will put his hands up in the air just as you are about to get that one in a million shot. 6. Take LOTS of pictures. Just keep pressing the shutter button. For every 20 or 30 pics that come out not so great you will get a good one. Good enough to show off right here in KISS Letters. These are a few tips I could think of offhand. I love the way KISS has embraced today and today's technologies. There was a time, not long ago, cameras were not allowed into concerts. You had to be a Bob Gruen or a Mark Weiss to take really cool photos at concerts. As a kid I looked at KISS through the eyes of photogs like them. In reality they are members of KISS, in a way. Maybe not the cliche "5th member". But they must be honorary members in some way or another. It is the most wonderful feeling to be able to take my own super cool KISS pictures. You should, too. Give it a try.