Right so i went and Visited the Civic theater for my first organised trip. I was told to visit there at 1.00 and a member of staff would meet me and take me to the house manager who would then take me to the dressing rooms. Well i turned up at 1.00 with all my equipment ready and sorted went to the door they told me to and knocked, a lady answered and told me they couldn't let people in until 2.00 (bearing in mind the show starts at 2.30) so i started panicking and told her i was a photographer (student) who was coming to photograph the actors getting ready and she said she didn't know the person i was meant to be meeting and she hadn't been told about me.
I told her i would go ask at the ticket office they mite know more. So i went to the ticket office explained again, but Peter Tate apparently had not told them i was coming. Eventually after about 20 minutes of the staff racing after people asking if they knew i was allowed in they let me in. I was met by a man called Chris who led me to the actors rooms. I met 2 friendly ladies (main actors)who didn't mind getting the pictures taken so i made a start. I then asked if i could go to the men's changing rooms they for me seemed more photogenic for me and natural and laid back.
After half an hour of going to the actors rooms,men's and women's they told me i could photograph them practicing "the fight" a section within the performance there is an act which is practiced because it is rough and if its not done properly people can get hurt so they practiced that to make sure they just got it right.
The problems which i found were the practicing was took, although i took a flash with me it was hard reflecting the flash off objects because the roof was so high and the walls were to distant.(and i found front on flash too burnt out and vivid which spoilt the image) i did get some images of the practice which because it was slow, dark hence the slow shutter speed i think i captured a sense of movement within some of the images.
Over all i think the trip went well. I found the images of the actors getting ready much more successful than the practices on the stage.Although some are usable but i would like feedback on the images before i edit them.
Image wise i took a lot of images that day so i had plenty to choose from the problem is i now have to many to choose from. My method to this problem is keep looking through them all the image i spend more time over and get a little excited at are the ones worth editing so far I have 2 definite.
The problem i have found is that realistically i only have a choice of about 2-3 shows coming up at the civic theater. And i dont want it to look like i have resorted to only entering my first lot of images. From KEZ (which show lack of effort and organisation)when we are allowed a minimum of 7 . So right now I'm thinking 2,3 images per show i shoot.
I just need to think how i will link the images within a portfolio with them being from different shows, having them run smoothly and to not stop and start like this is one show this is another show etc. I think to get clarification in my head i need to have a word with the teacher on how to have them flow smoothly rather than grinding.
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