{"id":6162,"date":"2022-08-19T05:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T04:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonday.com\/news\/?p=6162"},"modified":"2022-07-18T13:11:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T12:11:48","slug":"theatre-photographer-for-the-dress-rehearsal-of-shrek-at-the-princess-theatre-in-torquay-devon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonday.com\/news\/theatre-photographer-for-the-dress-rehearsal-of-shrek-at-the-princess-theatre-in-torquay-devon\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatre Photographer for the dress rehearsal of ‘Shrek’, at the Princess Theatre in Torquay, Devon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I really do love Theatre Photography<\/a> and one of the best parts is being the Photographer for dress rehearsals. A local amateur theatre company put on one of the most professional productions I’ve seen to date! Let’s see how it went and how I was able to deliver the first 90 promotional photos within 3 hours of the show ending…<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

TOADS Stage Musical<\/a> is based in Torquay and this was the first time they had asked me to be the photographer for their company. These jobs usually come in 2 or 3 parts. The first is headshots and group shots for the programme and advertising. Sometimes there are requirements for some on-location shots for promotional material, but there was no need for this performance. The third, and for me, the most exciting part, is photographing the dress rehearsal at the Theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dress rehearsal is usually the day before the show goes live. That means a very fast turn-around is needed to deliver at least a good amount of the photos. Part of the fun (and challenge) of theatre photography is the lighting and the issues it causes for photography (I’m looking straight at you Purple Beam of Doom!). Thankfully, the LX on this performance was on another level! In-camera, the skin tones were pretty much perfect because the lighting was so well done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are edited but I didn’t even need to use one my own presets, it’s mostly just highlights, shadows, and masking the pit in front of the stage to be darker for the wider shots…<\/p>\n\n\n