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Production Photography Info/Tips

I work for a university theatre department and for most productions, I take photos during dress or tech rehearsals. I’m not an experienced photographer, but every so often I get decent shots. I obviously love the work of Joan Marcus, Matthew Murphy, Julieta Cervantes, etc. and the clarity and quality of their work. If this is something I want to delve into more or take classes to eventually get better at it, does anyone have any tips or tricks on equipment? Our office has a Canon Rebel T1I or T3I, I believe, and a few different lenses. But I would eventually like to buy my own camera. I’m a novice, so I plan on speaking with a professional at a local camera shop/studio to get more feedback, but production photography is something so specific with low and inconsistent theatrical lighting, than portraits, landscapes, natural light, etc. I was wondering if anyone here had any info to offer.
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Production Photography Info/Tips

It’s ALL about the lighting and knowing how to use it. Simple as that. Production photos somewhat emulate the designed lightning but a lighting tech and/or photographer knows how and where and when to use artificial lighting. Believe it or not. Understanding all this you can shoot the damn thing with your iPhone with the same quality as a pro. That’s what makes a good photographer: understanding lighting. You’d be surprised the amount of photographers who don’t know crap about lighting and they can only shoot using natural light.

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