Day 501 - My final salute to the theater dept.

ISO 100, 35mm, f/6.3, 1/200 sec

As I was slaving away at the computer this afternoon, a group of students entered my office. Admittedly, I hardly recognized them. They were a few of the cast members from the theater production, sans costume.

They presented me with this beautiful bouquet of flowers and a card signed by everyone thanking me for the photos I took last week.

A beautiful gesture that I appreciate more than they will ever know.

Day 498 - Endings and beginnings

 

The play this term is called "Museum" and rather than putting it on stage in the auditorium, they held it in the Art Gallery.

The audience sat in folded chairs on risers in the hall and outside viewing through the gallery windows.

 

I was ready to shoot, moving in close when the director asked me to move out to where the audience would be sitting. 

My ah-ha moment was OMG, I'm gonna be shooting wide, through a window and the lighting was a crap shoot.

 

They weren't set-up shots, we were running through the entire play backwards.

As I drove home over two hours later, I had to laugh. Last week I shot a wedding in the pouring rain, this week I am shooting through windows.

Yup, I love what I do.