I'm a Canon guy. All of these images were shot with a Canon EOS 30D, and a wide variety of lenses. My current arsenal consists of a 50mm f/1.4, 17-35mm f/2.8 and a 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6. I also have a Canon Speedlite 430EX, Gary Phong Lightsphere Cloud, and a cheap wireless trigger via eBay, just to top things off.
Most images go through two steps of post-processing - using both Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop - mainly for colour correction and gentle cropping. There are a few extreme cases (I'm looking at you, Sebastien Grainger) where more serious edits have been required. But for the most part, I try to control as much as possible in camera. You can find more pictures, including all the concerts I've shot, on Flickr.
I've shot many parties, concerts and events in the past, and yours can be next. If you're interested, drop me a line at mbraga@horriblefanfare.com and we'll talk.
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All photos © Matthew Braga.