The Jazz Singer

[ccphoto]

Actually, a budding high school senior who sings in her brother's Jazz Ensemble, Horn Stew.

This was by far the worst stage lighting I've had to endure in the Backstage Pass Series.

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[Tronhard]

Well, I have to say that you did a great job under trying circumstances!

I used to do stage lighting many moons ago and I would always tell the cast that they must feel the light on their faces if they wanted to be seen. On one occasion I created a set completely from carefully focused and placed lights. It was really dramatic and, if I say so myself, it was really good, and I looked forward to appreciation from the local paper's theatre correspondent who I knew was a lighting aficionado himself. Sadly the theatre critic was sick that night and was replaced by the auto correspondent, who began his review with "I was drawn into the play from the moment the theatre lights dipped and the set was lit on high beam..."

[ccphoto]

Thanks, Trev. Trying is a nice way of saying it But I like working in that light on most occasions. It makes PP a real adventure. I'll have more images from tonight, tomorrow.

[Dave Humphries]

I started doing stage lighting at school and then ended up in a job doing TV production, some of which were recordings of theatre productions.

The two forms of lighting are (as I'm sure Chris and Trev already know) completely different - theatrical lighting has to be contrasty to account for the human eye's adaptability, but camera sensors; be they TV or still, perform better with far less tonal range, so lighting a set for TV or photography is a different animal altogether.

I have to say, the subject was not what I was expecting from the thread title Chris

As Trev has said, you've handled it well.

The only issue (beyond your control?) is that if you hadn't mentioned who she was and what she was doing, we'd never have known; there being nothing in the shot that differentiates it from say, a street portrait of a girl in a neon lit area of town.

Dave

[ccphoto]

This is one where I wished now I hadn't shifted position to omit the microphone from the frame. It was taken out of context from a series of shots that would have placed her properly, but I really liked the shot and wanted to share it early. I have since added "Awaiting Her Cue" to the title. Perhaps that will help to clarify.