Built for concert photographers, by concert photographers
Stop guessing what worked last time.
Log your camera settings by venue and artist, pull them straight from a photo, and walk into every pit ready to shoot.
Free to try for your first 3 shows, then a one-time $9.99 unlock. No subscription. No ads, no tracking, ever.
The pit remembers, so you don't have to
Shooting a show is a scramble. The light is brutal, the song is half over, and you are trying to remember what got you the shot last time you were in this room. Pit Companion remembers for you. Log the settings that actually worked by venue and by artist, import them straight from a photo, see how you usually shoot each room, and run a pre-show checklist to a green light.
Your logbook lives on your phone and needs no account. Built by SCENE IN THE DARK for the people in the pit.
How you shoot here
Everything you need in the pit, nothing you don't.
Log every show
Save what worked by venue and artist: shutter, aperture, ISO, mode, white balance, focus, metering, plus a note to your future self.
Import from a photo
Pick a frame from the night and Pit Companion reads the EXIF and fills in the settings, matching the camera and lens to your gear list.
Remember each room
Filter your log by venue and see how you usually shoot there: typical shutter and aperture, ISO range, the look you go for.
Pre-show prep checklist
Run a checklist to a green "ready to shoot" light. Edit and reorder items, reset between shows, and never leave a card unformatted.
Setlist and show photos
Snap the setlist taped to the stage or add a few frames from the night, attached to the show and saved on your device.
Night-vision mode
One tap turns the whole app red to protect your dark-adapted eyes in a black room. Try it on this page, top right.
Share as a card
Turn any logged show into a clean, branded "shot recipe" card, or a "show-ready" card from the prep screen. Every card carries the app.
Community, if you want it
Search shows by artist, venue, or city and see how others shot them. Swap notes, post anonymously. Opt-in, off by default, fully moderated.
Built-in beginner's guide
A plain-language starter: settings, fast glass, back-button focus, RAW, the three-song rule, and pit etiquette.
Your gear and venues
Keep your camera and lens list and your venues, so logging a show is only a few taps.
Yours by default
The logbook is on your phone and needs no account. No ads, no tracking, ever. The community is opt-in.
One-time unlock
Log your first 3 shows free, then unlock everything once for $9.99. No subscription, ever.
A look inside
Five taps deep, already dialed.
Swipe to see more.
Compare notes in the pit
A community, only if you want one.
Search shows by artist, venue, or city and see how other photographers shot them. Share tips, swap notes on gear and rooms, and post anonymously if you like.
- Opt-in and off by default. Your logbook stays private.
- Fully moderated: report, block, and clear community guidelines.
- Post anonymously. No account needed for your own logbook.
New to the pit?
The concert photography beginner's guide.
Settings, fast glass, back-button focus, RAW, the three-song rule, and pit etiquette. Plain language, and free. Pop in your email and we'll send you the PDF, and tell you the moment the app launches.
Pricing
Buy it once.
Free to try, log your first 3 shows.
One-time unlock · no subscription, ever
- Unlimited shows, venues, and gear
- Import from photos, prep checklist, share cards
- The optional community and the beginner's guide
- No ads and no tracking, on-device by default
Free guide + launch alert
Be first in the pit.
Sign up to find out when Pit Companion hits the App Store and Google Play, and get the free concert photographer's beginner's guide (PDF) on the house. No spam, no tracking.
We'll email you the guide now, and a note when the app launches. Unsubscribe any time.
Get Pit Companion
Walk into the next one already ready.
Coming soon to iOS and Android. Get the launch email so you don't miss it.