Re: Photographing community theater - Kiss Me Kate

Thanks, David, Ted and Ric for your kind comments.
The producer and cast were very happy with the pictures, and 13 of them are up in the theater lobby.
I was also asked to photograph the female lead's understudy after tomorrow night's performance. She may be stepping in for the lead, and they wanted pictures of her ready just in case.
I probably won't ever see any money from it, but shooting theater is great fun. 

Mark Bohrer
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David Young wrote:

Mark Bohrer offered:
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
Nicely done, Mark! More so because you didn't get to see one of the rehearsals, earlier. That always makes planning your shots much easier. 

All in all ... "Ya done good, kid!"

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Logan Lake, BC

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