Had the wonderful challenge to shoot the final tech rehearsal of Phantom at Hale Theatre. It's a brilliant show but the nature of the production is that it is lit very darkly. Superbly dramatic for the audience....bit of a nightmare for the photographer! ;-)
A couple of resulting shots below...
Wonderfully energetic musical with loads of foot-tapping sing-a-longs delivered by a great cast.
More fun than you can shake a stick at. The cast did an incredible job of learning this in about 3 weeks. This show has since been nominated for numerous awards at the AriZoni's.
Gertrude McFuzz and her dreamy tail.
The Cat In The Hat is back!
Some monkeying around.
Amazing Mayzie!
The city has very cleverly controlled development so that public spaces and gardens contrast with the dramatic skyscrapers. Makes for a great destination.
Can't see the skyscrapers for the trees?
This place blew my mind. Garden's By The Bay.
Everyone loves a laser show....
There is a surprise on every corner in Singapore. Some traditional....some very contemporary....all fascinating.
I was racing past this on the way to dinner and snapped it quickly. To my regret, I have no idea on it's significance or use. But isn't it beautiful?
The giant that is Marina Bay Sands.
ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay
The Singapore Flyer
Dramatic and emotional play with a superb cast. Clara, as the young Helen Keller was totally convincing as a blind, deaf, mute girl.
After an incredibly busy few days Event Producing in London it was great to have a day to revisit this brilliant city and some familiar sites....from unfamiliar angles.
Ok, it's over done in post but the sky was pleading for this!
Sometimes you have to go with the obvious.
London can seem a little sinister late at night...
Classic!
My first shoot in this brilliant theatre! It's in the round which presents challenges for the actors....and for me! Really fun production with talented local actors and a very dedicated technical and backstage team.
Performing in Disneyland was so much fun but doing it outside was pretty brutal. For the kids, it was so hot. For the camera, there was so much contrast of light...
Sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty!
Such a fun play with a great young cast at a great studio.
Photo-bombed by the Sound Designer!
During the month of December 2013 I thought it would be a fun idea to pick out a photo every day of the month that was representative of what I experienced on that day. It may not be a huge life-changing moment or be a photo that's going to win any awards - that wasn't the point. Just an image that reflected the day in question. Here are a few of them...
Never enough lights...
Elf is off-the-shelf!
A day filming in London, on an open top bus, in December. Are we mad?
Welcome to the M6 in England heading north.
My Mum's Christmas Dinner. Classic!
Great Studio 3 performance...
Glory to the Stage Manager...
The Aloha spirit is alive and well and makes you chilled! It was almost too much of an effort to push the shutter button...
Even the dancing here is a more relaxed pace. The fine detail and poise is quite beautiful though.
It's a wonderful sight to stumble across a turtle on a quiet beach. This fella was 4ft long.
Engulfed!
What a great smile!
Dating from 1893, this old Ghost Town in the Superstitition Mountains is a brilliant lesson in the history of Arizona's Gold Rush.
Some sensible policies back then!
Came across this wonderful old car round the back of one of the buildings. If it could speak...
The drive from the valley up to Sedona goes through multiple changes of scenery and is a brilliant way to show off Arizona to visiting friends from the motherland. The journey saves the best till last...
Not quite Ansel Adams...
Just hangin...
So good we went there twice!
We've got ourselves a situation!
Broadway workshop with actors from Spiderman.
Set-up for 'America's Got Talent' at Radio City Music Hall
A fun family trip to the Big Apple. Lots of sights, sounds and celebrations.
Cliche...check!
Manhattan is not vertically challenged!
Merci.
Every young girls utopia, right?
They don't make the Empire State Building gold for everyone.
Ball games were never allowed indoors when I was at school!
Altogether now "Wildcats everywhere...!"
Director Marcus Terrell Smith demands even more communal singing in the classroom!
Just about the most colourful theatre show you could imagine so some great opportunities for fun photography.
Sometimes there's more interest in not being obvious.
A dramatic, award-winning performance by Studio 3 Performing Arts.
