In the conversation, photographer Axal Lauer tells about the challenges that they have to master as a platform photographer. The ability to predict a passion and moments for culture plays a major role.
Anyone who takes pictures in the theater enters the world full of challenges and magic. The locations for press photographers are set, the light is irreversible – but it is the same where the real art begins. In conversation, the axle lawyer, an experienced theater photographer, tells about passion and skills that are necessary to catch fleeting, emotional attraction on the stage.
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This is not just the right camera settings that make the difference. Rather, it is about recognizing and capturing magical moments – moments in which emotions are eliminated. Whether it is the breathtaking balance of a dancer or a moving expression on an actor’s face, time should be right to catch the decisive shot. If you want to capture the essence of a display in a picture, the speed and flexibility are unavoidable.
Master ban
Lawyer, who himself remained in the headlines for many years, can assess events on the stage from both sides – from the point of view of the actors and the supervisor. His passion for the photo started on the road, after various orders of the pictures, he finally returned to the theater. For that, theater photography is also similar to a training remedy. If you manage to take good pictures in this dark environment despite the restrictions, you have easy with other orders, such as wedding photos in the church. Photographer explains, “You cannot read only one and a half duweits because you have misunderstood the exposure measurement.” “You work with high ISO numbers and your structure for post-processing is low.” These conditions require both technical knowledge and quick reaction.
Alan Clayon with Nicole Shevelier as Oratorio ‘Semele’ semele by Gfhändel in a staging of Komische Operation Berlin and Allen Clayon as Jupiter. Press performance on May 8, 2018.
(Image: Axle Laur)
Difference between film and theater photography
At first glance, theater and film photography may look the same, but differences are enough. Lauor theater explains various requirements of set and still photography in the film compared to photography. Patience is of central importance, as is a thick fur, especially with large film production. Nevertheless, it is an encounter and experience, of which loud reports that make down -to -Irth glamor of the region.
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