Every year Pt. Fermin Park in San Pedro, CA (Port of Los Angeles) is host to Shakespeare By the Sea. The plays take place in an open air theatre which is roughly 30' across the park and another 100' straight down to the crashing Pacific Ocean.
#1 - The opening act for the Bard's A Mid-Summer Night's Dream.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula from Pt. Fermin Park. #2
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Thank you Kira. Fortunately for me, I haven't found stage/theatre lighting to be "bad". Tricky yes ... but not truly bad. Tricky lighting, more often than not, adds more drama to the shot. In this case, the lighting was fairly even overall and no Spots. Spot lighting, especially in the hands of high school kids is deadly as the body will be highlighted and the face in shadows. This is a free event, open air clam shell theatre ... so stage production was minimal.
There are photographs everywhere. It is the call of photographers to see and capture those images.
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What's interesting about stage plays is that the faces are most of the time are filled emotions. And if hit by a perfect light, the output could be perfect.
GaryA wrote: Thank you Kira. Fortunately for me, I haven't found stage/theatre lighting to be "bad". Tricky yes ... but not truly bad. Tricky lighting, more often than not, adds more drama to the shot. In this case, the lighting was fairly even overall and no Spots. Spot lighting, especially in the hands of high school kids is deadly as the body will be highlighted and the face in shadows. This is a free event, open air clam shell theatre ... so stage production was minimal.
The facial expression is hilarious! Nice colors and lighting.
Eshan Rachit wrote: I find the 6th shot to be really fascinating. It has the most genuine emotion although the focus is a bit off but the composition is really good.
I agree! I like the last shot as well. Her face is really expressive.
Alyssa Briggs wrote: What's interesting about stage plays is that the faces are most of the time are filled emotions. And if hit by a perfect light, the output could be perfect.
I really like theatre ... it's all there for you ... like shooting fish in a barrel.
There are photographs everywhere. It is the call of photographers to see and capture those images.
www: garyayala.com
Eshan Rachit wrote: I find the 6th shot to be really fascinating. It has the most genuine emotion although the focus is a bit off but the composition is really good.
Thanks.
There are photographs everywhere. It is the call of photographers to see and capture those images.
www: garyayala.com
GaryA wrote: Thank you Kira. Fortunately for me, I haven't found stage/theatre lighting to be "bad". Tricky yes ... but not truly bad. Tricky lighting, more often than not, adds more drama to the shot. In this case, the lighting was fairly even overall and no Spots. Spot lighting, especially in the hands of high school kids is deadly as the body will be highlighted and the face in shadows. This is a free event, open air clam shell theatre ... so stage production was minimal.
The facial expression is hilarious! Nice colors and lighting.
It was a good time at a fun event.
There are photographs everywhere. It is the call of photographers to see and capture those images.
www: garyayala.com
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