Jesus Christ Superstar

mtonsbeek · 13th of April 2009 (Mon)

This is my first attempt at the performing arts side of photography.

Below 2 shots of a grammar school staging of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar. Photos taken with a 1Dm3 and the 85mm 1.2

I spent most of the evening trying to figure out how to balance the shallow depth of field with the lack of light. Really enjoyed it actually.

CC would be much appreated.

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JCSS1.jpg

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JCSS2.jpg

nuffi · 13th of April 2009 (Mon)

The first shot has a whole lot of negative space behind the subject's focus, and none in front of it. It looks like there's a bunch more action going on just out of frame to the right (or stage left, to the anal crew folk out there).

The second shot I like better, but there's still a bunch of nothing off to the left side of this image.

Phil.hearing · 13th of April 2009 (Mon)

to be honest the first shot isnt that great...but the second shot is quite powerful

Coppatop85 · 13th of April 2009 (Mon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by nuffi

The first shot has a whole lot of negative space behind the subject's focus, and none in front of it. It looks like there's a bunch more action going on just out of frame to the right (or stage left, to the anal crew folk out there).

The second shot I like better, but there's still a bunch of nothing off to the left side of this image.

Also would add the lighting here is kind of bad. Magenta/red light (to me) most of the time just ruins a shot.

Second one is great though.

René Damkot · 14th of April 2009 (Tue)

Agree that the second is the better shot. Is that a member of the audience getting ready to throw a paper plane in #2?

mtonsbeek · 14th of April 2009 (Tue)

Thanks for the input everyone. Much appreciated.
René, the 'paper plane' is actually part of the performance.
The supporting cast were waving red rags to add to the drama of Judas committing suicide.

roman_t · 14th of April 2009 (Tue)

i like second shot.

alan_potter · 14th of April 2009 (Tue)

You'd find it hard to do much with the first picture because of the different colours of light (bluish on the left of the picture, reddish on the right).

Agreed about the second one, though - a much stronger photograph. Might it benefit from a crop? There's a lot of dead space on the left hand side:

Untitled-1 copy.jpg

regards,
/alan

13th of April 2009 (Mon)	#1
mtonsbeek Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 456 IMAGE EDITING OK	Jesus Christ Superstar This is my first attempt at the performing arts side of photography. Below 2 shots of a grammar school staging of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar. Photos taken with a 1Dm3 and the 85mm 1.2 I spent most of the evening trying to figure out how to balance the shallow depth of field with the lack of light. Really enjoyed it actually. CC would be much appreated. 1. JCSS1.jpg 2. JCSS2.jpg __________________ 1DM3, 1DsM2, 300mm IS f2.8L, 85mm f1.2L, 17-40mm f4L, 70-200mm f2.8L IS USM, EF 100mm f2.8 Macro, MP-E65, Ring Lite MR-14EX Speedlite 580EX Gallery: www.tonsbeek.com

13th of April 2009 (Mon)	#3
Phil.hearing Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 741 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Jesus Christ Superstar to be honest the first shot isnt that great...but the second shot is quite powerful __________________ Canon 5D MK1 \| Holga 120s \| EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM \| EF 16 - 35mm f/2.8 L \| EF 70 - 200MM F/2.8 USM IS L \| Speedlite 580EX II \| www.philhearing.com

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René Damkot Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: enschede, netherlands Posts: 39,381 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Jesus Christ Superstar Agree that the second is the better shot. Is that a member of the audience getting ready to throw a paper plane in #2? __________________ "I think the idea of art kills creativity" - Douglas Adams Why Color Management. Color Problems? Click here. MySpace Get Colormanaged Twitter PERSONAL MESSAGING REGARDING SELLING OR BUYING ITEMS WITH MEMBERS WHO HAVE NO POSTS IN FORUMS AND/OR WHO YOU DO NOT KNOW FROM FORUMS IS HEREBY DECLARED STRICTLY STUPID AND YOU WILL GET BURNED.

14th of April 2009 (Tue)	#6
mtonsbeek Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 456 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Jesus Christ Superstar Thanks for the input everyone. Much appreciated. René, the 'paper plane' is actually part of the performance. The supporting cast were waving red rags to add to the drama of Judas committing suicide. __________________ 1DM3, 1DsM2, 300mm IS f2.8L, 85mm f1.2L, 17-40mm f4L, 70-200mm f2.8L IS USM, EF 100mm f2.8 Macro, MP-E65, Ring Lite MR-14EX Speedlite 580EX Gallery: www.tonsbeek.com

14th of April 2009 (Tue)	#7
roman_t Cream of the Crop Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Astana, Kazakhstan Posts: 5,221 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Jesus Christ Superstar i like second shot.

13th of April 2009 (Mon)	#2
nuffi Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 922 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Jesus Christ Superstar The first shot has a whole lot of negative space behind the subject's focus, and none in front of it. It looks like there's a bunch more action going on just out of frame to the right (or stage left, to the anal crew folk out there). The second shot I like better, but there's still a bunch of nothing off to the left side of this image.

14th of April 2009 (Tue)	#8
alan_potter Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Falkirk, Scotland Posts: 833 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Jesus Christ Superstar You'd find it hard to do much with the first picture because of the different colours of light (bluish on the left of the picture, reddish on the right). Agreed about the second one, though - a much stronger photograph. Might it benefit from a crop? There's a lot of dead space on the left hand side: Untitled-1 copy.jpg regards, /alan __________________ Falkirk, Scotland. 350D and some lenses. Building a collection of lights to match. Mad keen amateur musical performer, but no show currently planned. Past shows here (updated Jan-2009 with over 1000 show photographs), show photos here.

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