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Forum: Photographic Technique
04-04-2017, 10:27 PM
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Glad it went well!
I somehow missed that you were shooting the actual performance, and not just the dress rehearsal. When I am able to be there for a dress rehearsal as well, I take notes about the performances so I will know what to photograph during the show. Like, the performer(s) enters right for the second number, or where to photograph from if I am able to move around, or what white balance and exposure settings to use, if the lights are changing from one act to another.
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Forum: Photographic Technique
04-02-2017, 09:14 AM
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Forum: Photographic Technique
03-31-2017, 10:40 PM
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My only additional suggestion is that when the dancing first starts, you will may be still figuring out what you are doing (this usually happens to me, and I have photographed a good number performances). So whatever you can test out before any actual dancing starts is good. If they have the stage lighting on while the dancers are going over their marks or something, try taking a few photos there to test out the exposures to check that you have the right settings for all of the exposure, shutter speed, and enough depth of field, as much as you can.
Also, I don't know about ballet, but I assume they will not be using color lighting (as Brooke's photos illustrate). But if they do, and you have a chance, try to test out your white balance also, before the action starts. Bright LED lighting makes it easy to blow out one of your color channels in a way that might not be recoverable afterward.
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