{"id":2796,"date":"2019-10-11T10:25:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T09:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonday.com\/news\/?p=2796"},"modified":"2022-01-11T22:20:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T22:20:26","slug":"i-love-theatre-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonday.com\/news\/i-love-theatre-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"I love Theatre Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Theatres are magical places where wonder and entertainment go hand in hand. The colours, the clothing, the lighting, it all creates a wonderous realm of possibility for all ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When TOPS Musical Productions<\/a> asked me to photograph the dress rehearsal at the Princess Theatre<\/a> in Torquay I jumped at the chance. There is a real challenge to this kind of photography because it is a lot more difficult to get right, due to the constant lighting changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Earlier that day, I was in Cornwall, photographing a ceremony<\/a>. TOPS made sure I had a parking space at the theatre and I arrived with time to spare, ready for a completely different lighting challenge 😀<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is so much talk and debate about Mirrorless vs DSLR cameras. I shoot mirrorless and having a real-time image of the photo I’m about to take is a game-changer for me. Face and Eye-tracking seal the deal. I love my old DSLR’s but there is too much about Mirrorless I would miss if I ever went back to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theatres are one place where shooting on auto will almost certainly fail. Even in manual, my camera was telling me I was way underexposed, when in fact, the cast and relevant parts of the stage were perfectly lit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to thank TOPS Musical Productions and the Princess Theatre for allowing me to photograph the dress rehearsal. It was a whole lot of fun and I enjoyed every minute of it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’d like me to photograph your event, festival or theatre production please see my event photography<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full album for the photos below can be found on my CATS at Princess Theatre Album<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n