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  • 1.  Photos / Camera

    Posted yesterday

    Hello Friends,

    I tried my hand at taking photos during a dress rehearsal this year. I got...some...good shots.

    If you take your own photos, my questions are:

    1. What type of camera do you use? Which have you found is the best?
    2. What settings do you use? 
    3. Do you stage moments to photograph or do you just take pics as they perform?

    Thank you!

    Betsy



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    Betsy S. Goldman, she/any
    Theatre & Research Teacher
    Meridian Academy
    Jamaica Plain, MA
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  • 2.  RE: Photos / Camera

    Posted 6 hours ago
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    Hi Betsy,

    We've used a DSLR camera in the past, usually on a "burst" setting or in sports mode. Honestly, nowadays, most phones take amazing pictures. I always set up some staged publicity photos of the show a week or two before (with a photographer friend -- I swap for free advertising and social media tags) that we use to promote the show.



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    Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
    Theatre, Film, and Communications Instructor
    Shenandoah Valley Governor's School
    Fishersville, VA
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  • 3.  RE: Photos / Camera

    Posted 4 hours ago

    I use a Canon EOR R mirrorless camera. I keep my shutter speed set to 1/160 or higher and adjust my ISO up to compensate. My aperture is usually set between f.8 and f.16, but I might adjust it up or down depending on what moment I am capturing. I usually photograph two dress rehearsals and try to plan out moments that I want to capture. If you are photographing while they are actively acting (I feel like you get better pictures that way) you need a high quality camera with manual controls that you know how to use. 

    As an actor I have had people take pictures during a dress, but I have also worked with people who have done photo calls where they have a list of shots they want to get and the actors get into poses and pretend to talk.

    I have also had the experience of a hybrid method where we were rehearsing and the photographer or director would yell "hold" and we would freeze in the moment and have the picture taken. 

    If you are photographing with a phone or a camera that you are not super confident with, I would suggest doing a photo call or the hybrid method.



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    Brian Nordstrom
    IL
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  • 4.  RE: Photos / Camera

    Posted 2 hours ago

    I have a photo day--usually right before we have a show so they are not getting dressed with hair and makeup for no reason I often do it if I have a 2 show day where we take photos and I feed them. I stage photos, sometimes to get good angles, sometimes to get more people in a shot, sometimes to slow it down to get a moment I want.

    I just recently got a Sony 6100 to take photos and video of events with plenty of storage. 



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    Julie Benitez
    Theatre Teacher
    Granite Hills High School
    CA
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