Photographing community theater - Kiss Me Kate
- From: Mark Bohrer <markbohrer@xxxxxxx>
- To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, digitalusersgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:04:59 -0700
I got a request to photograph a local community theater's production of
the Cole Porter classic Kiss Me Kate. The theater was pleasantly
intimate, just 200 seats. As I scampered to different positions with
three cameras, I was glad it was a dress rehearsal with no shooting
restrictions - except no supplemental lighting.
That made it challenging - fast Leica prime lenses came in handy, but
longer zooms with IS helped.
My goal was telling the story in 20-30 pictures with close-ups of the
principals, plus unusual viewpoints and action. I also wanted to capture
ensemble activity. Since the theater group needed 8X10s for their lobby,
I had to choose compositions that displayed well at that size - making
group shots tougher:
http://tinyurl.com/ct8lja
All comments welcome.
Mark Bohrer
Active Light Photography
www.activelightphotography.com
Active portraits of your business on location
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