Some shots from a High School Play.

Tee Why

Went a buddy to help him out shooting a high school play. Basically, the play consisted of dialogues in a small theater space. The place was lit only by gelled spot lights so lighting was tricky. I basically shot mostly at ISO 800 and aperture pretty much wide open to keep the noise down, and partial or center weighted metered off the face, throwing the background black. I used a little -EVF so the face retains the shadows. I just saw Star Trek again on DVD, so I'm thinking flares. And since the subjects are standing in the dark talking, I wasn't sure how else to approach it. So here are some of the shots.
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toddb

nice collection
love how you turned a potentially difficult shoot into something impressive. Very nice.

Tee Why

thank you

jethibod

Love #s 1, 5 and 7. #1 I like because of the great light on her hair, #5 because it's like I'm there in the theatre watching the fella do a monologue, and #7 for the emotion on the woman's face.

Thanks for sharing - very inspiring!!

divamum

Reeeaallllly NICE job on these in tough conditions!! I love how you used the (minimal!) available light to really enhance the subjects. Were you able to move around?

Tee Why

Thank you guys.
Yes, this was the final dress rehersal, so my buddy and I were on stage and could move around. Otherwise, I would not be able to get those compositions.